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  • Commodore 64 celebrates 25th birthday

    The Commodore 64 turned 25 this year, and its legacy was celebrated on Monday with an anniversary presentation at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley.

  • The rise of modern sweatshops

    Atari and Electronic Arts have been accused of forcing employees to work longer-than-usual hours without pay but is this sweatshop mentality endemic among game companies or is it a wider problem?

  • First game arrives for AMD 64-bit chip

    The first computer game designed to take full advantage of the 64-bit features of Advanced Micro Devices' Athlon chip came out Tuesday, although the operating system to run it won't appear for about another year.

  • RealNetworks breaks Apple's hold on iPod

    RealNetworks is expected to announce Monday in the US that it has unlocked some of Apple Computer's most tightly held technology secrets, giving its music a way onto the popular iPod digital music player.

  • Uproar in Victoria over violent computer game

    The Victorian Attorney-General has written to the federal Office of Film and Literature Classification to express community concerns over a violent computer game, following an uproar from the Crime Victims Support Association.

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  • The return of Atari's founder

    Atari founder Nolan Bushnell talks about a mysterious new venture, Chuck E. Cheese's and former employee Steve Jobs.

  • The rise of modern sweatshops

    Atari and Electronic Arts have been accused of forcing employees to work longer-than-usual hours without pay but is this sweatshop mentality endemic among game companies or is it a wider problem?

  • For developers, it's not all fun and games

    Employees at game software makers are speaking out about demanding hours, challenging companies to change their ways.

  • Viruses: Should IT managers do more?

    Australian IT managers and CIOs are aware of the havoc viruses can wreak on their systems. But are organisations doing enough to protect themselves against this threat?

  • Trade shows: where are they headed?

    Where is the IT industry spending its marketing dollars to grab your attention? In this CeBIT preview, ZDNet Australia asks if trade shows are really worth it.

Reviews (7)

  • Dell Inspiron 9200

    We recommend the Dell Inspiron 9200 to home users who want an awesome, relatively portable, desktop-replacement laptop with cutting-edge features and solid performance.

  • Gameboy Advance SP

    Nintendo's redesigned the Gameboy Advance, ironing out a few annoyances and adding a few new ones. Check out our Australian review of the rejigged portable gaming system.

  • Hyperthreading: Hype or threading?

    Not only has Intel busted through the 3GHz barrier with the latest edition of its Pentium 4 family, but it has incorporated a new performance boosting technology called Hyper-Threading. Does this new technology really deliver on its promises?

  • Commentary:99 Flavours of Windows

    Just because there are many different Windows variants doesn't mean that everybody's happy.

  • Commentary: Tablet PCs? I'll keep my desktop, thanks

    With lowering LCD prices, and the gap between notebook processors and desktop ones getting ever slimmer, conventional wisdom says that the humble desktop PC is headed for the same place as 5 1/4in floppies and people who actually liked Myst.

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