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Carbon fibre explained

Hot cars often sprout bits of carbon fibre on their bonnets, wings and dashboards, but what is this enchanting material? How is it made? And is it all it's cracked up to be?

When it became official last week that General Motors would be entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, we couldn't help but be a bit nostalgic. So we took a tour of GM's photo archives and came up with this somewhat arbitrary showing of classic automotive designs from the company's heyday.

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Reviews

Buzz! Junior: RoboJam

The kids who tested it were hard-pressed to think of anything bad to say about Buzz! Junior: RoboJam.
Onkyo HT-S780

The plus-size Onkyo HT-S780 HTIB delivers sonic power and glory that are simply unavailable in more fashionable systems.

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News

Optus fined $110,000 for spam

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has fined Optus a combined $110,000 for two infringements relating to sending what the authority deemed was SMS spam to mobile phones.
ACMA OK's in-flight mobile plans

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has proposed to permit the installation of in-flight mobile phone systems, which are necessary for Qantas and Virgin Blue plans to offer SMS and GPRS services on an aircraft.
Firecam to help NSW fight bushfires

World-leading surveillance technology placed in a Sydney observation tower will be used to detect bushfires and catch arsonists this summer.
Australian VoIP providers 'must do better on 000'

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has urged VoIP service providers to enable users to access the triple zero emergency call number.

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DIYs and How-to

Firefox hacks

Get the open-source browser under your control with these insider tips.

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Downloads

Bart Stirling's Road To Success by Allen Chapman

Finally Bart Stirlings Road To Success by Allen Chapman is available to read anytime and anywhere you like. No more hassling with carrying bulky...
Bad Blood by Linda Fairstein

Bad BloodLinda FairsteinScribnerJanuary 16, 2007Bad Blood finds Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper deeply involved in a complicated, high-profile...
A Highlander Christmas by Janet Chapman

A Highlander ChristmasJanet ChapmanPocketOctober 27, 2009Camry MacKeage has absolutely no intention of telling her parents that she left her job as...
Bird's-Eye View of the Bible

The Bible is a Lamp to our feet and a light to our pathway. To know it thoroughly is to be kept from stumbling, and to walk in the light is...

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Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.

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