Australian consumer watchdog the ACCC have been given the web’s favourite whipping horse an almighty kick in the pants, telling the auction giant that mandatory PayPal is hardly fair-dinkum.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 is waterproof, shockproof and dustproof. Hoping to be the ultimate rugged consumer camera, the FT1 also offers HD video and a wide 28mm lens.

With a new Ghostbusters game coming in 2009 and released by original '80s kings Atari, we pay homage to those games that honour the '80s best. Have the '80s become better with age or are just kidding ourselves?

Sanyo takes a different tack with its cheap, pistol-grip video/still camera. A curious option if you're already spending a few hundred dollars on a compact camera.

Compact range includes touch screen, high definition slideshows and advanced facial detection.

According to Dell, it's finally time to end the world's endless piles of software box garbage and go green. By offering an online alternative, Dell hopes to save costs and plug its new download store at the same time.

Telstra's MEOW is a portable trailer sized ADSL station, that aims to be the ultimate in portable ADSL2+ backup, as it can be ported around the Australian countryside for rapid deployment during times of disaster.

Gone is some of the bluster as Microsoft makes a surprisingly down-to-earth Australian launch presentation for Windows 7 today

Sony launched a host of new products today, including new Sony camera, TV and notebook models. Most surprising of all are the crocodile skin CS series notebooks

So your Mum's not inspired by an overclocked Phenom system - but she might go for these gifts.

There's no excuse for clunky in-car iPod hookups anymore. Sony's pushing the Apple barrow, with iPod compatible head units and Bluetooth.

Sharp are finalising plans to commercially produce quad and triple layer Blu-ray discs capable of 100GB and 8x read speeds using new disc materials and improved laser technologies

An amateur Sydney photographer has won a global photography competition through Facebook: the winning photo will be featured as the main image on Bing search sites around the world.

A Spanish judge has ruled that downloading copyright files online is legal, as long as it's not for profit, a ruling that would make Spain one of the most lenient in the world

We're betting that in some alternative universe, there's at least a few people geeky enough to purchase a Wolverine themed USB drive from Kingston. Die-hard X-Men fans need only apply for this overly kitschy movie-tie in.

Remakes don't always go down well, but JJ Abram's Star Trek is the rare example that defies expectations and delivers. Daniel Long boarded the new Enterprise and survived to tell the story.

Dare we say it – but another touch screen operated mobile has hit the streets, perhaps numbering the iPhone's days. Will Samsung’s OMNIA outshine Apple’s market dominance?

Logitech extends their solid reputation by creating a highly sensitive, portable mouse for notebooks with the V450 Nano Cordless laser.

Canon shows off its highly anticipated 450D DSLR and Ixus 970 compact in Bris-Vegas.

GTA IV's slick marketing has us reminiscing about the glory days of game art - step back in time as we cast our eye over some of the strangest, most bizarre game titles you’re likely to see.