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Thursday June 7, 2012

EDITOR'S NOTE

Check out all the latest announcements and tech from Day Two of Computex 2012. We check out the new UP series of motherboards from Gigabyte, a 5-screen Eyefinity setup from AMD and the latest trend in case manufacturing: mobile accessories.

Plus: Google Australia goes down, Facebook Phone concept pics, Top 5 geek holidays, IPv6 connection tips.

TODAY'S TOP STORIES

		NEWS How the Internet works (video) By Chris Jager \| Jun 7, 2012 In a way, it's like kayaking down the Hudson River. Bear with us on this.

		NEWS See if you have an IPv4 or IPv6 connection By Chris Jager \| Jun 7, 2012 Today, many of the web's big players have switched over to Internet Protocol version 6. Find out whether you're connected to iPV4 or iPV6 with this Microsoft widget.

		NEWS Computex 2012: Gigabyte To Launch New "UP" Series Motherboards By Matt Wilson \| Jun 7, 2012 Expanding on recent announcements regarding new MOSFET design for Gigabyte, we can now show you some early samples of motherboards putting that technology to use - the UP5 and UP7.

		NEWS Google Australia goes down By Ry Crozier \| Jun 7, 2012 Google Australia suffers 20-minute hit due to server issues.

		NEWS Clumsy? Don’t buy a Samsung Galaxy S3 over an iPhone 4S, says test By Paddy Smith \| Jun 7, 2012 A phone warranty company has tested the Samsung Galaxy S III's durability against the iPhone 4S. Their verdict? Plump for the iPhone if you have butter fingers.

		NEWS Top 5 holiday destinations for geeks By Sam Kieldsen \| Jun 7, 2012 Dying to get away from it all, but want your break to have a tech edge? You've come to the right place...

		NEWS Is this what the Facebook phone will look like? By Esat Dedezade \| Jun 7, 2012 Narcissistic socialites take note – this could be a glimpse into the future of the Zuckerberg phone

		PHOTO GALLERY Computex 2012: Gigabyte UP Series Gallery Jun 7, 2012 A design gallery of the new UP series of motherboards from Gigabyte

		NEWS Sony introduces Cyber-shot RX100 compact camera with 20.2MP sensor By Esat Dedezade \| Jun 7, 2012 The Japanese tech giant raises the bar for high end point-and-shoot snappers by packing a 1in sensor into its new compact flagship

		PHOTO GALLERY Computex 2012: AMD Show Off 5 Screen Eyefinity Jun 6, 2012 Computex sees AMD being a little quiet on the CPU front and instead making some noise with Eyefinity gaming and showing off partner products.

		NEWS Turtle Beach launches Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 headsets at E3 By Sophie Charara \| Jun 7, 2012 The gaming headset experts have unveiled a new line-up of audio accessories with plenty of limited edition CoD treats

		NEWS Geek chic: Rule the Seven Kingdoms (of your office) with the Game of Thrones replica Iron Throne By Esat Dedezade \| Jun 7, 2012 Forget about those two new family cars you have to buy and settle your rear into this jagged seat of authority

		NEWS This is what Final Fantasy could look like on next-gen consoles By Esat Dedezade \| Jun 7, 2012 Hold on to your hats folks, you're in for a polygon-packed, drool-inducing graphical roller coaster ride

		NEWS 10 of the best sports spectator gadgets By Sophie Charara \| Jun 7, 2012 With the AFL grand final and the Olympics looming, pack these gadgets if you plan on being in glimpsing range of the action.

		FEATURE 24 hours with Windows 8 By John Gillooly \| Jun 5, 2012 Does Windows 8 deserve the fuss, or has Microsoft delivered another Vista? We spend 24-hours with the new OS in an attempt to find out.

		NEWS Computex 2012: Case manufacturers go mobile By John Gillooly \| Jun 6, 2012 One striking trend this year is the move of traditionally PC-focused companies into the mobile accessories market.

		PHOTO GALLERY Computex 2012 - Thermaltake Stall Photogallery Jun 6, 2012 Thermaltake invite us over to take a look at their latest in peripheral hardware. There's headphones, cases, keyboards, mice and even some new iPhone accessories, click through the gallery to see it all for yourself.

		NEWS Intel pulls out big guns for Ivy Bridge showcase in Australia By Chris Jager \| Jun 6, 2012 Intel has officially laid out the welcoming mat for its new Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 processor range in Australia.

		REVIEW Review: Samsung Galaxy S III By Nic Healey \| Jun 4, 2012 Can Samsung’s newest flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III, possibly match the hype it has garnered and how does it stack against the HTC One X?

LATEST GALLERIES

Computex 2012: Gigabyte UP Series Gallery

Computex 2012: AMD Show Off 5 Screen Eyefinity

Computex 2012 - Thermaltake Stall Photogallery

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