It starts fast, speeds up, and just about never slackens the pace. Building on the outstanding Call of Duty, Activision's United Offensive expansion pack brings 13 fresh missions, three new multiplayer modes on 11 original maps, and a decent mix of new weapons, vehicles and troop types.

If you find yourself at the economy end of the Vista ladder, third-party downloads can give you some Ultimate power

This is a handset we have been waiting to hit our shores for some time. Sony Ericsson now brings the S700i  to Australia and with it an amazing set of features and quality to match.

The arrival of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (ES2K3) is a significant event in the history of this product. First, it brings to a close the second era of the codebase. Released back in 1996 on the NT 4 wave, ES4 (there was no 1, 2 or 3) brought enterprise-level email, contact management, diary management and so forth to the Windows Server platform in a new and comprehensive BackOffice application.

Several attempts have been made to capture the scale and atmosphere of Tolkien's epic on PC, but few have come close. In The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle Earth, EA Games has combined relatively straightforward RTS gameplay with an outstanding look, impressive atmospherics and a remarkably accessible interface.

They repainted the globe too

Aussies can buy the XO OLPC online from November 30 - guaranteeing you're in the good books with the kids this Christmas.

Software will run as Dashboard widgets.

But console's virtual 'Home' has been delayed.

Chip giant accused of violating antitrust laws.

'The fastest browser on Windows,' Jobs claims.

Device brings 'holy grail' of terahertz computing closer.

1,000 hours of entertainment just a click away.

Software giant promises to 'democratise video game development'.

We've all seen them, those moochers who sit with one cup of coffee in an internet café for hours using the Wi-Fi effectively for free – one company has now come up with an ingenious way of preventing this.

Professional 'queuers' charging up to $1,000 to wait in line.