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Home cinema systems: Are kits or components right for you?

Whether you want to buy a home theatre in a box or go the components route, you'll need to decide which way is best for you right from the start.

Best sports games

Most of us aren't born with the ball-thwacking ability of Tiger Woods, the wheel twirling skills of Michael Schumacher or the heading ability of Tim Cahill.

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Reviews

TomTom One 140

Same, same but slightly better than before. Quicker responses and lane guidance justify slight premium over fourth-gen One.
TomTom XL Traffic (2nd generation)

Compact, correctable, good looking and easy to use, the TomTom XL is a great portable GPS. For AU$100 more there's this Traffic version with, uhh, traffic messaging built-in.
Uniden Trax 350

Available only through Harvey Norman stores, the Trax 350 has a 3.5-inch screen, 3D terrain, 3D landmarks and safety camera locations. It misses out on the Bluetooth hands-free of the 353 model, which is available everywhere.
Garmin Nuvi 760

If you're in the market for a GPS navigator with an FM transmitter and MP3 playback, not to mention excellent safety camera warnings, the Nuvi 760 is the one to go for.
Garmin Nuvi 260W

A good, easy to use GPS, with great verbal speed and red light camera warnings which, unfortunately, aren't installed by default.
Uniden Trax 430

Uniden's Trax 430 has a 4.3-inch screen, Bluetooth hands-free, 3D terrain and landmarks, and safety camera locations.
Uniden Trax 353

The mid-range Trax 353 has a 3.5-inch screen, 3D landmarks and terrain, safety camera locations and Bluetooth hands-free. Oddly enough the 4.3-inch 430 model is identically priced.
Uniden Trax 325

Uniden's entry-level Trax GPS model has a 3.5-inch screen, text-to-speech and, well, not much else. It misses out on safety camera locations, 3D terrain and 3D landmarks that are available in the rest of the range.

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Features

Best strategy games

Are you a general in training? Someone who prefers to direct the battle, even if you sometimes zoom in for the final kill? Sounds like you're a strategy player. Launch your own epic conflict with these top strategy games.
Best first-person shooter games

For the elite gamer nothing beats a first-person shooter. Whether battling alien hordes or human armies, there's something for everyone who wants to pick up a gun and fight (digitally, of course).
Best role-playing games

If you live to battle with thousands of fellow warriors, then you're an RPG fan. A genre most at home on the PC, role-playing games are sneaking on to consoles as well, giving fantasy fans of all kinds something to get excited about.
Best GPS-enabled mobile phones

While it could be argued they're not as robust as in-car sat-navs, these GPS-enabled mobile phones can help you find your bearings when you're on the move.

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News

BigTinCan Maps helps you fix your street

A new open-source mapping app goes beyond guiding you from A to B, allowing you to fix maps on the fly and clean up your community in the process.
Google Maps, finally with Aussie traffic

It's taken a while, but it's finally here: Google Maps now includes real-time Australian traffic info.
Nokia N97 ships with Aussie apps

During the launch of the N97, Nokia demonstrated some of the Aussie apps available for its flagship smartphone.
Google map tracks deadly bushfires in Victoria

Engineers create a Flash map to keep track of the fires and help reduce the traffic burden to official sites coordinating emergency services.

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DIYs and How-to

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.
Wipe your hard drive clean

Get out your virtual scrub brush and let's get busy.
GPS buyer's guide

Prices for GPS devices and apps have come down in the last year and many of us are looking at jumping on the bandwagon. We take a look at how it works, why you should (or shouldn't) buy a GPS, as well as key features to look out for.
Digital camera buying guide

So you're looking for a brand new compact digital camera? CNET Australia is here to help with our guide to choosing and buying a compact digital camera.

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Downloads

RouteBuddy

GPS-enabled road and off-road maps.
Bing for iPhone

Search with Bing on the iPhone or iPod Touch.
Google Hybrid Maps Downloader

Get and combine hybrid images of Google maps.
Netpas Distance

Calculate your port to port distance and point to point distance to find the shortest route.

Get (laptop) smart before you buy

Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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.
Whereis® maps

If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.