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	<description>Passionate tech coverage, by an Australian tech enthusiast</description>
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		<title>Apple iPad pre-orders are live (US-only)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whist today’s iPad pre-order doesn’t specifically apply to Australians, it is important. It turns out the launch of the iPad coincides with my arrival to the US (no I didn’t fly there just to get one, honest). There’s two options for pre-order, one being free delivery to your home, the other being store pickup. 
I’ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/apple-ipad-pre-orders-are-live-us-only/</link>
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		<title>HP releases MediaSmart add-in for TiVo, step-by-step guide</title>
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Earlier today HP released an awesome new add-in for their MediaSmart Home Servers. The MediaSmart Expander for TiVo allows you to copy your favourite recordings to the MediaSmart so running out of storage should never be an issue again. Another feature is the ability to stream those shows from your PC back through your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/hp-releases-mediasmart-add-in-for-tivo-step-by-step-guide/</link>
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		<title>Location update: Gowalla and Foursquare update apps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Foursquare and Gowalla have both updated their iPhone apps overnight ahead of the SXSW conference in the US. 
 
Let’s start with Foursquare, version 1.7 contains a refreshed UI, speed improvements, and places now support categories like the website. 
  
Available from the iTunes Store
 
Gowalla gets a full point release, reaching version 2.0. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/location-update-gowalla-and-foursquare-update-apps/</link>
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		<title>Jalopnik Car Pack Available now</title>
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The latest round of Forza 3 DLC is out. Jalopnik is a Gawker Media blog that focuses on everything car-related. Naturally they’ve partnered with Forza to bring a hot new lineup of cars to the game in the for of DLC. The Jalopnik Car Pack which contains 10 cars will set you back 400 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/jalopnik-car-pack-available-now/</link>
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		<title>Adobe shows off Flash/AIR on the HP slate</title>
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The last time we seen the HP slate was during Steve Ballmer’s keynote speech at CES. Information has been so scarce that many were starting to call it vapourware. With no confirmed ship date, specs or price, it’s easy to understand why, especially with it’s greatest competitor – the Apple iPad only a month away [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/adobe-shows-off-flashair-on-the-hp-slate/</link>
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		<title>YouTube Audio Transcription broken, hates Australians</title>
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Announced on the 5th of March, YouTube had added audio transcription to videos in an effort to increase accessibility. Just hover over the CC button in the player, then select the ‘Transcribe Audio’ option. Available in 50 different languages, it’s an ambitious venture from Google. One that could potentially open up videos to truly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/youtube-audio-transcription-broken-hates-australians/</link>
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		<title>Office 2010 release date announced</title>
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Microsoft have officially announced May 12th, 2010 will be the launch date for Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010. This date represents the retail launch of the products, with the RTM date scheduled for sometime in April. This means MSDN and TechNet subscribers should have the bits before the end of April. 
Office 2010 provides [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/office-2010-release-date-announced/</link>
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		<title>Will you pay for games and apps 3 times ?</title>
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In a demo a Tech.Ed Middle East, Eric Rudder showed how a single project (in this case a game) could be published and run on 3 entirely different platforms. Running on Windows, Xbox and Windows Phone 7 which all have different input mechanisms – keyboard and mouse, controller, touch-screen and accelerometer, this begins [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/will-you-pay-for-games-and-apps-3-times/</link>
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		<title>iPad delayed till late April, price so unbelievable it doesn&#8217;t exist</title>
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By now most of you would have heard that Apple have delayed the release of the iPad. Whilst there’s specifics for dates and prices in the US, the same can’t be said for Australia. The iPad pre-orders will begin on March 12th, and be available on April 3 for the US. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/ipad-delayed-till-late-april-price-so-unbelievable-it-doesnt-exist/</link>
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		<title>Review: Microsoft Arc Keyboard and Mouse</title>
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Keyboard      The Microsoft Arc Keyboard is unique in its styling and configuration. The name arc comes from the keyboards arc shape, curing up in the center which has 2 benefits, the first is that it’s supposed to match the natural configuration of the human hands, as well as being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/review-microsoft-arc-keyboard-and-mouse/</link>
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		<title>Mana Bar opening March 20, free games, free drinks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If there’s one sure fire way to make sure the launch of your bar is a massive success, its to give away free drinks, free gaming and prizes. The official grand opening of Australia’s first video game bar – The Mana Bar, is happening on Saturday, 20th March. 
If your anywhere near 420 Brunswick st, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/mana-bar-opening-march-20-free-games-free-drinks/</link>
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		<title>Your Face, getting bigger. Facebook ads Bigger Photos &#8211; Finally!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a new post on the Facebook blog, Facebook have announced they will be rolling out a new updated photo size for ‘better viewing’. 
    Old photo size (left) compared to the new size. (Note that actual photos are larger; this shows scale only.)
There is a caveat for external applications that upload [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/your-face-getting-bigger-facebook-ads-bigger-photos-finally/</link>
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		<title>TiVo updated, TiVo Australia take note.. we want this.</title>
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Cnet have just spilled the beans about the latest TiVo update. Expectations were high TiVo promoted the event with the tag line ‘A DVR was just the beginning’. So what did TiVo deliver and does it live up to the hype ?
The new Series 4 TiVo will come in 2 varieties, TiVo Premiere with a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/tivo-updated-tivo-australia-take-note-we-want-this/</link>
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		<title>The Mana Bar, a new bar for mainstream gamers</title>
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First off, I love this idea as a concept. Combining two of my favourite activities, gaming and partying, The Mana Bar claims to be (and I believe them) Australia’s first video game bar. Combining alcohol with gaming is potentially a recipe for a great night out. Attempting to take the modern day house party into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/the-mana-bar-a-new-bar-for-mainstream-gamers/</link>
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		<title>New blog launched &#8211; travelAU</title>
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Yesterday I launched a new blog called travelAU. The new site is aimed at providing a real-life run down of all things travel. From the initial planning including selecting your destination, to getting passports, shots at the doctor, currency exchange and more.
The main motivation for the blog in my upcoming trip to US in April. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.techau.tv/blog/new-blog-launched-travelau/</link>
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