Tom Spring - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Tom Spring

Article | 25/09/2007 Vista backlash: Microsoft lets Vista users revert to XP

Hate Vista? If your PC is running Microsoft Windows Vista Business or Windows Ultimate and you're fed up with the OS you may be able to ditch Vista fo...

Article | 21/09/2007 Nokia 6301 Handset Makes WiFi and GSM Calls

Nokia hopped onto the convergence phone bandwagon today with its Nokia 6301 handset which can handover a live cell phone call from a carrier's cellula...

Article | 31/08/2007 HP delays MediaSmart Home Server

Hewlett-Packard says it's delaying the release of its HP MediaSmart Home Server by possibly months to give Microsoft more time to fix and make small i...

Article | 21/08/2007 Wal-Mart debuts low-priced DRM-free tunes

Wal-Mart's <a href="http://downloads.walmart.com/swap/">music download site</a> joins iTunes and others today and now sells digital music downloads wi...

Article | 1/08/2007 Researcher: Adware firm continues bad behavior

Zango is being accused by spyware researcher Ben Edelman of engaging in practices likely to "confuse, deceive, or otherwise harm" typical Web surfers....

Article | 18/06/2007 Lavasoft's Updated Spyware Zapper: Ad-Aware 2007

Download the latest version of Ad-Aware, the popular spyware killer utility. New features include an improved interface; some versions have rootkit an...

Article | 18/05/2007 Engadget blunder sends Apple stock tumbling

One of my favorite tech blogs fell flat on its face Wednesday. Engadget posted a story claiming the expected June launch of the iPhone would be delaye...

Article | 14/05/2007 US military bans YouTube, MySpace, and social sites

Are YouTube and MySpace a security risk? According to the U.S. Defense Department if you are in the U.S. military and accessing them from military-run...

Article | 4/05/2007 Net radio gets 60 more days to fight fee hike

Web radio stations have 60 more days to try to reverse a ruling that many say will shutter thousands of Web radio broadcasters. A rate increase agains...

Article | 11/01/2007 CES - Sony shows off razor-thin prototype OLED TVs

Sony has showed models of flat panel TVs that were as thin as 8 millimeters -- less than the width of a pen -- at the CES show.

Article | 22/12/2006 Avoiding the biggest Web shopping annoyances

Using the Internet, shoppers can locate the products they want, spot the best prices, and sidestep sleazy retailers -- in short, speed up and eliminat...

Article | 17/10/2006 Faster Wi-Fi gear debuts

Networking gear companies Linksys and D-Link are rolling out new Wi-Fi routers and gear that support the upcoming 802.11n wireless standard. The new h...

Article | 16/10/2006 Palm reveals an affordable, media friendly Treo 680

Palm last week announced a new series of Treo smart phones designed to appeal to "price-sensitive" customers. The company also announced the immediate...

Article | 28/11/2005 Meet the Average-Joe spammer

It's tough being an average-Joe spammer these days. Divorced and in his 40s, Mike has two kids to help support, a skyrocketing home heating bill, and ...

Article | 11/07/2005 Lack of standards sparks inkjet photo fade debate

How long can you expect your inkjet-printed photos to last? More and more photo inkjet papers are being touted as "fade resistant" and "archival safe,...