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Entertainment
Digital TV Change Over Date Moved to June 12
8:02AM Brian Lam | It’s official: The digital TV change over date is now June 12. [B&C] More »
Phones
Networks
Verizon Offers Discount Bundle to Those Who Don’t Want a Landline
6:20AM Sean Fallon | There are few reasons to maintain a landline phone these days, which is why Verizon will offer a US$8 to US$12 discount per month to landline-free wireless customers who sign on for internet or TV service with their new Flex Double Play bundle. Wireless customers that tack on DSL service with downloads at 3 Mbps and FiOS at up to 20 Mbps are eligible for the discount. Futhermore, adding FiOS TV to the package increases the savings by another US$8 per month. The plan is set to roll out next week. [Eagle Herald] More »
Cameras
Giz’s Memorial Day Cameraphone Photo Contest
2:40AM Adam Frucci | This weekend is Memorial Day, so you know what that means: an extra day off from work, grilling meats and getting drunk in the early afternoon. Yes, the beginning of summer is a beautiful, beautiful thing. But we want to give you a little challenge for this weekend, which looks set up to provide pretty great weather over much of the country. We’re going to have a little photo contest, challenging you to take the best outdoor/summer shots you can using only your cameraphone. More »
Networks
WiMax Mobile Phones From Sprint Later This Year
3:00AM Matt Buchanan | During the earnings call where Sprint got to chat about bleeding $29.5 billion this past quarter (thanks to the Nextel merger), CEO Dan Hesse confirmed that they’ll be releasing dual CDMA/WiMax handsets sometime this year—the first solid word they’d be packing WiMax in phones. Question: Do you care? [mocoNews] More »
Deals
4:02PM Nick Broughall | I know we reported on this earlier, but Logan over at Kotaku AU has confirmed that Australian Xbox 360 HD DVD drives are now just $50 here as well. That means we still get it cheaper than the US, what with exchange rates and all. I hope Apple is paying attention to this turn of events…
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Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player Now Just $50
4:02PM Nick Broughall | I know we reported on this earlier, but Logan over at Kotaku AU has confirmed that Australian Xbox 360 HD DVD drives are now just $50 here as well. That means we still get it cheaper than the US, what with exchange rates and all. I hope Apple is paying attention to this turn of events…
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Software
Vista SP1 on February 15th?
12:00PM Sean Fallon | A DRAM spokesperson from a company called Nanya believes that Vista SP1 will hit the street on Feb. 15th. PC World followed up with a phone call to Microsoft but they only confirmed a Q1 release. [Digitimes and PC World] More »
Software
iPhone Already Set for SDK-Baked Apps
2:49PM Brian Lam | iPhone dev Nate True took a looksy inside the iPhone’s most recent firmware, and found that version 1.1.3 is already ready for SDK-developed applications, including widget support. Makes sense, but it’s good to know, too. [Cre.ations.net] More »
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