New Apple iPad: everything you need to know, as far as we know now

Apple gave the new iPad a bunch of new features but no new name. When it goes on sale next week in the U.S. and several other countries, it will be “the iPad” or perhaps “the new iPad” but not “iPad 3″ or “iPad HD,” as some had speculated. The lack of a new name [...]

Useful article on saving smartphone battery life

No matter what smartphone you have, it can serve as your MP3 player, digital camera, gaming system, and even your TV while you’re out and about — as long as you have battery power! If it seems like smarter phones are getting less life out of their batteries – and it is the commonest complaint [...]

Online retailing continues to explode

Stick “Going Mobile” by The Who on (Who’s Next was the album, if I recall correctly) and read this very helpful and interesting review of the efforts major search engines and online shopping providers are making for the continuing explosion in online retailing. http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/13/how-google-ebay-and-paypal-are-gearing-up-for-a-very-mobile-holiday-shopping-season/ Now if I could just read what’s on my iPhone screen, [...]

Hidden iPhone panoramic camera

http://au.news.yahoo.com/tech-news/a/-/technology/11544864/hacker-finds-iphones-secret-camera-mode I don’t understand all this stuff, but if you have the right iPhone, this will be of interest. I have enough trouble turning the damn thing on and off. As for getting past Level 17 of Angry Birds, forget it. Hey, what’s your favourite app?

Angry Birds Worth “Billions”

All those of us who have stumped up a few bucks so they can while away their time in boring meetings playing games on their iPhone (“Sorry, boss, just have to reply to this urgent email …”) will be interested to note that rich person’s magazine Forbes estimated the value of Rovio, the company behind [...]

The Most Useful Thing No One Ever Told You About Your iPhone

When I was an iddy biddy boy, I worked in the computer industry. I was actually around for the launch of the personal computer, incredible as that might seem to those admiring my Dorian Gray-like youthfulness. The ever accelerating onrush of technology – the sheer clattering speed of change – is astonishing. Today’s PCs – [...]