Melanie Pinola - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Melanie Pinola

Article | 3/07/2011 Samsung's Expanded Line of Ultrathin Laptops Pricey, Sleek

Samsung's ultrathin laptop expansion comes just in time for the back-to-school rush, and that's not a bad thing if you can afford it.

Article | 20/06/2011 LulzSec E-mail Hack Proves We're Lousy at Picking Passwords

Whether you think LulzSec is doing us a favor for exposing our security weaknesses or think the hacker group has gone too far, a very old lesson can b...

Article | 6/06/2011 Stolen Macbook recovered via tweets, photos of thief

Another stolen laptop has been recovered with the one-two punch of laptop recovery software -- which took covertly took photos of the thief, a blog on...

Article | 26/05/2011 Sony unveils new F series and updated S series VAIO laptops

Sony has introduced a new 16-inch F Series laptop and a thinner and lighter S Series as part of its VAIO lineup. Both laptops are available for preord...

Article | 18/05/2011 Dell teases MacBook Air rival with Facebook video

Dell has teased its upcoming XPS 15z ultra-thin laptop on Facebook, posting photos and a video to pique consumer interest. The 15.6-inch laptop sports...

Article | 17/05/2011 Hands-On With the Ultrathin Lenovo ThinkPad X1

Lenovo officially announced the ultrathin ThinkPad X1--targeted toward both business and personal laptop users--on Monday. Besides being the thinnest ...

Article | 5/05/2011 Dell to take on MacBook Air again with a new ultra-thin

Dell steps up to challenge Apple's MacBook Air again, this time with a large-screen ultra-thin laptop and promises of better performance than the disc...

Article | 21/04/2011 Toshiba laptop does simultaneous 2D and glasses-free 3D

The Toshiba dynabook Qosmio T851/D8CR, announced on Wednesday, not only lets you view 3D without glasses, it can also display 2D -- at the exact same ...

Article | 13/04/2011 Toshiba Introduces Svelte Tecra and Portege Laptops

Toshiba announced on Tuesday its new range of slim, high-performance laptops geared towards business professionals, the Portege R830, Tecra R840, and ...

Article | 12/04/2011 Dell 15-inch tablet-laptop combo revealed

Thanks to leaked FCC schematics and specs, word is out that Dell is developing a new convertible tablet and notebook combo. The 15-inch device, code n...

Article | 1/04/2011 MSI X-Slim X-370: The ultrathin laptop race heats up

The latest entry in the ultra-slim laptop stakes is the MSI X-Slim X-370. The X-370, announced today, joins the growing ranks of ultra-slim portable n...

Article | 1/04/2011 Asus sticking with Windows 7 tablets

Asus will continue to build Window 7 tablets, calling Microsoft's OS a worthy competitor to the Apple iPad and the army of Android tablets on the mark...

Article | 31/03/2011 Fujitsu taps into mobile 3D Trend, ships lifebook AH572

While Nintendo's 3DS gaming device has hogged the 3D limelight of late, Fujitsu quietly began shipping its 3D-capable Lifebook AH572. This laptop's cl...

Article | 26/03/2011 New MSI Laptops Tackle Gaming and Entertainment

Computer maker MSI is getting serious about goofing around with two new high-performance laptops aimed at entertainment junkies and gamers. Thursday M...

Article | 22/03/2011 Alienware M11x R3 gaming laptop specs leaked, report claims

Alleged specs for Dell's Alienware M11x ultraportable gaming laptop, expected in the US in early April, have been leaked.