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Article | 3/06/2010 Google Chrome OS could shake up PC market

It's official: Google plans to debut its Chrome operating system in the fourth quarter of this year, although the company has yet to provide an exact...

Article | 29/05/2010 Letter from a CEO: Steve Jobs responds to your email

A few weeks ago I asked readers what they'd say to Steve Jobs, if they have the opportunity to email him. I promised to forward any emails onto Mr. Jo...

Article | 28/05/2010 Why a tablet, OLPC? Laptop is better for education

The news that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project is close to launching a US$75 tablet for children is pretty remarkable.

Article | 27/05/2010 Apple iPad super guide: Everything you need to know

After months of groaning with disappointment watching US consumers get their grubby mitts on Apple's latest phenomenon, Aussies can finally rejoice --...

Article | 25/05/2010 Creative applications for your new iPad

Apple's long-awaited iPad hits Australian shelves at the end of May, and a clutch of creative apps promise to make it a must-have gadget for illustrat...

Article | 22/05/2010 Are netbooks worth a look as PC companions?

While the Apple iPad and other emerging tablets may ultimately shift the playing field, netbooks from the big corporate suppliers offer an interesting...

Article | 11/05/2010 Five reasons HP 'Hurricane' can compete with iPad

Rumor has it that the Windows 7-based HP Slate tablet PC is dead, but that HP has plans to leverage its purchase of Palm to develop a new WebOS-based ...

Article | 11/05/2010 Microsoft Office is just what the iPad needs

The iPad is "magic" and all that, but it is not without its flaws and weaknesses--many of which I expect Apple will address with the next incarnation ...

Article | 4/05/2010 3G v. Wi-Fi: Which iPad is right for you?

The iPad has been available for a month now in the United States, but the 3G-capable version of Apple's tablet device just launched this past Friday. ...

Article | 3/05/2010 Trashed laptops: When bad things happen to (mostly) good PCs

Portable by design, a laptop computer is a delicate, intricate machine that responds poorly to flames, freefalls, and blunt-force trauma (accidental o...

Article | 1/05/2010 Five things the iPad needs to be complete

I pre-ordered the Apple iPad, so it has been a month now--or near enough--that I have had my 32 GB WI-Fi iPad. I have had ample opportunity to try it ...

Article | 29/04/2010 Windows 7's worst features

There's a lot to love about the Windows 7 operating system: it's fast, it looks great, and it has some cool features--like Jump Lists for quickly open...

Article | 30/04/2010 HP purchase of Palm paves way for WebOS tablet

The fall of Palm from groundbreaking innovator of handheld PDA's, to ailing developer of capable-but-waning smartphones is complete with the announcem...

Article | 21/04/2010 Apple's rivals scramble to match the iPad

Few people doubt that 2010 will go down as the year the tablet computer took off. On April 3, the first day of sales, Apple sold 300,000 iPad tablets ...

Article | 20/04/2010 Gallery: What iPhone apps look like on the iPad

Apple's iPad may have just been delayed in Australia until the end of May, but we've been lucky enough to get our hands on an imported US iPad well be...

Article | 20/04/2010 Why the iPad is a creativity machine

You've heard the case against Apple's iPad. It's a media consumption device for mindless couch potatoes. It's a step back in the evolution of computin...

Article | 17/04/2010 Will Dell supersize its Mini tablet?

Everyone loves tablet gossip--blame it on our obsession with Apple's iPad--and today's rumor is a good one for Dell and Android fans.

Article | 16/04/2010 iPad music production apps: Music meets multitouch

Here's some great news for all your musicmakers out there who were able to defy the world economy and come out of it with a new Apple iPad.

Article | 14/04/2010 The 25 best iPad games

The iPad is now available in stores and there are already over fifty games available for purchase on Apple's new platform. The following article inclu...

Article | 14/04/2010 Apple's new MacBook Pros not for serious gamers

Hoping Apple's new MacBook Pro updates might finally be able to chew through GPU-pummeling games like Crysis, Battlefield Bad Company 2, or Mass Effec...