Mark Sullivan - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Mark Sullivan

Article | 6/10/2011 New iPhone 4S: Antenna 'death grip' now slightly harder

Apple has changed the antenna in the new iPhone 4S so that the cellular radio in the phone can choose between two antennas, depending on which one is ...

Article | 12/05/2011 Chrome OS laptops: Google makes businesses a sweet offer

The spotlight on Day Two of the Google I/O developer event here in San Francisco was firmly on the company's Chrome OS. After six months in which only...

Article | 8/05/2011 LG Optimus Black review: Impressive, modest

The LG Optimus Black is a smartly designed Android phone that features a nice-looking display, a simple and clean user interface, and battery life tha...

Article | 22/04/2011 A market for iPads, not for Tablets

I chuckled at Apple’s explanation yesterday of its tablet sales coming up short of expectations: “We can’t make them fast enough,” Apple’s COO Tim Coo...

Article | 15/03/2011 4G wireless speed tests: Which is really the fastest?

By now you've seen all the ads pitching wireless companies' new 4G mobile broadband services and devices. But beyond all the buzzwords and hype, which...

Article | 14/03/2011 IE9 gets the browser out of the way

I got a guided tour of Microsoft's new IE9 browser here at SWSW, and saw several features that I believe raise the bar for web browsers.

Article | 18/02/2011 ZTE V9 and V11 Android-based tablets

The ZTE V9 tablet was a bit of a letdown after seeing some of the other tablets here at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. While other companies are ...

Article | 16/02/2011 HTC's Flyer may be a standout in crowded tablet market

I got a close up look at the new HTC Flyer tablet at an HTC event here at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Article | 4/02/2011 Famous Facebook flip-flops

Social networking giant Facebook has a history of backtracking. On numerous occasions, the company has made an important move--especially with regard ...

Article | 6/01/2011 LG smartphone offers svelte profile

Insurgent smartphone maker LG says its LG Optimus Black Android smartphone is the thinnest in the world. The phone's width measures about 0.36 inches ...

Article | 6/01/2011 AT&T playing catch-up in 4G arms race

With its major competitors talking the talk and walking the walk on 4G, AT&T gave the first signs today that it's feeling pressure to get its own 4G n...

Article | 16/12/2010 Bing adds bevy of new search, social and mobile features

Microsoft announced a set of updates to its Bing search engine Wednesday, among them changes to the way search results are presented, enhancements to ...

Article | 8/12/2010 AT&T slam points squarely toward Verizon iPhone

Results from a new Consumer Reports survey puts into real numbers iPhone owners' continuing unhappiness with AT&T's network service, and suggests that...

Article | 7/12/2010 Android 'Gingerbread' OS adds mobile payments, VoIP support

Google today rolled out the latest version of its Android mobile operating system, called Android 2.3 or "Gingerbread." The update includes support fo...

Article | 17/11/2010 RIM PlayBook interface coming to BlackBerry devices?

New BlackBerrys will soon look and feel like BlackBerry's Playbook tablet, co-CEO Jim Balsillie strongly suggested at the Web 2.0 Summit on Tuesday.