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Article | 14/04/2011 Hands-on with the BlackBerry PlayBook

Apple's iPad 2 may be the only dominant player in the tablet market, but it will soon face some strong competition from RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook. We ...

Article | 30/03/2011 Why BlackBerry PlayBook is an ideal tablet for business

The BlackBerry PlayBook is available for pre-order, and will be on the street in a matter of weeks. I am not sure the RIM tablet will see much consume...

Article | 19/03/2011 The RSA Hack FAQ

In the aftermath of RSA saying that its SecureID two-factor authentication tokens may have been compromised in a data breach of the company's network,...

Article | 9/03/2011 PDF files most trusted...and most targeted

PDF files are one of the most common, and most trusted document formats out there. However, that trust, combined with the cross-platform use of PDFs m...

Article | 4/03/2011 iPad 2 v BlackBerry PlayBook: 7 enterprise considerations

Steve Jobs tried to dismiss iPad's tablet rivals as "copycats" at Wednesday's iPad 2 launch. But whether Steve likes it or not, the tablet wars are of...

Article | 26/02/2011 Six things I love about Google's Android 3.0

Android has always frustrated me. I've tracked Google's mobile operating system ever since its debut on the T-Mobile G1, and time and again I've seen ...

Article | 23/02/2011 Why there's no stopping the Android train

It's a rare week indeed that doesn't see the emergence of some fresh news of Android's ascendance, but lately the evidence has been coming particularl...

Article | 20/02/2011 Motorola Atrix 4G mightiest smartphone yet?

The Motorola Xoom was the most advanced tablet that we got to try out at Mobile World Congress. Other tablets, including the HTC Flyer, certainly look...

Article | 15/02/2011 Why Nokia is toast

It's hard to remember now, but there was a time when Finland was at the center of the cell phone universe. As cell phones overtook pagers, then smartp...

Article | 14/02/2011 Samsung Galaxy S II: Hands-On

Mobile World Congress hasn't even started, but the next generation of super phones are already being unveiled. Samsung showed off its latest, the Gala...

Article | 8/02/2011 Google Nexus S vs Apple iPhone 4: Smartphone showdown

Apple's iPhone 4 may be the most popular smartphone on the market, but the latest range of Android smartphones is quickly gaining ground on Apple's ju...

Article | 5/02/2011 What cloud computing means for the real world

There are more than a few critics of cloud computing, even at PCWorld; I'm probably one of them. But I've been turning over in my mind different persp...

Article | 4/02/2011 How DRM could ensure cloud security

Yet another survey is indicating that security is a big issue for those intending to take up cloud computing.

Article | 3/02/2011 iPad 2 and iPhone 5: What's coming?

Kyle Wiens and his team at iFixit, a Web site that provides free repair manuals and advice forums, are some of the smartest Apple geeks around. They'v...

Article | 1/02/2011 Microsoft Word alternatives: Wordsmiths, rejoice!

Microsoft Word is ubiquitous: It's the standard word processor in most places of business, and it often ends up installed on home PCs due to compatibi...

Article | 25/01/2011 Top 10 Web hacking techniques of 2010 revealed

A Web hack that can endanger online banking transactions is ranked the No. 1 new Web hacking technique for 2010 in a top 10 list selected by a panel o...

Article | 21/01/2011 Google management shuffle: Right move, wrong guy?

Today's announcement that Google co-founder Larry Page would replace Eric Schmidt as the company's CEO was a surprise, but maybe it shouldn't have bee...

Article | 19/01/2011 Security fail: When trusted IT people go bad

It's a CIO's worst nightmare: You get a call from the Business Software Alliance (BSA), saying that some of the Microsoft software your company uses m...

Article | 19/01/2011 Can Apple survive without Steve Jobs?

Stop me if you've heard this one: Steve Jobs is taking another medical leave from Apple.

Article | 19/01/2011 ClamAV promises free antivirus app for businesses

Most of us don't like paying for antivirus (AV) software, but at least home users can rely on one of the free options, such as Microsoft Security Esse...