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Windows Live Hotmail

Drag-and-drop message organisation and a built-in MP3 player are among the notable new features to this radical overhaul of Hotmail.

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Microsoft SideWinder X6 Keyboard

The X6 is an excellent gaming keyboard, providing innovation and useful features while keeping things simple.

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Microsoft Word 2007

If you're ready to let go of old habits from previous versions of Word and want to make sleeker-looking documents, Microsoft Word 2007 is worth the upgrade. However, less-expensive alternatives handle its core features without the clutter.

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Microsoft Optical Desktop Elite For Bluetooth

Microsoft's Optical Desktop Elite For Bluetooth is probably overkill for the average user, but if you want a wireless keyboard and the added convenience of Bluetooth connectivity to other devices, it's a worthy buy.

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Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

Media Center Edition 2005 is the best desktop DVR app out there, but it's not yet ready to play hub for your digital home.

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Windows Live offers Microsoft a quicker turnaround

Although it has taken Microsoft five years to develop the next version of Windows, the software maker seems to crank out a new Windows Live service every five minutes.

Microsoft launches Xbox-Vista gaming union

Windows Vista and Xbox 360 gamers will soon be able to challenge each other online for the first time as Microsoft's Xbox LIVE gaming network opens its doors to PC titles.

Microsoft adds e-mail, IM to Live.com

Microsoft has introduced a domain hosting service for its fledging Live.com product line.

Microsoft confirms 15 games for Xbox 360 launch

Microsoft on Monday formally unveiled the lineup of games that will be ready for the launch of its next-generation Xbox 360 videogame console.

Free poker game on Xbox Live

Microsoft is giving away Texas Hold 'em free to Xbox 360 owners to download -- but you've only got two days to do it.

How to use Spoken Menus on your 4G iPod Nano

We go step-by-step through the process of activating the latest iPod Nano's spoken menus and tweaking them to your taste.

101 software tips, tweaks and tricks

Our insider secrets will help you master your PC and its most important applications.

Xbox support after the Xbox 360

Will Microsoft still be producing games for the old Xbox after the new Xbox 360 becomes available in Australia?

How to store your files online

Six options for sharing, backing up and storing your files online.

Windows Vista 101: an overview of the basics

Microsoft's newest operating system may have arrived in early 2007, but many people are still reluctant to make the switch. But is now the time to upgrade from XP? What's changed? Take a look at this tutorial to learn everything you need to know about basic Windows Vista operation.

Feelin' the vibe at Intel's Viiv launch

Intel, accompanied by a slew of launch partners, today unleashed Viiv on the Australian market. More of a platform than a product, Intel is hoping that Viiv will do for the lounge room PC what its Centrino brand has done for Wi-Fi notebooks.

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

Censory Overload: Games censorship in Australia

How much does the right to choose what content you view mean to you, the consumer? GameSpot AU explores the thorny issue of videogame classification and censorship in Australia.

Gaming mouse roundup

We check out three of the latest and greatest gaming mice -- the Razer Lachesis, Microsoft SideWinder and the Logitech G9.

Q&A: Infinity Ward's Grant Collier on Call of Duty 4

Infinity Ward studio head Grant Collier on creating Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, why they ditched the World War II setting, Mecha-Hitler, and why Live 360 versus PC matches don't appeal.

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Microsoft Location Finder 3

Find a person's location using your WiFi enabled laptop, Tablet, or PC.

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Location Finder

Turns your regular WiFi-enabled laptop or PC into location determining device.

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