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Aussies asked to voice opinion on R18+ rating

The long-heralded public consultation process on whether Australia should introduce an adult rating for games commences, with the Federal Government releasing a discussion paper discussing the pros and cons of the debate.

Jawbone Prime

The Jawbone Prime's ability to filter out nearby sounds is astonishingly good. We suspect black magic is at work here.

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Reviews

Sennheiser PXC 310 headset

Noise-cancelling headphones are a necessity for any frequent flyer, and if you have the money, the PXC 310 is an excellent example of what you'll need.
Olympus E-P2

Less than six months after the E-P1 was announced, Olympus has come out of the starting gates with the E-P2, an incremental update to the retro-inspired camera.
Navigon MobileNavigator for iPhone

With the addition of text-to-speech and the squishing of a few previous bugs, Navigon's MobileNavigator makes sense for the occasional nav use. We still have some reservations about the whole iPhone nav experience, though.
Professor Layton and Pandora's Box

Professor Layton's second adventure offers more clever puzzles to solve, more varied and interesting areas to explore and another thrilling mystery to unravel.
ARMA II

This ambitious military sandbox game comes close to realising its potential but falls short due to its buggy single-player campaign.
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

If you've got opposable thumbs, a sense of humour and a brain that you're not afraid to use, this puzzle-filled adventure is one well worth taking.
Apple iPhone 3GS (32GB)

The iPhone 3GS is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement.
Samsung B2700

If the two main features you need in a phone are a decent media player and convenient calling, then the B2700 won't disappoint.

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Features

Twitter-integrated TV: Stepping into the time warp?

Some viewers would eat it up; others would ignore it. But packaged right by the industry, Twitter could easily become the biggest thing in interactive TV since Dr Frank-N-Furter played the hot dog.
The top 10 songs the web brought back

Thanks to iTunes, YouTube, Guitar Hero and the like, it's possible for long-forgotten music to be revived in a big way — even if it had disappeared from the airwaves for a reason.
WWDC 2009 live blog

We blog live at Apple's WWDC 2009 keynote speech.
Best of CES Awards

Since 2006, CNET has presented the Best of CES Awards, given to the top products in 10 categories as well as one coveted Best in Show award. See the gadgets that topped our list for this year, and find out the People's Voice winner, decided by more than 10,000 member votes.

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News

Woolworths, the fresh prepaid mobile people

When Coles introduced Fly Buys, Woolworths introduced Everyday Rewards. When Coles introduced petrol discount vouchers, Woolworths introduced petrol discount vouchers. It's a bold plan, but can it — and Coles' inevitable copycat product — change the prepaid mobile world for the better?
3 Mobile not keen on HTC Dream

3 Mobile has passed over adding HTC's Android-based Dream handset to its range, with chief executive Nigel Dews saying today the device wasn't the mobile carrier's cup of tea.
Ford's Sync coming to Australia

Ford used its keynote speech at this year's CES to unveil a raft of interesting new car tech, including a new version of its Sync system, which will soon be coming to Australia, as well as intelligent instrument clusters and HD radio.
You speak and ShutterVoice listens

ShutterVoice is a utility that allows you to control a Canon EOS digital camera using your voice.

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DIYs and How-to

Choose the right Bluetooth headset

Bluetooth headsets have become essential for anyone who spends a great deal of time on the road — here's how they work and what to look for when you're choosing one.
iPhone starter kit

Check out our picks for the most useful, informative, social and media-friendly of the bunch to get you started with your new iPhone or iPod Touch.
Top GPS features

So you've decided you're going to get a portable GPS device, but what features should you look out for and which brand is best at what?
How to use Spoken Menus on your 4G iPod Nano

We go step-by-step through the process of activating the latest iPod Nano's spoken menus and tweaking them to your taste.

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Downloads

Bathtub Letters

Bathtub Letters teaches letter recognition, spelling, and reading, using letters that are similar to those my daughter plays with in the bathtub,...
Ballads of a Bohemian by Robert W. Service (Text Synchronized Audiobook)

Ballads of a Bohemian is a collection of poems tied together by the narration of the author Stephen Poore. The poems speak of bohemian life in...
BabyPhone Deluxe (Baby Monitor)

BabyPhone Deluxe is the best baby monitor application for parents away that runs on different mobile phones. BabyPhone Deluxe from...
Baby Monitor & Alarm

* Created by parents for parents. Tested with our own children *You know this - your baby is sleeping and you want to rest after a whole day of...

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.