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Sony is set to announce its Christmas promotion with a free full three-year warranty on all of its Bravia LCD televisions, up from a standard 12 months, starting 1 October.

Following the announcement of the Zeiss Distagon T* 3,5/18 with EF mount earlier this month, Zeiss now introduces the new Distagon T* 2,8/21 also with EF Bayonet mount. The wide-ange lens fits all analogue and digital EOS camera models. The lens’s floating elements design also guarantees high imaging performance, from close-ups to infinity. It is ideal for architectural and landscape photography. The Distagon T* 2,8/21 ZE will be available in autumn this year for a suggested retail price of EUR 1.549…

A new firmware version is now announced for Panasonic’s premium manual compact camera the DMC-LX3. Firmware version 2.0 supports several new functions and improves various performance factors to elevate shooting convenience and fun. The firmware also rectifies several minor issues to enhance operation…

Foxtel launched its re-branded “Next Generation” service in Sydney today in a lavish “rocket-themed” event with 30 new channels, a handful of new services and updated pricing.

Phase One announces the Phase One 645DF camera, engineered in partnership with Mamiya for superior quality image capture and ease of handling, it sets a new standard for high flash sync speeds – up to 1/1600 second. The new camera introduces performance improvements: Capture responsiveness and improved autofocus speed giving photographers up to 5 times faster performance in a typical fashion set up. The Phase One 645DF camera body starts at $5990 / €4290 and is expected to ship in the 4th quarter…

Google announce Picasa version 3.5, the latest release of Picasa photo management software. Picasa version 3.5 is a significant upgrade from Picasa 3.1 offering: • Name tags help you organize your photos of people by name • Integrated Google Maps to facilitate adding geotags. • Totally re-designed process for importing your photos • Picasa 3.5 has a brand new “Quick tags” panel. If you don’t want to wait until the autoupdate for Picasa 3.5, you can download it from picasa.google.com…

A flock of electric cars were on display from Peugeot, Renault, Audi, VW and Ford at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, but the only maker to display a car that’s on sale was Tesla’s Roadster.

Fancy playing a young school teacher taking your class on a month-long camping trip?

Have you always liked the game Operation, but thought there wasn’t enough sexual tension? With Grey’s Anatomy: The Video Game, you too can partake in the risky business of flirtatious surgery.

The party-hearty mobile operator today launched its new-look branding and members’ lounge alongside a new CBD store on Pitt Street in Sydney.

We know now that it’s scheduled for release in Japan in March 2010, so we headed down to creator Kazunori Yamauchi’s offices to have a chat about what we can expect from his new baby.

Routers, particularly wireless ones, are always a bit of an unknown quantity. These are our top 10 picks for wireless routers and modem/routers, for you to be able to make a more informed choice.

The Micro Four Thirds camera format has, until now, been a two-horse race between Panasonic and Olympus. There are now whispers that Fujifilm might throw its hat into the ring.

At a very affordable price, the D-Link Wireless N Router DIR-615 makes a great entry-level Wireless-N router and would satisfy most situations where a wireless network is needed.

An easy-to-use netbook with a long battery life, but there are cheaper options.

Broadband provider Internode has cut the price of its 3G modem range by $50.

CNET Asia was on-site during the practice sessions of the F1 Singapore night race and we spent some time around the garages of the various teams. Here’s who and what we saw.

Attempting to create a premium-priced version of a netbook, Sony has added an HD display to the Vaio W. It’s an attractive step-up package, but the internal components are the same as are in cheaper models.

From basic camper trailers in the early days to the current modern, high-tech buildings, motorhomes are a feature at Formula One races. We take a look inside the motorhome of the Williams team at this year’s Singapore Grand Prix.

Norton AntiVirus 2010 builds on the immense progress made in last year’s version, maintaining a low system profile while strengthening its security framework. It’s not perfect, but even Symantec’s detractors should check it out.