COMPUTERS

Woolworths, BIG W and Dick Smith stores are now exclusively selling Amazon’s Kindle, one of the world’s most popular e-readers.

A new analysis claims that tablet makers looking to compete with Apple's iPad should cut prices if they want to grasp the opportunity and they have a better chance in Europe than in the United States.

While Apple's iPad currently enjoys a healthy advantage over its competitors presently, at least one analyst expects the bestselling tablet to enjoy its advantage for the next decade if not longer.

We've seen our share of cute and bizarre iPhone hand cases but this new one from Japan takes weird to a whole new level.

After switching on its first 4G base stations, using Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, in May, Telstra has now announced it would start selling Australia’s first commercial LTE device later this month. Businesses in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will be the first to experience 4G/LTE mobile broadband.

One of Android's great benefits is the ability to receive over-the-air updates, a facility iOS users finally will get when v5 releases sometime later this year. No connection to personal computer is required.

According to research firm IDC, the smartphone market has recently crowned a new leader, and its name is Apple. Though many have been asking why the iPhone 5 is still not available in the Apple Store, the question that matters to Jobs is... Do they really need to release the iPhone 5 at this time?

Dick Smith has announced on its website that the Amazon Kindle will now be available to buy in Woolworths supermarkets as well as Big W and Dick Smith stores in Australia. The Kindles are available for pre-order on Big W and Dick Smith websites.

Sony's newest handheld device the PlayStation Vita will not be launching this year instead the gaming giant has pushed back the release of the gaming system into 2012.

The smartphone market crowned a new leader in second quarter of 2011, and its name is Apple. The Cupertino company stole the crown from struggling Nokia.

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 65.4 per cent year over year in the second quarter of 2011 (2Q11), marking the third consecutive quarter where total shipments exceeded 100 million units.

Not only that Apple is on the roll, it is wreaking havoc on its competitors and according to the latest report issued this week by global research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), the tech titan’s second quarter smartphone numbers toppled perennial market leader Nokia of Finland.

After a vicious blog post from Google's chief legal officer David Drummond that accused Microsoft and Apple of conspiring against Android, Microsoft isn't taking the high road but is firing back with tweets and blog posts.

Samsung unveiled its software update for the 10.1 inch Galaxy Tab, an update that Australians will have to wait awhile to get because of the Apple and Samsung legal wrangling. Other users will be able to update their Galaxy Tab this Friday.

Senior Vice-President David Drummond didn't mince words in his post on Google's official blog against the "bogus patents" filed against Android's partners including Samsung by rival Apple.

Hoping to hit the bulls eye, RIM is launching not just one but five arrows: RIM is releasing 5 new BlackBerry smartphones based on the BlackBerry 7 Operating System in its largest roll-out ever.

The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, has reported that the U.S. Department of Justice is intensifying an investigation into whether Apple and other tech giants could use the Nortel patents to unfairly hobble competing smartphones using Google's Android software.

South Korea-based Samsung has agreed to stop advertising or selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia until a lawsuit between the two are resolved.

Transportation provider Metlink has released the new Metlink Android app as beta, providing Victoria passengers with public transport information on the go.

Sony Computer Entertainment announced Tuesday that long-time partner Sucker Punch Productions is joining the global development operation of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS).

According to a research firm, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has moved ahead of Finnish handset maker Nokia, with its flagship Galaxy S II product performing well. But Samsung's overall performance was underwhelming, considering the opportunities offered by the upheaval at Nokia, according to research firm Canalys.

The death of 20-year-old British student Chris Staniforth has been linked to a marathon Xbox gaming session.

According to reports, Apple is releasing the iPhone 5 this year, but has again delayed the release of the new device to October due to another series of setbacks.

Payphones will soon be a thing of the past and in their place Telstra will be releasing public internet kiosks. Dubbed the "21st century upgrade for the payphone" these kiosks will allow customers to surf the net, pay bills online and even make phone calls.

Australians will have to wait for quite a while before they could get their hands on the new Samsung Galaxy tablet computer as the South Korean consumer electronics manufacturer decided to suspend its local sale, at least until the company’s legal dispute with Apple has been resolved.

With the hotly anticipated release of the iPhone 5 only months away, tech blogs and articles have been fixated on every little bit of iPhone 5 rumors and news they could get. Here are some of the more important ones released last week.

Nokia's woes continue to grow as it was dislodged from the top of the smartphone market for the first time in fifteen years. Apple and Samsung Electronics vaulted over Nokia to gain the first and second rankings respectively at the smartphone sales rankings, according to Strategy Analytics this Friday.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced during the week that Samsung GALAXY S II (Model: GT-I9100) has passed the 5 million global sales milestone.

Dell Inc. on Thursday launched the Dell Streak 10 Pro tablet, its first 10-inch Android Honeycomb 3.1 tablet.