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• Apple's iPad will be more popular than PCs in 2020

  By Karen Haslam | 01 June, 2012 08:09

  Piper Jaffray analysts think that in the long run any cannibalising of Mac sales by iPads will pay off because by 2020 the market share of tablets will be great than PCs, and the iPad will have the biggest share.

• Apple wins battle over nano-SIM standard

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 01 June, 2012 12:19

  Apple has won a battle over the standard for a smaller SIM card, use of which would leave more room for other components in future phone designs.

• Apple's Tim Cook: iPad will replace the PC 'for some people'

  By Karen Haslam | 31 May, 2012 07:11

  Following his claims that nobody wants a refrigerator-toaster, Apple CEO Tim Cook has reiterated his belief that the tablet and PC should never converge, and revealed that he does see the iPad replacing the PC in some cases.

• Analysis: How Facebook could integrate with iOS, OS X

  By Lex Friedman | 31 May, 2012 19:45

  Speaking at the All Things D conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook essentially sent Facebook a friend request. "I think the [Apple-Facebook] relationship is very solid," Cook said. "We have great respect for them. I think we can do more with them."

• Apple's Tim Cook: Siri is some people's 'best friend' but it can do much more

  By Karen Haslam | 31 May, 2012 07:10

  Siri is “one of the most popular features of our most popular phone” according to Apple CEO Tim Cook. But: “There’s more that it can do”. Cook also noted that for some people, Siri has become their “best friend”.

• Samsung targets enterprises and consumers with Galaxy S III

  By Hafizah Osman | 31 May, 2012 17:40

  Samsung Electronics is not only targeting the newly launched Galaxy S III at consumers but also enterprises, Samsung Australia vice-president of telecommunications, Tyler McGee, claimed.

• Apple, Foxconn slammed by SACOM on worker abuse in China

  By Agam Shah | 31 May, 2012 18:03

  A watchdog group has slammed Apple and its supplier Foxconn for failing to take corrective action on the plight of factory workers in China, saying the companies continue to abuse employees while providing poor working conditions.

• Freescale wants to make wireless charging cheaper, more ubiquitous

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 31 May, 2012 18:02

  With the introduction of three new reference designs, Freescale Semiconductor wants to cut the cost of wireless charging and offer the technology for tablets and power tools, the company said on Thursday.

• First look: Samsung Galaxy S III

  By Ross Catanzariti | 31 May, 2012 16:32

  Samsung has officially launched its hotly-anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone in Australia. We go hands-on.

• In pictures: Samsung Galaxy S III unboxing

  By Ross Catanzariti | 31 May, 2012 13:48

  We unbox the Samsung Galaxy S III.

• IN PICTURES: Samsung Galaxy S III launch

  By Hafizah Osman | 31 May, 2012 12:53

  Samsung has released its eagerly awaited Galaxy S III at a media event in Sydney. Hosted by Jessica Rowe, the event saw key presentations by Samsung Electronics Australia vice-president of telecommunications, Tyler McGee and Samsung Electronics South East Asia, Oceania and Taiwan president and CEO, Gregory Lee.

• Intel's first smartphone goes on sale in Europe June 6, courtesy of Orange UK

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 31 May, 2012 11:18

  The Intel-based San Diego smartphone, previously known as Santa Clara, will go on sale in the U.K. on June 6 via Orange, the operator said on Thursday.

• Cook: Apple will "double down" on Siri and secrecy

  By Jason Snell | 30 May, 2012 13:30

  Apple CEO, Tim Cook, kicked off the Wall Street Journal’s tenth annual D: All Things Digital conference, appearing at the same event that his predecessor, Steve Jobs, had headlined several times before. Answering questions from conference hosts Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, Cook said his company is doubling down on Siri, played coy about Apple’s approach to the gaming and television markets, and spoke emotionally about Jobs’s death.

• BYOD: Time to adjust your privacy expectations

  By Tom Kaneshige | 30 May, 2012 21:09

  Some employees thought they were pretty sneaky downloading confidential data from corporate computers to thumb drives days before they turned in their resignations and bolted to a competitor.

• Mobile leads in malware resurgence for 2012

  By Taylor Armerding | 30 May, 2012 13:38

  McAfee finds PC malware back after hiatus, but mobile malware shows biggest percentage gain -- and Android is the target