Laura Rohde - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Laura Rohde

Article | 18/05/2005 PalmOne gives interim CEO full-time gig

PalmOne has taken the term "interim" out of Ed Colligan's job title, making him the company's new chief executive officer (CEO) and president, the PDA...

Article | 12/05/2005 Microsoft, Philips marry Windows with Nexperia

Philips Electronics will make semiconductors for consumer electronics devices capable of playing Windows Media audio and video files as part of a none...

Article | 12/05/2005 W3C gets proactive with Mobile Web Initiative

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) formally launched the Mobile Web Initiative at its WWW2005 Conference in Japan, on Wednesday, putting out a call f...

Article | 29/04/2005 Nokia new Nseries woos with cameras, music, 3G

Nokia on Wednesday launched three new Nseries mobile handsets, hoping users will be seduced by the smart phones' built-in multimedia gadgets, which ta...

Article | 20/04/2005 Security in new Opera browser fights phishing

Internet browser company Opera Software has added features for tighter security and the ability to surf the Web with voice commands in the latest vers...

Article | 18/04/2005 Reuters shuts down system to fight Kelvir IM worm

Reuters Group was able to bring its instant messaging (IM) system back online early on Friday morning, after an outbreak of the Kelvir worm led the co...

Article | 14/04/2005 MusicNet sold by RealNetworks, other founders

Online music company MusicNet has been sold to the private equity company Baker Capital for an undisclosed amount, it said Wednesday.

Article | 22/03/2005 Ireland putting digital films in every cinema

Digital cinema is coming to Ireland in a big way. A project is underway to install a digital cinema network throughout the Republic of Ireland and Nor...

Article | 22/03/2005 Rambus, Infineon reach settlement

Rambus and Infineon Technologies have hammered out a settlement that will end all pending lawsuits between the companies and start a licensing agreeme...

Article | 10/03/2005 EBay classifieds get international launch

In its latest move to expand beyond online auctions and to grow internationally, eBay late Tuesday said that it now runs Web sites offering free class...

Article | 3/03/2005 Bill Gates picks up honorary knighthood from Queen

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will receive an honorary Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony at Buckingham Pal...

Article | 24/02/2005 Marks & Spencer expands RFID trial, includes lingerie

U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) will extend its ongoing trial of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for the management of its clothi...

Article | 18/02/2005 Ericsson adds content portal to hosted services

Ericsson extended its hosted service offerings at the 3GSM show in Cannes this week. One of the new additions should make it easier for mobile operato...

Article | 18/02/2005 Ringtone to be released as UK music single

Many popular songs have been turned into mobile phone ringtones, but the tables have been turned and a ringtone is set to be released in the U.K. as a...

Article | 17/02/2005 Airbus preps A380 aeroplanes for mobile phone use

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus plans to include in its new Superjumbo A380 planes an optional voice and data system that can allow passengers t...