Ashleigh Allsopp - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Ashleigh Allsopp

Article | 25/10/2012 Apple's Phil Schiller defends iPad mini price

Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller has defended the iPad mini's price tag, claiming that it's the quality of the newly...

Article | 18/10/2012 New iPad mini panel leaks suggest no 16:9 display for Apple's upcoming tablet

Apple is expected to unveil its smaller iPad, dubbed 'iPad mini', at its official event on Tuesday, and it speculation is that the device could have a...

Article | 13/10/2012 Steve Wozniak calls Apple arrogant: 'I wish the iPhone 5 was wider'

Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak has said that he wishes that the iPhone 5 had a wider display, and has described the company as 'arrogant'.

Article | 13/10/2012 Apple's Lightning to 30-pin adaptor 'beautifully manufactured' but difficult to mod

Peter from Double Helix Cables tore apart his new Lightning connector as soon as it arrived, to investigate what's inside and why Apple charges £25 fo...

Article | 11/10/2012 iPhone 5 shortage due to scratch-prone aluminium back, report

Apple's shortage of iPhone 5s could be due to a 'quality control crackdown' at Foxconn factories, in attempt to prevent users receiving models with de...

Article | 10/10/2012 Company claims to have cracked Apple's Lightning chip, makes iPhone 5 Lightning cable and dock

A Chinese company claims to have successfully cloned Apple's Lightning cable, and has produced its own third-party cable and dock.

Article | 9/10/2012 New, detailed iPad mini photos emerge ahead of expected launch date

As we approach the expected launch of Apple's rumoured iPad mini, new photographs of what is claimed to be a leaked model of the 7-inch tablet have em...

Article | 8/10/2012 Apple quietly improving iOS 6 Maps

Apple has been quietly improving its widely criticised iOS 6 Maps app, according to new reports.

Article | 8/10/2012 Apple acknowledges iPhone 5 purple haze, tells users to shield lens or change camera position

Apple has publicly responded to iPhone 5 owners' concerns about a purple haze (also described as fringing, halo, flare) issue spotted in photographs t...

Article | 6/10/2012 Apple files patent for wireless earphones aimed at sporty users

Apple has filed a patent application for a wireless set of earphones that are aimed at sporty users.

Article | 6/10/2012 Alleged iPad mini headphone jacks leaked

Rumours have been hotting up about Apple's widely speculated iPad mini, which some reports suggest will launch this month. Now, alleged headphone jack...

Article | 4/10/2012 Recording of 1983 Steve Jobs speech reveals Apple was working on iPad, App Store 30 years ago

An original cassette tape of a 1983 speech made by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been unearthed, revealing that Apple was thinking about iPads ...

Article | 3/10/2012 Anodized aluminium Black & Slate iPad mini to be unveiled this month?

As we approach the rumoured release date of the iPad mini, new photographs have surfaced showing an anodized aluminium black back plate for the smalle...

Article | 11/09/2012 Decoding Apple's special event invitations

Apple has officially announced a 12 September event, and has issued a cryptic invitation illustration to members of the media. Here, we take a look ba...

Article | 10/09/2012 Apple activates Genius Recommendations in iOS 6 as its final release approaches

Apple has switched on Genius Recommendations for developers testing the redesigned iOS 6 App Store, indicating that the upcoming mobile operating syst...