News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
Apple's iPhone 3G passed Research In Motion's (RIM) BlackBerry to take second place in third-quarter global smartphone rankings, according to a report by market researcher Canalys.
Dan Nysted | Nov 10, 2008
Attorneys for Apple and Psystar sparred before a U.S. District judge Thursday on whether Psystar’s antitrust complaints against Apple should be dismissed—the latest chapter in an ongoing dispute between the two companies over Florida-based Psystar’s practice of selling PCs with Mac OS X installed.
Philip Michaels | Nov 10, 2008
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has a message for his Microsoft counterpart Steve Ballmer: Microsoft should buy Yahoo, and Ballmer only has to say the word and Yang will be sitting at the negotiating table.
Juan Carlos Perez | Nov 7, 2008
Apple’s iPhone 3G and High Tech Computer’s (HTC) Touch Diamond sent Taiwanese smartphone manufacturing soaring in the third quarter, a market researcher said this week.
Dan Nysted | Nov 7, 2008
Security researchers say they've developed a way to partially crack the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) encryption standard used to protect data on many wireless networks.
Robert McMillan | Nov 7, 2008
Barack Obama wasn’t the only big winner in the on Election Day. The Federal Communications Commission’s decision late Tuesday to allow new kinds of broadband devices to operate in unused television spectrum will reinvigorate the U.S. tech industry and provide a new broadband option for customers, supporters said.
Grant Gross | Nov 7, 2008
Visitors to the MobileMe homepage earlier this week were met with an error message. And Apple hasn’t provided a reason for the outage.
Aayush Arya | Nov 6, 2008
A New York man has sued Apple in federal court over flaws in the PowerBook G4 and has asked the judge to grant the case class-action status.
Gregg Keizer | Nov 6, 2008
Apple has responded to the Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman’s plan to bring an iTunes case before the country’s Market Council, but Apple’s answer hasn’t impressed the official. He now expects the case to go before the council in March or April next year.
Mikael Ricknas | Nov 6, 2008
Broadband subscribers all over the world are getting more their money. The cost for cable, fibre and DSL (digital subscriber line) subscriptions are all dropping, and at the same time speeds are increasing, according to market research company Point Topic.
Mikael Ricknas | Nov 6, 2008
If you're old enough, you probably remember fondly the warm glow of vacuum tubes from inside the family television or radio but likely don't wish for the good old days of vinyl records, preferring the convenience of Compact Discs. A Tokyo-based company is hoping to bring together the best of those worlds and do it with style.
Martyn Williams | Nov 5, 2008
Despite Internet rumours of forthcoming product releases, an Apple representative confirmed that the company has no plans to release any new products before the holidays.
Jim Dalrymple | Nov 5, 2008
Myvu has announced that its Crystal video goggles now work with the iPhone. The Crystal glasses require a new cable which costs $US24.95.
