See all

Articles

  • Most beautiful monitors

    Monitors have a tendency to be fairly plain objects, but every now and then a vendor goes out of its way to bring design to the fore.

  • Best fitness games

    If you want to hire your game console as your new personal trainer, here are some of the best fitness titles to pick from.

  • Office 2010 beta gets LinkedIn

    Microsoft has released a beta of Office 2010 at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. The beta integrates social network LinkedIn with Outlook, offers a stripped back Excel for browser editing, and video editing tools for PowerPoint.

  • Telstra boosts Melbourne cable to 100Mbps

    Telstra has announced an upgrade to its HFC broadband network within Melbourne as well as its Velocity fibre-to-the-home network and will begin trailing a new TV set-top box.

  • Microsoft dabbles in hardware

    Taking a page from arch-rival Apple, Microsoft has teamed up with hardware-maker Acer to deliver a Windows 7 laptop created to its specifications.

  • Digital Life #75: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

    This week, we examine the new CNET Christmas Gift Guide and look at gaming and GPS, play the year's most controversial games and reveal the tech word of the year.

  • Cheaper, bigger OLEDs coming in 2010

    After a slow start, OLED, the next major screen technology, is likely to see a boost with a handful of new models expected to trickle into the Australian market next year.

  • Seven essential free software apps for a new PC

    Once you get that new Windows 7 computer, here are the apps you need to install.

  • Ask Us: What is the plural of mouse?

    Mouses, mice or multiple pointing devices? Craig Simms weighs in on the correct terminology for computer accessories.

  • Advanced Wi-Fi troubleshooting tips

    Can't connect to Wi-Fi, having security issues or just ready to throw your router out the window? Try some of these tips first.

Next »
See all

Reviews

  • Combat of Giants: Dragons

    Younger gamers who are also obsessed with fire-breathing lizards will get a real kick out of Combat Of Giants: Dragons, but Nintendo doesn't need to worry about its Pokemon cash cow just yet.

  • TomTom iPhone car kit

    Featuring a built-in GPS receiver, microphone, speaker and charger, TomTom's iPhone car kit has certainly been a long time coming, but it's finally here.

  • Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2

    Lenovo's popular IdeaPad S10-2 netbook has been slimmed down and its price reduced, making it a better netbook — as long as you can live without ExpressCard.

  • Samsung HT-BD8200

    The Samsung HT-BD8200 not only offers a likeable and easy to set-up home cinema system, it also offers audio and video of a higher standard than the price lets on.

  • WD My Passport Elite 500GB

    Desktop users who need a portable drive will find the My Passport Elite endearing, although the dock could stand to be a little more user friendly.

  • Fujifilm FinePix S200EXR

    The S200EXR stands on its own as a hybrid between a superzoom and SLR, with a 14.3x optical zoom lens and Fuji's Super CCD sensor. Expect great pictures but be prepared for backaches.

  • EyePet

    The EyePet's creative gameplay and varied content is marred by a lack of proper instructions and a short-lived experience.

  • Assassin's Creed II

    Assassin's Creed II is what you'd want an action sequel to be: bigger, better and more beautiful.

  • WD My Passport Essential SE 1TB

    Western Digital's 1TB Passport drive isn't pretty or cheap, but its bland look belies the storage and backup goodies within.

  • Withings WifiScale

    We can't fault the technical genius of the Withings WifiScale, but at the same time you do pay a lot of money for a lot of gimmicks in a bathroom scale.

Next »
See all

Videos

See all

Image Galleries

What's the buzz?

     Loading...

The Explain Series