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Article | 19/01/2010 Apple tablet and NY Times paywall: rumours merge

The New York Times hasn't spilled the beans over the Apple tablet again, but rumors are linking the two companies once more. Reports of an upcoming pa...

Article | 18/01/2010 iPhone navigation special: GPS app round-up

GPS navigation using mobile phones and smartphones is nothing new, but Apple's popular iPhone has made it much more common. With its built-in GPS rece...

Article | 16/01/2010 Google's Nexus One vs. the Droid: Two phones dissected

Motorola can add one more item onto its list of Droid slogans: Droid does have more expensive hardware than the Nexus One. But only by a small margin....

Article | 15/01/2010 What renting Microsoft Windows, Office means to you

Microsoft Corp.'s announcement that it would begin renting Windows and Office 2007 left many initially euphoric on the notion that they wouldn't have ...

Article | 14/01/2010 Google's free file storage not such a good deal

Google's introduction of free online storage for any type of file serves as a reminder that storing a gigabyte of data in the Internet cloud can vary ...

Article | 15/01/2010 Nexus One: Too much hype, not enough marketing?

Poor Nexus One. Despite earning mostly positive reviews and becoming an obsession in the tech blogosphere, the Google phone reportedly sold just 20,00...

Article | 15/01/2010 Can eReaders carve out a business niche?

After a year that has seen the eReader options explode from "which version of the Kindle would you like?" to a virtual smorgasbord of devices from a d...

Article | 14/01/2010 Nexus One fiasco continues for Google

Google unveiled the Nexus One a little over a week ago after weeks of rumors and hype. Not only has the Android-based handset failed to revolutionise ...

Article | 14/01/2010 Google Docs: Not the only free cloud storage in the sky

In the coming weeks, Google Docs users will be able to store more of their important files online, where they can access them easily and share them wi...

Article | 14/01/2010 iPhone 4G: What users really want

A better camera with flash, improved battery life, tethering-capability, and a choice of carriers top iPhone users' "wish list" of features for the ne...

Article | 13/01/2010 Google's Android 2.1: How it'll change your phone

Google officially launched its Android 2.1 software development kit (SDK) this week, giving programmers their first glimpse under the hood of the upda...

Article | 13/01/2010 Could a tablet replace your notebook?

Hardware vendors at last week's Consumer Electronics Show showed off numerous new tablet and notebook designs.

Article | 13/01/2010 Nexus One proves Google's no revolutionary

From complaints over the Nexus One's slow and confusing customer service to eye-popping early termination fees, Google's proving to be just another ph...

Article | 13/01/2010 Apple tablet frenzy hits new heights

Now that this year's Consumer Electronics Show is history, gadget hounds are turning their attention to a rumored Apple event on January 27, when it i...

Article | 13/01/2010 Mobile Snapdragon chip to hit 1.5Ghz, dual-core in 2010

Reactions to the Nexus One have been mixed now that the hardware is out, but one place that surely isn't lacking is the Snapdragon processor. With a 1...

Article | 13/01/2010 Mobile malware will test Android and iPhone

2009 ushered in mobile malware with the first (and second) iPhone worm appearing just before Christmas.

Article | 13/01/2010 Arm CEO: Intel far behind in smartphone market

For more than a decade Arm Holdings has designed chips that have powered mobile handsets and smartphones like Apple's iPhone. The company now faces a ...

Article | 12/01/2010 Facebook CEO challenges the social norm of privacy

Lost in the flurry of products announcements at last week's Consumer Electronics Show was Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's suggestion on Friday that som...

Article | 12/01/2010 Support problems good reason to avoid Nexus One

Google's poor tech support for its Nexus One smartphone is making some buyers downright hostile toward the company we've all been programmed to love.

Article | 12/01/2010 USB 3.0 finally arrives

When you're in front of your PC, waiting for something to transfer to removable media, that's when seconds feel like minutes, and minutes feel like ho...