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Inside Apple's new Chatswood store

Inside Apple's new Chatswood store  Image Gallery

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.

11/08/2008 10:09 AM

Under wraps: Apple's Sydney City Store

Under wraps: Apple's Sydney City Store  Image Gallery

Work is coming along at the soon-to-open Sydney Apple store, although the high-security site is wrapped up to resemble a Steve Jobs skivvy.

14/05/2008 02:25 PM

Mother's Day Gift Guide

Give your mum the gift of tech. We've rounded up gadgets that will make her life better well beyond Mother's Day: cameras, mobile phones, laptops and MP3 players.

01/05/2008 05:41 PM

Hands-on with the iriver E100

Hands-on with the iriver E100  Image Gallery

iriver's E100 MP3 player is a usable and friendly alternative to anything by Apple. Here's a closer look at this likeable new device.

15/04/2008 11:14 AM

Does streaming lift music sales?

Does streaming lift music sales?

Free streaming music turns people on to new music and encourages them to buy, says social-networking site Last.fm. In the music industry, this will not come as a huge revelation.

10/04/2008 10:47 AM

Photos: iPod journeys to outer space

Photos: iPod journeys to outer space  Image Gallery

Never mind freeze-dried ice cream and Tang -- it seems modern-day astronauts are now taking a certain Apple gadget into outer space.

20/03/2008 03:05 PM

Ditch the disc: A guide to online music and videos in Australia

CDs and DVDs are like so 1990s, man. If you're ready to ditch the disc and want to disco over to digital, then check out CNET.com.au's list of the major online media stores in Australia.

16/01/2008 01:52 PM

New MacBook Air photos

New MacBook Air photos  Image Gallery

Steve Jobs unveils an ultrathin notebook and take two for the Apple TV, amid an array of iPhone, iPod, and iTunes updates.

16/01/2008 10:33 AM

What's in the air around Macworld

What's in the air around Macworld  Image Gallery

A day before Apple's CEO Steve Jobs is due to give his speech, we take some snaps around the Macworld conference in San Francisco.

15/01/2008 10:54 AM

CES 2008 wrap: tech's crystal ball

CES 2008 wrap: tech's crystal ball

CES 2008 has wrapped for another year, and so CNET.com.au looks over the tech and the products we will be using in the years to come.

14/01/2008 06:21 PM

Photos: Inside a Microsoft Zune

Photos: Inside a Microsoft Zune

The second-generation Microsoft Zune media player was intended as an iPod killer, but the Zune never made the splash Microsoft had hoped it would. Which is strange, considering our inside look will reveal just how similar the two media players are.

02/01/2008 04:26 PM

CES 2008: world's biggest tech show preview

CES 2008: world's biggest tech show preview

The annual International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the world's largest, and in the leadup to our exclusive CNET.com.au coverage here's what to expect from CES 2008.

31/12/2007 03:25 PM

Format wars: the tech that should have won

Format wars: the tech that should have won

Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Do you cry yourself to sleep because BeOS never hit the big time? Fret no more -- superdork Captain Tech is here to travel back in time and save the format losers that should have triumphed.

27/12/2007 12:15 PM

Photos: Inside an iPod Touch

Photos: Inside an iPod Touch

Follow along as our daring surgeons dive inside this year's hottest personal media player.

03/12/2007 01:53 PM

Photo gallery: Archos 605

Photo gallery: Archos 605  Image Gallery

The Archos 605 Wi-Fi PVP is the must-have gadget for anyone spending a lot of time in planes, trains or automobiles (as passengers, of course).

07/11/2007 01:08 PM

Zune 2.0 photo gallery

Zune 2.0 photo gallery  Image Gallery

Okay, so Microsoft has no plans to bring the Zune to our part of the world (well, none that it's willing to admit to) but that doesn't stop us from wanting to find out more about the new range.

04/10/2007 01:59 PM

Apple iPod touch unveiled

Apple iPod touch unveiled  Image Gallery

Can't wait to get your hands on the Apple iPod Touch? We have one of the first to hit Australia to show you what it's like up-close, what's in the box and what it can do.

25/09/2007 06:16 PM

Third-gen iPod nano unboxed

Third-gen iPod nano unboxed  Image Gallery

We take a peek inside the nano's clear plastic box and discover that it's the least changed part of the third-gen nano.

20/09/2007 01:30 PM

Unboxing the iPod Classic

Unboxing the iPod Classic  Image Gallery

So what do you get with the iPod Classic? Not much but it's the minimalism which is an intrinsic part of its appeal.

19/09/2007 01:30 PM

Photos: Meet the iPod Touch

Photos: Meet the iPod Touch  Image Gallery

Apple unveils an updated line of iPods, including a phoneless iPhone called the iPod Touch that sports a multitouch interface and Wi-Fi

06/09/2007 08:16 AM

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