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Tony Hawk's American Wasteland: PS2 review

While the gameplay in THAW is still sharp, this installment just seems to lack that special spark that made the series so much fun in the first place.

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Call of Duty: World at War

World at War brings proven Call of Duty mechanics back to WWII with great success.

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SingStar Amped

This fourth karaoke release from Sony ironically rocks harder than the SingStar with "rocks" in the title.

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Resistance 2

Resistance 2 is bigger, better and broader — everything a stellar sequel should be.

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Garmin Nuvi 260

As per the 260W — an easy to use GPS, with great verbal speed and red light camera warnings which, unfortunately, aren't installed by default — but narrower and AU$100 cheaper.

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Apple discounts for one day only

Bringing the Thanksgiving spirit to Australia, Apple's got Black Friday deals on for one day only.

Z Portal begins strip searching cars

Last week Australians got their first taste of an X-ray machine that can perform a "virtual strip search" when authorities began trialling a machine at Melbourne's domestic airport. Now there's a machine large enough to strip search a car.

Filters to keep free McWi-Fi clean

Fast food chain McDonalds has closed a multi-million dollar three-year deal with local security company earthwave to keep its Telstra-supplied free restaurant Wi-Fi free of net nasties and pornography.

AGL, Macquarie to build electric car infrastructure by 2012

Better Place founder sees Australia as a "small island" test for his system, which he believes could then be used as a model for rolling out the network in the biggest market of all — America.

Toyota testing plug-in Prius in the UK

In the lead up to the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Toyota has announced that it's testing a plug-in version of its Prius hatchback in the UK.

101 software tips, tweaks and tricks

Our insider secrets will help you master your PC and its most important applications.

Why do Canon cameras have more than one name?

With the help of your Web site I've decided my new camera will be a Canon Digital IXUS 800. However, I've also seen it referred to as a Powershot SD 700. Some cameras have PowerShot on the front (tending to be a bit cheaper) and some have IXUS. Is there a difference?

FAQ: The Australian iTunes store

We answer your questions about the Australian version of Apple's iTunes store.

How to setup your home theatre speakers

You don't have to be an electrician or an acoustics expert to get great surround sound from your home theatre system. Just follow the steps in this tutorial to setup your home theatre speakers for optimum sound.

Windows Vista 101: an overview of the basics

Microsoft's newest operating system may have arrived in early 2007, but many people are still reluctant to make the switch. But is now the time to upgrade from XP? What's changed? Take a look at this tutorial to learn everything you need to know about basic Windows Vista operation.

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

Digital TV in Australia

The formats are confusing and the standards don't seem to be standard. Our simple guide unravels the mysteries of Australian digital TV.

Does streaming lift music sales?

Free streaming music turns people on to new music and encourages them to buy, says social-networking site Last.fm. In the music industry, this will not come as a huge revelation.

Censory Overload: Games censorship in Australia

How much does the right to choose what content you view mean to you, the consumer? GameSpot AU explores the thorny issue of videogame classification and censorship in Australia.

Sites to make New Year's resolutions stick

Resolutions may be made to be broken, but these Web sites help you get granular with goals, and then nag if you fall short.

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American Culture

Find out the issues Americans and immigrants talks about from your desktop.

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Theenk American Capitals

Guess the capitals of American states.

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American Football Screensaver

Watch the bouncing balls in a football field on your desktop.

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American Proud Screensaver

Feel the warmth as you watch the summer views and landscapes on your desktop.

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Wii American Countdown

Count down until the release of Nintendo Wii in North America.

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