iPad explodes at Vodafone store
A VODAFONE store was evacuated and the fire brigade called in after an iPad exploded, causing the shop to fill with smoke.
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North Korea has an iPad, but no web
NORTH Korea has its own version of an iPad. You can’t use it to get online, but you can get onto NK’s intranet. And play Angry Birds.
Obama ‘luckier than dog with 2 d***s’
NO wonder Barack Obama says he likes Bill Clinton “in doses”. The former President said Obama was ‘luckier than a dog with two d***s’ to win a second term in office.
Man cries tears of joy holding iPad Air
ONE Japanese man at the front of a Tokyo queue as the new iPad debuted across the world cried tears of joy as he held the device.
iPad Air review: Upgrade time
THE iPad Air is Apple’s best tablet yet and lives up to the “faster, lighter, thinner” hype. But should you get one?
Could this DIY Android phone change everything?
WHAT if you could build a phone exactly to the specifications of your lifestyle? Motorola wants to revolutionise the mobile market with an Android phone made out of modular hardware.
Apple iPad light on innovation
APPLE is betting on modest improvements to existing products rather than something completely new, writes Rod Chester
Apple light on innovation
Apple is betting on modest improvements to existing products rather than something completely new in its latest range of iPads
New Hockney paintings made on iPad
FAMOUS artist David Hockney has turned to his iPad to create new works, using with his index finger to paint vibrant digital landscapes.
Apple co-founder unimpressed by new iPad
HE HELPED kickstart Apple with Steve Jobs, but Steve Wozniak has got a few gripes about the new iPad Air released this week.
As it happened: Apple launch
WHILE you were sleeping Apple CEO Tim Cook took to the stage in the US to shake up the tech industry once again. Here’s how it all went down.
LinkedIn now on iPhone email
TIME to get your LinkedIn profile up to date. The professional network just added a new feature that allows users to access the service through their iPhone email app.
Apple’s iPad event in a nutshell
APPLE has announced two new iPads, a MacBook computer, a MacPro desktop computer, a new operating system and new software. Here’s everything you need to know about the new products.
Can Apple crunch unreal expectations?
FIRST LOOK: APPLE fans might have been wanting a revolution but what they got was evolution and a new name.
Apple’s future floating on Air
REVIEW: Pick up the lighter, faster, thinner iPad Air and the feeling is the reassurance of meeting a familiar face rather than the excitement of an encounter with someone new.
Nokia rocks Apple to the core
FORMER phone leader Nokia launches its own tablets, including two big-screen phones, hours before Apple is set to release its latest iPads.
Tablet wars – which one should you get?
THE battleground has been set. It’s all out war in the tablet space. Apple, Nokia and Microsoft are releasing new tablets this week which is good news for you. But who will reign supreme?
Samsung’s tablet growing on us
THOUGHT Samsung’s Galaxy Note II was big? The Note 8.0 is noticeably bigger.
Tablet price wars kick off
SAMSUNG has launched a three-model range of tablets priced to undercut Apple’s iPad Mini.
Apple invites you to the launch of…
APPLE has sent out invites to an event next week but in its typical cryptic way, makes no mention of what the technology company plans to release.
The hidden hand-built amusement park
HIDDEN among the trees of an Italian forest lies a theme park, hand built by a little Italian man named Bruno. And his creations will blow your mind.
Now screening: tablet reviews
JENNIFER Dudley-Nicholson takes a look at the newest tablet computers.
You owe your telco a huge apology
AFTER all those times you cursed your telco for dropped calls and outages, it may be the sun that was to blame for it all. Researchers find massive solar flares are taking out entire mobile phone networks.
Malware targeting Android devices
FOR users of the 900 million Google Android gadgets circulating the globe, statistics on the dramatic rise of Android malware are alarming.
CES: Razer’s Edge Brings Full PC Games to Tablets
Razer has introduced the retail incarnation of its Project Fiona Windows gaming tablet concept, and it’s called the Edge.
Apple iPad event rumoured for October 22
JUST when you thought Apple wouldn’t be releasing another shiny thing until next year, sources close to the company claim it is releasing a new iPad on October 22.
The coolest new Apple feature that never was
A FAKE Apple advertisement for the new operating system iOS 7, circulated online, fooled users into thinking their iPhones had a new, exciting feature.
We’re in for ‘the year of the phablet’
BIG-SCREEN smartphones are not just growing in size but in number, with more phablets – a phone-tablet hybrid – unveiled today.
Samsung’s ‘phablets’ larger but lighter
BIG-SCREEN smartphones are not just growing in size but in number, with more phablets, a phone-tablet hybrid, unveiled today.
Google name Android system ‘Kit Kat’
GOOGLE is known for naming its Android mobile operating systems for smartphones after desserts. For its latest 4.4 version it has chosen Kit Kat.
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