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Shai Agassi is famously persuasive. With just an idea, he was able to raise US$300 million to launch Better Place, a venture that plans to build electric car charging spots and battery switching stations in Israel, Denmark, Australia, San Francisco and many other places.

Part of the government’s National Broadband Network plan, the $250 million injection to create new backhaul links in regional areas could start construction by September this year.

Show your support for members of the Australian Defence Force this Anzac Day by posting a message on a dedicated website or by SMS.

Australia’s competition regulator has taken controversial Melbourne-based technology vendor Kogan to task for what it said was misleading advertising which could contravene the Trade Practices Act.

Australian engineers have developed a plug-in hybrid electric car that not only generates power but can pump it back into the grid, potentially reducing running costs.

Every computer user needs a basic text editor for Readme files and simple note-taking capabilities, but what if you want extras like a tabbed interface, search and replace, or help with coding shortcuts? Here are four full-featured options.

Bluetooth headsets have become essential for anyone who spends a great deal of time on the road - here’s how they work and what to look for when you’re choosing one.

The Sims 3 associate producer chats about listening to the community, whether we’ll see a demo, and more.

Patapon 2 adds plenty of new ideas to the already unique gameplay, making it a worthy successor to the original.

The Meridian Sooloos is a modular music server with an easy-to-use interface and one of the best Random modes we’ve seen. The downside? It’s expensive.

The WoW Pod is an immersive architectural solution for the advanced WoW (World of Warcraft) player that provides and anticipates all life needs

The Canon PowerShot A2000 IS is lean on features beyond its stabilised 6x zoom lens, but it takes great photos and is easy to use.

Quickoffice, the makers of office productivity software for Symbian and BlackBerry smartphones, has released its first suite for the iPhone.

WBIE and TT Games will lend their oddball Lego touch to MTV Games and Harmonix’s popular rhythm game franchise Rock Band for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS.

Panasonic releases three new firmware updates: • Version 1.1 for the FT1 / TS1 incorporates the playing back of AVCHD motion picture format (1280×720) and improves quality of viewing still images. • The firmware update for the TZ6 / ZS1 incorporates a reduction of noise of auto focusing (Quick AF) during action and improves the quality of viewing still images. • The update for the TZ7 / ZS3 incorporates playing back AVCHD motion picture format (1280×720) and a reduction of noise of auto focusing…

What do we want? One billion application downloads, it seems. When do we want it? Right about now, probably. We examine the curious, useful and downright stupid applications from Apple’s app store.

Canon releases a firmware update for the EOS REBEL XS / 1000D, the EOS REBEL XSi / 450D and the EOS 50D digital SLR cameras. This firmware update incorporates the following improvement: Supports the AF assist beam feature of the new flash, Speedlite 270 EX, which is scheduled to be released in April 2009…

At the Buzz: Brain of Oz launch, Sony trotted out former game show hosts Ian Turpie (The Price is Right), Greg Evans (Perfect Match) and “Baby” John Burgess (Wheel of Fortune, Catchphrase) to spruik the Aussie edition of Buzz. They also took some time out to answer our most pressing questions.

Bob Debus’s department releases information about the upcoming discussion paper on R18+; intended closing date for consultation is 31 July 2009.

When it’s time to take your burgeoning photo collection online and you have a bit of spare cash in your pocket, should you fork out for online storage or stick with the free alternatives?