The SlimX imp-550, from iRiver left us speechless in terms of the quality and design of this MP3 CD Player/FM tuner. Being possibly the thinnest CD/MP3 player on the market, this is also one of the more feature-packed.

IRiver's multi-codec CD player has all the necessary traits required of a high-end personal audio centre. Arriving with a bundle of goodies, the iMP-400 is a stylish unit, with an interesting burgundy and chrome finish.

Whether you're after something small, portable and cheap - such as the Creative Zen Mozaic - or something more fully featured, we've got the latest and greatest in portable music on test. The benchmark they all try to meet is the iPod Classic, which at $300 for 80GB of storage and 45 hours of audio battery life is still the clear leader.

For the last few years Creative has played catchup to the likes of iRiver, Rio and Apple.

Nick Ross ponders a future where 'Apple' doesn't mean 'music'.

The 4GB Sansa Fuze handles music, videos, FM radio and voice recording with kick-ass usability, giving Apple devotees a good excuse to ditch their Nanos and embrace the joy of drag and drop.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Leigh Dyer explains that Linux users can connect to Apple's new iPods, but it's getting more difficult.

The full set of results from Australia's biggest ever tech survey are now available online.

With new, supercharged battery life, the new iPods offer superb design and performance. But compatibility caveats remain.

The results are in...

Nick Ross funtests Apple's latest icon of cool.

Few people were expecting an iPod like this to arrive so soon after the iPod Shuffle.

Stack your system full of software without paying a penny, with our guide to essential downloads