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Toyota Prius recall: One owner's view

Late on Tuesday, and after much speculation, Toyota finally issued recall notices for its third-generation Prius hybrid hatchback. Given that this recall affects some 2400 Aussies, plus this writer, I paused to give this whole mess a bit of thought.

Triple Eight Racing Engineering HQ

To introduce its new Norton 360 v4 software suite, Symantec took us through Triple Eight Race Engineering's HQ in Brisbane.

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Reviews

Garmin Nuvi 265WT

With its relatively elegant traffic antenna and simple-to-use interface, the Garmin Nuvi 265WT makes a good case for itself.
TomTom XL Traffic (2nd generation)

Compact, correctable, good looking and easy to use, the TomTom XL is a great portable GPS. For AU$100 more there's this Traffic version with, uhh, traffic messaging built-in.
WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008

With little notable improvement to the formula and steps backward in several key areas, SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008 is a big disappointment.
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac

Microsoft plans to release Office for Mac 2008 on January 15, making this the first update in about four years. We've tested beta versions of the new applications over the last month without running into glitches.
Norton Internet Security 2008

While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.
McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008

McAfee Internet Security 2008 trounces Norton Internet Security 2008, offering a better designed product with more security tools.
McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008

McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008's protection keeps up with the changing threats on the Internet, but the product doesn't excel, burdened by a user experience that's basically unchanged from last year.
NBA Live 08

NBA Live 08 receives its praise for its upgraded gameplay system and awesome graphics.

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Features

Best technology of 2008

As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at some of our favourite gadgets and goodies from 2008.
The best new Windows programs of 2008

In 2008, there were several standout new applications and here are six of what we think are the best ones.
2008: The best televisions

We look at the highlights of a year of televisions, from the best tech to the best bang for buck. Here is all the good stuff from 2008.
Best GPS features of 2008

With the fat man about to descend down the chimney and spread Kevin07's love everywhere, it's time to choose the best features in the world of GPS from 2008.

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News

Ford preps smartphone web apps for cars

Ford, in the US at least, is making its vehicles an internet application platform by giving drivers access to streaming media and other smartphone applications.
Ford CEO to headline at CES 2010

To further highlight the convergence of tech and cars, Ford chairman and CEO Alan Mulally will be the featured speaker on the opening day of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced earlier this week.
Jay Leno's guests do battle in electric Ford Focus

The soon-to-debut Jay Leno Show has revealed the car it will be using for its celebrity driving challenge segment, an electric Ford Focus.
Spark plugs may be replaced with lasers

Say goodbye to spark plugs, a 19th century technology which, according to reports, could be supplanted by lasers.

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Downloads

Need for Speed II SE demo

Take a Ferrari 355 F1 for a spin in this special edition demo.
Need For Speed II demo

Thrill to the race as you speed along the track in exotic cars.
Ford Racing demo

Try a racing game with authentic modeling of vehicle suspension and drive-train characteristics.
mScorecard

The ultimate golf scorecard, statistics and GPS software, mScorecard instantly calculates and analyzes scores, advanced round statistics and...