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Top 10 photo stories of 2007

They say a picture tells a thousand words. Have a look at our top 10 rating photo stories of 2007.
Written by Alex Serpo, Contributor

They say a picture tells a thousand words. Have a look at our top 10 rating photo stories of 2007.

1. Photos: Optus's new home

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Optus staff are steadily moving into the telecommunications giant's brand new eight hectare campus in Sydney's North Ryde, and if appearances are anything to go by, the old North Sydney headquarters will soon be forgotten.

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2. Photos: 10 tech flops -- with cool names

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Have you ever thought that some tech companies occasionally invest more brainpower in naming their products than in making them successful? You're not the only one who thinks so.

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3. Airbus A380 lands in Sydney

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Singapore Airlines, the first carrier to take ownership of the world's largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380, has flown its inaugural commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney.

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4. Cracking open the iPhone

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A step-by-step summary of one brave soul's project to take apart the iPhone and put it back together in working order.

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5. Australians XPerience new Vista

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Windows Vista was officially released in Australia at midnight. At Harvey Norman's Alexandria, Sydney store, the first official copy of Vista Ultimate -- autographed, rock star-style, by Bill Gates -- was sold to William Tsang by Harvey Norman chairman Gerry Harvey.

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6. Windows Mobile 6

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Announced slightly earlier than expected, Microsoft took the wraps off its new mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6.

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7. Telstra launches T.Life concept store

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The new interactive Telstra flagship store will be open from 2 November. Dubbed T.Life, the store is more than seven times the size of an average Telstra store and will be open seven days a week.

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8. Installing Vista SP1 beta

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Don't expect huge UI changes after installing SP1 -- the changes are small and subtle. In fact, if you're not familiar with Windows Vista, you might miss the SP1 changes.

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9. Inside an iPod Touch

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Follow along as our daring surgeons dive inside this year's hottest personal media player.

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10. Inside Googleplex Sydney

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It's not quite the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, but Googleplex Sydney is nonetheless an intriguing insight into the Google mindset.

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