Mike Elgan - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Mike Elgan

Article | 12/11/2007 Wishing you and yours a haptic holiday

When playing Halo 3 on your Xbox 360, or other games on other consoles, your handheld game controller shakes and rumbles to coincide with on-screen ex...

Article | 3/11/2007 Making the Google Phone, OpenSocial connection

Everyone is talking about two big Google projects: The long-awaited Google Phone, and the new OpenSocial initiative. Each is cool, but combined, well,...

Article | 30/10/2007 The 'anywhere computing' era dawns

In the beginning, there were computers.

Article | 29/10/2007 New software 'mirrors' your mobile phone online

A company called Dashwire this week unveiled free new software that essentially mirrors your mobile phone on the Web, backing up all your data -- cont...

Article | 22/10/2007 Forget the iPhone, all phones should be 'unlocked'

Apple's iPhone hasn't made an obvious dent in the market share of either handset competitors or carriers that compete with AT&T. But it has hit those ...

Article | 2/10/2007 Why Apple's 'new Newton' will rule

They can send a man to the moon (or at least they could 40 years ago). Why can't they make a tiny computer people want to buy?

Article | 18/09/2007 The eight secrets that make Apple No. 1

Last week I wrote about how Apple's growing success will trigger accusations that it is a monopolistic, copycat bully and why the company should be de...

Article | 14/09/2007 New robot walks, talks and learns

In the future, home entertainment robots will converse with us and behave as virtual pets, security sentries, food-and-drink servers and silicon-based...

Article | 10/09/2007 It's official: Apple is the new Microsoft

Ten years ago, Microsoft was the company everyone loved to hate.

Article | 17/08/2007 Weird, scary and bizarre iPhone tales

The old carnival freak show is dead and gone (or has at least moved to reality television and daytime talk shows). But in our hearts, we still long to...

Article | 18/06/2007 Apple picks a fight it can't win

Apple rarely competes directly -- with anyone.

Article | 15/06/2007 Wireless charging: Here at last

The same technology that wirelessly charges your electric razor or toothbrush could soon charge your smartphone, or even your laptop.

Article | 7/05/2007 Are iPod-banning schools cheating our kids?

The Associated Press published an article last week about high schools increasingly banning iPods because some kids use them to cheat.

Article | 30/04/2007 Why e-books are bound to fail

E-books, those flat electronic tablets designed for reading downloadable, software-based books, are often packed with advanced displays and other lead...

Article | 10/04/2007 Why cell phones are still grounded

How many times have you heard this?: "At this time, all electronic devices, including cell phones and two-way pagers, must be turned off and put away....