Mike Elgan - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Mike Elgan

Article | 31/03/2008 Your mobilel phone wants to be a Wi-Fi hot spot

For years, "Wi-Fi" has been synonymous with "wireless" for the majority of laptop users looking to connect on the go.

Article | 25/03/2008 Sweet new service backs up while it syncs

A company called Sharpcast last week rolled out a new service that syncs your data across PCs, Macs and phones. That sounds simple enough, but the ser...

Article | 17/03/2008 Why iPhone will change the (PC) world, part II

More than a year ago, I wrote a column called "Why the iPhone will change the (PC) world." In that piece I described how the user interface of future ...

Article | 13/03/2008 The new two-laptop minimum

Ten years ago, every frequent-flying, executive-platinum mobile professional required a desktop PC back at the office and a laptop for the road. "Ultr...

Article | 10/03/2008 Making the phone-PC connection

It seems these days that every Tom, Dick and Harry -- or, more accurately, every Dell, Acer and Apple -- wants to get into the mobile phone/handset bu...

Article | 3/03/2008 Was Windows XP Microsoft's last good OS?

Everybody's talking today about "Drivergate" - internal Microsoft e-mails that show senior Microsoft executives personally struggling to use hardware ...

Article | 18/02/2008 Wi-Fi wants to be free

Public Wi-Fi hot spots have been popular for about eight years. During that time, companies providing the service have been groping about, trying to f...

Article | 11/02/2008 Who wants a custom mobile phone?

Two different companies this week announced two different visions for customizable mobile phones. Are we entering a new era, where mobile phones are u...

Article | 28/01/2008 A new iPhone this year?

Apple Inc. reported record sales, record profits and record revenue Tuesday. The company sold 2.3 million computers, 22.1 million iPods, and 2.3 milli...

Article | 21/01/2008 Hyperconnectivity here we come

Apple CEO Steve Jobs told an interviewer at Macworld this week that Amazon.com's Kindle e-book reader will fail. His shocking reason?: "People don't r...

Article | 11/01/2008 Energy crisis: Where's an outlet when you need one?

The Consumer Electronics Show trade show is showcasing this year's batch of better, cheaper and cooler gadgets. Services that enable ever more powerfu...

Article | 10/12/2007 Amazon Kindle does e-mail and more

In all the marketing blather about Amazon.com Inc.'s awesome new Kindle e-book reader, you won't hear "e-mail," "RSS feeds" or "online calendars" ment...

Article | 3/12/2007 Do video games make kids violent, stupid and sick?

Video games have occasionally served as a convenient scapegoat for whatever ails youth. But just this week, the normal trickle of blame has become a t...

Article | 30/11/2007 iPhone season? Or open season on the iPhone?

Well, it's the moment of truth for this year's holiday shopping season: iPhone, yes or no? Tracy Mayor put the Question of the Year to Computerworld E...

Article | 16/11/2007 What to do about teen 'junk sleep' syndrome

What if I told you about a dangerous virus spreading through high schools and middle schools, a virus that now infects between a quarter and a third o...