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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.
Best DAB+ digital radios
Digital radio is finally here, but what equipment do you need to receive it? We look at eight different receivers to find the best.
Reviews
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Philips GoGear Mix (4GB)
The GoGear Mix is exactly what people are looking for in an MP3 player. It's easy to load with music, simple to operate and a pleasure to listen to.
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Philips GoGear Aria (8GB)
The GoGear Aria may be cheaper than a comparable iPod Nano, but it's leagues behind in terms of quality.
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Philips DC350 iPod Dock
The DC350 features a wide-range of connectivity options, but is far too expensive for the low quality sound it produces.
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Philips GoGear Opus
The slow interface probably kills what would have been an excellent player with decent format support and great sound quality.
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Altec Lansing Orbit iM237
We like the new and improved version of Altec Lansing's portable single speaker, the Orbit MP3, better than the previous model, but it costs a bit more.
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Dell Studio One 19
There's a decent but not great PC hiding behind the Studio One 19's touchscreen gimmickry.
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Virgin VMX
The VMX is a phone with many shortcomings, but most of these are outweighed by the AU$99 price tag. For most people who just need the basics, the VMX will do the trick.
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BenQ nScreen i91
BenQ's nettop looks affordable on the surface, but you're still paying a premium for a low-powered desktop machine.
Features
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Best high-capacity MP3 players
Music hoarders rejoice! Here are a few picks of the top players for those large collections.
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Four touchscreen MP3 players
The iPod Touch may get all the glory, but a few other touchscreen MP3 players have recently crept into the mix. Here are a few available now.
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Best tiny MP3 players
When it comes to tiny MP3 players, flash chip-based players are where it's at. We choose some of the tiniest, cutest models on the market.
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Best portable mobile phone speakers
People love sharing their music when they are out and about. We check out the best portable speakers to use with your music-playing mobile phone.
News
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Facebook-Twitter integration comes to iTunes
One of Apple's smaller announcements at Wednesday's music-focused event was that you can now share your deepest iTunes hopes and dreams through Facebook and Twitter.
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No Beatles on iTunes tomorrow
An EMI executive has come out and said there'll be no Liverpudlian love on iTunes for Beatles Day.
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Apple to offer ready-made ringtones
The company has obtained the licences to sell pre-cut ringtones and may roll them out in time for 9 September press event, music industry sources said.
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Beatles perfect storm on 9 September 2009?
For the first time, the Beatles' entire catalogue will be released, in stereo, in one fully digitally remastered collection. Will an iTunes announcement happen the same day?
DIYs and How-to
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Advanced iTunes: Get more from the software
Here's a collection of four tips for getting more out of the software — using multiple libraries on a single machine, the best uses for Smart Playlists, getting true CD-quality rips from your CD, and tips for getting perfect album art.
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TuneUp your iTunes music library
Does your iTunes library have lots of songs with missing tags and cover art? TuneUp Companion is a plug-in for iTunes that does all the tedious tagging and cover art retrieval work for you.
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Get songs and playlists off the iPhone
It's easy to get songs on to an iPhone; it's notoriously hard to get them off. Whenever you plug someone else's iPhone or iPod into a computer, iTunes wants to erase everything on that player. Here's an easy way to get your songs and videos off your iPhone.
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mp3HD: New lossless MP3 format explained
The lossless "hybrid" MP3 format not only offers the sound detail lost in a normal MP3, but remains compatible with your existing MP3 player or iPod.
Downloads
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Focus MP3 Recorder Pro
Record and edit any sound played via your sound card.
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LameXP
Deploy a graphical front-end for the LAME MP3, Ogg Vorbis and Nero AAC audio encoders.
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MetatOGGer
Manage, organize, tag, and rename MP3, OGG, and other files.
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File Renamer Turbo
Rename your files, folders and set MP3 tags.
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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