Steve Jobs disappears and Apple’s share price drops. But then the company announces its biggest problem is it can’t move iPhones fast enough, and everything looks rosy again.
Computers
Still the Apple of owners’ eyes
Thanks to this year’s iPad, Apple has beaten PCs — again — as the computer brand that consumers are most satisfied with. With a score of 86 out of 100, it was Apple’s highest ever mark.
Deleting laptops from classrooms
The government’s went big a few years ago, promoting one computer per student in Aussie classroom. But are Twitter, You Tube and Solitare way too distracting to have in a classroom? Several US Law schools are banning them.
Are billionaires Macs or PCs?
Forbes asks billionaires: are you a Mac or a PC? Most are Macs, but apparently the truly wealthy are rich enough to afford not to need computers at all.
How the iPad will change the world
The iPad isn’t just a really big version of an iPhone — Wired’s latest cover-story heralds it as the future of computing: no more files or peripherals, super-connected and super-fast
The transparent problems with see-through PCs
The latest gimmick in computers — see-through screens — has actually existed in the aviation industry for years, explains Ben Sandilands. But, impressive as it is, the technology poses some serious safety risks.
How many of the ‘free laptops for students’ have been lost?
The government promised a computer for every child, but there is a direct correlation between expensive things owned by kids and how quickly they are lost. How many free computers made it past the first year?
The PC is dead
With the launch of Apple’s new tablet computer, the era of the PC is officially over, says The New Republic. That doesn’t mean the iPad will replace it, but something like it will.
Apple closes in on Microsoft
Ten years ago, Apple’s market capitalisation was $17 billion and Microsoft’s was $356 billion. Today, Apple’s is $182 billion, compared with Microsoft’s $261 billion. Can it come from behind to completely conquer the computing market?
Why computers are bad at maths
In theory, computers should be able to perform flawless calculations; but in fact, they’re terrible at maths. TechRadar explains why, and how the consequences can cost lives.
VIDEO: Reinventing the mouse
With the rise of laptops and touch-screen computing, many have predicted the death of the computer mouse. But Microsoft is working on five cool new iterations of the device that integrates multi-touch technology to go well beyond the old point-and-click.
Why good programmers go bad
Why do computer programmers turn to a life of online crime? Poor education, a criminal record and a dislike of authority, according to an undercover investigation by IT researchers — but some are just good people who can’t resist the lure of the dark side.
Is Windows 7 worth your time?
The latest version of Microsoft Windows goes on sale today, but after the sheer awfulness of its last effort, Vista, is another costly upgrade worth your while? Gizmodo has a complete guide to everything you need to know.
The first country to give every child a computer: Uruguay?
For all Our Kevin’s posturing about an “education revolution”, Australia has been well and truly beaten to the punch on equipping kids for the digital era: Uruguay has become the first country to provide a laptop for every child in a public primary school.
Turning the annoying into the beautiful: computer screen art
It can be really %&*^ing frustrating when your computer screen freaks out and garbles all your images. You can hit restart, or you can make pretty art out of screen glitches. These artists chose the latter.
Bug-free computer software: Australia paves the way
A computer crash and reboot will hopefully soon be a thing of the past, thanks to new Australian research on microkernels and bug free computer systems.
Why your laptop runs out of juice so fast
Laptop ads always boast of the hours and hours of battery life their products offer… but we know better. You can barely get an hour out of most machines without a plug. So how can they get away with such misleading claims?
Computers for kids are useless without backup
Unless additional money is spent on the peripheral costs of implementing and operating new computers in schools they’re pretty useless, write Elissa Baxter and Simon Sharwood.
