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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.

Nintendo DSi vs. Sony PSP Go

It's the portable gaming debate that will never go away. Can Sony's all-download, UMD-free PSP Go gaming handheld take down the Nintendo DSi?

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Reviews

  • Wet

    This raucous bloodbath is rough around the edges, but exciting acrobatic combat and a great soundtrack make it very entertaining.

  • Halo 3: ODST

    An awesome campaign and addictive new Firefight mode make ODST a thrilling new entry in the Halo franchise.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • UFC 2009 Undisputed

    This great fighting game nails the look and feel of the UFC and demands strategy as well as quick reflexes.

  • Battlestations: Pacific

    Strategy and action merge in this complex and exciting sequel.

  • 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.

  • Netgear Space-Saving Powerline Network Kit

    Netgear's Space-Saving Powerline Network Kit has some good ideas, some bad. On the performance front though, if you absolutely need homeplugs, we'd suggest spending more for the higher rated 200Mbps plugs.

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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.

  • PlayStation Network cards coming this month

    Sometime later this month, retailer Game will begin selling cards with prepaid PlayStation Network credit.

  • WA Govt bins $1bn broadband network

    The Western Australian Government has decided to bin its plan to roll out a statewide broadband network.

  • Norton 360 gets community-minded

    Symantec has launched the latest version of its Norton 360 security suite with the expected promises of faster performance and system optimisation tools, but the new feature that stands out most, Norton Safe Web, does so by harnessing the community powers of the internet.

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DIYs and How-to

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Downloads

  • Yanoff

    Yanoff is an NNTP newsreader online/offline with crossposing support and smart article management and comes with full sources.

  • Pipe2CAD

    Design pipe networks, such as water supply, sewerage, and stormwater networks.

  • Internet Server Monitor

    Monitor servers within your network.

  • Network Administrator's Toolkit

    Monitor your corporate servers performance and control user PCs remotely.

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