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Steve Jobs' comments about tablets on Apple's third-quarter earnings call have once again opened up the debate on the future direction of this nascent category.
Mr Jobs' sceptical remarks about the seven-inch format for tablets instantly put paid to any rumours that Apple will unveil a smaller variant of the iPad next year. At the same time he dismissed t... Read more

On 1 July Google announced that it intends to buy flight search provider ITA Software for $700 million in cash. ITA is one of the leading providers of flight search information and bookings, competing with Amadeus, Sabre, Expedia and others. It has agreements with a large number of airlines and travel search sites including Fly.com, Kayak and Microsoft's Bing.... Read more

Having had a few days to play with the Apple iPad we purchased and imported into the UK, I thought it was worth sharing my initial thoughts as a follow-up to my earlier blog post written in anticipation of the launch.
The Positives
One thing is certain virtually everyone we have shown it to agrees that the iPad lives up to Apple's ... Read more

Last week I was lucky enough to go away on a skiing holiday. As always, I left my packing to the last minute. On the evening before departure I found myself scrabbling around the office for a Nokia S60 phone to take with me, as I wanted to use the excellent Sports Tracker software while I was on the slopes.
I eventually found a Nokia E71 that several memb... Read more

As we approach the launch of the iPad on 3 April, I've been thinking about how people might use it.
Once again Apple has cleverly created enough hype and buzz around a new product to ensure hundreds of thousands of advance orders; it's certainly the latest must-have gadget for the "technorati". But this left me thinking: what will the first few weeks of l... Read more