Tom Spring - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Tom Spring

Article | 18/02/2008 Get ready for a crackdown on broadband use

US consumers using an expanding array of broadband services, including movie downloads, video games, online backup, and streaming audio and video, are...

Article | 4/02/2008 If Microsoft Buys Yahoo: What We'd Love -- and Hate

It's the year 2010. Microsoft owns Yahoo and has just changed the name of Flickr to Microsoft Flickr Live Photo-Sharing Service for Digital Camera Ent...

Article | 25/01/2008 US OLPC recipients irate over delays, headaches

When Seattle, Washington resident David Ruggiero heard about an opportunity to get his hands on the innovative XO laptop made by the <a href=" http://...

Article | 24/01/2008 A Closer Look: Beta Vista Service Pack 1

With dissatisfaction over the Vista operating system persistent, can Microsoft right the OS's wrongs with its upcoming Vista service pack?

Article | 7/12/2007 Microsoft, Mozilla squabble over browser security

Which browser is more secure Internet Explorer or Firefox? We all have our opinions, but rarely do we get a chance to hear Microsoft and the makers of...

Article | 21/11/2007 Movie Site Sells DRM-Free Downloads of New DVD Releases

I hear so much about music and movie piracy I've become a bit numbed to what's at stake and the real challenges facing copyright holders.

Article | 17/11/2007 The Top 10 Most Annoying, Frustrating, Irritating, and Sinister Online Ads

Today's annoying online ads are a mix of Big Brother meets Madison Avenue, old-fashioned in-your-face marketing, and tactics that are downright mean. ...

Article | 26/10/2007 Advance fee scams target cash-strapped consumers

Authorities are warning of yet another scam targeting online loan applicants. This time it's an advance fee loan scheme involving MortgageTree Lending...

Article | 24/10/2007 Vista still plagued by incompatibilities

If you're running Vista and you need a multifunction printer, Brother's MFC-5860CN might seem like a great choice. After all, it's proudly sold as "Ce...

Article | 5/10/2007 Jury to decide fate of illegal file swapper

The case against alleged illegal file swapper Jammie Thomas goes to the jury Thursday. Thomas is accused of illegally distributing 1702 music files us...

Article | 3/10/2007 New yahoo search delivers smarter results

Yahoo released new search tools yesterday hoping to give Web searchers a leg up on finding what they want fast. I've been kicking the tires of the new...

Article | 28/09/2007 Dell XPS m1730--a serious gaming laptop

Dell updated its gaming notebook line with a new XPS m1730 model which adds a host of new game-centric aesthetic and hardware features. Notebook price...

Article | 28/09/2007 GeoWeb helps the Internet become a smaller place

Location, location, location is the mantra in real estate. Could it be the same for the Internet? The answer is "yes', according panelists at a MIT te...

Article | 28/09/2007 Weird new IRobots unleashed

From the company that brought us the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner now comes the Looj Gutter Cleaning Robot and the ConnectR Virtual Visiting Robot th...

Article | 26/09/2007 Microsoft online storage service shows promise

Microsoft has taken the wraps off a beta version of the Windows Live SkyDrive online storage service. While it has a lot to like, it is clearly still ...