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Apple Magic Mouse

The Magic Mouse introduces some new innovations, but its long-term comfort and lack of customisability puts it behind the competition.

7 Photoshop alternatives: Online image editors reviewed and rated

We've tested a host of image editors that allow you to achieve many of the effects offered by Photoshop, but solely within your browser — without that whopping price tag or even a download.

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Reviews

Corel Home Office

Despite some compatibility setbacks, Corel Home Office suite is useful for creating documents. Its conscientious size, small-screen optimisations, and attractive price make it a good buy for a Netbook office suite, or for saving space by shedding advanced features.
Acer G24 LCD Monitor

While its gaming performance is stellar, due to its ultra-glossy and reflective screen its viewing angle is unforgiving. It's also not the most ideal monitor for colour accuracy.
Apple iMac 24-inch (2009)

Apple made a number of changes to the 24-inch iMac, but making it available at this price is the most impressive. The rest of the updates are welcome, and Apple's multitasking capability remains unmatched.
Asus G71

The G71 is an excellent system. It's expensive, and there's a few missteps Asus has made with hardware configuration, bling and the inclusion of a 32-bit version of Windows, but by and large with this system you get what you pay for — assuming your pockets are deep enough.
Acer Aspire M3200

Despite the quad-core processor and 4GB RAM, the M3200 is still a budget PC. If you're a bit strapped for cash and looking for a general purpose desktop, this might be the one for you.
Acer Aspire 8920G

Acer's interesting take on the entertainment desktop replacement makes a few good steps, a few bad, but ultimately is a viable option.
HP Pavilion dv2633XT Special Edition 'Verve'

The Verve is near perfect -- though it wouldn't hurt HP to squeeze out a little more battery life, thin out the crapware and to start supplying some realistic driver downloads.
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (Special Media Edition)

Office 2008 for Mac may be the best pick for business users, but most people can get by with less expensive alternatives.

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Features

Online image editors for blogging

We head out across the Web to find out whether these online image editors are picture perfect.
Start-page smackdown: Netvibes, Pageflakes, iGoogle and Live.com

Want to create your own homepage? We put four personalised start pages through their paces and rank them according to looks, features and performance.
Top 5 gaming notebooks

A samurai might have carried a sword in the past, but the modern virtual warrior whips out one of these top-end portables instead.
Free Adobe CS3 alternatives

We take a look at some freeware alternatives for the applications of Adobe Creative Suite 3.

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News

Adobe flashes more looks at online Photoshop Express

A beta version of the image tool should make its Internet debut by year's end, as Adobe aims for a wider audience in a Web 2.0 world.
Can cryptography prevent printer-ink piracy?

A San Francisco company is developing chips that use encryption to control which ink cartridges and printers work together.
Apple hints at colourful computer plans

Apple Computer is again trying to light up the computer market, according to a patent filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

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DIYs and How-to

720p vs 1080p: Which should I buy?

Looking to buy a new television and wondering whether it's worth saving money on a lower-resolution set? We go over the pros and cons of 1080p and 720p.
101 software tips, tweaks and tricks

Our insider secrets will help you master your PC and its most important applications.
Tech support for your parents

Perhaps the best gift you can give your parents this Christmas is some tech support. We offer some guidance on how to keep their sanity and yours.
CNET monitor buying guide

Confused by the choice in monitors these days? We separate the muck from the magic.

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Downloads

FotoMix

Mix and manipulate your photos, change the background, add or remove objects.
Quickoffice Premier v7.6 for Palm OS

Ditch your laptop! Open, edit, and save MS Office (Excel, Word, & Powerpoint) files in native format on your PDA or smartphone with the #1...
CoverSutra

Attractive iTunes control interface.
Selkie Email Rescue

Recover e-mails and attachments from crashed Windows systems.

Get (laptop) smart before you buy

Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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.
Whereis® maps

If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.