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Christmas gift guide

We've got round-ups of the best products in each category to help you make the right choice for every person on your list. Enjoy, and Happy Holidays from the CNET Australia team.

Netgear Stora MS2110

One of the cheapest network storage units on the market, the Netgear Stora comes with lots of features and with minimal hassle.

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Articles

  • Telstra offers Twitter SMS service

    Telstra today launched an SMS alert system for social networking tool Twitter, saying the SMS alerts would be free for its own customers.

  • New Zealand issues 4G spectrum

    New Zealand has made a push towards 4G network services, with its government confirming the initial frequency allocation from the old analog tv spectrum.

  • Google slams 'heavy-handed' filter

    Google Australia posted a statement today on its official blog calling the government's ISP filter "heavy handed" and outlining the search giant's concerns about the scope of filtered content.

  • Mandatory ISP filter due mid-2011

    Mandatory ISP filtering legislation will be introduced around the middle of 2010, after which there will be a one year period to implement and activate the filtering technology.

  • Do you support a mandatory internet filter?

    Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced a plan yesterday to introduce mandatory internet filtering legislation in the middle of year. Industry has welcomed the policy and Twitter has exploded in fury, but what do you think?

  • Net filter won't slow users down: Govt

    Communications Minister Stephen Conroy today released the highly anticipated results of a test of ISP-based filtering technology, which appeared to show the technology was effective and delivered only negligible speed impact to users.

  • Google Goggles lets you search by sight

    Google's latest search innovation lets you perform an internet search by submitting a photograph.

  • Please Explain: Ping

    You can use a Ping command to check connections to other PCs across a network and test latency and packet loss. Craig Simms explains more.

  • Optus upgrades its cable network too

    Optus has finally put an end to speculation on whether it will follow Telstra's upgrade of its hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) network, announcing that it has already started work on its cable in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

  • 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.

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Reviews

  • Western Digital WD TV Live

    The excellent Western Digital WD TV Live brings much needed Ethernet support and with it YouTube and Flickr browsing. It's the best streamer around.

    Specs: Ethernet, HDMI, Stereo audio, Optical , MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, OGG, JPEG, BMP, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, LPCM, FLAC

    Where to buy? Check price listings

  • Asus O!Play HDP-R1 Media Player

    The O!Play might have a silly name, but this is one seriously good media streaming solution, as long as you don't need Windows streaming.

    Specs: 1 , 10/100 LAN

    Where to buy? Check price listings

  • 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.

  • Virgin Mobile Broadband WiFi modem

    This WiFi modem/router works well and provides great value on some plans, but we're still left wanting better performance out of Virgin Mobile's actual broadband.

    Specs: 7.2 kbps, 5.76 kbps, USB

    Where to buy? $134 at 1 store

  • Thecus N5500

    Thecus' N5500 is, like all of Thecus' lines, best suited to the professional user who doesn't mind tweaking the unit to get the most out of it.

    Where to buy? $1,111 at 1 store

  • Netgear Digital Entertainer Live (EVA2000)

    The Netgear Digital Entertainer Live is an easy-to-use networked digital media streamer in a small package.

    Specs: media streamer , USB , MP3, WMA, AAC, WMA Lossless, JPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, ASF, DivX

    Where to buy? Check price listings

  • Edimax nLite 3G-6200n 3G Broadband Router

    Edimax's nLite 3G-capable router might sucker you in with a bargain price point, but you'll pay a hefty frustration price along the way.

    Specs: 802.11b, 802.11g

    Where to buy? Check price listings

  • D-Link Wireless N Router DIR-615

    At a very affordable price, the D-Link Wireless N Router DIR-615 makes a great entry-level Wireless-N router and would satisfy most situations where a wireless network is needed.

    Specs: 802.11a, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.3, 802.3u

    Where to buy? $108 to $169 at 2 stores

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