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Article | 11/11/2011 ASUS Zenbook UX31 Series unboxing

We don't really care that the ASUS Zenbook looks so much like a MacBook Air -- we like it. It's also one of the best built laptops on the market. Howe...

Article | 9/11/2011 Latest Ultrabooks still fail to make it under $1000

ASUS launched its much vaunted Zenbook in Sydney last night, releasing pricing for four models covering two sizes: 11.6in and 13.3in. Like the Acer As...

Article | 28/10/2011 Ultrabook image gallery

See photos of Ultrabooks from Acer, ASUS, Lenovo and Toshiba

Article | 28/10/2011 Intel serves 'poison pill' to lost or stolen Ultrabooks

Intel today announced one of the features that is likely to make Ultrabooks even more desirable: Intel Anti-Theft. Intel Anti-Theft is a service that ...

Article | 27/10/2011 Why Are You Still Using Windows XP?

A lot has happened since 2001. Technology evolves rapidly, and you won't find many instances of someone using the same technology today that they used...

Article | 25/10/2011 MacBook Pro range quietly upgraded

Apple has quietly upgraded the processor, hard disk and graphics capabilities of the MacBook Pro range.

Article | 22/10/2011 Steve Jobs Biography: 5 Tidbits You Need To Read

Did you know that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs hated Android, Google's mobile operating system? I mean, really, really hated Android. How about the fac...

Article | 20/10/2011 Hands on: Samsung Slate PC Series 7

Samsung's Slate PC Series 7 has a hardened, 11.6in capacitive touchscreen with digitiser technology and it can be navigated with your finger or the su...

Article | 12/10/2011 ASUS ZenBook offers consumers a valid alternative to MacBook Air

ASUS has released two different Ultrabook models and has dubbed them 'ZenBook'. The two ZenBook models are the UX21 and the UX31. The UX21 is an 11.6i...

Article | 12/10/2011 iTunes 10.5 is out: 3 reasons to get it now

Version 10.5 of Apple's iTunes software is available now, just in time for the launch of iOS 5 on Wednesday. The latest version includes the first tas...

Article | 20/09/2011 Apple to open Hornsby store this week

Apple will lift the lid on its latest Australian retail store this Saturday,September 24. The Hornsby Apple Store will open its doors for the first ti...

Article | 8/09/2011 In pictures: The Medion Akoya E7220 (MD 98740) notebook

If you're thinking of buying the cheap Medion Akoya E7220 (MD 98740) notebook, it pays to know what you're getting. Read through this slideshow and yo...

Article | 5/09/2011 Apple considering USB 3.0 alongside Thunderbolt in new Macs

Apple could build in USB 3.0 support in its future Macs to go alongside the high-speed Thunderbolt connection technology.

Article | 23/08/2011 What are you using your HP TouchPad for?

Were you one of the lucky Australian consumers to get your hands on HP's TouchPad tablet for $98 yesterday?

Article | 20/08/2011 Firefox 7 Beta puts priority on performance

Just days after the ready-for-primetime version of Firefox 6 was released, Mozilla, sticking to its aggressive development schedule for the browser, h...

Article | 3/08/2011 Toshiba intros 1-terabyte hard disk drive for laptops

Toshiba enters the nascent 1-terabyte laptop hard drive market with the company's first 2.5-inch 1TB HDD, the MQ01ABD. The drive has an industry-stand...

Article | 28/07/2011 Next Apple MacBook Pros to get the slimmed down treatment

The success Apple has had with its MacBook Air refresh will likely lead the company to completely redesign its MacBook Pro line in favor of a thinner ...

Article | 27/07/2011 JB Hi-Fi three hour sale cuts prices on Apple Macs, TVs and cameras

Apple laptop and desktop computers, digital cameras and TVs are just a few of the products attracting significant savings at a three-hour-long JB Hi-F...

Article | 27/07/2011 2011 notebook and netbook performance chart

The table below shows performance results for all the laptops that we have tested in 2011. The latest reviews are listed at the top of the table and w...

Article | 27/07/2011 AMDs new A-Series APUs to be offered by all major PC vendors in the Australian market

PC vendors in Australia are set to start offering entry-level, mid-range and performance laptops and desktop PCs based on AMD's new Fusion A-Series AP...