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Dial-a-success: iPhones push Apple profits up 46%

Does it seem like everywhere you look there are iPhones? Well, Apple have sold 7.6 million of them in the last quarter, helping raise profits by a whopping 46%. The US are still in a recession, right?

Apple’s iPod shake-up: what it means to Australians

In perhaps the most overhyped media or tech event ever, Apple’s Steve Jobs made the huge announcement yesterday that the next iPod… will be getting a few new bells and whistles. Colour us shocked. Nevertheless, here’s what will be new for local Apple fanboys.

Manga on your mobile: the future of comics?

Comic books made to be read on mobile phones, e-readers and iPods are big business in Japan, but will the take off with a western audience? Big comic publishing houses like DC and Dark Horse venture into the potential goldmine — or money pit — of digital comics.

Apple: secretly for chicks?

Apple’s effortlessly cool and easy-to-use products aren’t just coveted by gadget geeks and tech heads — the ladies love them too. Could Apple be the world’s most discreetly feminine brand? Bridget Brennan makes the case.

Thank you Walkman for the power of cinematic narration

Helen Razer celebrates 30 years of the Sony Walkman.

13-year-old roadtests Walkman, discovers tapes have two sides

For the 30th anniversary of the Walkman, the BBC gave a teenage boy a portable cassette player to review. His comments are pure gold.

Obama and Brown: a not so special relationship

President Obama is not in the Oval Office more than five minutes and the bust of Winston Churchill is sent back to the British Embassy, writes Karyn McDermott.

iWarfare: Soldiers using Apple tech in the field

US soldiers are being issued with iPhones and iPod Touches for cheap and functional translation, communication and data mangement.

Greenpeace brings Apple to heel

Apple has copped it from Greenpeace, which singled out the company by describing its products as producing iPoison, writes AntiGeek.

Briefly Business: iPod index, Pratt pleads sainthood, eBay

Pratt pleads sainthood …. Kill people, get money. Simple really … iPod index … eBay payments still a problem for customers