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Tuesday, 2-August-2011 01:52:15 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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OCAU sponsor DIY Home Automation have announced the winner of their recent iPad 2 giveaway - and it's davros123. Congrats!
If you got a cheap USB combo hard drive thingy from Aldi recently, that might not be all you've picked up. ALDI external hard drives available for sale as part of its "special buys" purchases have been found to contain a computer virus. The Fission External 4-in-1 hard drive, DVD, USB and card reader device was withdrawn from sale this morning.
Meanwhile there's some increased fees for eBay on the way for Australian users. eBay Australia has revealed plans to more than double its fees on some auction listings, effectively penalising non-professional sellers. The days of eBay as largely an online garage sale are finished as the company pushes sellers away from second-hand auctions towards listing new items in the fixed price format and on eBay Stores. And I hate it. I miss the days of it being a big garage sale, instead of being filled with a zillion cheap plastic things from HK.
SpaceX are aiming to be the first private corporation to dock with the International Space Station. SpaceX intends to combine its second and third test flights with a single mission, scheduled to launch November 30 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, Garrett Reisman, a former astronaut now working with SpaceX, said at the NewSpace 2011 conference that was held at NASA's Ames Research Center in California and broadcast on the Internet. "The next flight of the Dragon we're going to go all the way and berth it to the space station, drop cargo off and bring stuff back," Reisman said.
Microsoft have a sneak peek of Windows Server 8, thanks Skymaster. Today we are excited to give you a sneak peek at the next step in private cloud computing by showing you just two of hundreds of new capabilities coming in the next version of Windows Server, internally code-named “Windows Server 8.”
TechSpot have a laptop buying guide, while Guru3D have a PC buyer's guide. Keep in mind that what we write here are recommendations, they can be controversial and subjective for you to read. Be sure to read other buyer guides from other media as well to get a complete overview on what's best suited for your specific situation.
There was recently a Computer Games talk on Radio National, thanks Jimmy. Australia's games industry expects a boost from new tax credits for research and development. New technologies are opening up opportunities for new online and mobile games, although the industry is producing fewer boxed games. So what does this mean for our games industry? And why are computer games so popular?
TechARP have a Q&A with Western Digital, with part 2 here. Meanwhile TechWareLabs have a video interview with an Intel Mobility Brand Manager. We interview Intel's Brand Manager for mobility products as we check out their latest in products for Oak Trail tablets and Atom powered portable laptops. Find out what will be the hot products from Intel hitting store shelves near you.
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