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Lexmark Platinum Pro905

Lexmark's latest printer comes with a platinum card style price point, but it's too slow for all but the most patient print users.

The MFC-9320CW is the top-of-the-line multifunction LED printer from Brother, offering printing from and scanning to USB, plus 16ppm print speed.

Brother MFC-9120CN

The MFC-9120CN is a multifunction LED printer from Brother that has a fax, plus print speeds of up to 16ppm.
Lexmark Prestige Pro805

The Pro805 frustrates as much as it innovates with a touchscreen interface and an interesting, iPhone-style app store.
Lexmark Prevail Pro705

The Pro705 can print, scan, copy and fax as well as connect to a network via wireless or Ethernet, and has a 50-page automatic document feeder plus a duplexer built-in.
Lexmark Prospect Pro205

The Pro205 is the lowest rung on the professional series lune-up from Lexmark, with 802.11n connectivity and business card scanning alongside its standard print, scan, copy and fax functionality.
Epson Stylus Photo TX710W

Excellent photo quality and average text quality equals a standard result for the TX710W, a multifunction that's great at some tasks and only just OK at others.
HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One C309g

The Photosmart Premium is a nifty little multifunction with the added novelty of a touchscreen. It does a great job of plain text, but it's a pity about its colour prints.
Canon Pixma MP270

The MP270 is a basic multifunction printer that can copy and scan as well, with direct connection to a PictBridge enabled device.
Canon Pixma MP490

The MP490 is a photo printing multifunction device that has a 1.8-inch screen and memory card slots to allow for printing without a computer.

Security suites for 2010

Most vendors have updated their software solutions for 2010. We round-up what's on offer.
Best multifunction printers

With so many features packed into multifunction printers these days, it's hard to find the right balance between functionality and affordability. We pick and compare some of the top multifunction printers available today, whether you use your printer for photos, documents or scans.
Perfectly calibrate your LCD TV

Want to adjust your flat-panel TV to get the best image for your DVDs? Here's how.
Tips for shooting extreme weather

As Sydney awoke this morning to a blanket of orange haze and Armageddon-esque forecasts, everyone was reaching for their digital camera or mobile phone to grab a shot.

Rickroll virus targets iPhones

An Australian has released a virus for the Apple iPhone, ikee, which replaces the infected device's background picture with an image of Rick Astley.
Microsoft introduces 'Starter' version of Office

The new ad-supported, limited feature version of Office will come preloaded on certain new PCs. The replacement for Microsoft Works is one of several new ways Microsoft is trying to create new customers for its productivity suite.
Study: Twitter is 40% 'pointless babble'

Also notable in data firm Pear Analytics' breakdown of tweet species is that there's less spam than expected.
Next Mac Office, due by 2010's end, gets Outlook

The software maker says it is working on a new version of its Mac Office product, which will include a Mac version of Outlook, replacing Entourage.

Desktop digest: 13 things you need to know to buy the perfect desktop

Despite the laptop gaining strength as the PC du jour in recent times, the desktop still has a place in the home. Here are our top 25 things to consider before buying or building your own desktop.
Laptop lowdown: 25 things you need to know to buy the perfect notebook

In the market for a new notebook? Check out our list of 25 things you need to consider before you hit the shops.
DIY home surveillance with a webcam

Too cheap to buy a real home security system? A webcam gets you part of the way there. We examine a few inexpensive ways to do it with an old computer and some home security software.
How to clean up your hard drive

Whether getting rid of an old computer or just making a clean start for your favourite hard drive, it's important to wipe it clean.

Anti Trojan Elite

Purge Trojan horses from your PC and manage system security issues.
BestCrypt

Keep your sensitive data encrypted in a portion of free space you allocate on your drive.
ShareTool

Extend Bonjour across the Internet securely.
Lockfox

Get a portable secure browser on WiFi, public PC's.

Get (laptop) smart before you buy

Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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.
Whereis® maps

If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.