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Shanzhai ji: All you need to know about fake phones
A behind-the-scenes look at a Chinese "Shanzhai" market, where you can get an iPhone in any colour or shape and with features Apple doesn't offer. But what are the drawbacks of these unofficial phones?
Yamaha YHT-492AU
Yamaha presents the YHT-492AU, a complete home theatre system in one big box, which is a fine choice if you're after no-fuss home theatre shopping.
Reviews
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Fujifilm FinePix Z30
Unless you're a social networking addict and child of the YouTube era, you won't find much use for the FinePix Z30. The novel aspects don't make up for the clunky buttons, slow performance and noisy images at all.
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Polk Audio SurroundBar 360 DVD Theatre
The Polk Audio SurroundBar 360 DVD Theatre delivers excellent sound from a single speaker bar, with the lack of built-in Blu-ray being the only real sticking point.
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ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2
The ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 shows promise, but we would still wait until AMD works out the kinks before handing over your hard earned.
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Apple Mac Pro (2x 2.8GHz Quad Core Xeon, 2GB RAM)
The Mac Pro is still near the pinnacle of workstation machines, elegantly fusing style, power and features.
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Sony Ericsson W660i
Another Walkman branded music phone from Sony Ericsson, the W660i features 3G connectivity, a 2-megapixel camera and support for RSS feeds.
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Acer AT4220B
Acer's 42" LCD TV offers exceptional value for a low asking price.
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Apple Mac Pro
Apple's Mac Pro has design innovations that we hope will cross over to other systems. Its performance is as strong as you'd expect for a system in its class, and it's priced right, too. You might need more flexibility in your config options, especially for 3D design, but otherwise, the Mac Pro is as solid a professional-class PC as we've seen.
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i-mate JASJAR
Despite its unsavoury aesthetics, the JASJAR is an ideal companion for the mobile professional that needs to input large amounts of data on the go.
Features
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CNET.com.au's digital SLR superguide
Digital SLR cameras have opened up a world of new opportunities in photography. This guide will walk you through the choices and let you take your images to the next level.
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Newbie's guide to Facebook
What is Facebook and why should you use it?
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Valentine's Day downloads
Prepare for Cupid's big day with a collection of romantically inspired software downloads and games.
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Frequent Photo Flubs: 15 picture pitfalls and how to avoid them
Brighter brights and whiter whites! Find out how to get the best pictures in our handy guide.
News
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AMD introduces Dragon PC gaming platform and new Phenom II CPUs
With today's launch of its new Phenom II desktop chips, AMD also announced its new Dragon platform. Dragon marries Phenom II with the Radeon HD 4800-line of 3D cards and AMD's 790-series chipsets into a complete gaming PC.
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HP shrinks Firebird gaming PC with Voodoo
News of HP's new Firebird gaming PC leaked a few weeks ago, but the rumour has been confirmed as HP announces Firebird with VoodooDNA.
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DIY games for the Xbox
Microsoft released free developer tools on Monday that will allow amateurs to make their own video games.
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I wish I was a punk rocker with MySpace friends to spare
Lately there has been a bunch of musicians who have risen to rapid fame via the Internet. Are they self-styled artists, or a PR-created crock?
DIYs and How-to
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Renovating? Don't forget to network
Been doing a bit of renovating? Before you install the plasterboard and start painting, consider spending an afternoon to run a local area network (LAN) through your house.
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Print, save and organise your digital photos
Learn how to organise your images so that they're easy to find, safely backed up, optimised for printing and much more. Once your digital photographs are transferred to your PC, learn how to "process" them for the best possible results.
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Scanning photo basics
Learn the best methods for scanning a photo into your PC. This guide will get you up and running with your scanner and show you how to get the best-quality results for scanning and sharing your photos online.
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Print labels for CDs and DVDs
Spruce up those boring white labels on the CD/DVD you burn for fun or profit, with easy to use CD labelling software.
Downloads
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FLIP Flash Album Free
Create a digital photo album.
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Acoolsoft PPT to Flash
Create Web-friendly flash movies from PPT presentations.
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iRecover
Recover data from corrupt and reformatted volumes or deleted files.
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BC Excel Server 2008 Enterprise-Complete
Integrate MS Excel and SQL Server into network-based information platform.























