Jared Newman - Author - PC World Australia

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Article | 24/07/2009 Top 5 games to appear at Comic Con

Every year, Comic Con loses a bit of its comic book roots and cedes floor space to purveyors of other nerdy impulses. Video games, in particular, have...

Article | 24/07/2009 Gmail wish list: five features we'd like to see

In the early days, Gmail hooked us with its innovative features, like the way it threaded together e-mails under the same subject.

Article | 22/07/2009 Google tries to silence YouTube critics

Google is doing a little image control this week, trying to swat away criticisms of YouTube, its wildly popular video site. Google is fighting back ag...

Article | 18/07/2009 TechCrunch quits trickling Twitter docs

TechCrunch concluded its days-long drip of <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/168462/twitter_hacked_secrets_to_be_revealed.html?tk=rel_news">stol...

Article | 16/07/2009 Kindles crack, Amazon sued

The irony is beautiful: To protect your Kindle, don't buy protection.

Article | 9/07/2009 FAQ: Google Chrome OS

News of Google's Chrome operating system is sending waves though the tech world with some saying the OS signals the beginning of the end for Microsoft...

Article | 9/07/2009 Five reasons Chrome OS will succeed

There's little doubt in my mind that Google will not fail with Chrome OS.

Article | 8/07/2009 Facebook's identity crisis: too many old people

In some parental circles, it's known that the best way to pull teenagers from a particular hobby is to participate. Likewise, no teen in his or her ri...

Article | 7/07/2009 5 features Internet Explorer will likely crib from Firefox 3.5

Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 browser not only bests Internet Explorer 8 when it comes to features, in my opinion, but also when it comes to speed.

Article | 2/07/2009 Twitter updates make photos, squashing spammers easier

The latest changes to Twitter are simple and unnoticeable at first, but they can make a world of difference for some users.

Article | 9/06/2009 Palm Pre ripped open, costs US$170

Most people who hunted down a Palm Pre on Saturday want to actually use the thing, but Rapid Repair and iFixit immediately took the new smartphone apa...