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Videogames getting minds of their own
Virtual enemies can now improvise during battles. -AFP
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British ministry admits loss of 747 laptops, secret data files
The numnber was 400 more than originally reported and of these, only 32 had been recovered. -Reuters
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Japan's cellphone firms target senior citizens
Mobile phones are fast becoming a ubiquitous accessory for the elderly in Japan.
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Made-in-jail a hot label in Japan
Japan's latest trendy fashion comes from a place most shoppers would previously not go looking: a jailhouse.
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Air hostess wins space trip
A French air hostess gets the chance of a lifetime, thanks to a competition on the wrapper of a Kit Kat bar. -Reuters
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New videogame heroine moves like a model, kills with her hair
Sega on Thursday introduced to industry insiders the animated witch Bayonetta. -AFP
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How Internet cutoff can affect police work
Police forces in the US are feeling cut off as final days loom for a government-funded computer service. -myp
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Videogame giants battle it out
Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo have announced a slew of attractive deals such as price cuts and new game releases at the largest game event in the US. Find out what happened at the E3 Summit this week. -AGENCIES
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South Korea's new high tech product: cloned dogs
Two Seoul-based labs are billing themselves as the only places in the world where you can clone a cocker spaniel or retrieve a retriever. -Reuters
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Volume rises for music video games
Music genre games "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" are bona-fide smash hits. -Reuters
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Movie shows alien's-eye view of Earth and Moon
The movie, consisting of two brief sequences, shows the Moon passing in front of the Earth as it orbits. -Reuters
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Nintendo says sold 666,000 Wii in U.S. in June
Six of the games on June's top 10 best-selling game list are made for Nintendo. -Reuters
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Fans drool over iPhone, but ask for more
A common complain was about the inability to copy and paste text on the iPhone. -Reuters
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Secure your PC, share your Wi-Fi fearlessly
Love your neighbour, give him a cup of tea and free Wi-Fi.
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Why I don't trust computers
I don't like using computers and I don't trust them. Yesterday Yahoo kept saying I was giving the wrong password. A hacker got me. -Daily Xpress, ANN
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A Better Deal?
Should one purchase photographic equipment from specialized stores or from the high street shops or large electronics retail outlet? Chan Teng Heng gives his advice. -AsiaOne
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Is this how a political party's website is maintained?
Sexually explicit smap messages were posted to on a Young PAP forum and left online for weeks as the site's moderators seem to be absent. -AsiaOne
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Video: A vision of your virtual assistant
Cisco is opening up its labs for the first time to illustrate how its technologies may be applied in the future. -Reuters
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She bought a PSP for $2,600
A girl shopping for a gaming device ended up paying $2,600 for a "modified" PSP, or about 9 times the recommended retail price. Find out how to avoid being overcharged when buying games and gadgets. -AsiaOne
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Videogame console giants jockey for throne
The crown of top videogame console is well worth fighting for, with spending on game software and hardware predicted to top 20 billion U.S. dollars this year in the United States alone. -AFP
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