Daily news roundup - 20/08/09

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20 August 2009 18:01 GMT / By Duncan Geere

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NEWS:PHOTOS: Canon PowerShot S90
Hands-on the new super compact
Of all Canon's new launches today, it is perhaps the PowerShot S90 that excites us the most...read more

NEWS:Last chance to grab Windows 7 RC1
Downloads end on 20 August
Users who have yet to download Windows 7 have just hours left to do so before Microsoft pulls on the plug on the chance to trial the operating system before its official launch in October...read more

NEWS:PHOTOS: Canon PowerShot G11
Updates the popular G10
Canon today unveiled the follow-up to their popular G10 camera, which sits at the top end of their compact offering, and we got our hands on the new model...read more

NEWS:Are you an A-level geek?
The true meaning of your exam results
Today is A-level results day. Thousands of young people all over country get to suffer the ignominy of either failing or being told by the newspapers that the exams are getting easier and that they're all much more stupid than anybody of an older generation...read more

NEWS:Man falls out of love with iPhone, iPhone goes down in bullets and flames
Perhaps he is getting a Palm Pre instead
Clearly disappointed his beloved iPhone just wasn't the gadget it once was, one man decided to exact his revenge not by hurling it at someone, or merely taking it back, but by shooting it with a Beretta 9mm not once but three times before dousing it in lighter fluid and toasting it on a camp fire...read more

NEWS:Tech21 iBand iPhone case uses d3o for protective edge
As featured on Dragons Den
d3o, super-flexible, but very strong and protective material, has made it into yet another product, this time an iPhone case to protect your iPhone or iPhone 3GS...read more

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The most read stories on the site today
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NEWS:PHOTOS: Sony PS3 Slim
Official shots of the new console
Sony has announced a Slim version of the PS3 at its press conference at GamesCon in Germany and here are the official photos of the new console...read more

NEWS:BBC wants your help in making open source documentary
All about the web
The BBC is to embark on an ambitious project to make an open source documentary about the web...read more

NEWS:LG Watchphone gets UK pricing
It's not cheap...
Orange has announced the UK pricing for the LG GD910 - better known as the "Watchphone"...read more

NEWS:Dyson patents bladeless fan
No blades design turns up
Dyson could be about to launch a bladeless desk fan to keep you cool based on technology it has previously used in its hand driers and vacuum cleaners...read more