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  Friday, 15th December 2006 
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If, by some miracle, you’ve missed the chatter on the forums about our latest wonder-com – the Microsoft Code Centre – then GO HERE NOW.

It’s going off. With $25,000 in prizes, that’s no surprise. Now, there’s no denying that it’s a damn hard comp to get through. We made it that way so it’ll tingle your deepest neurons and give you a mighty sense of satisfaction when you do manage to complete it.

Unbelievably, there are a total of TWELVE competitions running on the Atomic site right now! The prize booty is quite spectacular too. There’s a whole lot of Atomicans that will start 2007 off with some cool free winney stuff. So good.

Do stay tuned, because next week we’re announcing another comp that’s going to blow you all away. There’s a prize up for grabs that’s gonna melt you in your tracks. *Very* special.

Ben



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    First Look: Microsoft Zune
    Yesterday’s future, today. More...


    Review: Mel Gibson's Apocalypto
    A rollicking action flick that'll leave you spinning, but not contemplating. More...


    Preserving Efforts volume 1
    Local database geek and hip hop supporter compiles DVD for the true believers. More...


    Samsung A701
    3G is here. Hello mobile Foxtel, goodbye 45 second gaps spent standing around aimlessly. More...





    Dominions 3: The Awakening
    There's so much quality on all levels here. It's indie strategy for me. More...




    Cable boost for Internode
    National broadband company Internode will boost its network capacity to the US by 40 percent using a redundant route via Asia provided by Australia-Japan Cable (AJC). The new link goes live in January 2007. More...

    Disk drive pioneer Al Shugart dies
    Al Shugart, a pioneer in the computer disk drive industry and one of Silicon Valley's most colorful entrepreneurs, has died. He was 76. More...

    Analyst: Microsoft anti-piracy efforts to backfire
    Microsoft's heavy-handed approach is sure to drive users of illegitimate versions of Windows to Linux, IDC said in its top 10 infrastructure software predictions for 2007. More...

    Sony, Toshiba, NEC develop chip platform
    Sony, Toshiba and NEC Electronics said Thursday they had jointly developed technology to mass produce cutting-edge chips. More...

    Patch craze to continue in 2007
    Windows users should expect 2006's high patch numbers to grow even larger next year, according to security experts. More...

    Cisco invests US$50m in Chinese telco
    Agreement makes US networking firm largest foreign shareholder in CCS. More...

    Symantec sues software pirates
    Counterfeit operation netted over US$15m. More...

    AMD shows off PC designs from developing economies
    Latin America design contest zooms in on local demands. More...

    Samsung memory chips speed up mobiles
    OneDRAM chip promises 5x speed boost. More...

    Poker rivals Paris Hilton as most-searched Internet category for 2006
    AOL and Lycos reveal results of the top searches carried out by visitors to their Web sites in 2006. More...


    Competitions

    5 double passes to see Pan's Labyrinth
    If you only see one gothic horror surrealist Spanish Civil War fantasy fairytale this year, make it Pan's Labyrinth.

    Win 1 of 5 copies of Star Wars: Best of PC!
    Empires of War, Knights of the Old Republic, Battlefront, Jedi Knight II and Republic Commando, all in the one box!

    Win an Albatron GeForce 800GTX or 8800GTS!
    We’ve just told you how wickedly fast NVIDIA’s latest graphics chip is, so why not experience it for yourself.

    Win 1 of 10 ZBoard Fangs!
    Think you’re good? Well, you probably are. But you could be better. Think about that for a while. Think about it long enough and you’ll want to know how.

    WIN 1 OF 5 COPIES OF NEVERWINTER NIGHTS 2 + NWN T-SHIRT
    If you’re a big fan of D&D or NWN, then this competition can’t be missed!


    Win 1 of 22 i-Rocks USB-powered NXT flat panel speaker sets
    Thanks to Anyware! Win 1 of 22 i-Rocks USB-powered NXT flat panel speaker sets Valued at $69.95 each!

    6 copies of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for Xbox 360
    Win a copy of Activision's stunning new Xbox 360 game: Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

    10 Roadshow Entertainment Sci-fi BBC packs
    10 copies of Dr Who: The Mark of Rani, plus Red Dwarf: Beat the Geek DVDs

    3 x Games Paradise board games sets
    Includes Superman Returns Monopoly, Star Wars Saga Monopoly, Lord of the Rings Monopoly

    Madman Cult DVDs
    3 x DVD packs. Includes Donnie Darko Collectors Edition, Master of the Flying Guillotine, FLCL Collection, Paranoia Agent Collection and Wicked City

    Win a special Collector’s Edition of Burning Crusade!
    One very special copy of The Burning Crusade up for grabs!

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