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Smart phones

iPhone hot but Android handsets 'on fire'

Glenn Chapman iPhone fever made Apple the hottest smartphone maker at the end of 2011 but handsets with Google's Android software are becoming the true winners.

Way forward

Avoiding a BlackBerry oblivion

RIM CEO Thorsten Heins

Sam Grobart And Ian Austen Research in Motion, the BlackBerry maker, has two, maybe three ways forward.

iPad rivals

Tablet war tests brand loyalty

Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Stephen Cauchi The Samsung Galaxy tablet is snapping at the heels of the ever-popular iPad.

Murdoch blames iPad for mangling tweet spray

Murdoch

Matt Buchanan and Scott Ellis He might the head of a global communications empire, but even Rupert Murdoch felt the sting of Apple's autocorrect yesterday, with a tweet from the media magnate going hilariously wrong.

'Safest sex imaginable' at CES gadget fair

Glenn Chapman In a nightclub on the edge of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, adult entertainment stars gave gadget geeks a glimpse at the steamier side of new internet technology.

Thin touch

World's 'slimmest smartphone' unveiled

Ascend P1S.

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, seeking to expand its presence in the United States and Europe, has unveiled the world's slimmest smartphone.

Handsets of desire

Blinged-up blowers

tag

Sylvia Pennington Got a spare zero or two in the bank account and want to treat yourself to a little high-tech bling this holiday season?

All I want from Santa this year is a techno gadget

Smartphones will be stuffing plenty of Christmas stockings this year.

Stephen Cauchi Tablet computers, smartphones and MP3 players among gadgets stuffing Christmas stockings this year.

Tablet season

Take a tablet for a cheerful Christmas

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'Tis the season of the tablet.

Android invasion

Review: Sony Tablet S

sony tablet s

Asher Moses Sony’s Tablet S is the best Android tablet yet but it’s no iPad killer, writes Asher Moses.

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Cotton candy

Tiny USB actually a personal computer

Candy USB.

Glenda Kwek Norwegian developers have created one of the world's smallest computers on a USB-like stick.

Not so smart

The gifts that turn you into a workaholic

Blackberry

Michelle Griffin Beware of bosses bearing digital "gifts" that will turn your weekends into work time.

Knock offs

Fake iPads swamp the net

fake ipad

The success of Apple's iPad isn't just drawing more competition to the tablet market. It's attracting thousands of counterfeit and knockoff products.

Digital living

How to build the perfect home theatre

Home stereo.

Adam Turner Creating a top-notch home theatre comes down to good preparation and tailoring it to fit your lifestyle.

Windows smartphones

Nokia 'playing to win'

Nokia Lumia 800.

BEN GRUBB Nokia overnight unveiled two sleek new Microsoft Windows phones, a first step in the ailing mobile phone maker's fightback against Apple and Google.

Exec tech

Platform politics rife at the office

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Sylvia Pennington Stuffy suit, outspoken opinion leader, tedious try-hard... the way you interact with technology may be telling your colleagues more than you realise about the sort of person you are.

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Devices

BlackBerry losing corporate popularity

Blackberry.

Sylvia Pennington BlackBerry's outlook in Australia appears bleak, as industry pundits predict the brand will continue to lose corporate market share.

Do-it-all

Hail the do-it-all device: buyers get wise to smartphones

Apple Inc. fans wait in line in front of a Softbank Mobile Corp. shop in Tokyo to buy its new iPhone 4S on the launch day in Japan Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Alexandra Smith You can check the weather forecast, do your banking and shopping, monitor emails and play Angry Birds. You can even take them to bed.

Face off

Smartphone war: iOS5 v everything else

Katia Kelso who uses her iphone for internet rather than a PC.

Adam Turner You wouldn't buy a car without looking under the bonnet. So learn a bit about your smartphone's operating system.

Implementation

Australian workplaces succumb to the iPad

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Cynthia Karena Executives do it, sales people do it, even prime ministers do it; let's fall in love with the tablet.

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