Mike Elgan - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Mike Elgan

Article | 17/11/2008 Post on Twitter by talking into a phone

Microblogging on Twitter is great. But sometimes you're just too busy to sit down and type that 140-character tweet. Maybe you're climbing a volcano, ...

Article | 10/11/2008 Mobile tech under Obama

We've just elected a new president. Barack Obama starts a four-year term starting January 20. There's no way to know how America and the world will ch...

Article | 3/11/2008 Why netbooks will soon cost $99

Subnotebooks like the Asus Eee PC, the Dell Mini 9 and the HP 2133 Mini-note will soon cost as little as US$99. The catch? You'll need to commit to a ...

Article | 27/10/2008 In search of the smartphone laptop

In the past two years, mobile phone and laptop companies have unveiled breathtaking innovations -- from 24-hour battery laptops to dual-screen laptops...

Article | 13/10/2008 Here comes the digital nomad dream vehicle

The economy is in full-blown meltdown. Home values are dropping. Businesses are closing. Layoffs are coming. Maybe it's time to escape from civilizati...

Article | 29/09/2008 Gadgets that will make your mobile phone jealous

There's no question that mobile phones are the Mother of All Convergence Devices. In the past 10 years, bland, single-purpose mobile phones have assim...

Article | 22/09/2008 I want my mobile social address book

Business cards are as obsolete as fax machines. And like fax machines, business cards have us still using paper to move electronic data from one digit...

Article | 18/09/2008 Mobile social networking goes mainstream

Two weeks ago, I shared my belief in this space that mobile social networking will become the most important business technology since e-mail.

Article | 8/09/2008 Elgan: Got a subnotebook? Get Ubiquity

Cheap and tiny subnotebook computers have become, well, ubiquitous. Dell is the latest company to ship one, joining a list that includes ASUS, Acer, E...

Article | 3/09/2008 Elgan: When LinkedIn knows where you are

Within two years, I believe mobile social networking will become the most valuable business application since e-mail.

Article | 25/08/2008 Better batteries? Gadgets get everything but!

Ten years ago, everyone expected massive improvements in battery technology for laptops, mobile phones and other mobile gadgets.

Article | 18/08/2008 While Windows sleeps

Dell, Intel and their partners announced this week new technologies that represent major leaps forward for mobility. The companies seem to have discov...

Article | 4/08/2008 Is your mobile phone trying to kill you?

Don't look now, but your mobile phone is out to get you. This deadly device can cause accidents, give you cancer or even kill you, according to a risi...

Article | 29/07/2008 Elgan: Why expensive mobile phones are worth it

The price of the new iPhone 3G dropped by $200 in the US. Although the phone bills necessary to take advantage of the phone's faster data speeds rose ...

Article | 21/07/2008 You can be Batman, too

Batman: The Dark Knight, the most highly anticipated of the series yet, hit cinemas on Thursday.