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  • Woolies' Apple logo dispute drags on

    Supermarket chain Woolworths has asked for more time to respond to intellectual property administrator IP Australia over a trademark dispute lodged by Apple last year concerning its logo.

  • Aussie execs speak out on Apple's iPad

    Key figures in Australia's information and communications technology community have been exuberant about the Apple iPad, calling it everything from "kick-ass" to a device that would be a tool for executives.

  • Apple iPad to kill in-flight movies: Jetstar

    Jestar chief information officer Stephen Tame believes Apple's iPad tablet may see the end of the airline providing in-flight entertainment to passengers.

  • Telcos eye Apple's iPad

    Australia's mobile giants are warming to the idea of being a carrier of Apple's newly released iPad tablet, unveiled yesterday.

  • Aussies get iPad in March, 'can't confirm' 3G

    Apple has today declined to reveal whether the iPad 3G model would be available in Australia.

  • Unveiling Apple's iPad: Live blog

    After months of rumors and speculation about a slate-like device, Apple has had its say. See the train of events in this blog from the high-profile press event which kicked off in San Francisco at 10am PST — 5am Sydney time.

  • Mogeneration hires rickroll virus author

    Ashley Towns, the Australian behind the ikee iPhone worm that replaced the background picture of insecure jailbroken iPhones, has reportedly been hired by Sydney company mogeneration.

  • Why an iPod beats Chrome OS

    Google announced the open-sourcing of its Chrome OS early this morning, and the search giant was very clear in explaining its target market for Chrome OS devices: this is a companion device, not a primary desktop machine. But is a Chrome OS netbook intrinsically better than a lowly iPod?

  • Microsoft releases Silverlight 4 beta

    Microsoft's fourth-generation answer to Adobe Flash, Silverlight 4, was released overnight at the software giant's 2009 Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.

  • Rickroll virus targets iPhones

    An Australian has released a virus for the Apple iPhone, ikee, which replaces the infected device's background picture with an image of Rick Astley.

Features and Case Studies

  • What's the best business laptop for $2500?

    We round up the business laptop players in the field, to find out the scores and flaws of today's mobile warriors.

  • Apple WWDC 2009 live blog

    We blog live at Apple's WWDC 2009 keynote speech.

  • What's the best business smartphone?

    What's the best smartphone for your business? BlackBerry, iPhone, Nokia, or even HTC, Samsung or Android? In a ZDNet.com.au feature, we investigate businesses and talk to CIOs and executives to find out which handsets are picking up speed and which are falling by the wayside.

  • The best smartphone (March 2009) is...

    Looking to buy a new smartphone and confused by all the options? We cast a close eye over the market and rank the best devices available today.

  • Head to head: iPhone vs Palm Pre

    Is it out with the old and in with the new, or do you stick with the Devil you know? Only a tech death match can decide! iPhone versus Palm Pre, fight!

Reviews

  • Apple Time Capsule (2TB, Late 2009)

    The Apple Time Capsule is a convenient and simple wireless router and NAS server combo for your home. Unfortunately, you can find better deals on devices that offer greater storage space and many more features for the price.

  • Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station (Late 2009)

    The AirPort Extreme Base Station is a great wireless router for Mac or novice users who need something that's simple, nice-looking and works well for their homes. Savvy Windows users will find many better value alternatives.

  • Apple Mac Mini (Late 2009)

    If you demand a small, relatively affordable Mac, the Mac Mini is your only option. Otherwise, you can find Windows-based small form factor desktops that offer more interesting features with better value.

  • Snow Leopard Server

    Snow Leopard Server includes major updates to some of the OS's core components and is now fully 64-bit. Ease of use, plus simple and affordable licensing make OS X a viable alternative to Microsoft's Windows Server 2008, although we had problems with one or two features...

  • Apple iMac 27-inch (Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz)

    Behind its expansive display, Apple has packed one of the fastest all-in-ones available, and added a few useful extras to sweeten the deal.

  • Apple MacBook (Spring 2009)

    The Apple MacBook may look the same as before, but it's had a Spring makeover and is now a better deal than ever.

  • Apple iTunes 9

    iTunes 9 is a natural, yet relatively minor, evolution of Apple's popular media management software and is a required download for new iPod owners.

  • Apple iPod Touch 64GB (3rd generation)

    Not much doing here in Touch-land. A new 64GB model, no 16GB unit and price cuts for everyone! Oh, and a bit more performance.

  • Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6)

    Intel Mac users will like Snow Leopard's smartly designed interface enhancements, and its Exchange support is a must-have (especially with Outlook for Mac on the way). With a ton of technological improvements, Snow Leopard is worth the AU$39 upgrade fee.

  • Apple iPhone 3GS

    The iPhone 3GS is faster and we appreciate the new features and extended battery life, but call quality and 3G reception still need improvement.

Photo Gallery

  • Apple iPad hands on

    We get our hands on Apple's new iPad tablet that looks like an overgrown iPhone and investigate what the differences are.

  • Optus midnight iPhone 3GS party

    Word of tiny queues in the US and UK didn't stop Australia's iPhone faithful from braving the cold to queue for the iPhone 3GS.

Blogs

  • iPad teaches telcos to walk again

    While the iPad is certain to shake up a broad range of online industries, one of its biggest lessons may well be for the world's telecommunications carriers.

  • Have you upgraded to Snow Leopard?

    In this week's episode of Patch Monday, we discuss the experiences, problems and security issues associated with Snow Leopard after a week of usage.

  • Snow Leopard bites Office 2008

    Feeding Snow Leopard with juicy Office 2008 discs caused a few problems for our New Zealand correspondent.

  • Dear computer mouse: You're dumped

    Mouse, we've been together for a long time. But the time has come. I'm breaking up with you. My new trackball is serving all of my needs.

  • Carriers in a tether over iPhone capabilities

    One of the more curious aspects of the iPhone phenomenon has been the disconnect between the device's capabilities and carriers' willingness to support them.

  • The price is wrong for Windows 7

    There's no doubt that Windows 7 is going to be one of the better releases of Windows in the product's long history, but is the Redmond giant holding back uptake with the pricing?

  • Telstra's iPhone-free parallel universe

    Given that the new iPhone 3G S is rated at up to 7.2Mbps, you'd think Telstra would be all over it as a potential show pony for Next G's purported high-speed performance. Yet the opposite seems to be true.

  • GNOME 3.0 needs a big, visible change

    Plans for the next major iteration of the GNOME desktop have been released with the major change being a new user experience.

  • Why did Qantas turf its CIO?

    This week's instalment of Patch Monday asks the question: "Why did Qantas turf its chief information officer Jamila Gordon?"

  • Browsers' creativity sparked by new tab

    A rash of creativity has overcome browser vendors recently in a completely unexpected place: the content of the new tab page.

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