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Mercedes-Benz wins race to build first Lithium-ion hybrid

Lithium-ion batteries are common place in consumer electrical items but, thus far, automotive engineers have been hampered by various technical issues, not least their susceptibility to explode. Mercedes-Benz seems to have cracked these problems with its first hybrid, the S400 BlueHybrid.

Photos: Volkswagen Golf GT Sport TSI

We like VW's Golf GT Sport TSI a lot. We pick at its nits and study its bits, including its Twincharger engine.

Photos: Canon HF10 design and image quality

Canon's first flash-based camcorder delivers excellent HD video quality and performance in a tiny package. We delve into its controls, as well as its video and still image quality.

Photos: Annoying hardware, a rogues' gallery

Hardware may be less 'in your face' than software, but it can still ruin your day. We've listed our main bugbears: let us know if you agree.

Canon 1000D photos

Canon's new entry-level digital SLR, the EOS 1000D, replaces the widely-popular 400D, adding new features to bring it more closely in line with the company's 450D.

Photos: Scorpion supercar to burn petrol and hydrogen

Ronn Motors, based in Texas, is offering a glimpse of a high-end hydrogen-gasoline sports car it hopes to sell by the northern autumn.

Hands on with the Acer Aspire One

Acer Aspire One is quite literally "the one"

Small is big at Computex 2008

If there is one category of product which is capturing the imaginations and desires of consumers, it would have to be sub-notebooks. Here's a gallery of some on show at Computex.

Photos: BMW scoops pool at 2008 International Engine of the Year awards

At this year's International Engine of the Year awards, BMW took out five of the 11 categories on offer, while its 3-litre twin-turbo engine also successfully defended the overall title it won last year.

Hands-on with the Nikon Coolpix S210, S520 and S600

Nikon is predicting that the 8-megapixel Coolpix S210 and S520 will be big sellers this year, but we think it's the wide-angle, 10-megapixel S600 that deserves to fly off the shelves.

Uni students get stuck in traffic for Nokia

It's not often that you get people volunteering to get stuck in traffic. However, that's exactly what happened last week in Northern California.

Fujitsu Design Collection 2008

Fujitsu shows off some sleek concept designs that never hit the market, and the brand new P series at the de de ce showroom in Sydney.

New MacBook Air photos

Steve Jobs unveils an ultrathin notebook and take two for the Apple TV, amid an array of iPhone, iPod, and iTunes updates.

Photos: CES 2008 starts up

From Bill Gates' final CES hurrah to Yoko Ono and Wil.i.am, CES launched with a star-studded cast. See the full slide show.

Photos from CES Unveiled: Vegas' opening night

The greatest tech show on Earth has officially kicked off with CES Unveiled, a chance for the press to get their hands on a choice selection of sheer awesomeness.

Photos: Telstra launches T.Life concept store

The new interactive Telstra "flagship" store will be open from 2 November. Dubbed T.Life, the store is located at 400 George Street, on the corner of George and King on the group floor of the Telstra building.

Nokia's holiday handsets

At its Sydney headquarters this week Nokia spilled forth a Santa sack of new devices for the holiday season, including new XpressMusic models and the much-anticipated 8GB version of its N95 handset.

HP refreshes consumer lineup

CNET.com.au attended HP's annual consumer launch in Singapore this week. Dubbed "Simply Yours" the event focused on design, innovation and ease of use. Check out our gallery to see the new PCs, laptops, printers and iPaqs that were on display.

Sony PSP Slim Hands-On Report

CNET.com.au checks out the latest model of the PSP, the PSP2000.

Live traffic reports coming to a GPS near you

Melbourne peak-hour commuters can stop hanging out for the radio traffic reports, after the launch of Australia's first automated traffic congestion notification system. Service to Sydney, Brisbane and other Australian cities is expected to follow in coming months.

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