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Dial a date on your mobile with Meet Me

Technology has been helping geeks get romantic since the days of A/S/L on IRC, but here's a world first: a dating service that introduces eligible singles via video calls.

It's here: Sharp brings 108-inch TV to Oz

The bragging rights to having the "biggest big screen" TV have passed from Panasonic to Sharp, with the local arrival of the latter's 108-inch (274 cm) LCD model LB-1085.

DxO sheds light on camera sensor performance

DxO Labs has launched a website that features detailed information on the performance of the image sensor at the heart of many higher-end digital cameras.

Gmail gets colourful themes

Google has launched themes for Gmail, a feature that lets people customise the appearance of the webmail application with a variety of new looks.

800MHz ASUS smartphone is now official

News broke of ASUS' upcoming 800MHz handheld a couple of months back, and now the Taiwanese company has finally made it official.

Sensis kills its search, uses Google

Telstra subsidiary Sensis announced today that it would cease developing its local search engine, Sensis.com.au, instead using Google's engine to drive the site.

MTV Music is, like, the raddest thing ever

It seems like the only complaint that the cranky digital-media press can come up with for MTVMusic.com, the legendary pop-culture brand's new music video hub, is, "Why wasn't this here years ago?"

Firefox gets geographic plugin

Mozilla has revealed plans to announce a plug-in called Geode that would give the Firefox web browser a better ability to understand and use geographic information on the web.

Suzuki unveils fuel-cell car and bike

Suzuki showed off a couple of hydrogen-powered vehicles at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. One was based on the relatively new SX4, while the other, in good Suzuki style, was a motorcycle concept called the Crosscage.

Aussie couple sets world record for around-US fuel economy

With thrifty feet and more than a little bit of planning, an Australian couple has driven across all of the lower 48 US states and achieved a remarkable 3.99L/100km in a diesel Volkswagen.

Nokia E72 and E75 promo video leaked

A promo video featuring Nokia's supposedly yet-to-be-announced E72 and E75 has been leaked online.

Google offers cutting-edge Chrome, first update

Those who want to try the latest features arriving in Google's Chrome browser can sign up for developer releases or beta versions. The first update is out of the gate.

Sony Ericsson releases Xperia panels SDK

Sony Ericsson releases an SDK for its highly anticipated Xperia X1 smartphone, allowing developers to create application shortcuts to feature on the phone's Xperia Panels.

Revamped Google Picasa site identifies photo faces

A new face recognition feature on Google's Picasa Web Albums will help users label their photos with the names of subjects. That and other changes to the photo-sharing site are joined by a new beta version of the accompanying Picasa 3.0 photo-editing software.

Freshtel plans Aussie mobile VoIP

Australian start-up Freshtel today said it expected to launch a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service for mobile phone users locally within weeks, after a successful trial of its dual-mode technology with UK mega-retailer Tesco.

Tethering coming soon to iPhone 3G?

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has apparently confirmed that Apple and AT&T are planning to introduce tethering functionality to the iPhone, turning the handset into a mobile broadband modem.

Nikon Coolpix P6000: Dripping with features

Nikon announced the newest addition to its P series of compact camera, the P6000, featuring a 13.5-megapixel image sensor, integrated GPS and an Ethernet connection.

Hands-on with the Samsung INNOV8

Our colleagues in the US got a chance to play with the new Samsung INNOV8 in San Francisco and have reported back with their impressions.

Google Street View now in Australia

Close-up photos of Australian homes, businesses and famous landmarks in cities, towns and remote areas are now available on Google Maps Australia, absolutely free.

Tweaking OS X

Not everyone is a power user. If you want to get under the hood of the Mac OS X without getting your hands too dirty, check out some of our recently reviewed apps. With these programs, minor tweaks and routine maintenance are a lot easier.

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