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Article | 8/03/2012 Four things we want to see from iPad 4

Even though Apple has just unveiled its new iPad, it's never too soon to start thinking about the future: namely the iPad 4.

Article | 7/03/2012 Despite Ice Cream Sandwich push, Gingerbread dominates on Android devices

We may be hearing a lot about Android 4.0 ("Ice Cream Sandwich"), but most Android users are still stuck using the earlier "Gingerbread" edition of th...

Article | 7/03/2012 Google takes on iTunes store with Google Play

Google has finally created the last missing piece that it needs to compete with Apple in the digital content retail space: a unified store for all for...

Article | 27/02/2012 In Pictures: Mobile World Congress 2012, This year’s hottest gadgets

Highlights from this week’s big show in Barcelona

Article | 24/02/2012 In Pictures: Size matters - a guide to tablets, great and small

From the teensy Galaxy Note to the Motorola Xoom, tablet computers come in all sizes. All prices are in $US.

Article | 30/09/2011 BlackBerry PlayBook going the way of HP TouchPad, says analyst

Another would-be iPad "killer" could soon find itself in the graveyard, according to Collins Stewart semiconductor analyst John Vihn.

Article | 28/09/2011 Apple sets Oct. 4 date to 'talk iPhone'

It's just like Apple to pour rain on Amazon's new Kindle Fire by setting a press event for the new iPhone next week.

Article | 27/09/2011 Android adoption accelerates, says Nielsen

Google's Android mobile operating system is still steadily expanding its share of the U.S. smartphone market, as industry watcher Nielsen reports that...

Article | 27/09/2011 Amazon's new tablet: What to expect

With Amazon's highly anticipated tablet set to debut on Wednesday, we've decided to round up what we know, or think we know, about the new device.

Article | 21/09/2011 Patent madness! A timeline of the Android patent wars

History may look at Android as the tech industry's Helen of Troy: The OS that launched a thousand suits.

Article | 13/09/2011 Seven new cloud companies to watch

By now we're all familiar with the big names in the cloud computing industry, such as Amazon, Rackspace and VMware.

Article | 3/09/2011 BlackBerry PlayBook getting the TouchPad deep discount treatment

It seems the only way to beat Apple in the tablet market these days is to knock down your prices to the point of unprofitability.

Article | 26/08/2011 Ladies love e-readers, are less keen on tablets

Women have increasingly become the most frequent buyers of e-readers even as their interest in tablets and smartphones has remained relatively steady,...

Article | 23/08/2011 The decline, further decline and collapse of webOS

WebOS wasn't really a bad operating system; it just never really had a purpose.

Article | 24/08/2011 Google fiber network beta goes live at Stanford

Some lucky Palo Alto, Calif., residents are getting a glimpse of what Google's new fiber network will soon deliver to Kansas City, Kan.