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Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Preferred

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 isn't perfect, but it's the best dictation software available. We don't find this upgrade necessary for the most basic dictation, although new features may benefit heavily-accented English speakers and those who rely heavily on voice commands.

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Brother MFC-7440N

The Brother MFC-7440N prints quickly and is fairly inexpensive to sustain, but we simply can't get behind a printer with poor quality graphics, significant hardware defects, and a boring design.

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Guitar Hero: World Tour First look

We get our first look at Guitar Hero's foray into the multi-instrument scene, including a glance at the surprisingly deep song-creation process.

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Dual Shock 3 hands-on

How does the new Dual Shock 3 differ from the Sixaxis controller?

Kodak EasyShare 5500 All-in-One

Kodak packs a host of features in the EasyShare 5500, but fails to flesh them out sufficiently. We found this all-in-one printer frustrating to use.

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iTunes royalty rate stays the same

Apple seems to have gotten what it wanted as a key licensing board freezes rates charged to iTunes and other digital music venues.

Report: Norway says 'nei' to iTunes DRM, again

Two years after initially making a stink about the extensive copy protection in Apple's media marketplace, Norwegian authorities re-raise threats of legal action against the company.

Muxtape founder 'walked away from licensing deals'

Muxtape founder Justin Ouelette says the bureaucracy of the music industry was just too much for him to deal with.

EA execs on Aussie Rock Band delays

The Aussie Rock Band saga is pretty well known by now to gamers down under, with our country still waiting on the official release of MTV/Harmonix's four-piece rhythm game almost a year after its US sale date. The situation was made even more farcical last weekend, with the game's sequel — Rock Band 2 — released in the US.

Electric cars at the 2008 London Motor Show

It's early days in the electric car revival but, as Brian Cooley discovers, there are already a few production vehicles on sale in Europe.

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.

How to convert video for the iPod

Got a bunch of video you want to put on your iPod? Here's how to get it into the right format for watching on the go.

How to record streaming audio

Many online music sites prefer to stream songs rather than serving them up as downloadable files. Here's a free way to record the audio as MP3s.

Where to buy DRM-free music

Where can a music fan find DRM-free music without having to resort to illegal file-sharing? We look at recent developments in DRM and list the places you can buy restriction-free tracks.

How to use Ad-Aware 2007

The free spyware-removal program from Lavasoft is currently one of the most popular on CNET.com.au's Downloads, but after downloading it, many users can be confused by the process of getting started. This guide will walk you through the normal installation, set-up and use of Ad-Aware.

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

Is it time to go HD?

Want to know whether HD is worth it yet? Here is our look at what's changed in the world of high-def lately — and what's on the horizon.

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.

Web TV Top 10

Here's a list of 10 must-have Web TV bookmarks that are guaranteed to help you find something online worth seeing.

Ditch the disc: A guide to online music and videos in Australia

CDs and DVDs are like so 1990s, man. If you're ready to ditch the disc and want to disco over to digital, then check out CNET.com.au's list of the major online media stores in Australia.

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SeePCTV 4

Watch several TV stations and sites streaming films on your PC.

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PokatReader 1.3

Read PDF files as "flip-page" books by one click of a button.

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ChunkIt Firefox 1.1.1.0021

Search and extract the valuable chunks of information buried within the hyperlinks of Google or any Web page.

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ChunkIt Internet Explorer 1.1.1.0021

Search and extract the valuable chunks of information buried within the hyperlinks of Google or any Web page.

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ChunkIt Firefox 1.1.1.0021

Search and extract the valuable chunks of information buried within the hyperlinks of Google or any Web page.

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