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Olympus Mju 1060

In this season of offerings, we've noticed two growing trends among manufacturers: touchscreen-enabled or ultra-high resolution point-and-shoots. But Olympus' latest darling in its Mju family, the Mju 1060 has neither. So does this new shooter have what it takes to pit itself against other more sophisticated compacts?

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Chrome (beta)

Google has rethought the Internet browser — some of its basic underpinnings are quite novel — but users will recognise some features as they exist in other, open-source browsers on the market today.

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Lexmark X4650

Students on a budget should consider the X4650, but only against the vast raft of other MFDs on the market.

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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 isn't perfect, but it's the best dictation software available. We don't find this upgrade necessary for the most basic dictation, although new features may benefit heavily-accented English speakers and those who rely heavily on voice commands.

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Freshtel's VoIP dreams turn into a nightmare?

Australian internet telephony minnow Freshtel, a consumer player that recently started providing enterprise services, today revealed to the ASX it had depleted around half its cash reserves over the past year.

KNFB Reader: life-changing technology

With its startling accuracy and portability, the KNFB reading technology has the power to change lives.

PC Tools to be poor man's Norton

Computer security giant Symantec this week said it would not integrate the software of recent acquisition PC Tools into its mainstream Norton suite, instead using the products as its low-cost option for countries such as India and China.

Symantec wants another chance

Computer security firm Symantec this week claimed 300 changes in the new versions of Norton Internet Security and Antivirus would address past performance problems.

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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.

Eight tips to make your home eco-friendly

Cnet.com.au's top tips to turn your home into a more eco-friendly household.

Digital photo basics

Whether you've just bought a digital camera or are in the market for one, you'll learn the basics of buying and using a digicam in this introductory primer on digital photography.

How to rip audio from concert DVDs

There are many ways to rip audio from a live concert DVD so you can listen to the songs on your iPod, but here are two that are free and both Mac and PC compatible.

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The best smartphone is...

Read all the latest reviews but still confused about what smartphone to buy? In our most comprehensive comparison of business-focused smartphones, we've broken down our rating criteria so you can find the best phone based on the criteria you consider most valuable.

Naked DSL: Australian service provider roundup

This roundup of thirteen of Australia's largest internet service providers looks into who's got naked DSL broadband already, who doesn't, and who wants to.

BD-Live: Blu-ray's secret weapon or bust?

With Disney set to make BD-Live available on all its new releases we look at the technology behind this Blu-ray feature and whether it's worth having.

Is it time to go HD?

Want to know whether HD is worth it yet? Here is our look at what's changed in the world of high-def lately — and what's on the horizon.

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Beacon Auditor 1.5

Perform fast and accurate network assessments for your clients.

Sunshine Acres

Cultivate your land, harvest crop, and make effort to earn money.

Slingpage 1.2

Surf the Web with friends by 'slinging' pages in a single click.

EZ-Format for Excel 7.2

Create worksheets better suited for viewing, printing and analysis in a fraction of time it manually takes.

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