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Concept cars at the 2008 Paris Motor Show

What's a motor show without concept cars? This year the theme was green — we take a look at both the mean and the green.

LG Renoir 8-megapixel camera phone: Photos

Hot on the trail of Samsung's INNOV8, LG has paid a visit to our colleagues in the UK to show its own 8-megapixel camera phone, the LG Renoir.

New HP laptops hope to make a fashion statement

At this week's HP event in Hong Kong, CNET Australia got its first up close and personal look at some of the company's upcoming laptops, from the new scratch-proof Elite Book range and a new female focused netbook by fashion designer Vivienne Tam, as well as several "imprint" Pavilions.

Samsung Omnia: Photo Gallery

We'd heard the rumours, we'd seen the pictures and finally we had a chance to play with Samsung's flagship phone Omnia for ourselves.

Photos: Scorpion supercar to burn petrol and hydrogen

Ronn Motors, based in Texas, is offering a glimpse of a high-end hydrogen-gasoline sports car it hopes to sell by the northern autumn.

Photos: BMW scoops pool at 2008 International Engine of the Year awards

At this year's International Engine of the Year awards, BMW took out five of the 11 categories on offer, while its 3-litre twin-turbo engine also successfully defended the overall title it won last year.

Photos: Driving on Singapore's F1 night track

Revheads stopping by Singapore in the next few months can have a go on the city-state's F1 night track ... virtually, that is. Last week, SingTel, the race's main sponsor, unveiled an interactive simulator and we were there.

Photos: Mitsubishi's electric iMiEV

During press days for the 2008 New York Auto Show, Mitsubishi drove its electric iMiEV up and down the hall. Why? Because it could. While petrol and diesel powered cars are prohibited from driving in the hall, the iMiEV was allowed to troll by the booths of its automotive competitors.

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.

Bamboo concept phone

In response to an online greener gadgets competition, Dutch designer Gert-Jan van Breugel has conceived a fantastic looking phone with components made from completely recyclable bio-plastic and bamboo.

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.

Photos: a closer look at MacBook Air

Fresh from its headline act at Macworld 2008, Apple's latest and sleekest laptop, the MacBook Air, deserves a closer look.

Concept cars at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show

Car makers showed off a huge number of concept cars at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. The cars shown ranged from vehicles that are ready for production to more speculative designs.

Photos: Ford Explorer America Concept

In Detroit, Ford displayed its Explorer America concept car, pointing the way to a slightly cleaner, greener future for one of America's biggest selling cars.

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.

Sony PSP Slim Hands-On Report

CNET.com.au checks out the latest model of the PSP, the PSP2000.

Sony Ericsson announces the K850i, W960i and much more

Sony Ericsson laid down the smackdown that every phone fan was waiting for and announced a whole bunch of new kit on Friday, including an impressive 5-megapixel camera phone and a Walkman phone with a whopping 8GB of on-board memory.

Return and reuse: How Japan recycles televisions and other appliances

Australians are slowly jumping aboard the environmental bandwagon, but in Japan, a law mandating the recycling of home appliances is already six years old.

Xbox 360 Elite

Up close with the newest member of the Xbox family -- the Xbox 360 Elite, an upgraded version of the console which comes with HDMI capabilities and a 120GB hard drive.

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