Author Douglas Adams is one of the many Apple fans in the Mac vs. PC debate. Early in the New Millennium he penned an advert for Apple which said “the Macintosh may only have 10% of the market, but it is clearly the top 10%.” Central to the Mac status is it being virus-free. But … Read more
The modern design of the new phone from Blackberry, the Z10, is impressive. Early impressions show a sleek, modern and highly professional touchscreen device. It has an operating system that is up to date in the market with 4G LTE. BlackBerry have got the virtual keyboard just right, but will it draw users from iPhone … Read more
While Apple likes to keep everything locked up tight, one of the biggest draws of PCs is the freedom users are given to choose which hardware brands they prefer. Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 8 is available on laptops, netbooks, tablets and hybrids of these, developed by many different companies. Consumers are really spoiled for … Read more
If you look back 10 years in the mobile phone market, you would find a very different landscape than today. Nokia was the undoubted leader with Erickson and Motorola following behind. Samsung were also-rans and Apple had yet to enter the market. HTC was focusing on other activities. The picture now is very different. Samsung … Read more
The Apple iOS managed to make it possible for multipurpose devices like smartphones and tablets to play impressive games. There are plenty of games available for the iPhone and the iPad, and while they’re all fun, which one of these can be considered the most popular games ever? Here are 10 of the many most … Read more
Microsoft Excel is the most unloved MS Office program, compared to others. No one likes to deal with spreadsheets. However, Excel is the strongest program in Microsoft’s productivity software lineup because of this very thing. Comparing it to other spreadsheet programs like Apple’s very own iWork, the latter is merely child’s play. The set features … Read more
For the past few years or so, you’ll have noticed the growing emergence of smartphones in the Australia mobile market. The guy next to you on the train or the bus is probably using a smartphone. Maybe you’re reading this on a smartphone right now. It’s becoming a lot less often that you’ll come across … Read more
There is a new minority in society today, and it’s getting smaller all the time. Which minority are we talking about? The minority of people who haven’t come across some iteration of Apple technology that begins with a lower-case “i.” You’ve probably at least heard of these technologies: iPods, iPads, and iPhones. They’re everywhere. If … Read more
When over-sized phones – typically larger than five inches in screen size – first came on the market, well known tech review sites from Engadget to Techradar panned them. Complaints ranged from not being able to hold the phone in one hand, to being larger than any one could possible need. Then a strange thing … Read more
Apple launched the latest iPhone 5 to an ever expectant public late in 2012. A few people were disappointed because there seemed fewer big updates and improvements to the classic iPhone. A faster processor, a different smaller connector and other tweaks, but nothing earth shattering. Apple FanBoys and interested pundits now look ahead at what … Read more