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Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Reuters plans financial MySpace
  
  from Guardian Unlimited Technology
• 12 Microsoft Patents That Paint a Zune Phone Picture
  
  from Gizmodo
• Zune hacked for DivX support (sorta)
  
  from Engadget
• Vista activation cracked by brute force
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Channel 4 offers free online ‘catch-up’ service
  
  from PC Pro news
• Sony takes on Apple with video Walkman
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Wikipedia ‘expert’ lied about qualifications
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Xbox 360 cracked
  
  from The Register
• Download DVD spec gets approval
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Publishers let readers browse books online
  
  from Guardian Unlimited Technology

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Xbox 360 vulnerability found, homebrew could be just…
  
  from Engadget
• Sony expects to resolve PS3 shortages by May
  
  from Reuters: Technology
• Users to generate social networks
  
  from PC Pro news
• Sony PS3 games cheaper in UK
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Amazon launches free Q&A site
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Video Of Vista Gadgets Running On Windows Mobile
  
  from CrunchGear
• Google set to challenge Microsoft’s office monopoly
  
  from The Register
• Myspace hackers avoid jail
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Video: Next iPod has iPhone CoverFlow features
  
  from MacUser news
• Tests show Vista is a ’step back’ from XP
  
  from PC Advisor News

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Further Proof of Incoming Zune Phone?
  
  from Gizmodo
• Wired Bombshell: AppleTV, Zune To Become Gaming Devices
  
  from CrunchGear
• Google: ‘We won’t ruin YouTube’
  
  from silicon.com : News
• Sky comes back down to earth
  
  from The Register
• Black Xbox 360 With 120GB Drive And HDMI On Its Way?
  
  from CrunchGear
• Music industry says Apple should license iTunes DRM
  
  from MacUser news
• Shiny gadgets mean hazardous waste - Greenpeace
  
  from PC Pro news
• Google Apps to become subs-based?
  
  from All Tech.co.uk news, reviews and features
• Yahoo Pipes — or mashups for dummies
  
  from Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog
• Vodafone and Orange to share radio networks
  
  from the INQUIRER

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Microsoft Prepping Zune Filling Stations
  
  from Gizmodo
• Boot Camp: Free for Leopards, $30 for Tigers
  
  from CrunchGear
• BBC in talks on Google link-up
  
  from Guardian Unlimited Technology
• Beware bundled broadband deals
  
  from Web User : Internet & Technology News
• Microsoft Sending Zune to Fat Camp?
• MySpace accused of failing to protect children
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Microsoft’s proposed iPod tie-up revealed
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Independent music labels sign up for MySpace
  
  from PC Pro news
• Xbox 360 controller gets motion-sensitive
  
  from Engadget
• Music companies mull ditching DRM
  
  from the INQUIRER

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• BBC to develop social networking Web sites
  
  from Reuters: Technology
• YouTube Considering Conventional TV Shows, Channel
  
  from Gizmodo
• Apple used fake handsets and disguised software to…
  
  from MacUser news
• APPLE: Steve Jobs just farted
• Has someone bugged the coins in your pocket?
  
  from Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog
• CES: tech recycling site launched
  
  from PC Advisor News
• PS3 trounced by Wii in Japan
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Apple, iPhone and Cisco trademarks: more confused
  
  from Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog
• Skype says time is not ripe for cellphone version
  
  from Reuters: Technology
• The Real Deal On Xbox 360 IPTV With Pics and Video
  
  from Gizmodo

Some videos I made for The Register as part of its coverage of CES in Las Vegas.

Halo 3 preview:

Microsoft IPTV on Xbox 360 and Xbox Live on Windows Viata after the jump.

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Stuff wot I’m reading:

• IPTV on Xbox 360 is for real
  
  from Engadget
• OQO Model 02 arrives
  
  from Engadget
• Samsung Unleashes a Diminutive HD Camcorder
  
  from Gizmodo
• Youtube comes to a TV near you (Video demo)
  
  from CES
• Teens ‘turn to social websites’
  
  from BBC News | Technology | World Edition
• Industry prepares for CES and Macworld duel
  
  from PC Pro news
• BT offers Wi-Fi phones to consumers
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Web stalkers to get face search plug-in
  
  from The Register
• HDTV is Good, but Fire Truck HDTV is Way Better
  
  from Gizmodo
• Researchers claim dye key to faster Internet
  
  from Engadget

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Prisoners to get email access
  
  from The Register
• Segways face ban
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Sony patents Segway-esque skateboard
  
  from Engadget
• Channel 4 launches 4oD
  
  from Web User : Internet & Technology News
• Xbox 360 HD Movie/TV Downloads Doing Well, More on…
  
  from Gizmodo
• Free Vista laptops backfire on bloggers
  
  from PC Advisor News
• Wireless not worth hacking?
  
  from The Register
• Germany and France split on Google-beater
  
  from The Register
• Michael Cross: Email signatures are the mark of a…
  
  from Guardian Unlimited Technology
• 2007 will be the year that Apple faces legal music
  
  from the INQUIRER

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• YouTube in piracy hotwater
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Xbox 360 ready for homebrew?
  
  from Engadget
• Gmail bug exposes your mail account to spammers
  
  from Engadget
• 403 Go Away!
  
  from Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog
• Xbox Team Member’s Thoughts On Zune: They’re Not All…
  
  from Gizmodo
• No Tunes For You: iTunes Store Gags on Christmas Download…
  
  from Gizmodo
• ‘Happy New Year!’ worm on the move
  
  from PC Advisor News
• How the anti-copyright lobby makes big business richer
  
  from The Register
• When Google sneezes, the internet gets flu
  
  from The Register
• MySpace kids boosts live music
  
  from Guardian Unlimited Technology

Stuff wot I’m reading:

• Media Companies’ YouTube Rival Gets a Little Shakier
  
  from Digital World - A consumer electronics blog from
• UK Windows Vista price leaked online
  
  from PC Advisor News
• XBox360 HD-DVD drive on a PC
  
  from The Test Bed
• Month of Apple bugs planned for January
  
  from The Register
• New clothing keeps tabs on where you are
  
  from Absolute Gadget
• Mouse rage syndrome identified
  
  from the INQUIRER
• Flip answer to MySpace
  
  from Guardian Unlimited: Technology blog
• 12-year Old Gets Pr0n-Filled Zune For the Holidays
  
  from Gizmodo
• Amimon Wireless HD: Good as HDMI, Coming in 2007?
  
  from Gizmodo
• Man using neighbour’s wi-fi faces jail
  
  from the INQUIRER

Watch it hours before the masses.

Download these handy asx files (right click, save as), and you can even stream it to your Media Center PC or Xbox 360. Ooooooo.

Edit: Episodes one and two no more, three out now.

the_it_crowd_episode_1.asx
the_it_crowd_episode_2.asx
the_it_crowd_episode_3.asx
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Archived post: original item can be found here.
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