Melanie Pinola - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Melanie Pinola

Article | 29/03/2012 Asus Transformer Prime to Get Ethernet Support, Face Unlock, and More

The Asus Transformer Prime is getting a new firmware update to make the popular Android tablet even more versatile and laptop-like.

Article | 14/03/2012 Asus Zenbooks to get major upgrades

The resolution revolution is coming to Asus' Zenbook Ultrabooks soon, according to a spec sheet shared with technology publication, The Verge.

Article | 29/02/2012 Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook challenges the MacBook Air

Dell's first Ultrabook, the Dell XPS 13, is now available for US$999. This lightweight laptop squeezes a 13.3-inch display into a much smaller footpri...

Article | 24/02/2012 Ultrabook prices could fall, thanks to hybrid disk drives

The price of slim, lightweight Ultrabook laptops may dip to just $600 this year, thanks to manufacturers that are switching from solely solid state dr...

Article | 22/11/2011 Asus Padfone combo smartphone-tablet specs leaked

In the five months since Asus announced the Asus Padfone, few details have been revealed about this Android smartphone that can turn into a tablet.

Article | 14/09/2011 Windows 8 features for laptop users

Microsoft showed off many tablet-centric features from its radical redesign of Windows 8 at its BUILD developers' conference on Thursday, but still pr...

Article | 7/09/2011 Samsung Special Edition Series 9 Laptop Packed

If run-of-the-mill laptops -- or even the shapely Samsung Series 9 introduced earlier this year -- just aren't dazzling enough for your tastes, Samsun...

Article | 26/08/2011 Two HP TouchPads with Android surface, one on eBay

Everyone who’s been grabbing the $99 and $149 HP TouchPads in the recent fire sale might not be stuck with HP's webOS.

Article | 24/08/2011 Lenovo ThinkPad tablet hits the market

Lenovo’s business-orientated tablet, the ThinkPad Tablet, is now available for order and should start shipping within a week. The 10-inch Android devi...

Article | 7/08/2011 Google+ floodgates open

Inviting friends to Google+ is a lot more straightforward now. That's welcome news to users of the Internet search leader's growing social networking ...

Article | 3/08/2011 Toshiba intros 1-terabyte hard disk drive for laptops

Toshiba enters the nascent 1-terabyte laptop hard drive market with the company's first 2.5-inch 1TB HDD, the MQ01ABD. The drive has an industry-stand...

Article | 28/07/2011 Next Apple MacBook Pros to get the slimmed down treatment

The success Apple has had with its MacBook Air refresh will likely lead the company to completely redesign its MacBook Pro line in favor of a thinner ...

Article | 25/07/2011 Facebook scams popping up that exploit Norway tragedy

Facebook scams are popping up from people looking to exploit Friday's bombing and shootings in Norway. Users should be careful not to click on links t...

Article | 21/07/2011 Three great alternatives to the new Macbook Air

On Wednesday, Apple announced boosted specs for its ultra-slim MacBook Air laptops. The update included second-generation Intel Core i5 processors, ne...

Article | 19/07/2011 Asus Transformer tablet: Second in sales after iPad

Despite earlier reports that sales of Asus' convertible tablet were slowing, monthly shipments of the Eee Pad Transformer have surpassed 400,000 units...