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Netbooks: Mini laptops, max portability
Netbooks are excellent secondary laptops, or if you're always on the road and need portability but not necessarily performance. We round-up the best we've seen so far.
Why buy a Windows Phone over an iPhone?
The upcoming release of Windows Mobile 6.5 promises a huge leap forward in usability for users of Microsoft's mobile platform, but is it enough to lure punters away from the competition?
Reviews
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Asus Eee PC T91
Asus does a good job of combining a netbook and a touchscreen in the Eee PC T91, even if the system hits a couple of first-generation snags.
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Asus Eee PC 1004DN
Asus' Eee PC 1004DN seems to be the final word in netbook computing, but then stumbles at the last moment due to the stratospheric price.
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Asus Eee PC 1000HE
The Asus Eee PC 1000HE is a good 10-inch netbook; while we're hanging out for the higher-resolution HP Mini 2140, this is definitely one of the better 10-inch netbooks on the market.
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Asus Eee PC S101
Asus packs the same basic components found in other Netbooks into a stylish, slim chassis for a modest premium in price, with some unfortunate keyboard-layout compromises.
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ASUS EeePC 1000H
The Eee PC 1000 is a fabulous machine. It precariously straddles the line between netbook and ultraportable, but it's well equipped, well designed and great for those who need a laptop on the move.
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Asus EeePC 900
The Asus EeePC 900 is an excellent update to the EeePC 701, and a fantastic purchase.
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Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu is very user-friendly but not right for everyone. Oddly, both casual and advanced users will find this operating system wonderful, while day-to-day users may rail against Ubuntu's incompatibility with certain popular software applications.
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Genji: Days of the Blade
While this action adventure game flexes a bit of the PlayStation 3's graphical muscle with its mythical Japanese scenery, its rather shallow, derivative gameplay makes it difficult to recommend.
Features
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Contrasting Windows: New feature comparison
Since 2002 when Microsoft introduced Windows XP, its operating system upgrades have caused a wide range of reactions. In this chart, we compare the major features in each OS and look at Windows' progress over the years.
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Last-minute quirky gadget gifts
We're getting down to the wire as far as Christmas gifts are concerned, but here are some last-minute options if you'd like to spoil a tech head.
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Windows Vista: Versions compared
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Windows Vista pros and cons
What you'll love and hate about Windows Vista.
News
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Eee PC maker Asus goes gadget
Taiwanese company, Asus, finds itself smack in the middle of a transition from components maker to serious contender in PCs and accessories. Could Asus be an Acer in the making?
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Wiimote hack improves real-life tennis game
Mans Shapshak, an avid tennis player as well as a gear hacker, has come up with a novel way to combine fake tennis with real tennis to improve his real-world game using a hacked Wiimote.
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Google announces Chrome OS
Google has announced the creation of the Google Chrome Operating System project, with the goal to build a Linux-based OS available for purchase on netbooks in the second half of 2010.
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Asus working on a low-cost Eee smartphone?
In a recent interview, Asustek chairman Jonney Shih revealed that the company is working on an Eee smartphone to match its popular range of low-cost netbooks.
DIYs and How-to
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Dual boot Windows XP and Vista
Already got XP installed, but want to try Vista? Here's how to run both at once.
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Having fun with Windows Vista
Windows Vista Media Center: There's more to Windows Vista than file structure and graphics engines.
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CNET.com.au's quick guide to Windows Vista's new file system
Windows Vista stands to challenge how we think about files and file storage, allowing users to tag, organise, and search content in new ways.
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CNET.com.au's quick guide to handheld operating systems
In this quick guide, we take a look at the functionality and applications of the four main handheld operating systems -- Palm, Windows Mobile, Symbian and BlackBerry.
Downloads
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SilverScreen
SilverScreen 3.4 offers new Dynamicon animated icons. Experience the next generation of application management.
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Smart Partition Recovery
Recover deleted logical disks on your own.
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A-Squared Anti-Malware
Enhance your PC defenses with extra shield against malware.
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VMware Fusion
Run windows & other x86 systems side-by-side with os x.
The Explain Series
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Get (laptop) smart before you buy
Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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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.
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Whereis® maps
If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.
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Commonwealth Bank Mobile Banking
Bank anywhere, anytime. Learn more.
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Nokia Navigation
The introduction of GPS adds a new dimension of 'social navigation'.
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| Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB | 35 plans |  1% |
| Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB | 35 plans | 2% |
| Nokia N97 | 42 plans |  4% |
| Sony Ericsson Satio | 6 plans | 2% |
| Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | 35 plans | 1% |
| Apple mobile phones | 4% |
| Nokia mobile phones | 6% |
| Sony Ericsson mobile phones | 1% |
| Samsung mobile phones | 2% |
| Blackberry mobile phones | 1% |
