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GTAIV hijacking PCs in November

Rockstar North's crime epic will be available for Windows machines on 18 Nov in the US and 21 Nov in the UK; conversion will feature "expanded" multiplayer modes.

Retailers pull iTunes gift cards from sale

iTunes gift cards are no longer available for purchase from stores including Coles, Myer, JB Hi-Fi and Target due to payment provider Bill Express going into administration.

Centrino 2 launches in Australia

Centrino 2 is among us — with three laptops already on the shelves, and significantly more due by August.

Intel and DreamWorks go to the movies

The chipmaker and the movie studio announce an alliance designed to enhance DreamWorks Animation's 3D movie-making technology.

Telstra prepaid handset recharge

Telstra prepaid customers now have access to a "My Pre-paid" button on their handsets giving them the ability to recharge their accounts from their phones.

CDMA shutdown: Rural communities left in black spots

The official word from Telstra and the Federal government is that the Next G Network provides equivalent or superior coverage to CDMA. Try telling that to the people of Mangoplah, NSW.

PS3 GTA IV presales outpace 360 version Oz

PS3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV leading presale numbers in Australia; PS3 GTA IV bundle also confirmed.

Will former Google exec help save the music industry?

The new chief of EMI's digital unit is a Googler down to his soul, which means he's extremely bright, a techie, and dead set against suing fans for file sharing.

Safari licence mistakes PC for an Apple

Apple today fixed a clause in its licence agreement for Windows users who download its Safari browser — the clause restricted the software to a "single Apple-labeled computer".

The future of subscription music

Is it too late for an Australian subscription music service? We look at the history and rocky future of pay-per-month music.

Beatles songs on iTunes: Sony/ATV says it's 'untrue'

Reports of the Fab Four's song catalogue being made available soon on iTunes are the work of a paperback writer according to the rights holders.

Musicians still waiting on a YouTube payday

Some top music managers say their clients haven't seen any money from the licensing deals the four largest music labels have signed with YouTube.

Micron carves out image-sensor division

Micron says its image-sensor division, now called Aptina, is more independent and responsive. Also new: better sensors and even smaller mobile phone cameras.

Google wants to know where you live

Google has launched an incremental upgrade to its mobile search engine promising "more powerful mobile search" for Australia.

Legal schmegal: Aussie iPhone will still be locked

After research conducted by two Queensland legal academics ignited debate yesterday over whether Apple will be allowed to lock the iPhone to an exclusive carrier, Trade Practices experts have agreed that to do so might contravene regulations, but it will make little difference to the company.

Shutterfly launches 'photo book' social network

After acquiring a site personalisation start-up, photo-publishing company creates way for members to make virtual photo albums to share with (and get rated by) others.

T-Visionarium: Behind the 360 degree 3D cinema

What do you get when you put two artists and a team of clever techies together in a dark room with a AU$1 million equipment budget? ZDNet.com.au visited the University of New South Wales iCinema centre to find out.

Kids take honours at Tropfest 2008

Tropfest 2008 was all about the kids: not only did the winning film comprise a cast of child actors, but five of the 16 finalist films told stories featuring children.

Pollies dodging Internet campaigns

Some dubbed last year's Federal poll "the Internet election", but research shows the net still has far to go in shaping the fortunes of our parliament.

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