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Whatever happened to....Zip Disks?
by Staff Writers
Zip drives were once the top choice for storage, well before DVDs and USB sticks gained in popularity. But whatever happened to this once mega-popular format and what sealed its demise?
Nov 6, 2009
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USocial begins selling YouTube video views
by Staff writers
Usocial originally found controversy for selling Facebook friends and Twitter fans, but now the firm has moved onto YouTube and they're promising that viewers are real people.
Nov 6, 2009
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What ever happened to the....VR Helmet?
by Staff Writers
If there was ever an example of a great concept inadequately executed, it was the VR helmet. Hollywood might of loved it - but everyday punters saw otherwise.
Nov 5, 2009
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New magazine issue! With 101 Christmas gift ideas, including toys, sport, games, home theatre . . .
by Staff Writers
We've packed the latest issue of PC Authority with a massive 101 desirable tech gift ideas including DSLRs, home theatre, sport, and Xbox, PlayStation and Wii accessories. Plus, get your free antivirus protection on the cover DVD
Nov 4, 2009
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Whatever happened to....Micropayments?
by Staff writers
Long been considered the Holy Grail of online funding, Micropayments were once hailed as the next big thing in internet commerce. But somehow, they just never took off. We delve into the days before Paypal ran the show.
Nov 3, 2009
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Whatever happened to...Samung's 'Project Origami'?
by Staff Writers
Samsung's Q1 was originally touted as an iPod killer and a UMPC style tablet perfect for travelling business users - but it never worked and it never took off. Why? We may have the answer.
Nov 2, 2009
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Sapphire discusses ATI 5 series GPUs and more
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AMD/ATI and its partners made quite a splash with the recent release of the 5 series GPUs, and is creating a lot of excitement about what future iterations of the cards will be able to do
Oct 27, 2009
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