Melissa J. Perenson - Author

Stories by Melissa J. Perenson

Article | 13/01/2009 New Wireless Standard Gets Big Name Backing

TransferJet wireless capability is getting closer to reality. The technology, which is being developed by major camera makers Sony, Olympus, Canon, Ko...

Article | 13/01/2009 LG Introduces Ultimate Storage Device: NAS with Blu-ray

LG Electronics may have found the ultimate tech-combo product. The N4B1, shown at CES, is a network attached storage (NAS) device with a built-in Blu-...

Article | 13/01/2009 Keyboard Learns, Self-Adjusts to Your Typing Style

We all know about the need to take breaks stave off muscle fatigue, but let's face it: hours can pass while we stay in the same keyboard, pounding on ...

Article | 7/01/2009 Backup resolutions: five strategies to back up your data, now

Every year you say you'll be better at keeping your data backed up, but then life happens. You get busy. You get distracted. And the number of files i...

Article | 7/01/2009 USB 3.0 promises faster speeds, backward compatibility

Nearly a decade after USB 2.0 was first introduced, this practically ubiquitous technology is poised for its first major upgrade in years. Symwave, a ...

Article | 17/10/2008 The T-Mobile G1 'Google phone' is a tweaker's delight

At first glance, the T-Mobile G1 (US$179) doesn't seem to merit much attention. It looks like just another bland, HTC-manufactured phone. But use the ...

Article | 12/09/2008 iPod Touch (Second Generation)

With its latest iteration of the iPod Touch, Apple has added two highly coveted features -- external volume controls and a speaker -- and lowered pric...

Article | 13/08/2008 iPhone 3G: complaints mount about data service speeds

How often are users receiving true 3G for their data transmission speed with the iPhone 3G? After all, Apple and AT&T promote the phone as being "twic...

Article | 5/08/2008 The best TV on the Web

Watching the boob tube once meant having to consume your entertainment in front of an actual television. But these days, if you miss an episode of Gre...

Article | 29/07/2008 Polaroid PoGo

The camera world may have gone digital, but the name Polaroid remains synonymous with instant photo prints.

Article | 12/06/2008 Five reasons to buy the Apple iPhone 3G

Finally, the wait is over. Australians can get their hands on Apple's newest iPhone when it launches on 11 July. The good news is, the iPhone 3G has m...

Article | 3/06/2008 Adobe Acrobat 9.0

Adobe's Acrobat software has evolved beyond merely reading Adobe's PDF files

Article | 7/03/2008 Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 beta

Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8.0 (IE 8.0) beta 1 today

Article | 19/02/2008 Toshiba after HD DVD: What lies ahead?

By now Toshiba's decision to [[ArtId:1019495862 | no longer develop]], manufacture, or market HD DVD players and recorders is public knowledge. What'...

Article | 11/02/2008 MacBook Air: good looks, poor battery life

Ultraportable laptops have a history of requiring compromises when it comes to performance. Lately, the PC World Test Center has seen some improvement...