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Xbox.com Redesign Puts More Emphasis On The Handsomer, Slimmer Virtual You
3:00PM Dan Nosowitz | While the brief maintenance-related outage didn’t result in new updates for Xbox Live or Zune, Xbox.com’s MyXbox page got a nice little aesthetic overhaul. The new design gives your avatar more prominence as well as offering faster access to stats. More »
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Dell Ditches Gender-Based Della Brand
9:30AM Andi Wang | Ten days after its initial launch, Dell’s website designed specifically for women, Della, had been taken down and relaunched with a “Lifestyle” brand, void of all Della content, presumably because of all the animosity its girlie name sparked. We are geeky women, Dell, hear us roar. [Lifestyle via RegHardware] More »
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Della Helps Women Get Comfortable with Technology!?
10:40AM Andi Wang | Designed with style, technology and mobility in mind, Dell’s new site, Della, caters exclusively to women—because you know, technology scares the crap out of us. Unless it’s pink, of course. More »
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Just Some Naked Guys With iPhones!
11:20PM Mark Wilson | You’re an attractive guy. You workout. You like to take semi-nude to full-nude pictures of yourself. Oh, and you own an iPhone! More »
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4:30PM Nick Broughall | `Foxtel today have completely revamped their online presence, giving subscribers the ability to remotely manage their account online, as well as sample clips from selected Foxtel programming in full screen. More »
Foxtel Relaunches Website, Now Offers Video Previews And Account Control
4:30PM Nick Broughall | `Foxtel today have completely revamped their online presence, giving subscribers the ability to remotely manage their account online, as well as sample clips from selected Foxtel programming in full screen. More »
Entertainment
11:30AM Nick Broughall | Sure – it’s not a dedicated app for your iPhone, but reader Jacob has pointed out that the Greater Union mobile site lets you check movie timetables, order tickets and reserve seating all from your mobile phone. More »
Mobile Cinema Sites Lets You Book Movie Tickets From Your Phone
11:30AM Nick Broughall | Sure – it’s not a dedicated app for your iPhone, but reader Jacob has pointed out that the Greater Union mobile site lets you check movie timetables, order tickets and reserve seating all from your mobile phone. More »
Business
Circuit City May Rise Again As CircuitCity.com
5:07AM Sean Fallon | The brick-and-mortar Circuit City may be dead, but if the placeholder on their website is any indicator, its spirit may live on as a website-only business. Excited? Eh…[Circuit City via CrunchGear] More »
Software
2:54PM Nick Broughall | When it comes to digital entertainment in Australia, the ABC is so far ahead of the other TV stations it’s not funny – just look at iView, ABC1 and ABC2 and the sheer number of ABC podcasts in the 25 on iTunes. Now they’ve released a mobile service which brings the best of all their programming to your mobile phone, with special apps for the iPhone and Android. More »
ABC Now Going After Mobile Users
2:54PM Nick Broughall | When it comes to digital entertainment in Australia, the ABC is so far ahead of the other TV stations it’s not funny – just look at iView, ABC1 and ABC2 and the sheer number of ABC podcasts in the 25 on iTunes. Now they’ve released a mobile service which brings the best of all their programming to your mobile phone, with special apps for the iPhone and Android. More »
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Internet Explorer 8’s Incompatability List Is Really Sad
4:00AM Matt Buchanan | Microsoft’s “compatibility list” of sites that don’t render correctly in Internet Exploder 8 RC1—requiring some non-standards mojo from the browser to look right—numbers some 2,400. They’re off-the-beaten-path sites like Amazon, Google, Microsoft and YouTube. More »
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