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Media: DVD delivery market reaches limitDVD Unlimited has merged with Fatso and Movieshack after finding the home delivered DVD market isn't big enough for the three of them.
Sky Television started DVD Unlimited in 2004 - about the same time as its competitors - to attract consumers no longer in love with late fees at their video retailer. But Sky chief executive John Fellet says that videos are like books - the retail experience is part of the appeal - and the home-delivered DVD market was tiny.
June 20, 2008
All-powerful admins admit spying on colleaguesOne in three information technology professionals abuses administrative passwords to access confidential data such as colleagues' salary details, personal emails or board-meeting minutes, according to a survey.
US information security company Cyber-Ark surveyed 300 senior IT professionals, and found that one-third admitted to secretly snooping, while 47 per cent said they had accessed information that was not relevant to their role.
June 20, 2008
Gadget buyers seen as assertive, even arrogant: studyKnow someone who loves gadgets and can't wait to buy the newest model? Chances are you would describe them as assertive and a strong leader - and possibly arrogant, according a US research.
An online study evaluating the characteristics of 25,000 American adults found avid technology consumers tended to score highly in personality traits such as leadership, dynamism and assertiveness - but low in modesty.
June 19, 2008
Mapping the rise and rise of the silicon chipNew Zealander Graham Tucker is computer chip-maker Intel's senior transtasman technical manager, based in Sydney. On a visit to Auckland this month, Tucker spoke to Simon Hendery about technology changes during his 20-year career with Intel, current trends driving chip development, and the connection between microprocessors and fridges.
How would you sum up the phenomenal advances in microchip technology since Intel was founded 40 years ago?
June 19, 2008
Simon Hendery: Rural web via satelliteLobby group Tuanz's push to identify and promote a viable business case for a "fibre-to-the-farm" network is commendable.
The whole country will benefit from a broadband-connected rural community and as Tuanz points out, a bit of Kiwi ingenuity and a working bee approach to string fibre cables over existing power lines will give us a decent network at cut-price rates.
June 19, 2008
Broadband push down on the farmBuilding a fibre-optic network stretching out to the country's farming backblocks may seem like an expensive pipe dream but one lobby group is on a mission to prove it can work.
The Telecommunications Users Association (Tuanz) believes the cost of a "fibre-to-the-farm" network can be justified and it has organised an event - the Rural Broadband Symposium, to be held in Rotorua next month - to help to rally support for the concept.
June 19, 2008
Get Smart gadgets really do existThe shoe phone on TV's Get Smart wasn't just a sneaky spy gadget, it was a technological marvel: a wireless, portable telephone that could be used anywhere - though it did require a dime to make a call.
Today, almost everyone has a pocket-sized version that also takes photos, shoots video, sends email and surfs the internet. About the only thing it doesn't do is protect your feet.
June 18, 2008
Gears of War flick gets directionNew Line is putting Gears of War in motion, setting Len Wiseman (Live Free or Die Hard) to direct the video-game adaptation.
Gears, developed by Epic Games, became an instant success when it debuted on the Xbox 360 in November 2006. A sequel is due this year.
June 18, 2008
Grand Theft buy-up fails againVideo game publisher Electronic Arts again extended its US $2 billion takeover offer Take-Two Interactive Software but the smaller rival rejected anew the bid as too low.
EA, publisher of blockbuster game franchises such as Madden and Need For Speed, said it extended the $25.74-a-share offer from June 16 to July 18 in order to allow time for the US Federal Trade Commission - which must approve the pact - to review the deal.
June 18, 2008
Skype beta focuses on the big pictureWeb communications leader Skype begins public testing of a new version of its software for making free or low-cost phone calls that aims to make casual video chatting more common.
The Luxembourg-based unit of online auction leader eBay said that public testing of Skype version 4.0 would begin making video a more integral part of the service.
June 18, 2008
Record attempt cripples Firefox serversThe new version of the Firefox web browser is now available - although attempts to set a download record left many users unable to connect to Mozilla servers.
The release was delayed nearly two hours as visitors checking for the update overloaded Firefox's web servers, which were slow or unreachable at times.
June 18, 2008
Japan's robot for lonely menShe is big-busted, petite, very friendly, and she runs on batteries.
A Japanese firm has produced a 38 cm (15 inch) tall robotic girlfriend that kisses on command, to go on sale in September for around US$175, with a target market of lonely adult men.
June 18, 2008
Camera phones challenge the real thingCamera phones are taking chunks out of the digital camera market - with capabilities that rival the real thing.
Sony Ericsson has unveiled the first globally available phone with a high-resolution 8 megapixel camera as the handset industry mounted a fresh attack on traditional camera makers.
June 18, 2008
Broadcom founder denies drug and fraud chargesCo-founder Henry T. Nicholas III of Broadcom has pleaded not guilty to federal drug and securities fraud charges alleging wrongdoing inside and outside the microprocessor company.
The 48-year-old billionaire is facing 25 counts contained in two indictments unsealed June 5.
June 17, 2008
Spammer stung for millions in MySpace caseMySpace can collect $6 million (NZ$7.9m) from a notorious internet marketer accused by the popular online hangout of spamming its users.
An arbitrator has ruled that Scott Richter and his web marketing company, Media Breakaway LLC of Westminster, Colorado, must pay MySpace $4.8 million in damages and $1.2 million in attorney's fees for barraging MySpace members with unsolicited advertisements. Media Breakaway and its employees were also banned from the site.
June 17, 2008
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