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Intuit reveals QuickBooks 2009

Intuit shared details of bookkeeping app QuickBooks 2009 on Monday in the US.

Sony promotes new Blu-ray players, format

Sony has unveiled two new Blu-ray players this week cheaper than the PlayStation 3, and announced plans to promote the Blu-ray format.

Foxtel hearts World of Warcraft fans

Foxtel has announced it's broadcasting both days of this year's BlizzCon 2008 on its pay-per-view channel Main Event.

Robotic Prius drives itself around San Francisco

An unusual motorcade made its way across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge early one morning the other week: a silver Toyota Prius, complete with police escort and camera crew, but with no driver at the wheel.

Sony launches Life with PlayStation

This generation of gaming consoles has seen a wealth of innovations become standard features for systems, from downloadable demos to wireless controllers. One such addition that was perhaps not as fervently called for by gamers is that of live global news and weather updates, but Nintendo updated the Wii shortly after launch with the News Channel and Weather Channel, and now Sony is adding similar features to the PlayStation 3.

Foxtel enables all four iQ2 tuners

Foxtel finally enables the last tuner on its iQ2 recorder which means you can now record two programs at once while watching a third, but it may take till December.

Spec sheet smackdown: Canon EOS 5D Mark II vs. its rivals

Yesterday Canon took the wraps off the long awaited second iteration of its entry-level full-frame dSLR, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. How does it stack up against its competition? Well, until we get one in for a full review, this specifications prize fight will have to do.

Don't shoot Microsoft's new Messenger

The latest release of Windows Live Messenger beta adds some cool new features, but only if all your friends are using it too.

RIM announces 'lifestyle' apps for BlackBerry

In what looks like an attempt to compete toe-to-toe with Apple's iPhone, Research in Motion announced a slew of new integrated application deals on Thursday to make its email-optimised smartphone more appealing to consumers.

Digital radio goes national mid-2009

In May 2009, you'll be able to hear rock and talk stations alike through the goodness of digital radio — across Australia.

Google's Chrome browser: Screenshots

The first images of Google's new Web browser, Chrome, appear to have leaked via a Flickr user who has published screenshots of the application.

Guitar Hero World Tour dated down under

Four-piece Guitar Hero game to ship on 12 November in Australia; four new tracks announced, including one from Aussies The Living End.

Google plans 'Chrome' browser

Search giant Google has confirmed it will shortly unveil a new Web browser dubbed 'Chrome' and based on code from the Webkit project.

Users report IE8 Beta 2 issues

One day after Microsoft released the second public beta for Internet Explorer 8, users have started to report issues with its installation and sites and services that are incompatible.

Primus launches shaped mobile broadband

Primus Telecom has launched a mobile broadband service which will be speed-shaped once the data quota has been reached, instead of charging excess.

Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas

Microsoft's newest web tool, Photosynth, is designed to give viewers a much zippier way to stitch multiple images together into a panoramic scene.

Telstra, Unwired revamp wireless plans

Unwired and Telstra today both revamped their wireless broadband plans: in the same week that Optus and Virgin unleashed new wireless offerings.

Poll: Do you want turn-by-turn GPS on the iPhone 3G?

Does the non-availability of turn-by-turn satellite navigation on the iPhone have to do with clause in the development kit forbidding applications "designed or marketed for real time route guidance"?

Internet allowed in Sydney school exam

A Sydney girls' school will let its student use iPods, the internet and mobile phones during exams as a new method of assessment.

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