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Aussie R18+ public consultation delayed

Draft discussion paper on possible introduction of R18+ for games down under suffers setback.

3 for four: Wi-Fi internet sharing

3 Mobile has launched a new Wi-Fi router to share your 3G broadband connection with several users at once.

It's triplets for Lensbaby

They may look like something from the planet Zorg, but three new SLR lenses from Lensbaby are proper photographic tools that produce quirky effects.

Google Earth brings virtual tourism to iPhone

The internet giant releases an iPhone version of its geographic exploration software. And with multi-touch and GPS, the interface is better than a PC's.

Logitech's new line-up provides aural pleasure

Logitech has announced a slew of audio products for the holiday season, including iPod docks, a network music player and iPhone-compatible ear buds.

Optima shut down, assets auctioned off

The remnants of Australian PC maker Optima ICM have been auctioned at trading website Grays Online, but some equipment has been reserved to repay customers that are owed outstanding warranties from the failed company.

Z Portal begins strip searching cars

Last week Australians got their first taste of an X-ray machine that can perform a "virtual strip search" when authorities began trialling a machine at Melbourne's domestic airport. Now there's a machine large enough to strip search a car.

Scientist turns to ink-jet printer for a new heart

A Japanese researcher is adapting print-head technology to drop cells one by one into specific spots to build a 3D organ.

Britney arrives on Twitter

Britney Spears has become the latest celebrity to open an account on the Twitter micro-blogging service, although it remains unlikely the pop icon is the one updating her profile.

Apple's new MacBooks: Which one is right for you?

Each laptop in Apple's Macbook range is geared toward a certain kind of user. We breakdown which is best for you.

Hands-on with the new Xbox Experience

Crave Microsoft has named a date for the launch of its revamped Xbox Live service — 19 November — and we got our hands on it to see if hardcore fans have anything to worry about.

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.

Dual-core Atom heading for nettops

Intel has begun shipments of the first dual-core version of the Atom processor.

EA execs on Aussie Rock Band delays

The Aussie Rock Band saga is pretty well known by now to gamers down under, with our country still waiting on the official release of MTV/Harmonix's four-piece rhythm game almost a year after its US sale date. The situation was made even more farcical last weekend, with the game's sequel — Rock Band 2 — released in the US.

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.

Apple to Podcaster: No App Store for you

Apple's decision that the Podcaster iPhone app is unfit for its App Store raises questions for developers and users alike.

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.

BigPond Music offers legal iPod downloads

After years of offering music downloads that are incompatible with iPods, BigPond Music has announced the availability of MP3 downloads from today.

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.

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