iPhone 4S launch pics and unboxing

The iPhone 4S launched at midnight through both Vodafone and Telecom. We've got pictures from both events - some better than others - and an unboxing of Apple's newest phone....

Beginning Linux : Part 4 - Exploring the Unity interface

Ubuntu's Unity interface is a step away from traditional graphical user interfaces. The intention is to make it the basis of a standard interface for everything from PCs to tablets to phones, and it's implementation has been somewhat controversial....

What does your mobile say about you?

Your smartphone is probably not so smart - telling tales out of school, whispering your secrets and being a big blabbermouth. Years ago, I wrote about the security of the first batch of Windows Mobile phones because I noticed that...

What's in a CPU name?

If you're looking for a prebuilt desktop system, most ads and stores will list the processor's frequency in GigaHertz (a measure of the number of cycles per second a processor is capable of). So you may see 2.5GHz Intel CPU...

Braver than a barrel of codemonkeys

If you've ever wondered, "can a grown man really do that?", Harley O'Gyver is here to show that it can be done. Crazy computer projects, strange coding challenges, repurposing every day objects... all this is Harley's stock-in-trade. Got an idea...

Shut up and take my money: Uncharted developers debut awesome-looking new IP

Sony-owned game developer Naughty Dog - the guys behind Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter and Uncharted - announced an entirely new franchise at the VGAs, and what we've seen so far looks amazing. The company showed off a trailer for...

New Zealand memes: We think we're real funny

We New Zealanders love the internet, and we have a pretty good sense of humour, too. We've created loads of memes (or been the subject of them) over the past couple of years, and PC World has gathered a few...