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• iPad 5 rumour rollup for the week ending May 16

  By John Cox | 16 May, 2013 23:06

  Even before summer, the iOSphere languishes in the iPad rumor doldrums, apparently having exhausted itself with hopes for a Retina display iPad mini 2, and the A7 chip for the iPad 5. But there is hope: The Rollup uncovered the radical iPadiGlasses, in an exclusive report.

• Samsung Link to replace AllShare Play multimedia-sharing app

  By Agam Shah | 16 May, 2013 19:39

  Samsung's AllShare Play application, which allows file sharing among the company's mobile devices, has been renamed Link, and it has a new user interface and search features.

• New iPhone: Sapphire crystal fingerprint scanner 'to be embedded in home button'

  By Karen Haslam | 17 May, 2013 08:28

  There have been plenty of rumours circulating that Apple is planning to incorporate fingerprint readers into the new iPhone, and now confirmation that this is the case appears to have come from PayPal.

• Retina iPad mini 'will feature new processor chip'

  By Karen Haslam | 16 May, 2013 18:18

  A 'tipster' claims that the new iPad mini will get the A6X chip to power its Retina display

• Tablet v PC - Asus straddles the fuzzy divide

  By Stephen Bell | 14 May, 2013 19:40

  In the face of a slump in PC sales and industry debate over whether the smartphone or tablet is now the preferred tool for a large segment of domestic and even small business users, Asus continues to release a number of combined and flexible devices that try to play on both sides of the dividing lines.

• Dell slashes its Windows RT tablet price by $US200; XPS 10 now sells for $US300

  By Matt Hamblen | 15 May, 2013 17:58

  Dell drastically cut the online price of its Windows RT tablet, reducing the price by $US200 to $US299.99 for Dell XPS 10.

• HP brings Android to laptops with SlateBook X2

  By Agam Shah | 15 May, 2013 04:06

  Hewlett-Packard has given the "Android treatment" to its latest laptop-tablet hybrid, which is called SlateBook X2 and has a detachable 10-inch screen that can independently function as a tablet.

• Low-cost iPhone to be built by Foxconn rival Pegatron, reports

  By Karen Haslam | 14 May, 2013 18:08

  Foxconn's days as Apple's primary manufacturing partner may be numbered. Rival Pegatron is said to be offering more competitive pricing to tempt Apple, who is trying to increase its margins.

• Google woos developers as software becomes more important

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 17 May, 2013 15:43

  Google did its best to court developers at this year's I/O conference with a much-needed integrated developer environment, API for better games and the ability to more easily translate apps. Their allegiance will become increasingly important as smartphone and tablet hardware sees fewer dramatic improvements.

• Analysts challenge Microsoft's commitment to Windows RT

  By Gregg Keizer | 10 May, 2013 18:17

  One of Microsoft's top Windows executives this week said the company remains bullish about Windows RT, but analysts remain suspicious of RT's chances unless Microsoft makes changes.

• Opinion: What I learned living abroad as a digital nomad

  By Mike Elgan | 05 May, 2013 06:10

  Digital nomad Mike Elgan returns to the US. after 10 months of travel and shares these tips for working and living abroad.

• Blackberry CEO's comments ignite debate on future of personal computing

  By Matt Hamblen | 01 May, 2013 19:08

  BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins' prediction that tablets would decline in popularity provoked debate on what will happen over the next five to 10 years to smartphones, tablets and laptops -- even wearable computers -- and what devices users might eventually prefer.

• Ten improvements we'd like to see in iOS

  By Macworld Staff | 29 April, 2013 13:57

  Like clockwork, Apple has released a new major version of its iOS mobile operating system every summer since 2008, and we expect 2013 to be no different. iOS 7 seems likely to take its bow at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, which will be held June 10 through 14 in San Francisco.

• Apple confident about iPad Mini despite low margins

  By Agam Shah | 24 April, 2013 20:19

  Six months after its launch, the iPad Mini is a drain on Apple's profits, but the company is willing to endure the financial strain as long as it can sell more iPads, analysts said.

• Mac sales growth stalls -- here's why Apple doesn't care

  By Gregg Keizer | 23 April, 2013 17:14

  Apple's Mac has been punished by shifting consumer tastes just as has the overall PC industry, data from the company's earnings statements show.

• The best Windows 8 machines you can buy today

  By Melissa Riofrio | 22 April, 2013 15:25

  We've had about six months to play with Windows 8 (like it or not) and with the first generation of hardware designed for the new OS. So now, with PCs based on Intel's Haswell CPU poised on the horizon, it's time to take stock of the best Windows 8 hardware available today. You may be able to snap one up for a bargain-basement price as the industry clears out inventory in anticipation of second-gen machines.