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  Google adds Android app for Flickr photos

  Google's Photostream will let phones running its Android phone operating system view photos stored at Yahoo's Flickr photo-sharing site.

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  Star Tech: Matt Welsh

  Swimming star Matt Welsh gives us the lowdown on his gadget habits and how technology is helping swimmers achieve superhuman speeds.

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  Nokia 6210 Navigator

  While the 6210 is solidly built and features fast performance, the lack of a lifetime subscription to turn-by-turn navigation robs the Navigator of what should make it unique in the market.

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  Freshtel plans Aussie mobile VoIP

  Australian start-up Freshtel today said it expected to launch a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service for mobile phone users locally within weeks, after a successful trial of its dual-mode technology with UK mega-retailer Tesco.

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  HTC Dream spy shots

  HTC's first Android-powered phone, the Dream, was spotted after the company submitted it for FCC approval. Now, thanks to some spy shots posted on a Chinese-language message board, we have full-on images of a T-Mobile-branded Dream.

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  Photoshop.com on Windows Mobile devices

  With the recent renaming of Adobe's online gallery and image-editing service from Photoshop Express to Photoshop.com, the company has also announced the beta version of Photoshop.com Mobile, an application designed to run on Windows Mobile handsets.

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  Tethering coming soon to iPhone 3G?

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs has apparently confirmed that Apple and AT&T are planning to introduce tethering functionality to the iPhone, turning the handset into a mobile broadband modem.

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  Android Developer Challenge winners focus on location

  Google announces the winners of its Android Developer Challenge and awards US$3.75 million in prizes for 20 applications designed for its Android mobile phone operating system.

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  iiNet to offer mobile phone services?

  Broadband ISP iiNet is considering reselling mobile phone and mobile data services. The company also hopes to replace Optus as the second largest broadband player in Australia, according to Greg Bader, the company's chief technology officer.

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  Tethering coming soon to iPhone 3G?

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs has apparently confirmed that Apple and AT&T are planning to introduce tethering functionality to the iPhone, turning the handset into a mobile broadband modem.

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  Samsung Omnia: Photo Gallery

  We'd heard the rumours, we'd seen the pictures and finally we had a chance to play with Samsung's flagship phone Omnia for ourselves.

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  Father's Day Gift Guide

  Let someone else buy the ties and tool kits for Dad. If you really want to win him over, get him one of these tech presents.

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  Nokia N79, N85: N-Series twins

  Nokia's R&D team must really be scratching their heads and wondering what to do next, as the company has announced two new phones with very little difference between them.

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  Photoshop.com on Windows Mobile devices

  With the recent renaming of Adobe's online gallery and image-editing service from Photoshop Express to Photoshop.com, the company has also announced the beta version of Photoshop.com Mobile, an application designed to run on Windows Mobile handsets.

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  Samsung U900: Hands on

  After waiting six months since we first saw the U900 at the World Mobile Congress, we've finally had our chance to get our grubby mitts all over its adaptive touch window.

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  Poll: Do you want turn-by-turn GPS on the iPhone 3G?

  Does the non-availability of turn-by-turn satellite navigation on the iPhone have to do with clause in the development kit forbidding applications "designed or marketed for real time route guidance"?

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  How to make your own iPhone ringtones

  Just because Apple charges for iPhone ringtones doesn't mean we should have to pay for them. Follow our step-by-step guide to creating your own ringtones using your favourite MP3 files.

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  Nokia N95: photo gallery

  The Nokia N95 has finally landed in Australia. CNET.com.au's N95 photo gallery explores the form, features and additional goodies in the box of this multifaceted multimedia device.

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  Nokia 6210 Navigator

  While the 6210 is solidly built and features fast performance, the lack of a lifetime subscription to turn-by-turn navigation robs the Navigator of what should make it unique in the market.

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  Motorola RAZR2 V9 Ferrari Special Edition

  There's nothing technically wrong with RAZR2 V9 Ferrari Special Edition but if you want to Ferrari-fie your phone there are cheaper and better ways of doing it. For free.

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  Nokia N85

  It's hard to knock a phone that has all the current popular technologies, but it would have still been great for Nokia to consider new technologies for this latest N-Series range, particularly a media sharing networking protocol.

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  LG KF390

  Take out the Next G reception and you end up with a low quality handset at a mid-range price point. Still, it's great to see another blue tick phone for our friends in the bush to consider.

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  Nokia E66

  While we like the E71 better, the E66 is a great smartphone with class leading features. If you want the functionality of a business phone without the bulk of a PDA form factor, the E66 is the phone you've been looking for.

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  Nokia N85

  It's hard to knock a phone that has all the current popular technologies, but it would have still been great for Nokia to consider new technologies for this latest N-Series range, particularly a media sharing networking protocol.

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  Nokia 6220 Classic

  Playing on the brunette-stereotype, the Nokia 6220 Classic is a 3G smartphone that transcends its demure looks with pragmatic appeal, a stand-out 5MP camera and assisted-GPS.

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  Nokia N96

  The Nokia N96 is a step up from the Nokia N95 8GB and offers some truly mouth-watering features.

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  Sony Ericsson C902

  The Nokia N96 is a step up from the Nokia N95 8GB and offers some truly mouth-watering features.

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  LG Secret (KF750)

  Though its teeny selection key can be a bit of a nuisance, the Secret has some winning features, including one of the best 5-megapixel cameras we've encountered on a phone.

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  Samsung i450

  Finally, a mobile phone with Bang & Olufsen audio technology that we can actually afford.

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  i-mate Ultimate 8502

  The first HSPA smartphone released in Australia may also be the best Windows Mobile available to date.

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  Sony Ericsson W890i

  The sleeker user interface, improved keypad and HSDPA make the W890i more attractive than its predecessor, the W880i.

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  Sony Ericsson S500i

  What the S500i lacks in the high-end gadgetry of its competition, it makes up for it in style, ease-of-use and its budget price tag.

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  Nokia N95 8GB

  An upgrade to the crowd-pleasing, GPS-toting N95, this music-focused version adds a larger screen and 8GB of internal memory to its predecessor.

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  Gaming preview: Spore

  2008/09/05 13:00:20

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  Volkswagen Golf GT Sport TDI (Golf V, 2007)

  2008/08/01 17:14:42

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  Buzz! Quiz TV

  2008/08/01 16:19:32

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  Samsung INNOV8 in Photos

  We get up close and personal with Samsung's upcoming INNOV8 mobile handset to see just how much like the Nokia N96 it is, and to see if it's actually any better.

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  Inside Apple's new Chatswood store

  Apple selected a shopping centre in suburban Sydney as the location for its second retail outlet in the Asia Pacific. Our photo gallery takes you to its grand opening.

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