Stories by: Danny Allen

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The World's Fair and Technology: 8 Amazing Highlights 03 May, 2010 07:56:00

Before CES, Macworld Expo, Comdex, or Computex, game-changing inventions often made their public debut at the World's Fair. Since the London World Exposition of 1851, this celebration of culture and science has introduced countless marvels to the masses. Think the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, rocket ships, the steam engine, futuristic concept cars; even electricity. Here we'll focus on ideas that shaped some of the tech products and entertainment we enjoy today
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Apple's rivals scramble to match the iPad 21 April, 2010 11:33:00

Few people doubt that 2010 will go down as the year the tablet computer took off. On April 3, the first day of sales, Apple sold 300,000 iPad tablets to eager buyers. Weeks later, Apple announced that it would delay by one month the international launch of the iPad because it couldn't keep up with domestic demand. Meanwhile, other tech companies are gearing up to ride the wave by prepping their own tablet PCs.
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Slate Wars: 15 Tablets That Could Rival Apple's iPad 06 April, 2010 07:45:00

So the iPad has arrived to what can only be described as excessive fanfare. But will tablets become the gadget of choice for consumers who want to kick back and browse the Web, check e-mail, read an e-book or magazine, play games, or watch a movie? It's debatable
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AT&T Cuts Refurbished iPhone 3G (8GB) to $US49 28 July, 2009 02:16:00

AT&T used Twitter last Friday evening to announce that a refurbished iPhone 3G -- specifically, the black 8GB model -- can now be picked up for just $US49, while supplies last. That's half the price of an unopened 8GB model. A refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G (black or white) costs $US99.
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8 rockin' YouTube remixes 14 July, 2009 08:26:00

Video upload sites like YouTube provide the perfect platform for the creatively twisted to add their own unique spin to music videos and Internet memes. From parodies to remixes of single songs to mashups of many, you can find some pretty innovative stuff out there.
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Computex 2009: First day highlights from Asia's largest tech show 03 June, 2009 17:06:00

Computex is Asia's premier tech tradeshow and is regarded as the second largest in the world, behind CeBIT Germany.
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Touch screen all-in-one PCs all the rage at CES 13 January, 2009 17:19:00

HP, Asus, Shuttle, and MSI have all unveiled stylish new touch screen-capable all-in-one PCs at CES 2009.
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Save DOS! The Greatest OS Fondly Remembered 11 April, 2008 10:46:17

PC World's Danny Allen visits the Computer History Museum reminisces about the old days.
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Feature-packed photo printer 08 November, 2006 14:30:20

Canon's new PIXMA iP6700D photo printer is the successor to the company's iP6600D, one of the best products of 2006. The iP6700D is first and foremost a photo printer. In our tests, it produced high-quality prints on photo paper; images were vibrant, but skin tones were a bit too bronzed.
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HP PSC 1410 all-in-one hits the right price 07 June, 2006 16:31:11

The PSC 1410 is one of the least expensive inkjet multifunction devices we've reviewed. We found it a good option for a novice PC user.
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Flybook and Libretto are miniature marvels 26 October, 2005 15:15:58

The Test Centre puts "you beaut" high tech products through their paces every day, but once in a while we get something so snazzy it turns us into show-off school kids - like Dialogue's new Flybook ultra-portable tablet PC and Toshiba's Libretto U100 notebook. They are miniature marvels.