John Cox - Author - PC World Australia

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Article | 15/03/2013 iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending March 15

Keep in mind Professor Trelawney's divination class at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft Wizardry, and much of what happened in the iOSphere this week...

Article | 13/03/2013 iPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending March 13

The iOSphere rumor machine for the iPad 5 is running on vapors, given that some were predicting as of last week that the Next iPad will be released "A...

Article | 11/03/2013 iPad sales collapse? iPad mini leads to changes in buying behavior

In light of speculation that the sales of the full-size Apple iPad have "collapsed," an informal and non-scientific poll of "iPad enterprises" and con...

Article | 8/03/2013 iPhone 6 rumour rollup for the week ending March 8

The iOSphere's collective unconscious seethed with mandates and rumours for iPhone 6 or 5S or iPhone [Fill-in-the-Blank]. There didn't seem to be enou...

Article | 6/03/2013 iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending March 6

The iOSphere is gripped in a rumor drought regarding the iPad 5 and iPad mini 2. Most of this week's buzz was over a blogpost that claims an "April-is...

Article | 27/02/2013 iPad 5 rumour rollup for the period ending February 27

The iOSphere resolutely ignored the Lessons of History and embraced, yet again, the conviction that iPad accessory manufacturers know what's really ha...

Article | 26/02/2013 In Pictures: Hottest products at Mobile World Congress 2013

World’s biggest mobile show boasts LTE phones, Android tablets, Gigabit Wi-Fi, Firefox OS and more

Article | 25/02/2013 In Pictures: What to expect from the world’s biggest mobile show – MWC 2013

Smartphones, smart chips, mobile browsers and augmented reality will be reality at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

Article | 15/02/2013 How BlackBerry recreated the mobile user experience with Z10

With the release of the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, the company once known as Research in Motion has staked its future on an ambitious bet: that it cou...

Article | 12/02/2013 iPhone 6 rumour rollup – blizzard delayed – for week ending February 8

As a massive blizzard enveloped the North-East US (and delayed this edition of The Rollup), a blizzard of rumours swept the iOSphere about iPhone 6.

Article | 7/02/2013 iPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending February 6

The most recent iPad 5 rumors draw fresh hope from newly announced Apple patents, from unnamed industry sources, and from pure wishful thinking.

Article | 30/01/2013 Opinion: Re-invented BlackBerry reaches for "hyperconnected" users

In a keynote that was rife with technopop music and contrived videos -- and woefully short on details -- Research in Motion launched two new smartphon...

Article | 29/01/2013 RIM BlackBerry 10 will determine firm's fate as a premier mobile device player

The key to Research in Motion's success in the business markets lies not with IT groups or even business users, but with consumers, according to analy...

Article | 28/01/2013 iPhone 6 rumour rollup for the week ending January 25

The combination of intense cold gripping much of the US and feverish iPhone speculation is creating extreme rumoring conditions, threatening to drive ...

Article | 22/01/2013 As BlackBerry 10 phones near, hopes send RIM stock rising

Speculation, rumors, and hopes about the upcoming BlackBerry 10 launch next week have sent Research in Motion's (RIMM - Nasdaq) stock price soaring.