ANDROID and Apple account for more than 90 per cent of the surging smartphone market, and third place is being contested by BlackBerry and Microsoft's Windows Phone. But phones using operating systems based on the open-source platforms ...
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HTC finally has an Android smartphone capable of taking the fight to Samsung's Galaxy S4 and other recently announced handsets. That's our assessment after spending time using the HTC One smartphone; the new fourth-generation, LTE-capable ...
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THE world's peak internet naming authority is expected to approve hundreds of new generic top-level domain suffixes over the coming months, with .melbourne expected to beat .sydney to the web. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names ...
GLOBAL software giant Adobe Systems today again was struggling to justify product price differences of up to 50 per cent between software it sold in Australia and the US. Last month during a visit to Australia, Adobe president and chief ...
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Two of theatre consultancy Charcoalblue's major projects, The New Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury and The Newcastle Theatre Royal, have won recognition from the prestigious Civic Trust Awards, which were held at City Hall in Cardiff and ...
War Horse, the now legendary World War I drama depicting the devotion of a boy to his horse, has moved stage audiences in the UK and US, winning five 2011 Tony Awards. One of the most striking elements of the show is its highly evocative ...
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UK - Willow SoundVision, a specialist integrator of audio visual systems and digital media solutions, has recently completed the audio and video installations for The Hippodrome Casino in London's Leicester Square, incorporating over 200 ...
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New smart TVs, Blu-ray recorders, home theatre systems, speakers, WiFi cameras and waterproof camcorders are among new offerings for Australia announced by Panasonic. The Japanese multinational's range of new devices were shown to ...
A classic example of Parisian luxury meeting British charms can be seen at a conceptualized exhibition paying tribute to the works of French luxury fashion house Christian Dior at London’s popular upmarket department store Harrods. ...
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UK - City of London's Barbican Theatre recently hosted a Complicite production of The Master and Margarita, described by critics as a fantastic technical achievement. Live film and 3D animations by Finn Ross and Luke Halls combined to help ...
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UK - PLASA London launches its first show at ExCeL London today with free entry for the first 5000 people to register via its new website. Taking place on 6-9 October 2013, the new name, new venue, and new autumn dateline aren't the only ...
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USA - Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden's new King Animal tour has hit the road with a grandMA2 full-size console supplied by Upstsaging. The national tour is in support of the rockers' sixth studio album, also called King Animal, which ...
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UK - The opening day of PLASA Focus: Leeds 2013 will finish with a keynote address from Harald Haas, Professor of Mobile Communications at the University of Edinburgh and Fellow of the World Technology Network. Professor Harold Haas is ...
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UK - The Knight of Illumination Awards' Concert Touring and Events category, recognising excellence in lighting design in Concert Touring Stage and Arena, Live Events and Video Electronic Content, is buzzing with more entries than ever only ...
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BC Hydro's historic Stave Falls Visitor Centre is now open to the public until October 20. The centre shows the role hydroelectric development played in the history and landscape of the Stave Valley, beginning in 1909, when the Western ...
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