John Cox - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by John Cox

Article | 18/11/2009 Smartphones on Wi-Fi vulnerable to security attack

A new report from a mobile security vendor details how the most popular smartphones, including the iPhone, are very vulnerable to man-in-the-middle at...

Article | 14/11/2009 Apple patent filing reignites tablet device rumors

A just-published Apple patent application for hand-writing recognition on pen-based computers has re-ignited speculation the company will soon unveil ...

Article | 13/11/2009 What's next for Wi-Fi?

The recent formal approval of the IEEE 802.11n wireless standard marks not the end but the start of a wave of Wi-Fi innovation. In the next three to f...

Article | 6/11/2009 Apple seeks new sheriff to lock up iPhones

Just as a new hack,blacksn0w, promises to unlock iPhones with the latest Apple software from AT&T's wireless network, Apple is looking for a sheriff t...

Article | 3/11/2009 iPhone cellular unlock promised by hacker this week

Ace iPhone hacker George Hotz, know as Geohot, is planning a release this week of new code that promises to let users run their iPhone on the GSM cell...

Article | 22/10/2009 RIM develops a better BlackBerry browser

RIM is expanding its effort to redefine the Web browsing experience for BlackBerry users. In a recent job posting on LinkedIn, RIM asked for an expert...

Article | 16/10/2009 iPhone apps enable 'supercomputer-class' image rendering

University of Utah researchers and programmers are creating an iPhone application that will let users edit massive image files containing hundreds of ...

Article | 15/10/2009 New Wi-Fi spec allows access point bypass

A new industry specification promises to un-network Wi-Fi networks. Dubbed Wi-Fi Direct, the spec will let your laptop or smartphone connect directly ...

Article | 14/10/2009 Windows 7 is hot pick in enterprise netbook market

Microsoft has a lock on the enterprise netbook market.

Article | 7/10/2009 Microsoft's mobile turnaround: what's at stake

With the "Windows phones" being announced Tuesday, Microsoft swallows its pride, confesses the error of its ways, and takes an oath that it will never...

Article | 21/09/2009 Apple decision on Google Voice was made by senior execs

Apple's decision to reject the Google Voice app for the iPhone was spelled out to Google by one of Apple's top executives: Phil Schiller, senior vice ...

Article | 14/09/2009 11n Wi-Fi chip discovered in new iPod Touch

The new Apple iPod Touch uses a Wi-Fi chip that can support the just-approved high-throughput 802.11n standard, though Apple apparently has not switch...

Article | 14/09/2009 IEEE stamps "approved" on 802.11n Wi-Fi standard

The IEEE has finally approved the 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard.

Article | 12/09/2009 802.11n pioneer sets ‘wicked fast’ expectations for wireless

The unlikely pioneer for 802.11n is a small state college in rural New York, the site of the first large-scale 11n Wi-Fi deployment two years ago. On ...

Article | 11/09/2009 802.11n set for final approval

Sometime on Friday, at the sprawling Hyatt Regency hotel in New Brunswick, N.J., an IEEE group called the Standards Board is expected to approve the 8...