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Tablet devices 'essential' for students, but who pays?
All students will eventually have to take a tablet device such as an iPad to school, but...

Apple 'in danger of extinction'
Apple might be sitting on piles of cash, but it is also sitting in a closed system, which could lead to its demise.

Hold the iPhone! One tiny Apple patent can't be evil
Apple could come up with an idea for remote-controlled ravioli and the patent forms would be fetched from the cupboard.

iPad plant rules 'inhumane'
Workers' conditions in the Chinese factories that produce iPads and iPhones are 'appalling'.

Warning: iPhones can spy on you
New Zealanders are being warned smartphones, including iPhones and Android handsets, could be secretly tracking their every move.

Want to keep tabs on your errant spouse? There's an app for that ...
Apple iPhones and iPads are making it possible for jealous spouses and private detectives to track their users' every move after discovering the gadgets secretly track their owners' whereabouts.

<i>Debbie Mayo-Smith</i>: Old routine or new rewards - it's your choice
There's great comfort in sticking to your routine, isn't there? That doesn't just apply to what you order at restaurants or how you have your coffee. Most people also stick to their routine at work, doing what they've always done.

Hands on with the iPad 2
Mac blogger Mark Webster gets some hands-on time with Apple's 'great if you can find one' iPad 2.

iPad 2 sells out in New Zealand
Potential iPad 2 buyers are ringing around Apple dealers, only to be told that there's no stock left.

Happy snaps with the apps
Squeezing a lens into a mobile phone may lead to reduced quality, but it doesn't have to mean bad pictures. Rhodri Marsden takes a snapshot of the photography apps that can make great art

Is this the start of a Mac-lash?
That Apple makes money from apps is not news. But it's the way it works that has hacked off fanboys and disenchanted developers.

Who will replace Steve Jobs at Apple?
What will Apple do if Steve Jobs doesn't return to the top job? Concerned shareholders are getting desperate for an answer.