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Opinion: Apple owes Microsoft $30bn

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:51:02 +0000

Yes, that's right. Apple owes Microsoft for its success -- big time. Join us as we run you through the argument

How MySpace can beat Facebook in 2010

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:17:02 +0000

Facebook may have purloined MySpace's mojo and run off cackling into the night, but some experts believe the musical social-networking site can still duff its rival up good and proper

Apple Newton vs Apple iPhone

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:26:01 +0000

If you put a 12-year-old Apple Newton MessagePad in the ring next to a brand-new Apple iPhone 3GS, which would win in a fight? Rory and Flora put their boxing gloves on to find out

Apple to force ads on you? Pay attention, there'll be a test

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:56:02 +0000

Apple has filed a patent for a technology that could not only stop you skipping the advert, but also test you to see if you're paying attention. Well, are you?

The man who made Steve Jobs quit Apple: Where is he now?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0000

It's been almost 15 years since John Sculley's spell at Apple rechristened its founder Steve Jobless. What's the former Apple CEO doing with himself these days?

Whatever happened to...? The tech that never took off

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Whatever happened to MiniDisc, SPOT and the first iTunes phone? They were hyped to the heavens, yet they never hit the heights. We salute ten technologies that never took off

Top 10 geek recipes

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000

When they're not redefining the fabric of modern society, many of the world's most famous nerds take time out to snarf a burger. Let's get cooking!

The iPhone is the worst phone in the world

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The iPhone gets more press than a Brangelina sex video, and acts like it's the only smart phone on the planet... so why is it so rubbish at doing what it says on the tin?

Steve Jobs named 'most influential person in tech' -- again

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:39:01 +0000

For the second time, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been named the most influential person in the technology industry, topping silicon.com's 2009 Agenda Setter's list

Ballmer: "Apple does a good job of marketing to their 3.5 per cent of the market"

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:44:02 +0000

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer issued some characteristically snarky comments in his competitors' direction this morning, in an interview with CNET News