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Warner Brothers TV: Joost Gets Exclusive Content

Joost is continuing to pick up content partners with the most recent being Warner Bros. Television (WBTV). This time Joost is getting the content on an exclusive basis.
One of the common complaints of the TV service, has been that there isn’t anything to watch on it, as was brought up in a recent BBC trial. […]

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Skype-Out Gets Caller-ID - In Some Countries

Yippee, cry some Skype-out users, as seven countries get Caller-ID when dialing out.

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BlackBerry Curve On Vodafone UK Soon

The BlackBerry Curve joins the now-apparently ever-expanding range of BlackBerry devices.

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Boo.com Reborn To Travel

Boo returns, this time as a travel site. The idea is so mad, it might just work.

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Skype: SMS Half Price Offer

Skype are trying to get you hooked on sending SMSs via Skype.

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£25,000 Winnings For Getting To 100

In this decimal-obsessed society that we live in, there is a general amazement when someone reaches 100 years old.
Mr Alec Holden from Epsom, Surrey clearly understood this when he placed a £10 bet ten years ago with UK bookie William Hill that he would survive a century.
Today he’s celebrating his 100th birthday, a letter from […]

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MySpace News Now Live: Very Quiet

Following the anticipation of the Beta launch of MySpace News, we thought we’d pop over and have a look at what the service is like and how well it’s doing.
It’s obviously early days, but wow is it quiet over there … you can almost hear the tumble-weed running through it.
It may pickup at the weekend […]

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MySpace News Take On Google News and Digg

Where did they get that idea from? Will it fly?

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DeskStar 7K1000: Hitachi 1Tb Hard Drive Reviewed

Wow there’s a lot of storage there, but wait until other drives are available, concludes Tom’s Hardware.

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24/24 Video By Orange France Gets Paramount Deal

Orange France pickup another content deal for their TV & Broadband service.

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