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Article | 2/02/2010 Apple iPad vs Kindle DX: Which is better for education?

If the iPad doesn't succeed as a consumer electronics device--its initial target market--it may find a successful second career as an electronic textb...

Article | 2/02/2010 Apple's iPad: What's it really for?

If there's one thing Apple is good at, it's keeping the rest of world guessing about new products while generating more buzz than the New Orleans Sain...

Article | 2/02/2010 Data warehousing vendors squabble over flash memory

Scalability has been the buzzword for data warehousing vendors over the past several years, with the standout questions being, how many petabytes of d...

Article | 1/02/2010 NASA facing game-changing times

When NASA Administrator Charles Bolden releases the space agency’s fiscal year 2011 budget this week it will likely be the beginning of a startling ne...

Article | 30/01/2010 iPad: IPS screen technology explained

During Wednesday's unveiling of the long-awaited iPad, Apple CEO Steve Jobs detailed that the new 9.7-inch tablet will make use of In-Plane Switching ...

Article | 1/02/2010 Diary of an iPhone developer: The iPad

It's finally here! The new iPad is almost exactly what the rumor mill has been churning up for months but somehow seeing the thing officially announce...

Article | 30/01/2010 Five reasons not to get an iPad too soon

There is something very alluring about a device that Steve Jobs hailed as both "magical" and "revolutionary" -- a mix of Disneyland and quantum physic...

Article | 29/01/2010 Apple iPad could give Microsoft fits

Microsoft shouldn't be shaking in its boots after this week's unveiling of the Apple iPad, but the tablet computer could give the software giant fits ...

Article | 27/01/2010 Place your bets: What will Apple's tablet be called?

If the technology rumour mill is to be believed, Apple will tomorrow morning announce a new, touch screen-based tablet computer. Set to be unveiled at...

Article | 26/01/2010 Chinese censorship strong despite Google

The Internet has loosened the control Chinese authorities hold over information in the country, but censorship there will remain strong despite Google...

Article | 22/01/2010 Vendors come out in force to support Intel's Core CPU launch

Intel yesterday had a fancy launch for its Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs. With over a dozen vendors on hand to showcase their latest laptops, PCs ...

Article | 22/01/2010 How a virtualized server saved one small business

Even tech companies need an IT overhaul from time to time. Case in point: Last year, a Canadian software developer (who preferred to remain nameless f...

Article | 22/01/2010 Storage wrinkle: 4,500 flash drives left at the cleaners

Lost a thumb drive with important data on it? Check with your dry cleaner. A survey by a U.K.-based company shows that in the last year, 4,500 USB fla...

Article | 21/01/2010 In pictures: 30 years of Seagate storage

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Seagate put together a museum of hard drives that reach back to the company's inception.

Article | 8/01/2010 The low-down on low-level rootkits

Rootkits, a type of stealth technology used by malware malefactors, attempt to hide in the dark corners of an infected PC and evade detection. A new p...

Article | 23/12/2009 Privacy guide for Kindle, other E-Book readers

If you're concerned about the privacy implications of reading digital books, take a look at a nice guide put up yesterday by the Electronic Frontier F...

Article | 20/01/2010 Apple's launch event: A crowdsourced guide

Apple's at it again. What other company could release a series of virtual paint blobs and have it generate pages upon pages of in-depth analysis?

Article | 20/01/2010 Apple offers back to school rebates for students

Apple Australia is helping school and uni students get back to school by offering rebates on selected Mac computers including the popular MacBook and ...

Article | 20/01/2010 Five reasons mobile apps rule

The mobile app craze, which was started by Apple's iPhone and has been perpetuated by any smartphone worth its plastic, shows no signs of slowing down...

Article | 20/01/2010 How to tame printer chaos

Are you turning over every stone to find hidden savings? The Procter & Gamble Co. is, and it found millions of dollars -- all hidden under thousan...