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How to upgrade your laptop
If you've ever wondered if you can get extra life out of your laptop by upgrading your hardware, there are some options open to you.
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.
Reviews
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Altec Lansing inMotion Classic
The Altec Lansing inMotion Classic offers a stylish way to play your iPod or iPhone around your home. It sounds remarkable for its size, but it lacks the low-end oomph of a larger system.
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TiVo 320 Media Device
The TiVo 320 Media Device has received a little storage bump, and despite competition from Sony's PlayTV it is still one of the best value-for-money PVRs on the market.
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WD My Passport Elite 500GB
Desktop users who need a portable drive will find the My Passport Elite endearing, although the dock could stand to be a little more user friendly.
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WD My Passport Essential SE 1TB
Western Digital's 1TB Passport drive isn't pretty or cheap, but its bland look belies the storage and backup goodies within.
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Canon Legria HF20
As far as mid-range camcorders go, there's not much to fault the Canon Legria HF20 for; the image quality is good, the autofocus speedy and feature list fairly full.
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LaCie Starck Mobile
LaCie clearly spent a lot of time designing the look and feel of the Starck Mobile Hard Drive, but it trips up on the basic essentials like weight, ease of use, cost per gigabyte and transfer speed.
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Flip MinoHD
Although ultimate image quality and features are sacrificed on the altar of price and pocketability, the MinoHD should be on casual videographers shortlists.
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LaCie Starck
External hard drives get trendy, with the fashion touch of famed French designer Philippe Starck.
Features
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Top 5 tips for buying a PVR
So you've finally ditched your VHS recorder but are unsure what to replace it with. We look at the five features you should be looking at when buying a PVR.
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CNET's mega touchscreen showdown
Choosing a touchscreen smartphone is getting more and more difficult, with fierce competition delivering excellent new features to the super desirable handsets. Which phone will stand out as the best touchscreen smartphone?
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MacBook Pro vs. the PC competition
Mac or PC? The war rages on. We've thrown the most recent 13-inch MacBook Pro and the closest PC to a Mac we've seen, the Asus U80V, into the ring for an all out brawl.
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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?
News
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Sony Ericsson unveils T707
Though Sony Ericsson is promising that it won't be introducing any new phones at the CTIA show next week, the company did unveil a new model on Thursday in Miami. The Sony Ericsson T707 offers a sleek flip design with multimedia features, and it has the official endorsement of tennis player Maria Sharapova.
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Seagate's new living-room accessory
Western Digital recently released an HD media player, and now Seagate's followed suit with a similar product, the Seagate FreeAgent Theatre HD media player, which connects to your TV and plays back video, pictures and music from external storage devices.
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Pogoplug puts any hard drive on the internet
The Pogoplug is a simple and relatively cheap box that plugs into an external hard drive (or flash drive) via USB, and also into your home's internet connection.
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Iomega announces Home Media Network Drive
This year's CES saw the release of Iomega's Home Media Network Drive, a new addition to its line of external storage devices with a few simple changes.
DIYs and How-to
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Laptop lowdown: 25 things you need to know to buy the perfect notebook
In the market for a new notebook? Check out our list of 25 things you need to consider before you hit the shops.
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Apple iCal: An insider's guide
iCal is Apple's personal calendar program to help organise work and personal lives. In this guide we'll show you the basics of the calendar service, integrating it with other Mac software, syncing your calendar to mobile devices, and sharing your schedule.
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XP to Vista: How to transfer your data
In this quick guide we'll show you how to transfer your files and settings from an aging Windows XP computer to a new Vista machine.
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How to reset and update Foxtel HD+
Want to make sure you've got the latest software for your Foxtel iQ2, or just need to reset it if something goes wrong? Follow our easy guide.
Downloads
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Canto Cumulus
Server/client digital asset management.
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Twin
Flexible online backup solution.
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BestSync 2009
Synchronize and backup files and mails automatically by Net, FTP, or USB.
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SmartSync Pro
Backup and synchronize your important data.
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.
Image Galleries
| Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB | 35 plans |  1% |
| Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB | 35 plans |  3% |
| Nokia N97 | 41 plans | 2% |
| Sony Ericsson Satio | 12 plans | 1% |
| Blackberry Curve 8520 | 6 plans | 1% |
| Apple mobile phones | 3% |
| Nokia mobile phones | 1% |
| Sony Ericsson mobile phones | 1% |
| Blackberry mobile phones | 2% |
| Samsung mobile phones | 2% |
