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The HD revolution has begun

HD revolution

THE high-definition revolution is rolling into 2008, changing the way we think about everything from TVs to PCs.

Social networkers cost bosses thousands

Facebook

SNEAKING onto Facebook at work? You're not alone according to a new survey which shows users are costing their bosses $2700 each every year.

Flash is right as rain

Olympus E-3 digital SLR

THE risk of a few raindrops landing underneath a pop-up flash-mounted above the prism has always been a worry.

Hook your PC to TV without wires

networked media player

A NEW class of media player is emerging and it doesn't play Blu-ray or HD DVDs.

Q & A about HD TV

HD TV

Q: MY large European-brand CRT (cathode ray tube) TV still works fine. Do I really need to trade it in now for a new plasma screen or can I wait a while?

Online networks explode

Facebook

AUSSIES got hooked on three new ways of social networking this year -- Facebook, MySpace and YouTube.

Porn filter may slow internet

computer user

AUSTRALIANS will be forced to contact their internet service provider to avoid having their access to the web restricted.

3D or not 3D?

3D or not 3D?

SCREENING in 3D in 840 cinemas in the US alone, box-office hit Beowulf has set a world record as the most widely released digital 3D film.

Other room for improvement

Other room for improvement

GRUNDIG has made the transition from pedigree tube to LCD televisions look easy. The European company, part of the UK's Bush brand, has put a smile on the dial for most people with its latest 22-inch model.

TV to be all-digital by 2013

Television set

ALL Australian television sets will have to be digital within five years under the new Government's plan for viewers to make the switch from analogue across the country.

Mario magic goes marching on

Mario magic goes marching on

The lowdown: Multi-dimensional platform adventure in which the famous moustached Italian plumber is again called on to save the world.

Cam up and see me

Cam up and see me

THE internet has provided several new and amazing ways for us to communicate -- whether it's with someone in the same office or on the other side of the world.

Ghost of Christmas present

Ghost of Christmas present

THE Ghostbusters want you! Do you have what it takes to join the famous New York-based team, to fight supernatural forces for a minimum wage?

Cameras that think for you

Cameras that think for you

IMAGINE cameras that can recognise scenes and subjects, capture crisp, bright photos in dark, gloomy situations without a flash, snap eight photos in a second, power up almost instantly and even let you know when the horizon is not level in your photograph.

Pioneer leads the way

Pioneer leads the way

THE wait is over: Pioneer has released the $849 DVR-550HX-S DVD recorder with a built-in digital tuner.

HD revolution
The 4400: A sci-fi series now on Ten HD at Thursdays at 9.30pm. It's clear that high defintion is in the box seat. More

Thumb times it hurts

Mobile phone

A NEW Zealand student who sends up to 100 text messages a day has been diagnosed with the country's first known case of texting tenosynovitis, otherwise known as text messager's thumb.

Yelp is at hand

Yelp is at hand

EVER buried your possessions at the beach and forgotten where you left them? Or worse, had your wallet or car keys stolen while enjoying a quick dip?

An epic eBook

An epic eBook

DYMOCKS has the drop on Amazon in Australia's market for eBooks with the local launch of the iLiad

Mobiles in cancer link

mobile phone

MOBILE phone use raises the risk of mouth cancer, researchers claim.

Cheaper Blu-ray wins

Cheaper Blu-ray wins

IF YOU think Blu-ray is the format of the future, you are mistaken. It has already arrived big time.

Vodafone on Telstra's tail

Vodafone

TELSTRA could face serious competition in mobile broadband, with Vodafone hoping to offer surging internet speeds to 95 per cent of Australians next year.

Beware cam scams

Beware cam scams

SUMMER is here. Longer daylight hours, more time to think. Time for a holiday.

There's stuff to like, but ...

There's stuff to like, but ...

THIS Sony home-theatre system is a perfect example of one of the most frustrating phenomena in consumer electronics: a product with stunning design that just doesn't work as well as it should.

Google releases most popular searches

Google

IT may have been an election year, but more Australians used Google to search for Disney star Vanessa Hudgens than John Howard in 2007.

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