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The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
Telecommunications company, Optus, celebrated its 20th anniversary this week. We take a look back at some recent history.
By Hamish Barwick | 31 January, 2012 13:56
It was just five years ago that Steve Jobs announced the iPhone, which despite early criticisms came to redefine mobile computing.
By Galen Gruman | 16 January, 2012 10:49
In a move that is sure to make playboys everywhere nervous, Internet company PeopleFinders has created two iPhone applications that let users perform background checks on their potential dates.
By Brad Reed | 19 November, 2009 08:32
In just four days, not one but two worms targeting the iPhone have emerged. Both of the worms target the same vulnerability, a default password in the SSH server that is installed on jail-broken iPhones. While one worm is a mostly a nuisance, the second siphons personal information from the iPhone, which makes it a serious identity theft threat.
By Andreas M. Antonopoulos | 12 November, 2009 04:35
What were you doing two years ago today? I was queuing outside a Carphone Warehouse (number two in a queue of four) waiting to get my hands on one of the first official iPhones in the UK.
By Lexton Snol | 11 November, 2009 02:18
There are only three days until Verizon joins the Android invasion. T-Mobile was first to embrace the open source Google operating system, but with the addition of Sprint, and now Verizon, Android is mounting a quiet revolution that could see it squash the iPhone OS and rise to a dominant position among mobile operating systems.
By Tony Bradley | 04 November, 2009 06:54
While the Apple iPhone is known for its great simplicity, some apps drive users absolutely crazy. The problems stem largely from the poorly designed ways that certain apps manipulate the iPhone's touch features, as well as confusing button placement.
By Tom Kaneshige | 22 September, 2009 01:52
Many iPhone customers have already decided to switch carriers, if AT&T wants to keep them the time to act is now. AT&T cannot wait until Verizon and others appear at its door.
By David Coursey | 01 September, 2009 02:59
Who knew there were so many iPhone annoyances? Last week we listed ten common failings of the iPhone and discussed how to correct them. Maybe it was naïve to restrict the list to ten entries. Reader feedback suggests that iPhone users have no shortage of annoyances they'd like to see solved.
By Jared Newman | 07 August, 2009 00:50
Well, Apple's done it again. The company has censored yet another app from its precious App Store, this time because it contained "objectionable" words. The app in question: a dictionary.
By JR Raphael | 06 August, 2009 09:17
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