Intel has released a short animated video illustrating the process by which sand is turned into silicon and a CPU. But the over-simplicity has us leaning towards AMD's older and more interesting video

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

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.

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

The WD TV LIVE is the latest product from a slew of manufacturers to offer high definition media centre playback with enhanced multimedia features and multiple file formats

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

Portable, attractive and affordable - HP haven't given up on pushing home media servers into Australian homes just yet. HP hopes that two new 1TB MediaSmart models will entice a new generation of users to give home servers a go

With the recent changes made possible by the iPhone 3.0 OS, Mobile Foxtel is finally unleashed onto iPhone handsets. But the big news is the improved video stream.

The future of multitouch applications might rest on the surface of your mouse, rather than the pixels on your screen. We examine how futuristic mice could fundamentally change the way we double click.

After years of waiting, the PIPE PPC-1 fibre-optic link stretching from Sydney via Guam, is going live. In a big win for consumers of some ISPs, a new era of cheaper plans and bigger data allowances may await

iSuggest, Record Me, 12 new SD channels, 15 new HD channels, new plan pricing, IQ formatting changes and more time-shift options are all expected to be phased in over the next month.

For $29.95 Internode now offer customers the chance to boost their 3G reception. The product can be used with any wireless ISP, though how effective they are is still to be seen

A series of commercials directed by Fight Club director David Fincher for US phone company AT&T in 1993 is making waves across the net for its accurate representations of the future including video on demand and tollway E-tags.

Lenovo's C100 features an Atom-powered desktop housed within a stylish 18.5" monitor, which hides the guts of a cheap and cheerful system.

Keen to forget the PR nightmare that was Vista, Microsoft may have committed yet another blunder: Windows XP users will not be able to upgrade to Windows 7 without a totally clean install.

AMD may be first to ship Direct X11 compatible graphics cards onto the market in a huge play for the company. It's hoped that the codec will encourage better support for HD and 3D content, particularly amongst Windows 7 users.

A Melbourne man has sold an SMS boarding pass technology to Australian domestic carrier Jetstar, with the hopes that it will transform airline boarding

Asus add yet another netbook to their range: the swivel hinged T91 Eee PC and HP offer the Mini 5101 netbook for professionals. We investigate the perfect netbook for busy professionals

With the news that Viewsonic will be among the first to offer a 3D projector in Australia, we can't help but wonder if 3D movement is being held back by a lack of content titles.

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