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Best Xbox 360 games
Microsoft's Xbox 360 is available in several different configurations to suit most budgets. But which games should you spend your money on? Check out our favourite titles below.
Best PlayStation 3 games
With its Blu-ray and music features, Sony loves to spruik the PlayStation 3 as a multi-purpose home theatre centre, but face it, you wouldn't have one if you didn't want to play games. Here's our pick of the best.
Reviews
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Wet
This raucous bloodbath is rough around the edges, but exciting acrobatic combat and a great soundtrack make it very entertaining.
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Halo 3: ODST
An awesome campaign and addictive new Firefight mode make ODST a thrilling new entry in the Halo franchise.
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Madden NFL 10
A number of features make Madden NFL 10 a more realistic and enjoyable portrayal of football, but a few problems — both old and new — continue to trouble the series.
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Netgear EVA9150
While the Netgear EVA9150 is far from perfect, it offers an easy way to access the widest array of digital audio, photo and video files for the do-it-yourself crowd.
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NetComm NP201AV HomePlug
NetComm's redesigned its home plugs to make them somewhat easier to fit onto a plug socket — and significantly faster as well.
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UFC 2009 Undisputed
This great fighting game nails the look and feel of the UFC and demands strategy as well as quick reflexes.
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Battlestations: Pacific
Strategy and action merge in this complex and exciting sequel.
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Meridian Sooloos Music Server
The Meridian Sooloos is a modular music server with an easy-to-use interface and one of the best Random modes we've seen. The downside? It's expensive.
Features
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Wireless networking demystified
With so many options, which network set-up is best for you?
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Network buying guide
Here's what you need to know about networking, from the standards and technologies to the best products for your home or office.
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What is a network?
At its heart, a network is simply a way of connecting two or more computers together.
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What equipment is used to connect to a network?
We look into the sort of equipment or infrastructure that you may find being used to create a home network.
News
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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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PlayStation Network cards coming this month
Sometime later this month, retailer Game will begin selling cards with prepaid PlayStation Network credit.
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PlayTV ready for Aussie launch?
New patch released by Sony for the UK version of the PS3-based PVR adds in Australian TV support.
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Sony Remote Play: Cool tech you won't use
Sony Remote Play may let you watch movies streaming from your PS3 to your phone, but your monthly data allowance certainly won't.
DIYs and How-to
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DIY home surveillance with a webcam
Too cheap to buy a real home security system? A webcam gets you part of the way there. We examine a few inexpensive ways to do it with an old computer and some home security software.
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Renovating? Don't forget to network
Been doing a bit of renovating? Before you install the plasterboard and start painting, consider spending an afternoon to run a local area network (LAN) through your house.
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File sharing between XP, Vista and OS X on a local network
You've got a Mac and a PC hooked up to a local network, and you'd like to share files between them. Thing is, file sharing isn't easy. No sweat! CNET.com.au walks you through setting up file sharing on OS X, Vista and XP.
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Print, save and organise your digital photos
Learn how to organise your images so that they're easy to find, safely backed up, optimised for printing and much more. Once your digital photographs are transferred to your PC, learn how to "process" them for the best possible results.
Downloads
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FaxAmatic
Send and receive faxes without a fax machine.
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MvPCinfo
Collect information about your computer's hardware and software.
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CheckUp
Check your memory and disks; monitor the health of your Mac.
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Limagito Lite
Automate the moving of files.
The Explain Series
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Get (laptop) smart before you buy
Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.
Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
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Whereis® maps
If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.

























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