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LG Shine Bar (KE770)

The Shine Bar shares the celebrity good-looks of its parent phone, but a few basic flaws hold it back from being truly desirable, even for the budget price tag.

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Sony Ericsson K660i

The K660i shares most of its specs with budget-priced phones, with the addition of HSDPA data speeds, and minus the budget price tag.

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Sony Ericsson T303

With its cute shape and mirror finish the T303 looks set to continue Sony Ericsson's success with low-spec pre-paid phones.

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Toshiba Satellite M200 (Core 2 Duo 1.5GHz, 1GB RAM)

Toshiba's M200 feels great, but doesn't stand out against an oncoming slew of budget competitors.

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Sagem my411x

Poor call quality ruins an otherwise sexy and affordable handset.

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Conroy gives rural ISPs guidance on bush broadband

Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy has issued a new set of guidelines for ISPs servicing rural and regional Australia, on the back of the Federal government's decision to extend the Australian Broadband Guarantee as part of last Tuesday's budget.

ISP filtering to get Fed govt subsidy: Budget 08

ISPs will be granted a one-off government subsidy towards the cost of installing filtering technology as part of the Rudd government's AU$125.8 million cybersafety plan.

Rural broadband guarantee extended till 2012

The government has extended its subsidy to help rural Australians establish a broadband connection by four years.

Broadband network big ticket item in budget

Senator Conroy says the proposed national broadband network will rival the Snowy Mountains hydro scheme in terms of scale and significance.

Sony Ericsson G502, Z780: interesting inside, boring outside

As if the numerous events happening concurrently aren't enough to keep us busy, Sony Ericsson decided to pile it on by dropping a couple of new handsets on us.

DIY: Protect your PDA screen

If you're on a tight budget or have some free time on your hands, you can make your own PDA screen protector. Here's how.

Digital SLRs that won't break the bank

Remember when it was common to drop AU$1,000 on a nice digital point-and-shoot? These days, for around the same outlay, you can pick up a digital SLR camera.

Best budget mobile phones

While sales for smartphones rise there will still be an enduring market of people looking for simple phones that do the basics well.

Canon 400D vs 450D vs 1000D

Canon's announcement of its new entry-level digital SLR today marks the end of its most popular dSLR, the 400D. Check out our comparison of the 400D, 450D and new 1000D to see what's improved and what the 450D still has over its brand-new baby brother.

Best printers for homes on a budget

Whether you need a printer for your school work, personal documents, or work-at-home business, chances are you're looking for the best bang for your buck. Check out this list of our favourite low-cost printers, and save some of that hard-earned dough!

Laser printers for budget-conscious home offices

Although inkjet printers have been right at home in, well, homes for a long time now, laser printers are still mostly found in offices. Here are some laser printers we found that are a good fit for home offices, for their small footprints and reasonable price tags.

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AceMoney Lite 3.11

Monitor your spending habits and create detailed reports to track your money.

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Moneydance 2008r2

Keep track of your finances.

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IntelliPenny 2.1

Manage your personal or family finances and budget for future expenses.

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EasyPlanEx 1.50

Evaluate and optimize investment projects and perform financial planning.

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You Need a Budget Pro 2.6.9

Monitor your financial expenses and revenues with a personal budgeting system.