While the speed and pricing plans make it appealing for those who aren’t deskbound, Unwired’s Wireless Card is cruelled by the lack of true mobility and the Sydney-only coverage, which itself is undeniably patchy.
iBurst is a superb wireless broadband solution that’s highly useful for the mobile business user, but regular consumers will likely find its price to be a deal breaker.
If you just bought yourself a Samsung R7 LCD TV and are on the lookout for a matching sound system, nothing will come close to the beautifully crafted HT-XQ100 home-theatre-in-a-box.
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Seven today confirmed that the TiVo HD digital video recorder will be sold in Australia for AU$699 from 29 July, but users will have to buy a software upgrade next year to unlock its full suite of features.
Customers of Optus and iiNet, along with users of TPG and Internode, have a much faster Internet connection than their Telstra-using counterparts, according to results generated by ZDNet Australia's Broadband Speedtest.
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I have recently purchased a Sony Vaio Laptop (latest release) with Windows Vista. The laptop has a built in wireless card and I am looking for a reasonable wireless plan that will not break the bank. I use the laptop whilst out and about for work and also at home for general Internet browsing. Do you have any suggestions as to a provider that could meet my needs but not break my bank?
Recently I bought an HP notebook which only has an ExpressCard slot.
However, when I called Optus to ask to be connected or to assist me with
this, nobody knew what I was talking about when I mentioned ExpressCard.
I would appreciate it if somebody could please
explain how it all works. Also I would like to know how it works overseas
and what sort of plans are available.
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Seven today confirmed that the TiVo HD digital video recorder will be sold in Australia for AU$699 from 29 July, but users will have to buy a software upgrade next year to unlock its full suite of features.
Centrino is dead -- it's official. But don't worry. On 14 July, Intel will launch Centrino 2 -- codenamed 'Montevina' — to stave off competition from AMD, and to cement its place as the world's number one choice for laptops.
Ever wondered how records are made? Come on a voyage to the land of vinyl as CNET News.com's Daniel Terdiman visits United Record Pressing in Nashville, Tennessee.