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Rickroll virus targets iPhones

An Australian has released a virus for the Apple iPhone, ikee, which replaces the infected device's background picture with an image of Rick Astley.

Nokia's N-Gage gaming service is set to close towards the end of 2010 as the company focuses its application downloads through the Ovi Store.

Lenovo ThinkPad X200

It lacks some basic features you may require — touch pad, optical drive — but the 12.1-inch ThinkPad X200 offers strong performance and the longest battery life we've seen.
Imagine Detective Adventures

Here's a tech-savvy teenage detective who solves mysteries through a mix of wit and karate.
LG Crystal GD900

We love the clear touchpad, both for its good looks and intuitive gestures, and we think the Crystal makes a good mobile phone. Shame its camera is a stinker.
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.
D-Link DSM-210 10-inch Wireless Internet Photo Frame

D-Link's wireless enabled photo frame tries to be all things to all people. What it ends up being is pretty awful.
Motorola VE538

The VE538 makes a great phone for someone who doesn't expect the extras. Motorola keeps the price of the VE538 low, but leaves out important accessories to do so.
Flock 2.5

Flock's differentiator is the way it integrates other services into the main browser frame — almost everything you'd want to do on the social web is already built in.
Zoho Writer 2.0

Zoho Writer 2.0 provides one of the richest feature sets of any online word processor, now more accessible thanks to an interface revamp. And, of course, it's free...

Twitter desktop round-up: Top 5 free apps compared

Forgo Twitter.com's dreaded "fail whale". How? Tweet from the desktop. It's more reliable at times, and sophisticated desktop apps are packed with useful management features.
The top 10 songs the web brought back

Thanks to iTunes, YouTube, Guitar Hero and the like, it's possible for long-forgotten music to be revived in a big way — even if it had disappeared from the airwaves for a reason.
Cloud computing: An introduction

Cloud computing: a marketing buzzword or the future of the web? We take a look at the basics, including the dangers lurking in the cloud.
Twitter search sites: The three best, and all the rest

When you want to know what's happening on the web right now, Google won't cut it. These sites will.

TomTom iPhone car kit now in US, UK, EU

TomTom's car mounting cradle for iPhone has been quietly snuck into the Apple Store. Unfortunately for us antipodeans, though, that's overseas Apple Stores, not the local version.
Start your car from your iPhone

Car security company Directed Electronics has unveiled a new iPhone application that lets customers control parts of their Viper SmartStart-enabled vehicle from their iPhone or iPod Touch.
Toyota FT-86 to feature in GT5

The line of cars headed for Gran Turismo 5 keeps growing, with Toyota's FT-86 concept coupe the latest to be added to the list.
Microsoft introduces 'Starter' version of Office

The new ad-supported, limited feature version of Office will come preloaded on certain new PCs. The replacement for Microsoft Works is one of several new ways Microsoft is trying to create new customers for its productivity suite.

YouTube: Guide to advanced features

YouTube is massively popular and incredibly simple to use, but it also has a few powerful features that are tucked away. This guide aims to help you learn how to use some of these advanced features and to serve as a simple reference page.
Mac Starter Kit: Must-have apps

Out of the box, a new Mac is loaded with cool apps to get you started, but it doesn't come with everything you'll need. Check out our round-up of apps that Mac users count on every day and aren't included in the initial set-up.
Lumix DMC-LX3 lens cap mod

The lens cap for Panasonic's LX3 has been a problem for many photographers in the past. Now, an innovative new solution has been found to help protect the glass on this camera.
Five ways to make digital music sing

Dissatisfied with the listening experience offered by today's cheap, one-off music downloads? Here are five suggestions for hearing music the way it's meant to be heard.

PIxetell

Quickly add voice, screen recordings and video to e-mail or documents.
Squidoo

Manage and improve your Squidoo search.
LoginStar

Remember a password, then simple and fast login in each kind of website.
CuteRank Free Edition

Check and track Web site rankings on multiple search engines.

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.
Commonwealth Bank Mobile Banking

Bank anywhere, anytime. Learn more.
Nokia Navigation

The introduction of GPS adds a new dimension of 'social navigation'.