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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.
Apple iTunes 7
iTunes 7 includes some great updates, like gapless playback, games downloads and a better interface, but Australian users so far miss out on the movie downloads available to American users.
HP TouchSmart IQ505a
The second generation TouchSmart as just a panel PC is gorgeous. The AU$1,999 price is fantastic as well — but we can't help but feel that there's so much more potential in the touchscreen aspect being left, ahem, untapped.
Windows Media Player 11
For Windows XP users, Windows Media Player 11 is a must-have upgrade. It's Microsoft's best jukebox effort to date, thanks to a thoughtful redesign, impressive performance, and a ton of useful features.
Should Apple take a chance with music subscriptions?
Rumours persist that Apple is interested in getting into music subscriptions, but given the current state of the market, is it a good idea?
EMI Australia launches MP3 store
EMI Australia has partnered with UK-based digital media company 7digital to launch a DRM-free music store.
MusicStation and LoadIt bring subscription music to Oz
Subscription music services have finally hit Australia with the launch of Vodafone's MusicStation and Microsoft-Sanity venture LoadIt.
The future of subscription music
Is it too late for an Australian subscription music service? We look at the history and rocky future of pay-per-month music.
Microsoft unveils Aussie music subscription service
Microsoft unveils music subscription service, movie downloads and online photo prints ordering at Australian Vista launch event.
XP to Vista: How to transfer your data
In this quick guide we'll show you how to transfer your files and settings from an aging Windows XP computer to a new Vista machine.
101 software tips, tweaks and tricks
Our insider secrets will help you master your PC and its most important applications.
Get the most out of iPhoto 08
Move beyond the basic functionality of iPhoto 08 with these 10 advanced tips.
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.
Five music download services compared
If you're keen to boost your music collection without stepping away from the glow of your monitor, our quick guide to Australian download services will give you all the info you need.
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.
Ditch the disc: A guide to online music in Australia
CDs are like so 1990s, man. If you're ready to ditch the disc, check out CNET.com.au's list of on-line music stores in Australia.
50 significant moments from internet history
We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.
Format wars: the tech that should have won
Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Do you cry yourself to sleep because BeOS never hit the big time? Fret no more -- superdork Captain Tech is here to travel back in time and save the format losers that should have triumphed.
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Windows 7: Official screenshots
Check out this photo gallery for the first official screenshots of Microsoft's successor to Vista, Windows 7. The software giant debuted Windows 7 to the world at its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in the United States this week.
Photos: Hands-on with the HTC Touch Diamond
It's not the Android phone we'd been hoping for, but HTC's Diamond looks like a real gem. The team from CNET.co.uk were on hand at the launch, armed with a camera, to bring us this exciting first look.
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.
Photos: Fellows lifts the veil on Vista
Windows Vista was officially launched at the The Museum of Contemporary Art of Sydney. It was also an unofficial handover of sorts from outgoing Microsoft Australia managing director Steve Vamos to Tracey Fellows, who starts her stint next week.
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.
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