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Rock out with your tech out

If you're heading to the Fat as Butter music festival in November don't forget your Wi-Fi enabled mobile phone.

Videography 101

Struggling to figure out how to best record special events in your life? We've rounded up all our camcorder how-tos that might just turn you from Uwe Boll into Francis Ford Coppola.

How Seven blew the internet Olympics

If there ever was an opportunity for a broadcaster to showcase the potential of internet video, this was it, and Seven has blown it. Perhaps its executives should have rung their mates at NBC in the US and gotten some pointers on online coverage.

SanDisk: "Show us your slot"

Memory merchant SanDisk is so concerned that you don't know where your slot is, and what to stick in it, that it is seeking partnerships with media outlets to entice you to stuff a SanDisk memory card in your empty slot.

Affordable full-frame dSLR war begins: Nikon D700 vs. Canon EOS 5D

For a few years now, the "affordable" full-frame dSLR market has belonged to Canon. However with today's launch of Nikon's D700, the Canon versus Nikon dSLR war has a new front.

Windows Mobile 6.1: making phones fun?

Microsoft is intent on "making phones fun" and Windows Mobile 6.1 is the company's first step to realising this goal.

Google's soothsayers predict future

Google Australia today announced the beta version of search technology known as gDayâ„¢, which can predict events and Internet content.

Mazda's big six: the CX-9

If you've craved a roomy Mazda with a six-cylinder engine, you haven't had much choice in recent years -- utilitarian Escape aside. Now, though, there's the seven-seat CX-9 with a 3.7-litre V6 under the bonnet.

Could the FT-HS be Toyota's next Supra?

It's been six years since the last Toyota Supra rolled off the line, but the FT-HS hybrid coupe concept may -- and, we stress, may -- mean that there's a new Supra in the works.

BMW's X5 shows its vision for Efficient Dynamics

From a distance it looks just like a regular Toorak tractor but the BMW X5 at the Geneva Auto Show represents the German automaker's vision for fuel-efficient technologies over the next few years.

Five ways to win Tropfest

Want to win Tropfest next year? Here's how, based on an entirely unscientific analysis of recent award winners.

i-mate and Telstra partner up for fastest phones

i-mate and Telstra partner to exclusively release the new Ultimate 8502 and 9502 range of HSUPA capable PDA smartphones.

SanDisk takes SDHC memory card to 32GB

Flash card sizes continue to grow, and SanDisk has moved another rung up the ladder with its 32GB SDHC card, which will ship in Q2.

Mitsubishi Prototype-S

At the Geneva Auto Show in March, Mitsubishi will show off a concept car previewing a hatchback version of the Lancer Evolution X.

Intel: Pervasive Net will change the world

The ability to connect practically all electronic devices to the Internet will unleash a burst of innovation and business opportunities that will rival the impact on personal computers, Intel CEO Paul Otellini has revealed.

Social networking frenzy points to Internet's future

Social networking Web sites saw their ranks swell and values soar this year as everyone from moody teenagers and mellow music lovers to mate-seeking seniors joined online communities.

Back to school for Aussie mobile users

If the idea of mobile Web content seems confusing you're not alone, and a new Web site aims to guide you down the mini-mobile superhighway.

First Leopard update ships from Apple

The first major update to Mac OS X Leopard has arrived with fixes for issues in Time Machine and Finder, among other bugs that have occurred with the new Apple operating system.

HTC's Touch mobile touches down in Australia

Mobile device manufacturer High Tech Computing (HTC) unveiled its first branded smartphone for Australia -- the HTC Touch -- in Sydney yesterday.

Acer recalls 27,000 notebook batteries

Acer, the fast-growing Taiwanese PC maker, announced on Wednesday a voluntary recall of 27,000 lithium-ion notebook batteries made by Sony. A danger exists that the batteries can short-circuit and burst into flames.

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