John P. Mello Jr. - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by John P. Mello Jr.

Article | 9/10/2011 New Windows Phone 7 handset has Apple elegance

For those who believe Apple corners the market in elegance for technology products, take a look at a new handset released in Europe yesterday by LG El...

Article | 26/09/2011 Android users: Advice to protect your phones

Android smartphone users can take some commonsense precautions to protect their personal data from being stolen -- important advice considering an app...

Article | 22/09/2011 Facial recognition: Facebook photo matching just the start

The Internet was in an uproar earlier this year following Facebook's launch of facial recognition software for its photo services, enabling users to i...

Article | 21/09/2011 Twitter checking out Eastern sites for data center

Frustrated by "the whale" on Twitter that pops up on your screen when you're trying to access the site but it can't respond because it's overwhelmed b...

Article | 16/09/2011 Daily Deal Sites Not Facing Shopper Fatigue, Researchers Say

The explosive proliferation of daily deal outfits like Groupon, LivingSocial, Woot and their countless copycat sites hasn’t led to deal fatigue, accor...

Article | 15/09/2011 Facebook updates Android app with more privacy controls

If you liked the recent changes Facebook made to Improve privacy, then you'll want to upgrade immediately to the latest version of the social network'...

Article | 7/09/2011 Comodo CEO says DigiNotar hack was state-sponsored

An attack on a Dutch company that issues certificates used to authenticate websites was state-sponsored, according to the chief executive of Comodo, a...

Article | 6/09/2011 PlayStation scam makes FBI warning list

Sony PlayStation users are being warned by the FBI about scams targeting them and other online consumers.

Article | 28/08/2011 Google's war against scraper sites continues

Google appears to be getting ready to launch another offensive against website scrapers.

Article | 29/08/2011 Apple again rumored to be preparing TV release

Apple is again rumored to be preparing to release a television set.

Article | 27/08/2011 Google shutters Slide, acquired last year for $182 Million

A year ago, Google acquired an up-and-coming maker of apps that plugged into social networks like MySpace and Facebook called Slide. Yesterday, it dec...

Article | 23/08/2011 Domain name suggests new Kindle will have stylus

Readers who like to follow the bread crumb trails that gadget makers leave prior to the announcement of a new product might want to digest this morsel...

Article | 24/08/2011 Facebook changes aimed at improved privacy

Facebook Tuesday announced changes to its user interface that are designed to improve user privacy and make the social network's privacy options easie...

Article | 20/08/2011 Firefox 7 Beta puts priority on performance

Just days after the ready-for-primetime version of Firefox 6 was released, Mozilla, sticking to its aggressive development schedule for the browser, h...

Article | 18/08/2011 Zynga sued for alleged patent infringement

Zynga has been sued in a federal district court in Delaware for allegedly infringing on two patents obtained in the 1990's by Agincourt Gaming.