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Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini

A Trojan horse in a field full of cardboard cutouts, the new Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Mini delivers fine sound in an affordable package.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1

The Lumix DMC-GH1 proves that there's fight and fury in the Micro Four Thirds format, with brilliant HD video quality and great still images.

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Reviews

Compaq Q2009 LCD Monitor

HP's budget line 20-inch monitor doesn't deliver any surprises, either nasty or nice. You just get what you pay for.
Logitech Speaker System Z320

Logitech's Speaker System Z320 offers good looks and decent sound quality at a reasonable price. The speakers are rather lacking on the bass front, though.
Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium)

Windows 7 is more than what Vista should have been — it's where Microsoft needed to go. How much damage Vista did and whether Windows 7 is enough for people to finally abandon Windows XP are questions that nobody has the answers to right now.
Microsoft Windows 7 (Professional)

Windows 7 looks like the operating system that we've all been waiting for. Despite its imperfections, it shows a lot of promise for the future while presenting a stable platform that can compete comfortably with OS X.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Despite a slow start and some lingering issues, Revenge of the Fallen really makes it fun to be a Transformer.
Microsoft Windows 7 (Ultimate)

Windows 7 looks like the operating system that we've all been waiting for. Despite its imperfections, it shows a lot of promise for the future while presenting a stable platform that can compete comfortably with OS X.
Cowon S9

The Cowon S9 is a sexy-looking gadget with exceptional audio and video quality, but its construction quality and user interface pale in comparison to the competition.
Dead Space

An incredibly atmospheric and disturbingly gruesome deep-space adventure that will haunt your dreams and leave you begging for more.

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Features

Contrasting Windows: New feature comparison

Since 2002 when Microsoft introduced Windows XP, its operating system upgrades have caused a wide range of reactions. In this chart, we compare the major features in each OS and look at Windows' progress over the years.
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.
GO3: Q&A: The politics behind Area 51

Midway Austin creative director talks about in-game avatars, the "subversive politics" behind the upcoming shooter BlackSite, and messages in games.
The depths of the uncanny valley

What are the factors that contribute to uncanniness -- this unusual quality of realistic-looking characters that can seem so discomforting when we see them in action?

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News

Gmail gets colourful themes

Google has launched themes for Gmail, a feature that lets people customise the appearance of the webmail application with a variety of new looks.
Vista aims to be snappier with photos

Windows Vista has lots of new photography features, but not all of Microsoft's ideas are clicking with digital shutterbugs.
Microsoft's Zune looks to go wireless

With much about Microsoft's iPod rival still shrouded in secrecy, its wireless capability stands out as something novel to take on Apple.
Hate talking to your PC? Nuance gets users heard

Nuance Communications' new software improves the accuracy of speech recognition as Microsoft eyes the market.

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DIYs and How-to

Shooting in black and white

You can make or break a black and white photograph. We have the tips to show you how to make it work for you.

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Downloads

Baseball Scorecard

The app for every baseball fan, and private league coach. You can use pen and paper to score a game, or you can use your iPhone/iPod Touch and...
Baba's Rinanubandh - by Vinny Chitluri

Babas Rinanubandhby Vinny ChitluriThe words Rinanubandh literally means Karmic debt. It is an impossible task to write the exact meaning of this...
A Wild Ride Up the Cupboards by Ann Bauer

A Wild Ride Up the CupboardsAnn BauerScribnerSeptember 6 2005Edward is nearly four years old when he begins his slow, painful withdrawal from the...
Aromatic

AppShouter.com:My wife nearly freaked out when she saw this app, and I thought I was never going to get my phone back to complete this review. This...

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.