They took it out into the shopping mall's car park, where they summarily executed it with a baseball bat - the poor little thing didn't stand a chance.

Apple is following Google and Microsoft's lead and entering the online advertising fray - using iPhone's location capabilities to serve highly-targeted ads.

A patent filed by Apple - first dismissed as an April Fools joke - seems to be for 3D glasses for iPod, iPad and iPhone users while on the move.

Eager customers lined up for hours outside stores in the US to be the first to own an Apple iPad

Feelie, by Te Awamutu-based developers FeelGudApps, monitors your behaviour for two to three days and then builds your profile based on psychology studies.

British technology magazine T3 has revealed its 2010 pick of the 100 hottest gadgets on the planet, and it's no surprise to find the forthcoming iPad top of the pile.

There can't be much money in Mac security software if no one's making Mac viruses. Even I only have this stuff installed to review, to be honest, or I wouldn't bother.

Magazines and newspapers are planning to launch special editions for the forthcoming Apple iPad, with the support of millions of dollars in revenue from advertisers.

I don't know what it is about humans, but we love measuring stuff...

The big news was that gaming company Valve committed to offering full support for the Mac for both its in-house games and for its digital game delivery system 'Steam'.

Australia to get tablet in April but there is no word on when it will reach Kiwi shores.

It may have US$40 billion in the vault, but Apple still faces serious challenges in the marketplace.

Developers don't have any particular attachments to Macs, or so Mac Planet blogger Mark Webster thought until recently.

The war of words between Apple and Adobe around Flash has continued to heat up thanks to statements made by Apple's CEO at a recent iPad demonstration to Wall Street executives.