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  Oi!: Rock out with your tech out

  If you're heading to the Fat as Butter music festival in November don't forget your Wi-Fi enabled mobile phone.

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  50 significant moments from internet history

  We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

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  Megaphone #1: Your monthly dose of mobile

  CNET Australia's latest video series is dedicated to everything mobile, including a peek at the sexiest phones of the future and a wrap of all the phone's we've reviewed this month.

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  OLED, 3D displaying the future

  Ceatec exhibitors show off prototype displays for our mobile devices and televisions, including a display measuring just 0.3 millimetre thick.

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  LG Renoir 8-megapixel camera phone: Photos

  Hot on the trail of Samsung's INNOV8, LG has paid a visit to our colleagues in the UK to show its own 8-megapixel camera phone, the LG Renoir.

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  Oi!: Moko wants you!

  Australian mobile social networking site Moko is in the process of electing its first President and wants you to get involved.

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  Use the "force" to control your mobile phone

  Mobile phones may or may not mess with our brains, but now our brains can mess with them.

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  Vertu's bejewelled phones mark a big birthday

  To celebrate its 150th anniversary, House of Boucheron, the posh French creator of jewellery, watches, and fragrances, is sharing the swankiness with a set of Vertu bejewelled mobile phones bearing names such as Magic, Audacious, Curious, and Voluptuous.

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  Improved Google MyLocation: You are here

  This week, Google's mobile team let loose with an updated version of MyLocation, a feature of Google Maps that geolocates your position based on mobile-tower triangulation. It fixes a minor, but distinct drawback: an overly generous target.

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  Tips and tricks for using your BlackBerry

  The BlackBerry is an extremely powerful productivity tool, and while it's very much a "pick up and play" device, knowing the various operating system quirks and shortcuts can be very handy.

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  Greedy Apple users will trust anyone

  A "jailbreak" Web site created earlier this week is already attracting hordes of iPhone and iPod Touch users who want to free their devices from the digital shackles attached by Jobs and co. But is it safe?

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  Mio guides new line-up into Christmas stockings

  Mio is planning to release five new GPS-enabled products -- two GPS navigators, two PDAs and a smartphone -- just in time for Santa's physics-defying trip around the world.

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  HP expands iPAQ range with business users in mind

  HP has reinvigorated its iPaq handheld range with the launch of five new devices and a host of software programs, accessories, and services designed to attract business users.

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  iPhone will improve the handheld breed

  Apple's new iPhone has garnered a lot of press coverage. And although it isn't perfect, it should drive a new generation of easier-to-use and more richly featured handhelds.

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  Dell stops selling Axim handheld

  Dell has stopped selling its Axim line of handhelds in the US and is not planning a new product in the category, the computer maker said Monday.

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  PDA Buyer's Guide: What to look for when buying a handheld

  The right PDA has to be small enough that you enjoy toting it around, but the battery needs to be big enough that it has some juice left when you need it; plus, it must have a decent-size screen.

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  Is Foleo Palm's folly?

  Palm's bid to reinvent mobile computing looks an awful lot like the current state of mobile computing, but with less horsepower.

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  Q&A: Palm's founder answers the Foleo's critics

  Although he knows not everyone will agree, Jeff Hawkins is convinced Palm's Foleo is the best idea he's ever had.

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  ASUS A696

  This slimline, brushed metal phone-less PDA packs GPS and Bluetooth, but somehow manages to miss out on Windows Mobile 6.

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  Vodafone 1210

  Want a Blackberry, but can't stretch the business budget to afford one? Vodafone's 1210 might suit your needs, but you'll need to put up with a lot of compromises along the way.

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  ASUS P735

  A handheld with good features for the business user, but those who want the latest HSDPA and GPS options may have to look elsewhere.

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  Mio Digiwalker P350

  Mio's Digiwalker P350 isn't a stunning PDA. It isn't a stunning GPS, either. It's still a good unit, however --- read our review to find out why.

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  O2 Xda Stealth

  O2's Xda Stealth looks a lot like a regular slider phone, until you flick it open and notice the Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system, push e-mail capabilities and built-in Wi-Fi support.

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  O2 Xda II Mini

  If you want a smartphone but want to avoid unsightly pocket bulges, you could do well to consider O2's slimmed down XDA II Mini.

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  HP iPAQ rw6828

  The BlackBerry for non-corporate users who require extensive multimedia capabilities, in addition to push e-mail.

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  O2 Xda Atom

  It has Wi-Fi, a 2-megapixel camera and runs on Windows Mobile 5.0, yet shares the same dimensions as the Xda II Mini. Find out what the hype on the Xda Atom is all about.

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  O2 Xda Atom Exec

  An incremental upgrade to the Atom, the Atom Exec is an incredibly feature-rich, well-designed smartphone.

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  O2 Xda Stealth

  O2's Xda Stealth looks a lot like a regular slider phone, until you flick it open and notice the Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system, push e-mail capabilities and built-in Wi-Fi support.

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  O2 Xda Atom Exec

  An incremental upgrade to the Atom, the Atom Exec is an incredibly feature-rich, well-designed smartphone.

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  HP iPAQ rw6828

  The BlackBerry for non-corporate users who require extensive multimedia capabilities, in addition to push e-mail.

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  BlackBerry 7250

  As a tool for the email-centric, the BlackBerry wins plenty of praise on its own merits and the addition of wireless modem functionality further sweetens the deal.

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  How to make your iPod Nano talk

  2008/10/09 11:24:35

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  Planet CNET: Spooning at 40,000 feet

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  LG Renoir 8-megapixel camera phone: Photos

  Hot on the trail of Samsung's INNOV8, LG has paid a visit to our colleagues in the UK to show its own 8-megapixel camera phone, the LG Renoir.

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  T-Mobile G1, Google's mobile darling

  CNET.com.au's UK colleagues got their hands on the T-Mobile G1, the first commercially available phone to run Google's Android platform. Check out our photo gallery for a closer look.

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