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12th January 2008 Archive

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  • Canucks kill second attempt at 'iPod tax'

    Like a harp seal on moulting day

    Canada's controversial "iPod tax" has once again been struck down in court. The Federal Court of Appeal yesterday rejected a decision by Canada's Copyright Board to collect fees from would-be MP3 player customers to compensate artists for revenue lost to "private copying." The proposed tax included a CAD5 strike on digital …

    Media players 12 Jan 01:29

  • Crucial solid-state drive passes vibrator test

    CES on Video Shake it, baby

    Vigorously shake a hard drive and you'll kill it. Lexar Crucial reckons that's just not a problem with Flash-based solid-state drives, and it set out to prove it... Can't see the video? Download Flash Player from Adobe.com CES 2008 on Video OpenMoko preps Linux phone prototype Microsoft demos Surface multi-touch user …

    Storage 12 Jan 09:02

  • Sony Ericsson touts talker trio

    CES Two Walkman phones and a clamshell

    Sony Ericsson has gone on the handset offensive and launched two music-orientated handsets, alongside an extra clamshell just for luck. W760 when open The W760 slider and W350 both fall under its Walkman brand and include many of the established musical features from its existing handsets, such as TrackID and Mega Bass. …

    Phones 12 Jan 09:02

  • Freecom USBCard 4GB Flash drive

    Unwired Video Review Super-thin

    Forget about keyring drives, here's a USB storage product that you can slip into your wallet as easily as it'll slip into a computer... Can't see the video? You'll need Flash player from Adobe.com

    Storage 12 Jan 09:02