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Buzz! Quiz TV

Thanks to its wireless buzzers and online play, the first Buzz for PS3 is a must have for trivia or party game fans. Make sure you have a widescreen TV though.

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Samsung NV7 OPS

The Samsung NV7 OPS' novel, engaging interface can't compensate for merely adequate performance and so-so photo quality.

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Pentax K200D

Pentax's K200D entry-level SLR gives a lot of bang for the buck and has better performance than last year's model.

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Pentax *ist DS

Pentax welcomes another unfortunately named dSLR into its fold, the unpronounceable *ist DS.

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Whaddyareckon?: Ultimate Street Fighters

Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter IV features new characters that are more wuss than warrior, such as the roly-poly, popcorn-crunching Rufus. This week we ask what your ultimate fighting champion would look like.

Digital Life #3: Sneaky eBay tips, bodgy broadband and Xperia hysteria

Welcome to the third installment of Digital Life, our new radio show and podcast for tech-tuned ears. This week we find out why Australia's broadband is so bodgy, get the lowdown on Twitter and salivate over the super-sexy Xperia phone.

Tropfest finalists weigh in on HD vs film

Film festival newbies and Tropfest veterans were among the 16 finalists chosen out of almost 600 entries to this year's short-film competition. We talk to two of them about their shooting processes.

Oz standup site delivers laughs online

A new Australian Web site allows wannabe comics to test their material on visitors for free.

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Newbie's guide to Flock

You've heard about it and you want to try it, but you're a bit scared because you're not a computer whiz. Worry not! CNET's Josh Lowensohn walks you through it.

Newbie's guide to Google Reader

RSS feeds aren't so scary. Give Google Reader a try and we think you'll enjoy them quite a bit.

Newbie's guide to Flickr

Want your grandma to start using Flickr but don't feel like explaining it to her? This handy guide will have her tagging photos with 'Lasertag Sake-bombs' before you can shake a stick at your beer.

Newbie's guide to Twitter

Twitter is an interesting and practical real-time messaging system for groups and friends. It's just not completely obvious how to get into it. So, here's a quick newbie's guide to this new platform. This guide doesn't cover every feature of Twitter, but it should help to get you started.

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Software that's ready for takeoff in 2008

Keep your eye on these apps as 2008 ticks by. Either stuck in development or newly released, this bushel of newbies is poised to make this year their year.

Five net nasties and how to avoid them

From fraudster frogs on Facebook to dodgy music downloads: we look at five ways your data can be compromised online and how to stay safe from the scamsters.

Newbie's guide to Facebook

What is Facebook and why should you use it?

Top PDAs for newbies

If you're looking to get organised digitally for the first time, and are a little bamboozled by what's out there, we've corralled together the best PDAs for first timers.

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DAZ Studio 2.3.3.50

Pose, animate, render 3D Models in your own 3D Studio.

DAZ Studio 2.3.3.50

Pose, animate, render 3D Models in your own 3D Studio.

Prevent Restore 1.2

Make files you deleted unrecoverable by overwriting free space with random data.

FlySpeed SQL Query 2.3.4

Build and run queries without SQL knowledge.

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