Matt Hamblen - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Matt Hamblen

Article | 20/04/2009 Time Warner drops Internet metering plan

Time Warner Cable's decision to back off from a usage-based pricing change for high-speed Internet subscribers in four cities demonstrates how politic...

Article | 17/04/2009 Nokia E71x seen as key to growth in US market

At the International CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas earlier this month, Nokia had one of the biggest booths, but it was mostly hidden near the back o...

Article | 16/04/2009 The Android 1.5 challenge: Beat iPhone 3.0, Palm Pre

Version 1.5 of the Android platform will have new features sought by users and developers since the mobile operating system's first release, but none ...

Article | 15/04/2009 Cisco 'could' announce 10% layoffs, analyst predicts

Forecasting a significant drop in revenue for the fourth quarter, a J.P. Morgan analyst Tuesday reported that Cisco Systems Inc. "could" announce a 10...

Article | 14/04/2009 Forrester: iPhone corporate users happier, more productive

While some corporations have worried about the ability to secure and manage iPhones used by their workers, Forrester Research Inc. says three major co...

Article | 2/04/2009 Samsung introduces WiMax mobile internet device

Samsung Telecommunications America announced the first WiMax-enabled Mobile Internet Device (MID) today at the International CTIA Wireless conference.

Article | 1/04/2009 Microsoft moves to bring high fashion to Windows phones

Windows phones are about to go high fashion: Isaac Mizrahi and other fashion designers have been hired to help improve the Windows Mobile interface, M...

Article | 30/03/2009 E-reader comes to BlackBerry

Bookseller Barnes & Noble Inc. announced a beta version of a free e-reader for BlackBerry devices that allows users to purchase e-books much as they a...

Article | 24/03/2009 Extreme Networks offers port extender for the 'outer edge'

Extreme Networks Inc. Monday announced a new product, called a port extender, along with a new version of its EPICenter management software, which bot...

Article | 24/03/2009 Skype to run beta of VoIP for business over SIP, IP switches

Skype Technologies SA announced Monday a beta version of its popular voice-over-IP service for businesses that have IP-based switches running on the S...

Article | 20/03/2009 Millions expected to cut back mobile phone costs in recession

A new survey says millions of Americans expect to cut back on their mobile phone costs to save money if the recession continues as expected.

Article | 20/03/2009 Sony e-reader users gain free access to classics via Google

Sony Electronics Inc. said users of its two e-book readers can now access more than 500,000 free public domain classic books from Google Inc. through ...

Article | 12/03/2009 Cisco to unveil blade server for data center virtualization

Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers will unveil on Monday a new "unified computing" initiative which analysts said includes a blade server code-named Cali...

Article | 10/03/2009 Motorola launches smaller rugged wireless devices

Motorola Monday announced the smallest and lightest versions in its MC55 series of ruggedized enterprise digital assistants, offering two models and m...

Article | 4/03/2009 Mobile phone sales drop nearly 5% in Q4; up overall in '08

Mobile phone sales for 2008 showed 6 per cent growth globally, although the economic downturn led to a 4.6 per cent decline in the fourth quarter, res...