Ian Paul - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Ian Paul

Article | 10/07/2012 Ballmer: Microsoft plans to sell a few million Surface tablets, and fight Apple

Microsoft hopes to sell at least a few million of its Surface tablets after Windows 8 debuts in October, according to company chief executive Steve Ba...

Article | 10/07/2012 Mountain Lion Release Coming Soon, with Windows 8 to Follow

Apple recently released the near-final version of OS X Mountain Lion to developers, meaning the company is on track for a public release of the new OS...

Article | 5/07/2012 Apple's 7-inch iPad: More possible than ever

Fresh reports that Apple is prepping a launch of a 7- or 8-inch version of its' iPad have surfaced once again. Claims, from the Bloomberg news agency,...

Article | 3/07/2012 Apple adds Reminders, Notes apps to iCloud Beta site for developers

Apple recently added Reminders and Notes to the developer beta of iCloud.com, Apple's Web portal for accessing a limited number of iCloud features.

Article | 27/06/2012 Google launches Nexus 7 tablet starting at $249

Google took a cue from Amazon's Kindle Fire announcing the Nexus 7 tablet optimized for content from Google Play including books, games, TV shows, mov...

Article | 25/06/2012 Can Google outshine Apple And Microsoft at Google I/O 2012?

Google will have its chance to show up Apple and Microsoft in the coming days when the search giant is expected to debut the next version of the Andro...

Article | 21/06/2012 Smartphone OS showdown: Apple, Google, Microsoft, RIM gear up for battle

If you're in the market for a new smartphone, don't even think about going down to your local cellphone retailer or AT&T/Sprint/T-Mobile/Verizon retai...

Article | 21/06/2012 Windows Phone 8: What Windows Phone 7 users need to know

When Windows Phone 8 debuts this fall it will feature a slick new camera app, Internet Explorer 10, near-field communication, Nokia Maps, Direct X sup...

Article | 18/06/2012 Microsoft's Monday mystery: A tablet, an E-Reader?

Microsoft is expected on Monday afternoon to unveil a new tablet to challenge Apple's iPad, and gadget critics are scrambling to figure out what the W...

Article | 15/06/2012 Apple to Introduce 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display in October, Report Says

Apple may introduce its second MacBook Pro with Retina display as early as October, according to one analyst.

Article | 13/06/2012 Samsung TecTiles let users automate their lives with NFC

Samsung announced that it will sell programmable stickers, called TecTiles, that you can use to automate daily or repetitive smartphone operations wit...

Article | 12/06/2012 Retina MacBook Pro vs. PC laptops: Who wins?

Apple took a big leap ahead of competing PC makers Monday introducing a new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display that borrows from the design conce...

Article | 11/06/2012 Feature showdown: Apple Maps for iOS vs. Google Maps for iOS

As expected, Apple has announced its own mapping solution for iOS 6, featuring real-time traffic conditions, turn-by-turn navigation, Yelp integration...

Article | 7/06/2012 WWDC 2012 preview: What to expect from Apple

Apple will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday and speculation is rampant about what the company has in store for attendees ...

Article | 4/06/2012 Microsoft at E3 2012: SmartGlass, Halo 4, and the IE browser on Xbox

Microsoft took center stage at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on Monday introducing new software called SmartGlass designed to make sharing content...