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Review: Technisat Multytenne Twin

admin @ July 31, 2009 # No Comment Yet

The Technisat Multytenne Twin is a fixed off set-type dish with a multi-feed LNB preset for the four most popular European satellites: Astra 1, 19°E, Hot Bird 13°E, Astra 1E/1G/3A, 23.5°E, and Astra 2/Eurobird 1, 28.2°E. That’s a lot of choice from a single dish.
The Twin’s nicely finished Satman 45 reflector has a diameter [...]

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Review: Windows 7 Media Center

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Media centre PCs are an increasingly popular option, thanks to the low cost of storage, memory and processors powerful enough to decode and record multiple high-definition TV channels.
If you’ve got an HD flat screen it makes sense to connect a PC with a couple of digital TV tuner cards – they can be easily [...]

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Spotify set to carry video adverts

admin @ July 30, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Spotify is set to carry video advertising for movies, the streaming service announced today.
It is the first time Spotify will have been used to distribute video and the movie trailers will run inside a borderless Flash player inside the Spotify application. The first ad will be for Sony’s "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3."
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Samsung preparing new Android: Galaxy Lite

admin @ July 30, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Samsung is preparing a slimmed down version of its forthcoming Android phone, the i7500 Galaxy.
According to the Wi-Fi certification channel, Samsung has submitted the i5700, which it is calling the Galaxy-Lite.
We can only assume it will be running Android, although it would make a lot of sense. However, it’s also possible that Samsung’s less powerful [...]

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Exer-games as healthy as a walk, say scientists

admin @ July 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Playing an energetic Wii game or Dance Dance Revolution is as good as taking outdoor exercise, according to a new study.
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found that playing active video games can be as effective for children as a good walk.
"If kids play them as designed and stay engaged, [...]

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Exclusive: Sharp: 40% of TVs to be LED by 2011

admin @ July 15, 2009 # No Comment Yet

Sharp previewed its new range of full LED backlight TVs in London this week – the LE600 and LE700 Aquos series – and predicted the technology would flood the market over the next two years.
Speaking to TechRadar, Sharp’s UK MD Paul Molyneux was very excited about LED technology, and wanted Sharp to be at the [...]

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