Hardware

Stopping the mobile madness

I love my iPad, but I hate what it represents.

By Mathias Thurman | 09 August, 2011 00:43

Tags: Apple, hardware systems, iPad, it management, security, tablets

Rise of the planet of the tablets

The Planet of the Apes series of sci-fi thrillers in the late 1960s and early '70s depicted a world in which intelligent apes are the dominant species and humans have been subordinated.

By Mike Elgan | 09 August, 2011 00:13

Tags: Apple, hardware systems, tablets

Will Aussies wait in faith for an Amazon tablet?

Australians are used to lengthy waiting times for the latest devices, but by the time the rumoured Amazon arrives on our shores the market could be well and truly saturated. Will it be worth the wait?

By Rodney Gedda | 15 July, 2011 14:34

Tags: amazon, amazon kindle, Android, e-books, e-readers, kindle, tablet PCs

iPad 2 is here, ahead of the Android posse

We didn’t have to wait long in 2011 for the second-generation iPad to arrive. As expected it’s an incremental improvement over its predecessor, but will it be enough to keep Apple ahead of the impending Android tablet tide?

By Rodney Gedda | 03 March, 2011 11:46

Tags: Android, Apple, iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, tablet PCs

Honeycomb tablets to support Flash by Aus launch

Aussies keen to get their hands on an Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet like the Motorola Xoom may have to wait, but when they arrive Flash support will be available, unlike the popular iPad.

By Rodney Gedda | 23 February, 2011 11:10

Tags: Android, Flash, Honeycomb, iPad, Motorola, motorola xoom, samsung, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, tablet PCs

HP's phone, tablet strategy comes together with webOS

Less than a year after it acquired Palm for $US1.2 billion, HP has announced the first wave of webOS-based products – two smartphones and a tablet pc – aimed at forging a new mobile device strategy for the company. Now it’s time to see if HP has the muscle to make mobility a success.

By Rodney Gedda | 10 February, 2011 12:53

Tags: HP, Palm, smartphones, tablet PCs, TouchPad, webOS

How sweet it is: Google splits Android like Honeycomb

This week Google announced the availability of Android 3.0 “Honeycomb”, a release of the Linux-based mobile operating system for tablets and larger touch screen devices. It’s a deviation from Android’s core market, but can we expect the smartphone success to be mirrored with tablets?

By Rodney Gedda | 28 January, 2011 12:22

Tags: Android, Google, Google Android 3.0, Honeycomb, smartphones, tablet PCs

Wii worry, convergence powers gaming ahead

When the Wii first came onto the market it was an instant hit, but the console gaming space is changing so fast Nintendo needs to rethink how it plays the innovation game for a converged world.

By Rodney Gedda | 19 November, 2010 11:16

Tags: game consoles, Microsoft, Nintendo, nintendo wii, PS3, sony, wii, Xbox

Keeping up with the Unitys: KDE's Plasma Netbook

Last week when I wrote about Canonical's decision to go with Unity on Wayland I mentioned traditional desktop interfaces are mostly unsuitable for more mobile computers, including tablets, phones and netbooks. I should have been more specific about the interfaces themselves and not the software used to build them and, as the KDE developers pointed out to me, the Plasma Netbook workspace is an alternative for today's smaller screens.

By Rodney Gedda | 12 November, 2010 04:23

Tags: canonical, kde, kde4, KDE Plasma Netbook, kubuntu, netbooks, plasma, ubuntu

The iPad stands alone

Where is the iPad's competition?

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | 08 November, 2010 22:11

Tags: Apple, applications, hardware, hardware systems, Microsoft, mobile, Mobile and Wireless, Mobile operating systems, Mobile OSes, software, Telecommunication

Psst, pass it on: Apple has no secrets

It appears that yet another Apple iPhone prototype has gone on a walkabout -- and this time not merely to a beer garden in Redwood City, but all the way to the South Pacific.

By Robert X. Cringely | 13 May, 2010 08:19

Tags: Apple, iPhone, iPhone 4G, Rock-iPhone 4G

Tablet PCs start to get Handii

Earlier this year I wrote a TechWorld blog about Apple’s new iPad and how it may ignite the tablet PC industry. Judging by the number of competing offerings that have popped up since, at the very least we’re in for a lot more tablet choice.

By Rodney Gedda | 23 April, 2010 10:52

Tags: Handii, iPad, tablet PCs

iPad alternatives

Apple's iPad will be available on April 3 and reports suggest that the product is off to a good start, with hundreds and thousands being ordered from Apple's Web site. But the device has faced some criticism for lacking features such as a video camera, USB ports and support for technology called Flash that enables Web video.

By Agam Shah | 23 March, 2010 06:34

Tags: Apple, iPad, tablet PCs

Windows 7 May Equal Fewer Bargain Netbooks

Microsoft must perform a tricky balancing act as it tries to keep Windows on netbooks but not get stuck in a market that generates little revenue, say industry analysts.

By Shane O'Neill | 29 September, 2009 12:05

Tags: netbooks, Windows 7

Are sealed-in laptop batteries a good idea?

When Apple introduced its new MacBooks recently, it touted a doubled battery life -- but noted that the laptops' batteries were sealed into the case, not user-swappable as is the norm on laptops.

By Paul Venezia | 30 June, 2009 13:40

Tags: laptop batteries, laptops, notebooks

Do business desktop PCs have a future?

With laptop shipments gaining momentum over the past few years the question arises: Are desktops on the verge of being banished from the enterprise?

By Agam Shah | 15 June, 2009 04:45

Tags: desktop pcs, notebooks

Four things to watch post-CES

As the dust settles from the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, here are four trends worth looking at based on some products that were announced at the show. On my radar screen for the year:

By Keith Shaw | 16 January, 2009 08:59

Tags: CES, consumer electronics

What's coming in 2009

Well, it's that time of the year again. Time to enjoy the glow of a nice LED backlit display and huddle with the warmth that only an overclocked PC can produce. Yep, it's time to take a look at what's going to happen in technology in 2009. Here are my five predictions for the new year.

By Michael Gartenberg | 31 December, 2008 08:00

Tags: 2009

Intel Core i7 drops goodies onto desktops

Delivered promptly in my email inbox this morning was a Micro Center ad heralding the availability of Intel's new generation of desktop CPUs, the Core i7. Get them starting today, Sunday, and Monday at retail locations (in-store pickup only).

In search of the smartphone laptop

In the past two years, mobile phone and laptop companies have unveiled breathtaking innovations -- from 24-hour battery laptops to dual-screen laptops to "augmented reality" mobile phone applications.

By Mike Elgan | 27 October, 2008 10:02

Tags: laptops, smartphones