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If Facebook manages to navigate the minefield that is the current smartphone market, would you even buy one?

Against the competition the CX550V fares well, though its video could be a bit sharper and the interface less cumbersome.

Cutting through the also rans, here’s a round-up of the best products we reviewed in October.

From the television industry to documenting street style, Lester Jones has done it all and shares his unique love for sneakers and photography on Exposure.

This mid-range Nokia smartphone with slide-out keyboard gets its basics right, but is largely hampered by a sluggish and outdated user experience.

The folks over at Lomography have unveiled their latest creation, the Sprocket Rocket.

To coincide with National Novel Writing Month, the development team behind Scrivener has released the public beta of its software for Windows.

Dogfights in HAWX 2 can be exciting, but some dodgy AI and lacklustre missions stop this game from being an air combat ace.

If you do your typing in the dark, the adjustable backlit Wireless K800 won’t disappoint.

This gleeful third-person shooter is outrageously fun.

Pentax will release a firmware update for the K-5 digital SLR. Pentax has also released a RAW codec upgrade for Windows and an update for the Digital Camera Utility 4 that adds support for the K-5 and K-r, two new lenses and new functions, corrections and improvements. The new K-5 firmware is planned to be available by the middle of November and offers these improvements: • Improves stability for general performance • Increases the number of continuous shot at RAW and RAW+ mode…

Ricoh will release the second function-enhancing firmware update for its GXR digital camera on November 1st. This new update offers these additions: • Screen Magnification Position Movement when shooting • 3 handy magnification ratios for focus check function • A new spot AF, macro AF area selection • ADJ/Fn key registration when changing aspect ratio • Reset key custom setting to their initial values • My Setting delete function returns to intial values • Shutter half-press confirm function…

After offering budget receivers for many years, Marantz will drop two models from its range and pitch its medium- to high-end home theatre equipment instead.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 is a comprehensive reboot of the series, offering improved gameplay and a host of great new features.

Here are some of the standouts from the flood of app announcements that have come across our desks this week.

With almost identical specs to last year’s Bold 9700, the latest effort from RIM seems light on enhancements.

It’s taken a year, but Sony has addressed the main criticism we had of the PSP Go: its price. Santa Claus had wielded his price hatchet, cutting the asking rate by almost half from AU$450 down to AU$250.

Hobnob with the best at the Spring Racing Carnival with this great collection of apps in your pocket.

Four driverless electric vans successfully ended a 13,000-kilometre test drive from Italy to China, a modern-day version of Marco Polo’s journey around the world, with their arrival at the Shanghai Expo on Thursday.

AOC presents its most cutting-edge design, the “Razor” Series. The Razor has cut away all the bulk, leaving you with a chic and ultra slim cabinet measuring just 12.9mm thin. The Razor features a sharp LED panel, has an Ultra-High Dynamic Contrast Ratio of 50,000,000:1 and comes with a unique smart wall-mount that saves space and retains a tilt function. The series offer illuminated soft-touch controls along with a colorful graphic on-screen menus and is available in screen sizes ranging from 18.5 inch to 23 inch…