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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition

BLU-RAY / DVD Wednesday, November 28 by Captain

Released: Nov 28

So why, after not one, not two, but three previously released versions, should we possibly bother to buy another Close Encounters of the Third Kind?

Firstly, the picture quality. This is the first Spielberg movie released for the Blu-ray. If you have a Blu-ray player (or a PS3) and a new HD TV, then you will see a noticeable jump in the fine details and the special effects. Even your non-geek ‘who cares?’ potato couch will really sit up and take notice. To the sound as well: John Williams’ score has never been treated so well.
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Htc Touch

GADGETS Tuesday, November 20 by Captain

CAN’T WAIT FOR THE IPHONE? NEITHER CAN WE – SO WE TRIED OUT THE HTC TOUCH.



The touchability that is the sex-drive behind Apple’s iPhone is making the consumers of the world somewhat silly as they turn that product’s sales into a phenomenon. However, calmer heads may prevail as Apple’s product’s limitations (including not being available at this very minute in Oz) become apparent.

If you want something similar, without having to wait - and without being tied down to a particular provider, a good place to start looking is the HTC touch. The steaming hot looks and the promise of access to Outlook email and other Office apps, web surfing, music and the sexy TouchFLO system promise much. But what happens when we put it in the hands of a tech newbie?
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