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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 4G Android tablet

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 4G review: Australia's first 4G tablet is handy, but no world beater

HP TouchPad review: The HP TouchPad has plenty of potential, but suffers from a bulky, uninspiring design, a lack of third-party apps and questionable performance

Lenovo ThinkPad T420 Sandy Bridge laptop

Lenovo ThinkPad T420 review: A 14in business laptop with 2nd Gen Intel Core technology and great features

Gateway EC39C 13in laptop

Gateway EC39C review: A thin and light 13in laptop with a Core i5 CPU and an Intel SSD

Dell Vostro 3550 notebook

Australian first review: The 15.6in Dell Vostro 3550 Sandy Bridge laptop has excellent speed and battery life

HP EliteBook 8740W notebook

HP EliteBook 8740W review: a powerful notebook for engineers, designers and animators

HP Mini 5103 (XP882PA) netbook

HP Mini 5103 (XP882PA) review: One of the best netbooks on the Australian market

Apple MacBook Air (11in, late 2010)

Apple MacBook Air 2010 review: Apple's revamped ultraportable MacBook Air features flash-based storage and a full-size keyboard and trackpad

Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8572G notebook

Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8572G review: A 15in business notebook with great battery life

Dell 1250c colour LED printer

Dell 1250c review: This colour LED printer is cheap to buy and prints good quality colour and black documents, but it isn't quick

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Latest Articles

Article | 1/12/2011 HP CEO: Apple will be world's number one PC maker in 2012

HP CEO Meg Whitman expects Apple to take over as the world's number one PC maker in 2012 but thinks her own company will bounce back in 2013.

Article | 1/06/2011 Apple to demonstrate OS X Lion, iOS 5 and iCloud next Monday at WWDC

The Monday 6 June kick-off of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference will include the official unveiling of the new Apple operating systems OS X Li...

Article | 24/05/2011 Dell launches XPS 15z notebook

Dell Australia has officially launched the XPS 15z, a 15.6in notebook that competes - however much the company denies it -- with the Apple Macbook Pro...

Article | 21/05/2011 Two die in Foxconn assembly plant explosion

Foxconn Technology Group, manufacturer of popular consumer tech products such as the Apple iPhone, iPod, and iPad, as well as Dell computers, had a la...

Article | 21/05/2011 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 vs Apple MacBook Air

Known for its straightforward business laptops, Lenovo is adding a touch of style with its new ThinkPad X1. The ultrathin laptop will be available May...

Article | 6/05/2011 ARM to bite into Intel's PC dominance by 2015, IDC says

IDC on Thursday predicted that ARM will capture a 15 percent share of the PC microprocessor market by 2015, as the company dials up development of pro...

Article | 30/04/2011 AMD not pursuing ARM license, sticking to x86

Advanced Micro Devices shot down rumors that it is pursuing an ARM license, saying it will stick to developing chips for tablets around the x86 archit...

Article | 29/04/2011 Xoom does better than expected

Motorola Mobility shipped 250,000 Xoom tablets in the first month the device was available, the company said on Thursday as part of its first-quarter ...

Article | 29/04/2011 Microsoft quarter rescued by Microsoft Office

Microsoft enjoyed strong income and revenue growth for its third fiscal quarter despite sluggish PC sales, with Xbox and Office doing well, the compan...

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First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 9

Microsoft's IE9 provides a browsing experience that even Chrome and Firefox users may find compelling.

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In pictures: 15 best iPad apps for newcomers

Are you considering the iPad 2 as your first iPad? An iPad, unplugged, is a welcome contrast to the communications-driven iPhone. Take our tour of cool apps that take advantage of the iPad's leisurely user experience.

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