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Australia's midnight iPhone launch

At midnight 11 July Optus became Australia's first mobile carrier to sell the iPhone 3G. We were on hand to witness the festivities and to finally play with Apple's much hyped handset.

Canon 1000D photos

Canon's new entry-level digital SLR, the EOS 1000D, replaces the widely-popular 400D, adding new features to bring it more closely in line with the company's 450D.

Exposure: Tim Clayton

Australian World Press Photo winner Tim Clayton shares his award-winning series of images shot on the remote South Pacific island of Pentecost, Vanuatu.

Under wraps: Apple's Sydney City Store

Work is coming along at the soon-to-open Sydney Apple store, although the high-security site is wrapped up to resemble a Steve Jobs skivvy.

Photos: iPod journeys to outer space

Never mind freeze-dried ice cream and Tang -- it seems modern-day astronauts are now taking a certain Apple gadget into outer space.

Games as art

Video games are a viable artistic medium, capable of presenting both superficial beauty and deep commentary. Here are 10 video games that can be considered, for various reasons, works of art.

Live traffic reports coming to a GPS near you

Melbourne peak-hour commuters can stop hanging out for the radio traffic reports, after the launch of Australia's first automated traffic congestion notification system. Service to Sydney, Brisbane and other Australian cities is expected to follow in coming months.

How to use CNET.com.au's new features

CNET.com.au has launched a raft of new community features. Here's a closer look at what they are and how to use them.

Sandi Thom back in the Basement for the V3xx

To celebrate the launch of the V3xx, Motorola and Vodafone recently held a gig in Sydney featuring a performance by Sandi Thom.

More pictures that lie

CBS puts Katie Couric on a digital diet -- and that's just one of many recent instances of image trickery.

Listening in on Pandora

Internet radio service gathers listeners as founder tours the US meeting music lovers.

Netscape makeover digs into news

The site will transform from a general purpose portal into a news site in which both readers and editors choose the content.

Photos: Postcards from the Mac faithful

When CNET News.com asked readers to express how Apple's products have affected their lives, dozens of devotees from around the world wrote in with stories and pictures. Here's a sampling.

Photos: Ten years of Palm handhelds

It's been a decade since Palm unveiled the Pilot 1000, which made mobile computing simple and affordable.

Photos: Inside Firefox 2 Alpha 1

Firefox 2 Alpha 1 offers features that keep up with Microsoft's latest enhancements to Internet Explorer 7 beta 2.

Photos: Big-screen TVs

Flat-panel TVs are in demand -- but consumers are divided on whether plasma or LCD is best.

Photos: Vista's got game

CNET's GameSpot takes an in-depth look at the new operating system from the perspective of a hard-core PC gamer.

Photos: Storage for the home

Storage companies are betting that a technology once reserved for businesses will appeal to consumers juggling many PCs and shared files.

Photos: Vista tackles spyware

Updated OS toughens its tools to fight sneaky programs -- which could spell trouble for other anti-spyware.

Photos: Vista rates your PC

The next version of Windows will grade performance. You'll have to decide whether to buy a new hard drive.

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