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Article | 12/06/2008 Not all USB drives are created equal

Most USB 2.0 flash drives look the same, but that doesn't mean they perform the same.

Article | 12/06/2008 Aussie designer puts the sex in HyperX

Memory vendor Kingston Technology recently held a contest to see who could come up with the best character design for its HyperX Girl. HyperX is the c...

Article | 12/06/2008 Unsung fathers of technology

Who's your daddy?

Article | 12/06/2008 Microsoft Surface surfaces in Las Vegas

For those who were wondering whether Microsoft's Surface tabletop touch-sensitive computers were going to be anything more than retail sales tools, he...

Article | 12/06/2008 Two new RPGs from the creators of Final Fantasy

Xbox 360 owners haven't exactly been spoiled for choice when it comes to role-playing games. With the possible (and slightly dubious) exception of Los...

Article | 12/06/2008 Five reasons to buy the Apple iPhone 3G

Finally, the wait is over. Australians can get their hands on Apple's newest iPhone when it launches on 11 July. The good news is, the iPhone 3G has m...

Article | 12/06/2008 Canon introduces new EOS 1000D SLR

Canon says its newest, least-expensive digital SLR camera, the EOS 1000D, will replace the current EOS 400D in the next few months. The company bills ...

Article | 11/06/2008 LEGO-fied: 6 Lego games we want to play

We love LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Batman, and LEGO Indiana Jones, but we're holding out hope for saucier fare. Here's a collection of classic films that wo...

Article | 11/06/2008 How important is the 3GPP femto standard?

Last week's announcement of a standard for femto cells took a lot of people by surprise. How did it happen so fast, and how important will it be? And ...

Article | 10/06/2008 Social-networking sites: the complete guide

Whether you're looking for a job, a party or long-lost friends, your ideal online meeting place is out there. We uncover the best social-networking si...

Article | 10/06/2008 Stay connected with remote-access software

The workday doesn't end at 5 p.m. anymore. Chances are, you take files home with you to work on using your home PC, and then you tote them back to you...

Article | 10/06/2008 Does sandbox security really protect your desktop?

Two years ago, GreenBorder, one of the early "sandbox" browsers, received mighty applause from Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt Mossberg. The sandbo...

Article | 10/06/2008 The 10 Funniest Apple-Ad Parodies

Apple CEO Steve Jobs' announcement of the next generation iPhone (which will hit Australia on 11 July) will be followed by a barrage of stylish and wi...

Article | 10/06/2008 Virtualization thwarts green OS initiatives

There are certain popular system architectures that transcend the operating system and will turn your efforts to build a green network operating syste...

Article | 10/06/2008 NOC infrastructure may thwart green OS ideals

Data centers are often designed (or overdesigned) to handle the highest load that might come their way, which really doesn't jibe with the green ideal...

Article | 10/06/2008 Greener pastures for Web server farms?

Web farms, whether they are powered by open source Apache or Microsoft's IIS, often require serving up Web content so quickly that the CPU/chipset con...

Article | 10/06/2008 How we did it

We tested four servers, an IBM x3550, a Dell 1950, an HP DL160 and an HP DL360.

Article | 9/06/2008 Kung Fu Panda: The Game

Set to be released 25 June, Kung Fu Panda: The Game will see players mastering the varied Kung Fu fighting styles of Po the Panda, his teacher Shifu a...

Article | 9/06/2008 Sid Meier's Civilisation Revolution (Xbox 360)

Sid Meier's classic slow-burn nation-building game Civilisation is coming to the Xbox 360 on 13 June as Sid Meier's Civilisation Revolution.

Article | 6/06/2008 Exclusive: Asus provides glimpse of Eee Monitor PC design, says more Eee gear to come

Computex: Asus has offered the first look at what its upcoming all-in-one desktop may look like, and shown an Eee family roadmap featuring previously ...