Bringing destruction to life on screen is a everyday job for the effects wizards behind the upcoming film 2012. In fact, the filmmakers produced a whopping million gigabytes of data

A father and son team have completed an arduous 3000km journey across Australia on an ex-'postie' motorcycle, all for the sake of proving that the impossible can be done with expensive Polish alcohol

The internet's most famous meme has now turned up on Australian iPhones, infecting vulnerable jailbroken phones with the 80s pop star's image - proving that not all malware is humourless.

GPS pet locators could save pet owners the misery of losing their beloved furry friends, and it appears you can buy them in Australia

High-profile short films from around the world are now getting made on DSLR cameras, thanks to rapidly improving sensors and prices. Judge for yourself, with these five videos made with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

Google have announced that they will release free turn-by-turn map navigation for Android phones, making us wonder whether phone GPS is finally good enough to replace dedicated in-car devices

The Mayan prophecy might be counting down, but the science behind the new film 2012 might leave a few people confused. We look at what the film got right and what is best left to conspiracy theorists.

Wireless in-car connectivity centres are gaining popularity thanks to 3G and burgeoning 4G services. We take a look at a couple of the bigger examples and investigate how they're changing the way we drive.

A "bonus" 1GB of data and a chance to double your download limit are two ways Telstra is hoping to attract more of the prepaid wireless crowd

Stuart Turton spends the second day of his one week odyssey with Linux, battling Fedora and DVD playback troubles, while trying valiantly not to go back to the relative 'safety' of Vista, as frustrations start to boil over.

Simon Hackett's electric Tesla Roadster is making the most of its rapid recharge facility in Australia's Eco Challenge; as other challengers show off their fuel efficiency in the 3000km race.

The latest Avatar trailer takes a closer look at the battle tech behind the film - but we can't help compare it to James Cameron's Aliens in tone and style.

All those confusing labels actually tell you a lot about a television, but you need to decode the marketing spin. Here's a quick primer to digital tv labelling

Nothing incredible in terms of design, but it’s an impressively cheap way to get quad-core in your PC.

Be the most connected home on the street with these tech toys for getting your family online.

Stuart Turton spends the third day of his one week odyssey with Linux, fighting Fedora monitor hassles, wishing for Ubuntu at work and discovers that forums can be a Linux user's new best friend.

Internode managing director Simon Hackett has driven his Tesla Roadster into the record books, completing 501km on a single electric charge in the 2009 Global Green Challenge

Jam-packed with features, but it struggles to compete with the best.

iiNet subscribers will now have access to TiVo downloads without incurring download fees

A stunning piece of design matched with excellent battery life, but with an Atom inside the price is surely too high