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Article | 1/11/2010 Funny Google auto-suggestions

If you're ever bored, you can while away the hours by looking at Google's auto-suggestions. Simply type a word or two -- or even a letter -- in the se...

Article | 28/10/2010 LimeWire's demise: We revisit six peer-to-peer file sharing services

The demise of the Gnutella client, LimeWire (a study in 2008 showed it was still the number one peer-to-peer client eight years after was first releas...

Article | 27/10/2010 Telstra T-Touch Tab Android tablet

Costing just $299, Telstra's T-Touch Tab is the first budget-priced tablet released in Australia. While the Apple iPad, Dell Streak and the upcoming S...

Article | 20/10/2010 Best sites to buy used cars

Buying a used car used to mean trekking all the way to a dealership and talking to a car salesperson; possibly one with a disturbing moustache.

Article | 5/10/2010 Top 10 funniest Internet memes

Though definitions of "Internet meme" vary, it is basically a piece of digital content that spreads rapidly online, mutating as various people alter i...

Article | 30/09/2010 AOL swallows TechCrunch -- but can they keep it down?

What do you get when you mix a tottering giant from the InterWebs' formative years with the new breed of post-first-ask-questions-later news blogs? We...

Article | 22/09/2010 The five pros and cons of a Facebook phone

Is Facebook building a phone? The company won't say for sure, but for some the idea of a Facebook phone is social networking overkill. To social butte...

Article | 21/09/2010 Why Google Docs will be a 'killer app' for tablets

Google on Monday announced that it will introduce versions of Google Docs for tablets running both the Android and Apple iOS4 mobile operating systems...

Article | 17/09/2010 Gallery: DC Universe Online screens

Fight alongside or against DC Comics famous heroes and supervillains with the upcoming massively multiplayer RPG, DC Universe Online. Acclaimed comic ...

Article | 17/09/2010 Internet Explorer 9: A visual tour

IE 9's main browser window takes minimalism to a new level.

Article | 17/09/2010 First look: Internet Explorer 9 beta makes waves

One of the best ways to see what's changed with the ninth and newest version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer is to tune into beautyoftheweb.com and ...

Article | 17/09/2010 Twitter 2.0: Not just for narcissists

Using Twitter is like being trapped in an elevator with someone who has a severe case of attention deficit disorder and just consumed three pots of tr...

Article | 17/09/2010 Diaspora could open new social scene for business

The code was released to the public for a new social network designed to deliver the benefits of Facebook without the privacy concerns. The project--c...

Article | 16/09/2010 10 reasons why PlayStation Network trumps Xbox Live

In no particular order, here are 10 reasons why the PSN trumps Xbox Live. In your hearts, you know this to be true.

Article | 13/09/2010 Finding stuff online: 20 years of innovative search engines

Twenty years ago today, a student at McGill University and some friends launched what many people consider to be the world's first Internet search eng...

Article | 13/09/2010 Things you might not know about Facebook

Facebook has been in the media spotlight this year over privacy concerns, thanks in part cases such as the horrific murder of Sydney teenager Nona Bel...

Article | 10/09/2010 Which unlimited broadband plan is the best deal?

Will you ever realistically need unlimited data on your broadband plan each month? Australian ISPs AAPT, TPG and Dodo seem to think so, as they all of...

Article | 6/09/2010 Did e-mail and the Internet kill the 9-5 workday?

Have you checked your work e-mailtoday? If you're like most employees in the United States and United Kingdom, the answer is yes despite the fact that...

Article | 3/09/2010 Samsung Galaxy Tab vs iPad: tablet showdown

Samsung has finally released its Galaxy Tab Android tablet, which is set to go head to head with the Apple iPad.

Article | 2/09/2010 How would you use a 100Mbps Internet connection?

With the current uncertainty surrounding who is going to govern Australia for the next three years, the future of the National Broadband Network (NBN)...