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Songbeat streaming music recorder toes the line on music piracy

Songbeat, a new start-up that takes aim at the file-sharing industry, has launched in the United States. Although it claims that its stream-recording functionality is legal because it doesn't use peer-to-peer technology to bypass copyright protection, it may not be so clear-cut.

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Biggest celebrity shocks

Celebrity-watchers have been kept on their toes with a seemingly neverending supply of gossip and scandal throughout the past 12 months. But while the likes of Peaches Geldof's Vegas wedding and Jodie Marsh turning gay merely raised an eyebrow, others genuinely shocked us to the core. Relive the Top 10 stories that got us all talking...

Playing video games may improve ageing brain

Sharper brain: The findings suggest that videogames that keep players 'on their toes' might help older adults keep their brains sharp.Picture: EPA

Secretive start-up wins key patent for a battery alternative

EEStor, an energy storage company, has kept electric vehicle enthusiasts on their toes with claims that it can build a very dense ultracapacitor, a potentially disruptive technology that could beat out conventional chemical batteries in many applications. But EEStor has been famously silent about the details of its device, leading some technology prognosticators and experts to doubt the product's existence. Last week, however, the low-profile company was awarded a patent for its methods, and with the patent came some juicy details.

Crunch time as axeman cometh

AUSTRALIAN cricket can be thankful Peter Siddle still has all his fingers and toes. He was given his first tomahawk at the age of two.

iPhone Surprise Could Be In Store At Macworld

Reports of an iPhone Nano and 32 GB iPhone from Apple are keeping smartphone analysts on their toes as Macworld unfolds.

Fable II expansion held until 2009

Those of you counting the days until 22 December had better take off your socks and start counting your toes.

Top Linux Moments of 2008

Lunduke: "It's been a rather interesting year for Linux, with just enough ups and downs to keep us on our toes. And, being as it is the heart of December, I figured now is a good time to scour through the Linux Action Shows of the past year and find, what I consider to be, the top moments from 2008." Full Story...

Google & the Razor's Edge

Google is more like Microsoft than it would admit. Not only is it regarded as a monopoly by the U.S. government, it likes dangling its toes over the crevasse.

Sony launches virtual world

Sony has launched its virtual play station yesterday. You’ll have the option to freely download the 3GB PlayStation Home client, dash off an avatar, then dip your toes into Sony’s shiny, neo-industrial digital preserve.

Dell - Inspiron Mini 9

Dell has proven adept at watching a new technology or market segment evolve and mature before launching products to try to capture market share. So it comes as no great surprise that the company has dipped its toes into the cut-throat world of the netbook with the launch of the Inspiron Mini 9, which tries to blend the portability of, say, Asus's original Eee PC 701 with the easy to use keyboard of MSI's Wind. And on the whole it has to be said that Dell has made a pretty good job of it.

Crisis casts shadow on Indian leaders abroad

Destroy all terrorist camps in Pak, Muslims ...Indian politicians wearing bangles, says Tha...Ghajini (Movie Review)Rise of BJP in J&K worrying sign: AzadNC appears emerging as single largest party ...India not building up troops, as Pak toes an...

IGN names Metal Gear Solid 4 Playstation 3 Game of the Year

What a difference a year makes. 12 months ago, the contenders for Game of the Year could be counted on one hand. This year, you'd be hard-pressed to whittle the list down to candidates that would fit on all of one's fingers and toes. Crowded though it may be, one game delivered on a level that blew everyone here at IGN away. Hideo Kojima's final (No, really, this time! Maybe...) Metal Gear Solid managed to tie almost every plot point together, piled on the cinematic flair and played more accessibly than any previous game in the series. In short, it was awesome, and simply must be experienced.

Confirmed: PlayStation Home Open Beta Launches Thursday

Talk about down to the wire, what I speculated yesterday might happen in weeks if not days is in fact happening tomorrow. When you turn on your PlayStation 3s on Thursday, you'll have the option to freely download the 3GB PlayStation Home client, dash off an avatar, then dip your toes into Sony's shiny, neo-industrial digital preserve. So much for speculation by some that the way you get the client "isn't going to be via a mere firmware update or PlayStation Store download."

Stay on top of your personal finances in 2009

As we move into 2009 what are the main issues for consumers and what should we all be looking out for? First, this is not the time to be apathetic about your finances. Events have shown that the situation can move fast and both savers and borrowers need to be on their toes. As recently as the summer experts were worried about inflation but within a couple of months interest rates plummeted to an all time low and deflation is now the bogey of the month.

Nikon D3X 24.5MP full frame pro DSLR officially unveiled today

It was rumoured months ago, Nikon's own magazine for pro photographers spilled the beans a bit early last week, and today the 'X' factor Nikon, the D3X, is officially launched. Packing all of 24.5 megapixels, this FX or full frame flagship DSLR is yet another Nikon that keeps Canon on its toes in the pro market. The D3X can shoot at up to 5fps in FX mode or up to 7fps in cropped 10MP mode. Externally, the D3X looks very similar to the current 12MP D3. We only hope certain D3 similarities don't extend to the D3's lack of self-cleaning mode at the sensor. This crucial feature is included in the Nikon D700, but there is no mention of it in the D3X specifications we have. Nikon says the D3X completes the family. We do wonder if a 24MP 'X' version of the D700 is in the pipeline to compete with Canon's new EOS-5D Mark II and, of course, the muc

Realtek's Wireless Driver Drives Thoughts of an Apple Netbook

Slatterz writes "With Macworld 2009 mere weeks away, one rumour that seemingly won't die is the idea of a Mac OS X Netbook PC. Asking a company to provide OS X drivers for their netbooks has, up until now, been met with silence, and probably a little quaking on the vendor side as they wait for the heavy footsteps of Apple's army of lawyers. It seems, however, that Realtek, who provide the WiFi chip found in the MSI Wind U100, are dipping their toes into the legally iffy world of the Hackintosh. Forum users at MSIWind.Net asked politely for drivers, and after a lot of patience, Beta drivers were provided."

Asus - EeePC 901 on Orange mobile broadband

Asus can be credited with having started the whole netbook idea off (at least in its current incarnation - we haven't forgotten Psion). Even if you want to argue against that proposition, perhaps opting for Intel with its Atom processor as the driving force, or some other player, then it is difficult to argue that Asus has not been a driving force behind the format's success. With more Eee PC models than you can shake a stick at, it has certainly kept the competition on its toes.

Seeking Happiness as a street artist in China

Xi Fu's name in English means Seeking Happiness and the Chinese street artist who has almost no use of his hands remains firmly on that path despite his handicap. Xi, 30, was dropped by a nurse shortly after birth, causing the disability which has given him trouble walking as well as the problems with his hands. He went to school for three years before being forced to drop out because the school found it too time-consuming to teach him, even though he had become as adept at using his toes and feet as othe

Video games may slow ageing in older brains

Older adults might want to take an interest in their grandchildren's video games, if early research on the brain benefits of gaming is correct. In a study of 40 adults in their sixties and seventies, researchers found that those who learned to play a strategy-heavy video game improved their scores on a number of tests of cognitive function. Men and women who trained in the game for about a month showed gains in tests of memory, reasoning and the ability to multi-task. The findings suggest that video games that keep players "on their toes" might help older adults keep their brains sharp, the researchers report in the journal Psychology and Aging. This is the first published study to suggest as much, so it's important not to overstate the findings, said senior researcher Dr.

Video games may do the aging brain good

Older adults might want to take an interest in their grandchildren's' video games, if early research on the brain benefits of gaming is correct. In a study of 40 adults in their 60s and 70s, researchers found that those who learned to play a strategy-heavy video game improved their scores on a number of tests of cognitive function. Men and women who trained in the game for about a month showed gains in tests of memory, reasoning and the ability to "multi-task." The findings suggest that video games that keep players "on their toes" might help older adults keep their brains sharp, the researchers report in the journal Psychology and Aging. This is the first published study to suggest as much, so it's important not to overstate the findings, said senior researcher Dr.

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