TECHNOLOGY

It was a week of foreign investors snapping up Australian start-up firms. On top of the list is the acquisition by U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart of tech start-up Grapple, which just became a part of Walmart Labs.

Apple Inc. has informed registered owners of the first generation iPod nanos sold between September 2005 and December 2006 that the devices may overheat and pose a security risk.

In response to the issues raised on the iOS 5, Apple released the iOS 5.0.1. This update is expected to fix battery and security concerns that came up with the iOS 5.

Australian shoppers will have an easier time shopping this holiday season as major tablet manufacturers slash product prices this month.

Apple and Google continue to ramp up their assault on the mobile gaming sector as the two giant tech firms again registered growth that analysts said could soon obliterate the dominance of previous market leaders that date back in the early 1990s.

Everyone would want to have the first dibs on the third installment to the Modern Warfare series The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It was simultaneously launched in Europe and Northern America on November 8, 2011, with versions on Microsoft Windows, Xbox360, Playstation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS

When you hear Apple, it doesn't always mean perfection. Just like the previous iPhones released, iPhone 4S had its share of shortcomings. So don't fret when you encountered some of these in the course of your mobile experience.

There's been an upheaval in the mobile games market in the last couple of years as Sony and Nintendo give way to newer players like Apple and devices running on Google's Android software.

Research in Motion's next smartphone with its new BBX operating system will have the same resolution as the BlackBerry PlayBook. The screen resolution of 1024x600 will be a unique size for smartphones.

Australian consumers appear to continue their migration to online shopping but most players in the retail industry seem to continue miss the significant surge because they have yet to implement the necessary adjustments on their websites.

Google Inc. executive chairman Eric Schmidt refuted Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs' allegations that the Android copied the iPhone iOS saying the former was developed first before the latter.

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 may be far from becoming the much-awaited ‘iPad killer’, as many tech experts would assert, but Apple left nothing to chances when the tech titan recently successfully blocked the device’s commercial release in a number of countries, including Australia.

Android vendors need not fear patent infringement lawsuits from Apple as Google Inc., maker of the most popular mobile operating system in the world, promised to support them if they face legal actions from the iPhone maker.

The leading US product critic, Consumer Reports takes a better look on iPhone 4S and found out that it's still not as good as its Android competitions.

HP's popular defunct TouchPad tablet is returning but only for developers with a coupon for the tablet.Hewlett Packard is selling the TouchPad to developers with the coupon for the 32Gb TouchPad. In the site, HP thanked developers for their interest in the TouchPad but announced that they have more coupon requests than they have devices.

Apple may have won a temporary injunction against Samsung's Galaxy Tab but don't expect retailers or determined buyers to take the ban lying down. Australian electronics retail websites like MobiCity and Dmavo are still selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 despite the injunction and Apple's threats to sue.

Barnes and Noble has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to look into Microsoft's patent licensing agreements with electronic devices running on Google's Android OS as anti-competitive.

Apple has updated its Apple Store mobile app with a new feature that turns your iPhone into a wallet. EasyPay, built into the latest version of the Apple Store mobile app allows users to use their phones to buy Apple products and items from select partners without interacting with Apple employees in the retail store

Nintendo intelligently managed to secure their sales for the holiday season with the release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii.

The popular online game Angry Birds will be one of the drivers of the projected 18 per cent compound annual growth rate of the digital games market in the Asia-Pacific region.

An online consumer electronics retailer continues to sell the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1in Australia despite a court ban on its sale in the country and is now facing a lawsuit threat from Apple Inc.

Developers have ported Apple's virtual assistant to other iPhone versions namely the iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS and even on the iPod touch.

With the tough competition of tablet computers in the market, Panasonic brought again its Tough technology and launched the Toughpad that could out battle even the toughest environment in mobile computing.

Google's Ice Cream Sandwich is the latest update to its Android OS and many Android owners are already wondering when their own phones will get the update.HTC answered this question by announcing on Monday in their Facebook page that they are releasing eight devices in 2012 with the Android Ice Cream already installed. HTC listed the following phones including the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XL and HTC Sensation XE, as well as the HTC Rezound, HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Design 4G and HTC Amaze...

The marketing war between Apple and Google over a larger share of the smartphone and tablet computer pie has give rise to a new culture in the workplace. Independent technology analyst Ovum calls it the "Bring your own device" (BYOD) phenomenon.

Nintendo intends to launch its next generation console the Wii U next year on April 2012.

Count Siri in as another headache for iPhone 4s users. The voice controlled assistant was down for some users on Thursday with users complaining online about their problems getting Siri to respond to voice commands.Siri is the built-in virtual assistant that uses voice commands to perform certain functions. It can make text messages and appointments. Siri's biggest draw is in using a network connection to search the Web for answers to the user's questions. It's this functionality th...

Apple Inc. is known for its revolutionary and innovative products. But that doesn't mean that devices meticulously designed by the top-notch engineers at Apple are free of any issues.

More Australian government agencies will shift to cloud computing services in 2012, independent technology analyst firm Ovum said Friday.