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>> Thursday, 04 Sep 2008

Mark Hattersley: Is it time for the MacBook mini?

I recently returned from the sausage-eating and tech slavering extravaganza that is the IFA Show in Berlin, and the lasting impression I got was the almost omnipotent presence of the small laptop.

Macworld Team: Why China Mobile isn't right for Apple and the iPhone

By Steven Schwankert

Apple's discussions with China Mobile about bringing the popular handset to the world's largest mobile market is the stuff of tech journalists' dreams. The potential deal would join together the world's largest mobile service provider with the planet's most talked-about phone. Both companies are tight-lipped, offering us nothing more than confirmations of the talks and statements that indicate that the two sides want to make a deal.

>> Monday, 01 Sep 2008

Mark Hattersley: IFA: Commodore stand

Imagine my surprise when as I took a stroll among the lower echelons of the IFA show I came across a stand for Commodore Computing. When I was young I owned just about every Commodore going. I had a Vic-20, Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, and Commodore Amiga 500.

>> Friday, 29 Aug 2008

Mark Hattersley: IFA: First thoughts and OLED displays

I’ve arrived at IFA and am doing the rounds: looking at new products, doing a few interviews and collecting photos and press materials. I’ve also shot a few video clips and I may put some online soon.

>> Thursday, 28 Aug 2008

Mark Hattersley: Into the IFA

Just a quick note to tell Macworld readers that we’re covering the IFA show in Berlin. While I’ve been to many trade shows in the past, IFA is a new one to me so it should be exciting in many ways. It’s billed as “the world’s largest consumer electronics trade fair” (whether it’s bigger than CES remains to be seen though). I’ll be blogging from the show floor on Friday so hopefully will have lots of new products to tell you about.

>> Wednesday, 27 Aug 2008

Simon Jary: NASA hits aliens with space virus

In a plot straight from movie 'Independence Day' NASA has launched a first strike against an alien attack by sending a virus into space.

Andy Ihnatko: How Apple could make e-books work

Since the iPhone App Store opened, a non-negotiable part of my day is devoted to safely guiding cartoon animals around a go-kart track. And I’ve yet to encounter someone who finds PhoneSaber as funny as I do, but every new person I meet is a new opportunity to prove every last friend and family member wrong.

>> Tuesday, 26 Aug 2008

Macworld Team: Survey says slow iPhone 3G speeds may be due to carriers

By Dan Moren, Macworld.com

Complaints about the iPhone 3G's networking speeds - or, more appropriately, lack thereof - have been floating around ever since the phone's release last month. We even did a little testing of our own and established that the results varied widely depending on geopgrahic location.

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