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Desktop digest: 13 things you need to know to buy the perfect desktop

Despite the laptop gaining strength as the PC du jour in recent times, the desktop still has a place in the home. Here are our top 25 things to consider before buying or building your own desktop.

Apple MacBook (Spring 2009)

The Apple MacBook may look the same as before, but it's had a Spring makeover and is now a better deal than ever.

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Reviews

Brutal Legend

This amazing tribute to metal delivers a hugely entertaining gaming experience despite missing a few chords.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

With an exhilarating campaign, intense cooperative mode and addictive multiplayer competition, Uncharted 2 is a complete game that is completely awesome.
Beaterator (PSP)

Beaterator is a music-sequencer for the PSP. It combines hundreds of loops and an unexpected level of depth to give you a full music creation experience.
Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium)

Windows 7 is more than what Vista should have been — it's where Microsoft needed to go. How much damage Vista did and whether Windows 7 is enough for people to finally abandon Windows XP are questions that nobody has the answers to right now.
Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional)

Windows 7 looks like the operating system that we've all been waiting for. Despite its imperfections, it shows a lot of promise for the future while presenting a stable platform that can compete comfortably with OS X.
Dvico TViX HD R-3300 HD Digital Jukebox + Ultimate PVR

TViX's supposedly HD PVR promises to be the "ultimate" PVR. We can't help thinking that "basic" would have been a better appellation.
Microsoft Windows 7 (Ultimate)

Windows 7 looks like the operating system that we've all been waiting for. Despite its imperfections, it shows a lot of promise for the future while presenting a stable platform that can compete comfortably with OS X.
Panasonic DMP-B15

The Panasonic DMP-B15 is Australia's first portable Blu-ray player and features an 8.9-inch screen and LAN network functions.

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Features

The best mobile processor is...

Today's notebooks come with a vast range of processors, but will they give you the best performance? Our comprehensive review benchmarks 19 of the latest mobile processors, giving you an insight into the best chips on the market.
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.
Windows Vista: One year on

Craig Simms wades through the mess that is still Windows Vista.
CNET Labs' Dream PC

We started with a custom-painted case, then sought out the most powerful PC components we could find to make our desktop dream a reality.

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News

Cisco adds social networking to its forte

Two years after it first started courting big media companies, Cisco Systems will finally launch a new product to help these companies harness the power of social networking and connect their brands to fans.
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ spins to 360, PS3

Genco and 7 Studios team with Quincy Jones III on hip-hop rhythm game next spring; Numark on-board for turntable peripheral.
Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client finally gets calendar

Mozilla Foundation has finally integrated the Lightning calendar to its latest incarnation of open-source e-mail client, Thunderbird 3.0. Users can also expect improved search.
Yahoo rejects Microsoft's bid

Board unanimously concludes that Microsoft's half-stock, half-cash offer "substantially undervalues" Yahoo.

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DIYs and How-to

Throw the ultimate dance party

Start with whiz-bang DJ software, ladle on some thumping MP3s, top with small, intense speakers, and voilÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¡! You've got your own dance party.

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Downloads

Clinical ENT 2010

A medical reference text for practicing clinicians to quickly gather diagnostic, differentials, work-ups, and detailed treatment plans for a myriad...
Triv

The ultimate Palm trivia game with Trillionaire, Trivia Pizza, Triv Grid, Triv Tac Toe, & Quick Quiz games, over 25,000 multiple choice &...
YourOtherMind

Store and tag ideas or research, track submissions, brainstorm.
MONOPOLY Classic

Play classic Monopoly on your phone! Enjoy exciting Monopoly action anytime with all the original locations, tokens and rules.

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.