ABC News is a focused news burst containing two main sections, the first provides the raw news, basic data and the second a more approachable guide to finding your news article.

Australian IT news, views, reviews and plenty of them. The online edition doesn't carry all the headings that the paper edition does, but its got a few extras and is certainly a lot easier to read than the mammoth broadsheet.

Business Wire is a resource that you can quickly become dependent on for hourly headline updates on corporate culture, stocks and general finance.

China Snippets contains views on contemporary China and daily life in Shanghai.

CNET News network of news and sites, clocks around 10 million visits monthly without even producing a single scrap of paper. CNET exists for online only, bar a few radio and TV offshoots.

CNN is the web news portal to visit if your serious about your news.

IDG's impressive array of International technology news and data.

Net Imperative is a news media outlet, outlining a recent viral marketing campaign launched by BigMouthMedia to promote its search engine marketing services, which very campaign has made notice on youtube, Google and production arena's.

News Linx is one of the least attractive sites, yet one of the most essential, culling stories from the main stream press and posting updates throughout the day.

Silicon Valley where you turn for news from the coalface, than straight to silicon valley technology news.

Techweb is almost a who's who of the wired world, with a strong leaning towards the business end of news.

The Age is a terrific stop if you're well grounded outside the Sydney sphere. High calibre reporting, Melbourne and even a better tempered view of National affairs prevails here.

USA Today is the place to be for news, updated hourly or as compelling stories evolve.

Wired News four main sections divide the site; Business, Culture, Technology and Politics. Regular columns and appearances are found in the current Hoo-Ha.

ZDNet News publishes computer magazines which combine with ZDNet's dedicated online resources.