Robert X. Cringely - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Robert X. Cringely

Article | 16/01/2010 Google's China problem (and ours)

Well, that was the biggest news bombshell to land in quite a while. Google reveals that it's been hacked by Chinese cyber attackers and says it will n...

Article | 8/01/2010 The 10 dumbest tech moves of 2009

It's that time of year again -- time to look back and offer my 2009 awards for the most malicious, obnoxious, offensive, or nonsensical behavior in te...

Article | 22/12/2009 Google phone mania hits the heartland

Would you buy a gPhone? That's the question I posed last week, as rumors, news, and speculation about a new Google-branded Nexus One handset washed ov...

Article | 5/11/2009 It's Apple's world, we just click in it

Well, it finally happened. Digital versions of the Beatles' catalog are finally coming to Apple. It's just not the Apple you're thinking of.

Article | 2/11/2009 2009: The year your data died

For a while there it looked like 2009 would be remembered as the Year of the Dead Celebrity. But Michael, Farrah, Walter, Ed, and all the rest may hav...

Article | 26/09/2009 Twitter is dead

It is my sad news this morning to report the demise of the world's most famous microblog. Twitter, we hardly knew ye.

Article | 31/08/2009 'New' travel search rules just won't fly

The Obama administration clarified its rules about border searches of laptops and other digital gear. Bottom line: If you care about your data, leave ...

Article | 11/08/2009 Apple vs. Google: This time it's personal

It's gloves-off time for two of Silicon Valley's darlings, and if they're not careful, one of them might get their hair mussed.

Article | 28/07/2009 4chan welcomes AT&T to the rogue Internet

How does that old Jim Croce song go?

Article | 23/07/2009 Does Yahoo still matter?

For a while there, I kinda forgot Yahoo existed. This week's news brings the company back with a vengeance.

Article | 25/06/2009 Sour Apple: Steve Jobs and snow jobs

Have you heard the news? Steve Jobs is back.

Article | 22/06/2009 Thinking about upgrading to IE8? Think twice

I find it's best to live by a few simple rules. I don't micturate into the wind. I don't mix tequila with red wine (not any more, anyway). I never get...

Article | 15/06/2009 Microsoft to tour Europe sans browsers

Ah, those wacky Europeans. They think nothing of stripping down and jumping into the Mediterranean in the altogether or, at most, those skimpy man sac...

Article | 11/06/2009 Facebook and Twitter name names

Tick, tick, tick, tick.

Article | 9/06/2009 China censorship

Don't look now, but China is messing with the Interwebs again.