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My Japanese Coach
Although pitched as a guide for tourists, My Japanese Coach is better suited to those who want to spend some prep time building a more extensive vocabulary to regularly interact with Japanese speakers.
Microsoft Office Web Apps: Hands on
Microsoft has finally started to open up its web-based versions of Office apps to early testers. We got access to a "technical preview" of Excel and PowerPoint on the web (not, notably, Word).
Reviews
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Kensington SlimBlade Trackball
Kensington resurrects a dying breed with the SlimBlade Trackball, but the potential of its unique shortcut buttons devolves into a mess of clumsy extra functions and awkward movements that restrict productivity.
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Jade Empire: Special Edition
The long-awaited PC version of Jade Empire retains the great story and setting of the Xbox original, but the streamlined combat and core design haven't aged quite as gracefully.
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TalkMan (PSP)
This interactive translator and language tutor helps you communicate in six foreign languages, and makes for a novel, if flawed, travelling companion.
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Microsoft Student 2007
Microsoft Student 2007 is a friendly, thorough homework resource for primary and high schoolers learning maths, foreign languages, literature, and more, but you'll need to buy Office to fully use it, and you'll pay dearly for tech support.
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Roxio Popcorn 2
Roxio Popcorn 2 is a simple and excellent solution for copying and backing up files.
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Microsoft Encarta 2006 Premium
Encarta 2006 is a great reference tool, despite its intrusive marketing.
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Norton Internet Security 2006
Norton Internet Security 2006 is a solid security suite, but it bogs down PC performance. Though it's a reasonable upgrade for entrenched Norton fans, it offers users less bang for the buck than ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.
Features
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CNET.com.au's digital SLR superguide
Digital SLR cameras have opened up a world of new opportunities in photography. This guide will walk you through the choices and let you take your images to the next level.
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Paid to Play? The state of pro-gaming in Australia
Just how active is the pro-gaming scene in Australia? Are we a nation that can stand toe-to-toe against the best gamers in the world? And if we're not competitive, then who's to blame? Check out the answers to all these and more as we put Australia's pro-gaming culture under the spotlight in this in-depth GameSpot AU feature.
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Microsoft Techfest 2008: New language tools for the web
Microsoft Research shows off some new language tools they're working on.
News
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Best free iPhone apps
If you're like us then the first button you pressed on your brand-spanking new iPhone read "App Store". Check out our top free iPhone apps.
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Microsoft shows off improved search
Microsoft scientists reveal new "3D" analyses and machine-learning algorithms for search at conference.
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Next-gen leaders talk about their consoles
Corporate mudslinging between game console makers begins as leaders on all sides size up the competition.
DIYs and How-to
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CNET.com.au's quick guide to handheld operating systems
In this quick guide, we take a look at the functionality and applications of the four main handheld operating systems -- Palm, Windows Mobile, Symbian and BlackBerry.
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Set Firefox on fire
Firefox's many new extensions can make a good browser into a great browser. We show you how.
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CNET.com.au's quick guide to TV types
Read our guide to the pros and cons of new, high-tech TVs, and you'll feel a whole lot more confident when you hit your local electronics store.
Downloads
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Lingoes Translator
Search for the words and translate sentences into different languages.
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HNHSoft Larousse English Spanish Dictionary (BlackBerry)
Expand Spanish vocabulary to become fluent in contemporary Spanish.
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HNHSoft English-Chinese Dictionary (BlackBerry)
Learn Chinese on your BlackBerry with this comprehensive and authoritative voice enabled dictionary.
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TranslateIt! Deluxe
Multilingual on-the-fly dictionary.
The Explain Series
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Get (laptop) smart before you buy
Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.
Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
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Whereis® maps
If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.
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Commonwealth Bank Mobile Banking
Bank anywhere, anytime. Learn more.
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Nokia Navigation
The introduction of GPS adds a new dimension of 'social navigation'.


















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