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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.

New Golf ditches automatic transmissions

After having images of the 2009 Golf Mk VI leak to the internet ahead of the official Wednesday reveal, Volkswagen has gone ahead and released the details surrounding the new Golf, which will launch in Europe in October.

Ford's new Focus XR5 Turbo goes kinetic

Ford has given the hero car of its Focus range, the XR5 Turbo, a "kinetic" makeover, however, the rest of the range will have to wait.

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.

Sony unveils latest Cybershots, Vaios and Handycams

Sony hosted a product showcase at Carriageworks in Sydney's innner west yesterday, with the latest Handycam camcorders, Vaio notebooks and Cyber-shot digital cameras on display.

Behind the scenes at MythBusters

Get a cheeky peek into the strange, hilarious world of MythBusters as we join the crew to conduct a shark-related experiment.

Photos: New Accord Euro to debut in Geneva

Mazda has a new 6, Ford a new Mondeo and Renault a re-done Laguna. So in the lead-up to this year's Geneva Auto Show, Honda's revealed its new mid-sized Accord Euro sedan.

What's in the air around Macworld

A day before Apple's CEO Steve Jobs is due to give his speech, we take some snaps around the Macworld conference in San Francisco.

Photos: Volkswagen Passat CC

The current Passat four-door sedan isn't exactly the most exciting car around, so VW have introduced a new faster looking variant.

Photos: CES 2008 starts up

From Bill Gates' final CES hurrah to Yoko Ono and Wil.i.am, CES launched with a star-studded cast. See the full slide show.

Olympus E-3 launch photos

Aftter four years and numerous rumours, Olympus hosted the Australian launch of its long-awaited digital SLR, the Olympus E-3, in Byron Bay last week.

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.

Photos: Motorokr Z6 Duo ARIA Edition launch

CNET.com.au's paparazzo was on hand to capture the launch of a limited edition Motorola phone at Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art.

On the floor at Sony.Experience More

CNET.com.au attended the annual Sony.Experience More showcase to check out the latest from the Japanese electronics giant.

Photos: 10 tech flops -- with cool names

Have you ever thought that some tech companies occasionally invest more brainpower in naming their products than in making them successful? You're not the only one who thinks so.

Phones that strut style at CommunicAsia

Step aside Beyonce, these phones reveal a little style up their fashionable sleeves.

Nokia Connection 2007: My Connected Life

This year's Nokia Connection showcases "The Connected Life", with applications and hardware aimed at what the power and freedom to create, capture and share experiences on-the-go.

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.

Dick Smith PS Free pre-launch party

Last Night Dick Smith Electronics hosted their PS Free Night. The theme behind the night was to promote preorders and provide the customers with a chance got play the PlayStation 3. Some customers even had the chance to play against either FHM star Imogen Bailey or Rugby League star Willie Mason.

PS3 in focus: Stills from the Aussie media launch

Sony Computer Entertainment Australia held their big media launch for the PlayStation 3 in Sydney today, and we were there to catch all the action.

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