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Digital Life #69: Light my fire

Strike a match, the Kindle is coming to town. We've also got more information on that Sony X-series Vaio and the Windows Phone, as well as weigh in on the Nobel Prize for Physics (because, we're physicists and all).

Password-protect user accounts

The first step to laptop security is making sure it's not easy to get logged on.

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Reviews

  • Windows 7 pre-beta (build 6801)

    At first glance, Windows 7 appears to be an advanced iteration of Windows Vista, but more consumer-friendly, with many user interface enhancements.

  • HP iPAQ 312 Travel Companion

    It may not be entirely rational buying a GPS for its beautiful screen and multimedia features, but the 312 almost makes the case despite its numerous bugs and flaws.

  • Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

    Microsoft pushes its first service pack for Vista out the door. Is it a salvation, a non-event or a flop?

  • HP iPAQ 900 Series

    This top-of-the-line "business messenger" runs Windows Mobile 6 and includes a QWERTY thumb keyboard, a predictive text tool, push-email capability, a 2.46-inch touch screen and a 3 megapixel camera. It also has HSDPA support, Assisted GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 and integrated Wi-Fi.

  • HP iPAQ 200 Series

    Designed for business users who don't require phone functionality, its large 4-inch VGA touch screen lends itself to enterprise applications and third-party vertical solutions. Scanners and bar code readers can easily be attached for field forces needing to take orders. It has integrated WiFi and Bluetooth support, and can be used as a VoIP handset.

  • Pinnacle Studio 11

    Pinnacle's Studio Ultimate offers a nice bridging gap product for those with low or high end video shooting equipment but little knowledge in video editing. Its Activation process is a royal pain, and set-up is likewise fiddly, but it ranks amongst the best in its class for ease-of-use video editing.

  • Windows Live Hotmail

    Drag-and-drop message organisation and a built-in MP3 player are among the notable new features to this radical overhaul of Hotmail.

  • Microsoft Windows Defender

    Microsoft Windows Defender is perhaps the best free antispyware application we looked at this year, but it's lacking when compared to brand-name antivirus-plus-antispyware solutions.

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  • Microsoft's plan to get back in the phone game

    The company's long-rumoured "Pink" plans will start revealing themselves next year, as a long delayed overhaul of Windows Mobile hits the market.

  • Apple devices hit cafe sweet-spot

    Nearly 50 per cent of devices used to access free wireless across inner city Melbourne and Sydney run Apple operating systems, according to ISP Unwired.

  • Photoshop update fixes slowdowns, crashes

    Adobe Systems released an update to the flagship CS4 version of Photoshop to squelch a number of bugs that could crash or slow down the image-editing software.

  • Hands-on: HyperSpace by Phoenix joins the instant-on fray

    Does your laptop take too long to turn on? Linux-based instant-on operating systems have turned up on plenty of recent laptops, such as the Splashtop-powered Asus N10J, and now Phoenix is jumping into the action with its HyperSpace OS, as featured on a handful of new Lenovo laptops including the S10 netbook. We got a chance to get a hands-on preview with HyperSpace.

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The Explain Series

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