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Michael Lopp is a Silicon Valley-based engineer who writes about pens, bridges, people, and werewolves.
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<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: King of the jungle keeps rumour mill ticking over
Apple's secrecy has encouraged much speculation about the company's plans.
Smartphone users 'will download 17 bn apps in 2011'
Gartner estimates that smartphone users will download a shopping 17.7 billion apps - worth US$15bn - this year.
iTakeover - Apple rings up bigger profits
Apple sells over two iPhones every second of every day, or 123 iPhones every minute. Wow. I only have one
Has computer-aided cheating made us stupid and lazy?
Is it a good thing or a bad thing that Google has created a mobile phone application that will solve any Sudoku puzzle?
The year in tech - and what's coming in 2011
A quick skim through some front page news stories over the past year provides incontrovertible proof of technology's grip on our lives.
OSX - Nervous System
The Mac OS is what Apple is really famous for, at least in computer circles. But changing from one to another can be a struggle.
NZiDev - Interesting developments
Last week saw New Zealand's first barcamp-style conference tailored exclusively for iOS developers.
<i>Chris Barton</i>: Resistance is futile even for a hardened cellphone sceptic
Finally, mobiles are living up to their early promise.
Bush and Zuckerberg bond on 'The Facebook'
One of them sometimes gets called the most powerful man in the world; the other is George W Bush.
Smartphones - it's good to talk, but we don't want to
It may be called a 'phone', when its main use is anything but - it's almost as absurd as calling an iPod Touch a radiogram.
Kindy surprise - Macs for pre-school Kiwis
If anything, it's odd to see preschool children in a Decile 1 New Zealand kindergarten using Apple gear.
Input methods - magic and otherwise
Apple's Magic Trackpad brings 'touch' to the Mac desktop.
Has big business kicked its CrackBerry habit?
It seems like the BlackBerry is losing its addictive powers, and businesses are shopping around for other smartphones.
iFumes - Content, and malcontent
The Apple TV, which is a great device for a good price - but it's absolutely begging for content.
New bits, old tricks in Office Mac 2011
Mac users want some 'special' Mac-only features in their Microsoft software. I know I do.