Features

• WWDC 2012 forecast: Cloudy with a chance of new MacBooks

  By Ian Paul | 16 May, 2012 04:16

  Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is less than one month away, and speculation is high about whether Apple will announce new iCloud features, refreshed MacBook Pros, overhauled versions of iOS and OS X and maybe even a new smartphone during the conference.

• How to choose a smartphone in the modern age

  By Ross Catanzariti | 20 April, 2012 14:44

  In a modern world where a phone becomes dated quicker than a computer, just how do you choose a smartphone that's right for you?

• BYOD battle: A tale of two opposing IT viewpoints

  By Ellen Messmer | 19 April, 2012 20:33

  EdSouth is a bank holding company active in the student-loan arena, and Arrow Container Corp. manufactures cartons and containers. Their ideas about letting employees use their own mobile devices at work for business — what's often called "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) — couldn't be more different.

• Is iOS secure enough for the enterprise?

  By Ben Camm-Jones | 15 April, 2012 02:11

  iOS is making inroads into the enterprise right now, largely thanks to the growth of the BYOD (bring your own device) trend.

• How to buy a smartphone for your business

  By Ginny Mies | 06 April, 2012 23:00

  Shopping for a new smartphone is tough: With so many phones out there, finding the best one for your work life and your personal life can be headache-inducing. This guide highlights business features among the different operating systems, explains the best specs for business, and offers advice on the apps you should download once you purchase your smartphone.

• Mobile apps: The IT pro's new power tools

  By Robert L. Scheier | 12 March, 2012 21:07

  Think the mobile revolution is all about word games and social networking apps? Think again. Heavy-duty apps for IT pros have arrived on mobile platforms and they're quickly changing the face of IT systems management.

• The new iPad: Industry reactions

  By Ben Camm-Jones | 09 March, 2012 03:16

  Since Apple took the wraps off the new iPad last night, analysts, journalists, bloggers and other Apple-watchers have been weighing in with their opinions on the new tablet.

• iPhone 4S 'meets every expectation, and then some'

  By Michael deAgonia | 19 October, 2011 01:26

  On Friday, Apple's new iPhone 4S began to reach the hands of eager buyers -- a record 1 million pre-orders, including mine, were made as soon as the phone went on sale. With a noticeably faster dual-core A5 processor, more storage (up to 64GB), an improved 8-megapixel camera, a revamped antenna design and an artificial intelligence-powered assistant called Siri, the new iPhone promised to be the best Apple phone yet.

• In Pictures: How Aussie is Siri, the iPhone 4S' voice assistant?

  By Ross Catanzariti | 14 October, 2011 14:58

  The iPhone 4S hit Australian stores today and one of the most hotly anticipated features is Siri voice control: described by Apple as a voice assistant that lets you talk to perform tasks by talking to your iPhone. How well does it handle our Aussie accent?

• REVIEW: iPhone 4S - It's a sure thing

  By Jason Snell | 13 October, 2011 01:17

  The initial reaction to the announcement of the iPhone 4S was muted.

• Let's get Siri-ous: iPhone 4S will sell like hotcakes

  By Ross Catanzariti | 05 October, 2011 15:10

  Apple unveiled its latest iPhone today, but it didn't unveil the iPhone 5, like many rumours suggested. It unveiled the iPhone 4S -- it looks exactly like an iPhone 4, except it has a faster processor, a better graphics engine and a better camera.

• NEWS FEATURE: Debate rages over how to manage personal mobile devices used for work

  By Ellen Messmer | 28 July, 2011 06:47

  Increasingly, businesses accept the idea that employees should be able to use their personal mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, for work. But debate is raging as to whether these employee-owned devices should be managed and secured exactly as corporate-owned devices might be.

• NEWS FOCUS: Mobiles, tablets and app downloads set to soar

  By Hafizah Osman | 19 July, 2011 11:42

  Media tablet shipments in A/ NZ for 2011 are expected to be double those of 2010, according to analyst firm, IDC.

• Apple iOS: Why it's the most secure OS, period

  By Robert Lemos | 06 June, 2011 20:04

  In June 2007, Apple released the iPhone, and the device quickly took off to become a major brand in the smartphone market. Yet when the iPhone shipped, security on the mobile operating system was nearly nonexistent. Missing from the initial iOS (then called iPhone OS) were many of the security features that modern-day desktop software has as a matter of course, such as data-execution protection (DEP) and address-space layout randomization (ASLR). Apple's cachet lured security researchers to test the platform, and in less than a month, a trio had released details on the first vulnerability: an exploitable flaw in the mobile Safari browser.

• Android vs. iOS vs. Windows Phone

  By Preston Gralla | 18 March, 2011 05:43

  The past year has been a remarkable one for smartphones, with the meteoric rise of Google's Android OS, the restart of Microsoft's mobile strategy with its much-ballyhooed release of Windows Phone 7 and the continuing success of Apple's iPhone, buoyed by its new availability to Verizon subscribers. Never has there been so much choice in the smartphone market. As a result, hype and overstatement have been the order of the day.