A much-hyped console epic comes to the PC, but unlike others that have made the move this deserves its press.

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Sequel 'more badass' than previous offering, says Microsoft.

Will or won't Gears of War 2 be appearing on the PC? As the web fury grows, we contacted the people behind the game to get some answers, and a nice photo gallery.

Google announces plans to turn on an offline mode for its free Internet word processor - is it now safe to switch to Google "software"?.

The component-fest that is Computex is kicking off in Taipei, and the buzz this year is on WiMax, low cost notebooks and Nvidia's new GPU line.

Announces new mobile computer aimed at the ultraportable crowd. Is it a mobile? Is it a laptop? You be the judge.

The blue hoardings have come off Apple's first retail store in Australia, revealing an airy glass box like exterior. Check out the pics here.

Avatars, photo sharing and hopefully fewer service outages await 360 owners with "New Xbox Experience", which carries with it the ugly acronym of "NXE".

Take up of free applications has not troubled market leader.

The cut-down PS3 costs the same as the Xbox Elite, has lost of its key features and still has that cracking Blu-ray player

No sane gamer is going to head out and buy this as their new console, but we'd advise 360 and Wii owners not to forget about Dre - there's some truly superb games still coming out for PS

Games will look better, and it's backwards compatible with DirectX 10, but XP users need not apply. More details here..

DivX playback seems to be the flavour of the month in LCD-land, with Teac's new The 19” Teac LCDV1955HD and the 22” LCDV2255HD TVs supporting the format.

Visually mindblowing, COD4 provides you with an enormous arsenal of real-world weapons to hack and chop at the seams of international terrorism.

Our full guide to saving cash-saving secrets is here, from how to get discounts on PCs, to SIM only phone contracts, the best DSLR cameras deals, and discount licensing from Adobe, Microsoft and others.

Online shoppers still leaving themselves exposed.

Those lucky gear-heads over at Atomic have managed to get their mitts on the latest Intel processor, the Core i7 Extreme. From their early review, it looks like a another Intel winner.

See the latest PC gear and meet industry leaders at Atomic Live 2008, including the first chance to play Far Cry 2 in Australia.

Nick Ross is on the show floor in the Thunderdome of component-land - Taipei. Check out the pics.