Katherine Noyes - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Katherine Noyes

Article | 20/10/2010 Why 'fragmentation' isn’t a problem for Android or Linux

Why is it that what's viewed as healthy competition in one arena is so frequently labeled a "fragmentation problem" in other areas these days?

Article | 20/10/2010 Reports of Linux’s desktop death are premature

Given all the dismal market-share statistics so lovingly reproduced by Microsoft and like-minded partners, it's not entirely surprising to see observe...

Article | 16/10/2010 Get support for open source software

One of the most persistent myths surrounding Linux and other open source software is that there's no easy way to get good support. Just this week, for...

Article | 15/10/2010 Top 5 mistakes made by Linux first-timers

With the arrival of Ubuntu 10.10, the list of reasons to try Linux for your business just got a little longer. The free and open source operating syst...

Article | 14/10/2010 What will Android 3.0 look like?

Android 2.2, or "Froyo," may still be in the process of rolling out to users, but Google is already hard at work on "Gingerbread," the upcoming versio...

Article | 13/10/2010 Linux is on the rise for business

Large companies are planning to increase their reliance on Linux over the next five years, both in terms of the number of Linux servers run in their o...

Article | 13/10/2010 Augen tablet will dual-boot Ubuntu and Android

Hard on the heels of the news last week of Acer's dual-booting netbooks, Augen has announced that one of its six forthcoming tablets will run both And...

Article | 9/10/2010 12 reasons to try Ubuntu 10.10 on Sunday

As Ubuntu 10.10, or "Maverick Meerkat," hits the streets this Sunday, it's a pretty safe bet that legions of existing Ubuntu users will be updating to...

Article | 9/10/2010 Trojan Forces Firefox to Save Your Passwords

A Firefox Trojan has been found to force the Internet browser to save user passwords and then use those passwords to create a new user account on the ...

Article | 8/10/2010 Acer netbooks will dual-boot Android and Windows 7

In what will surely provide a boost to Google's Android platform outside the smartphone arena, computer maker Acer reportedly announced on Wednesday t...

Article | 8/10/2010 Why Windows is bad for business

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is highly skilled at being "a little cocky" as he trumpets the global desktop dominance of his company's Windows operating...

Article | 8/10/2010 Ubuntu 10.10 'Maverick Meerkat' is now official

Canonical on Thursday took the official wraps off Ubuntu 10.10, the latest version of its Linux-based operating system, and confirmed that it will be ...

Article | 6/10/2010 Fring could beat Skype for low-cost Android calls

Skype may finally be available to all Android users after months of Verizon-only exclusivity, but so is FringOut, an alternative contender that offers...

Article | 5/10/2010 Google's Blind Type buy will benefit Android users

In what could be a considerable boon for Android users, Google on Friday acquired Blind Type, a San Francisco-based maker of touch-typing software for...

Article | 2/10/2010 Android's openness doesn't mean it's less secure

It's a sad fact of human nature that when we're confronted with something different or new, we tend to attribute its success or failure in the world t...