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iXpand 3G

Despite its stylish iPhone-like design, the iXpand 3G is best avoided due to its sub-par battery performance.

Ways iPhone is better than Android

We recently gave you a list of the ways Android beats the iPhone, and just to be fair, we now offer 10 areas where Apple's device fights back.

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Reviews

Cambridge Audio Azur 650T DAB+

The Cambridge Audio Azur 650T DAB+ is a high quality DAB+/FM tuner, but it lacks some of the features of its rival and mercilessly uncovers the flaws in digital broadcasts.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (iPhone)

The success of a GTA port for the iPhone was always going to rest on the implementation of good controls. Rockstar has quite a ways to go before it masters this aspect on the iPhone platform.
Apple Time Capsule (2TB, Late 2009)

The Apple Time Capsule is a convenient and simple wireless router and NAS server combo for your home. Unfortunately, you can find better deals on devices that offer greater storage space and many more features for the price.
Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station (Late 2009)

The AirPort Extreme Base Station is a great wireless router for Mac or novice users who need something that's simple, nice-looking and works well for their homes. Savvy Windows users will find many better value alternatives.
Apple Mac Mini (Late 2009)

If you demand a small, relatively affordable Mac, the Mac Mini is your only option. Otherwise, you can find Windows-based small form factor desktops that offer more interesting features with better value.
Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini

A Trojan horse in a field full of cardboard cutouts, the new Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini delivers fine sound in an affordable package.
Altec Lansing inMotion Classic

The Altec Lansing inMotion Classic offers a stylish way to play your iPod or iPhone around your home. It sounds remarkable for its size, but it lacks the low-end oomph of a larger system.
Apple iMac 27-inch (Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz)

Behind its expansive display, Apple has packed one of the fastest all-in-ones available, and added a few useful extras to sweeten the deal.

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Features

Apple iPad FAQ

We have answers to the most frequently asked questions about Apple's new touchscreen tablet, due in Australia in late April.
Maps on the iPad: What you'll find

The Google-powered maps app for the iPad gets some subtle new features, but there are a few caveats too.
Best 13-inch laptops

13-inch laptops are the new 15-inch. With decent resolution screens, excellent portability, good performance and in some cases stellar battery life, this segment is set to explode in 2010.
Music on the Apple iPad: iTunes lite

iPad's music browser looks and acts like iTunes, but it's really a bit of a hybrid between the iTunes interface and the capabilities of the iPod's browser. Here's what it includes and what's missing.

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News

Pizza Hut app augments your reality

Pizza Hut's new iPhone app uses augmented reality to help you locate your nearest pizza purveyor of the Hut variety.
Snowboard powered by old Apple PowerBooks

If you've been inspired by the recent Winter Olympics and live in some place colder than Terra Australis, check around your house for some old laptops, string 'em together and you've got yourself a snowboard!
Apple iPad due in Australia in late April

Apple has announced that the iPad in both its 3G and Wi-Fi forms will go on sale in Australia in late April 2010.
'Mission Impossible'-style thieves raid US store

Thieves in the US have raided a local Best Buy store Mission Impossible-style and made off with US$26,000 of Apple laptops.

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DIYs and How-to

Windows Starter Kit 2010: Must-have PC apps

Bought a new PC but hate the bloatware it comes with? We've sourced the best free Windows apps to increase your productivity.
Home cinema systems: Are kits or components right for you?

Whether you want to buy a home theatre in a box or go the components route, you'll need to decide which way is best for you right from the start.
Record audio with your computer

Learn the basics of recording voice and music onto a computer using microphones, audio cables and USB adapters.
What is an FM modulator?

Want sweet iPod tunes in your car, but don't want the static and tinny sound generated by many FM transmitters? There is another way and it doesn't involve an expensive new sound system.

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Downloads

Remote Audio

Hear audio from a remote computer over a network.
Compaq Deskpro 4000 Audio Drivers for ESS 1868

Install the Compaq Deskpro 4000/6000 audio drivers for Windows NT 3.5x.
OneScan

Use Apple's OneScanner with Photoshop.
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live/Live Value Driver (Windows 95/98)

Update your Sound Blaster Live or Live Value with the latest Windows 95/98 drivers.