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Acer Aspire One

The Acer Aspire One is better than most netbooks. It's fantastic for anyone who wants a small, cheap machine on which to type and surf the Web. However, its battery life lets it down slightly.

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Apple MacBook (White, 2.16GHz)

The latest MacBook looks identical to the old model but benefits from faster components. As a result, it's even better value for money.

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O2 Xda Zinc

With a faster processor, the Xda Zinc has a slight performance edge over the Dopod 838 Pro but falls short by a slight margin in terms of aesthetics. Unless you're looking for a QWERTY handheld, there are more options out there.

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Palm Treo 500v

Although it's a good smartphone, the Treo 500v needs either Wi-Fi or HSDPA to deliver that knockout punch.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T60

The premium you pay is worth it: the ThinkPad T60 delivers a sturdy design, a complete range of network connectivity, top-shelf performance, long battery life, and just enough ports for the typical business user.

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Australia to wait til December for Skype 3 mobile

Skype and mobile phone group 3 will launch a 3G mobile phone in Australia in December, which will allow Skype users to make free Internet calls to each other while on the move.

Red-light district on a tiny mobile screen

As mobile phones gear up for video and the mobile Internet, a new motto for consumers and the industry could be "dial P for porn."

ISP level porn filtering won't work, says Coonan

New restrictions for adult content on converged devices like 3G phones will soon be introduced to parliament, but filtering at the Internet Service Provider (ISP) level won't work, according to Communications minister Helen Coonan.

3 launches X-Series mobile broadband

3 launched a flat-rate suite of mobile services on Tuesday bundling mobile broadband and mobile applications such as Skype, eBay and instant messaging, dubbed X-Series.

CNET.com.au's quick guide to 3G

If the advantages of 3G mobile networks goes over your head, don't worry, you're not alone. With 3G services rapidly outselling 2G services in Australia we're here to help with an easy explanation of what 3G is and what it all means to you.

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Fring for iPhone 1.0.1.4

Talk and live chat using Skype, Google Talk, ICQ, MSN, SIP over 3G/GPRS/WiFi.

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Talk and live chat using Skype, Google Talk, ICQ, MSN, SIP over 3G/GPRS/WiFi.

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