Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

At the recent Worldwide Developer Conference 2009 (WWDC 09), Apple deviated from the norm and announced some very significant price cuts on selected products. Has the economic downturn made the Cupertino giant shift stance from high-end luxury to selling to the masses? For years now, Apple has commanded a market position that big PC OEMs […]

Also see: Windows 7 Review: Why I Like Windows 7, by Andy Rathbone, author of Windows for Dummies guidebooks. With the Windows 7 Release Candidate build (build 7100) leaked to torrents recently, it’s finally possible for us to get a look at what Microsoft’s new OS will be like when it’s finally released to what […]

Apple is currently spending lavish quantities of ad money on promoting the App Store and telling customers how there’s an app for just about anything on the iPhone. It all makes it seems like a fantastic time for developers to jump on board the App Store bandwagon and start developing new apps like mad. However, […]

With the economy in freefall, and consumers becoming increasingly wary of spending unnecessarily, companies are having to get used to making less money. However, some companies are better placed than others to keep their bottom lines buoyant. One company that has so far managed to buck the red ink trend is Apple. Apple is a […]

Apple is currently locked in a fierce legal battle with a small-time PC maker from Florida, and the outcome of this case could decide whether Apple will continue to have control over what hardware the Mac OS is installed on, and consequently the status of the Mac clones. It’s important for Apple that it wins […]

What’s the best OS for use on the new ultra-portable netbook systems? I used a Samsung NC10 netbook and three operating systems to try to find out the answer. The Samsung NC10 is a pretty standard netbook –1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, and a really nice 10.2-inch WSVGA screen. The […]

Earlier this month, Microsoft lifted the veil of secrecy that’s surrounded their upcoming operating system, Windows 7, and allowed anyone who wanted to take the new OS for a spin to download the ISO file, burn a disc and give it a go. Feedback from people who’ve actually tried the OS (as opposed to armchair […]

(Make your prediction for 2009 at the bottom of this page.) Any day now I expect to slip into that alternative reality consisting of Christmas trees, holiday lights, gift giving, turkey and large splashes of sherry while sitting in front of an open fire. However, this state cannot persist forever and come early January (how […]

In 2009, the operating system PR machines in both Redmond and Cupertino will kick into action. Both Microsoft and Apple will spend millions of dollars trying to convince you that their new OS is the OS that youshould be spending your workday sitting in front of. There’s no doubt in my mind as to which […]

(Comment at the bottom of this page.) Whenever there’s a Windows vs. Mac debate, the question of whether Macs are overpriced inevitably comes up. Phrases such as “Apple tax” and “Windows tax” will be thrown around liberally, and if it weren’t for the distance and isolation offered by the Internet, these flame wars could well […]