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Article | 2/05/2013 How Apple could improve typing on the iPad
The iPad's virtual keyboard could be better than it is. Furthermore, some of the issues here extend to both physical and virtual keyboards.
Article | 5/04/2013 Master the Camera app on iOS
Both the iPhone and the iPod touch make for stellar pocket cameras, and the iPad and iPad mini aren't too bad in a pinch either. An iOS device isn't p...
Article | 25/03/2013 An iPhone fan's month with Windows Phone: Week four
My month with Windows Phone has drawn to a close, and the decision is before me: Do I stick with the Lumia 920, or return to my iPhone 5? There is per...
Article | 4/03/2013 The iPad as a comic-book reader
Tablets, led by the iPad, have the potential to shake up the comic-book industry even more than ebook readers have begun to change the world of prose ...
Article | 2/03/2013 Apple, Samsung and Google under fire at Mobile World Congress
Mobile World Congress showed that Apple, Samsung and Google are still the smartphone industry leaders, but upstart and would-be has-been companies are...
Article | 17/01/2013 Acer Iconia W510: Wide-screen tablet with a clever dock
Acer's Iconia W510 is a 16:9, widescreen Windows 8 tablet with a nicely-designed keyboard dock. When sidled down and locked into said dock, the W5 app...
Article | 15/01/2013 Needed: a mute switch for iOS notifications
iOS 5 dropped an important control that had existed in iOS 4: a switch to turn notifications off.
Article | 15/01/2013 Why Windows RT is hurtling toward disaster
Ah, Vegas. It's the place where dreams are realized, and hearts are shattered. As such, probably no more appropriate venue exists to showcase the mass...
Article | 18/12/2012 After 2012 launch splash, Windows 8 faces enterprise skepticism
Among the raft of recent and upcoming Microsoft upgrades, Windows 8 towers in importance but its chances for success remain cloudy among enterprise cu...
Article | 4/12/2012 Six awesome built-in Windows utilities no one knows about
Windows 8 may not be the easiest operating system to use, but no one can accuse it of being stingy. If you poke deep inside the new OS, you'll find a ...
Article | 12/11/2012 Windows 8 deep-dive: Get to know the People app
Social media is now embedded in our business workflows, our shopping habits, and our news sources. So it's no wonder that Microsoft infused social med...
Article | 6/11/2012 11 winning alternatives to Windows 8's built-in apps
Windows 8 comes preloaded with plenty of apps for basic productivity and entertainment, but they're not necessarily the best you can do. We've already...
Article | 2/11/2012 20 must-know Windows 8 tips and tricks
Windows 8 is rife with features and behaviors that conspire to perplex even the most experienced PC users. Not all of them are bad, per se, but few of...
Article | 26/10/2012 In pictures: Microsoft's Australian Windows 8 launch
Microsoft today launched Windows 8 in Australia, showcasing the new operating system's interface, apps and social features to a room full of journalis...
Article | 22/10/2012 10 things you can get from Windows 8 that Windows 7 just doesn't have
Microsoft's radical shift to touch-centric computing in Windows 8 is far from the only difference between the new operating system and its predecessor...