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HD Olympics: A look behind the scenes

We take a tour through the International Broadcast Centre at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, plus see some of the technology employed at the Olympic venues.

What's hot in AV: CEDIA 2008

The CEDIA 2008 show on the Gold Coast is the closest thing we have to CES in Vegas, and we went along to find some of Australia's newest AV gear.

Exposure: Daniel Reitsma

Daniel Reitsma specialises in shooting cities around the world, and captures their essence by taking all images in the series of his selected locale within a 24-hour time period.

New Mazda RX-8 gets angry

Mazda's RX-8, the four-door "coupe" with a rotary engine, has been fed some angry pills during its recent facelift.

Hummer, Cadillac and Cosmo phones

Are you an ardent fan of Hummer's H-series four-wheel drives, Cadillac's sleek CTS sedan or Cosmo's sealed section? Well now you can get a mobile phone that's dressed and styled just like your favourite four-wheeler or magazine.

Photos: Porsche gives 911 a serious tech update

Porsche has refreshed its iconic 911 model. The most significant changes, though, are under the skin with its new navigation system and dual-clutch transmission the headline acts.

Small is big at Computex 2008

If there is one category of product which is capturing the imaginations and desires of consumers, it would have to be sub-notebooks. Here's a gallery of some on show at Computex.

Photos: Mazda 2 now with three doors

If you could sum up the latest Mazda 2 in one hackneyed phrase it would be "less is more". Smaller, lighter and funkier than before, it's been an unqualified hit for the Hiroshima-based car maker. Now there's a 2 that offers even less ... or is that more?

Olympus auctions celebrity photos for charity

In a partnership with the Fred Hollows Foundation, Olympus is auctioning celebrity photos on eBay to raise money for the charity.

Photos: BMW 1-Series coupe. The 2002 for 2008?

Our love of small, sporty, luxurious German saloons — think BMW 3-Series, Mercedes C-Class and Audi A4 — can be traced back to the BMW 2002 coupe of the late 60s. BMW says it's revived the spirit of that car with its 1-Series coupe, on sale here in late May.

Photos: Nissan Denki Cube concept

Nissan's Cube is one of the company's coolest models, especially compared to the eye-wateringly awkward Tiida. Now the house of GT-R has brought forth an all-electric concept version of its funk mobile.

Photos: Mazda Australia aims to hit a second 6

The new Mazda 6 has now arrived in Australia. Expect to see it in driveways, shopping centres and high streets all over our brown nation.

Photos: Classic car cavalcade going under the hammer

On the final day of the 2008 Brisbane Auto Show, a number of classic cars will be going under the hammer. There's everything from a Holden FJ to muscle and vintage cars.

Photos: Brisbane Motor Show debutants

At this year's Brisbane Motor Show several cars made their Australian debuts, including the Subaru WRX STi, Fiat Ritmo and BMW 135i coupe.

Tata Nano, the sub-AU$3,000 car

Ratan Tata set his engineers the task of building a car under 100,000 rupees to put his countrymen on four wheels. This and other highlights from the New Delhi Auto Expo.

Photos: Snazzy mobile phones at CES

Pictures of the various wonderful mobile phones of CES 2008, including this year's best-in-show: the Motorola Rokr E8.

Photo gallery: Archos 605

The Archos 605 Wi-Fi PVP is the must-have gadget for anyone spending a lot of time in planes, trains or automobiles (as passengers, of course).

Nokia's holiday handsets

At its Sydney headquarters this week Nokia spilled forth a Santa sack of new devices for the holiday season, including new XpressMusic models and the much-anticipated 8GB version of its N95 handset.

CNET.com.au goes to the 2007 Sydney Motor Show

We take some time out from reviewing the latest GPSes to have a look around this year's Australian International Motor Show and find some cars we'd love to be driving, if we had a sack full of hundred-dollar bills.

Up close with the Xbox 360 Elite

CNET.com.au received a neat little suprise in the mail recently -- a brand new Xbox 360 Elite. The Elite isn't due to hit Aussie shops until August 30, so in the meantime, check out some pictures we took of our new in-office unit.

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