For the tourism industry, it is a double whammy, since so many Australians who might normally holiday at home are looking to travel abroad.

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Or to put it another way, more than double the Wii U's installed base since launching mid-holiday 2012.

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In between, there was a three-game stretch in January when opposing point guards logged a double-double (Brooklyn's Deron Williams), triple double (Boston's Rajon Rondo) and career-high 35 points (Philadelphia's Jrue Holiday) against the Knicks.

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Phonemakers are gearing up for the holiday season with an array of new products that snap and transmit pictures, add sound clips or double as a portable office.

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