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Patapon

Patapon's ingenious combination of real-time strategy and rhythm makes it a one-of-a-kind game that's easy to recommend.

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Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition

While Core i7 presents a new performance paradigm, the heinously gluttonous Australian prices will need to come down before it's accepted by the mainstream.

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Too Human

Too Human is a game of false starts and unrealised potential that infiltrate almost every aspect of the game. This action/role-playing hybrid is too unbalanced and too frustrating to recommend.

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BlackBerry Bold 9000

The Bold is what BlackBerry fans have been waiting for. It's feature-rich and sharply designed, let down in small measure by some cumbersome software.

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Toshiba Portege R400 (with HSDPA)

The last year has not been kind to Toshiba's Portege R400. While it retains the advantage of being a tablet, in all other respects the rest of the ultraportable crowd have left it well behind.

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Yes, the iPhone has landed

After two hours of food, entertainment and nail-biting anticipation, Optus has sold the first Apple iPhone 3G handsets in Australia.

Vista launch log

Time to reflect on the good, the bad, and the nonsensical that comprised the late-night launches along the eastern seaboard of Australia.

Nokia's N96: Now with built-in BBC

Having class leading features isn't enough for Nokia's new flagship mobile; the N96 now comes with a full BBC television series.

New Mios Moov away from Whereis maps

With its 2008 Moov range, Mio becomes the first major GPS manufacturer in Australia to use maps from Navteq instead of Telstra's Whereis arm.

New TomTom One, XL and Go 930 are sharing and caring

TomTom has whipped the covers off three new portable GPS devices — the One, XL and Go 930 — as well as announcing the availability of traffic messaging by the end of July.

101 software tips, tweaks and tricks

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

Speed up Vista

Whether you upgrade an older PC to Windows Vista or have bought a new PC with Vista installed, you might think the operating system doesn't run as quickly as it should.

Top 10 reasons not to buy an iPhone

Since its release, the iPhone has had more than its share of press. Love it or hate it, everyone's been talking about it and looking at its sleek, colourful interface, it's hard not to fall in love with it. But like most decisions based on emotion, buying one may not be the smartest thing to do — at least, not yet.

Make the most of your keyboard

A round-up of shortcuts for XP, Office, IE and Firefox

100 tips to speed up your software

Do more faster with these amazingly useful shortcuts.

Naked DSL: Australian service provider roundup

This roundup of thirteen of Australia's largest internet service providers looks into who's got naked DSL broadband already, who doesn't, and who wants to.

BD-Live: Blu-ray's secret weapon or bust?

With Disney set to make BD-Live available on all its new releases we look at the technology behind this Blu-ray feature and whether it's worth having.

Q&A: Canon's camera tech guru Chuck Westfall

Nikon and Sony are bringing competition to the full-frame SLR camera market that Canon once had to itself. Canon's Westfall sees imitation as the sincerest form of flattery.

SCE Australia boss on the 40GB PS3

Sony Computer Entertainment Australia and New Zealand managing director Michael Ephraim on the new 40GB PS3 model, discontinuing the 60GB version, and copping flak from gamers.

Xbox 360 vs PlayStation 3 vs Wii (updated)

Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or Wii — which next generation games console will reign supreme?

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QuickBuy 1.0.2

Monitor and access 4 major one-day sale sites.

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Al Morale 2.5

Pump up your ego with this virtual sidekick.

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