TELSTRA has kicked off a review of its digital media and IPTV division and flagged as many as 55 job cuts as the telco giant explores new ways to push its premium content and the resale of Foxtel pay-TV services to consumers. The review ...
Tags: IPTV, Consumer Electronics
MICROSOFT is moving to bolster its new tablet fleet as declining sales of PCs create concerns around sales of Windows 8. The Wall St Journal reports Microsoft is developing a fresh range of its Surface tablets, including a 7-inch screen ...
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BlackBerry will have to work harder to get the word out about its new BlackBerry 10 operating system and smartphones, if a research firm's findings are any indicator. In a survey of 1,500 U.S. consumers by MKM partners, 82.6 percent said ...
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Stormed by a shift to tablets and smartphones, and threatened, even in its enterprise bastion, by new demands from workers, Microsoft may lose its place at the table reserved for major technology players, an analyst argued today. But it's ...
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Eyeing the sometimes considerable data roaming bills that companies receive, a startup called Wandera launched a service Wednesday that promises to cut down on roaming data use. The company is based in both London and San Francisco and ...
Powerocks www.powerocks.com, creators of fashionable compact power banks, announced today Tarot -- the world's thinnest portable power bank. Ultrathin, Tarot is designed to fit in a wallet, pocket, or small purse to provide an emergency ...
Tags: Mobile Devices, Emergency Charge
Mobile phone apps are accessing users' private data and transmitting it to remote servers far more than appears strictly necessary, while users have inadequate tools to monitor or control such access, according to a new study by two French ...
Tags: APP, Computer Products, private data
The war on smartphones at concerts and other live events seems unending. In the latest salvo, the art-punk trio called the Yeah Yeah Yeahs tried to keep smartphone-using fans at bay at a recent New York City Webster Hall concert, ...
Entrust, Inc. today announced industry-leading updates to its popular mobile smart credential. In addition to offering a multi-purpose digital identity for secure physical, logical and cloud access, the Entrust IdentityGuard Mobile Smart ...
Facebook Home, the new app that replaces the home screen on an Android smartphone, should be banned from corporate networks to avoid unnecessary security risks, experts say. Facebook introduced Home on Thursday, aiming to give its 1 ...
Facebook could charge UK users over £10 to message people who are not within their social sphere, including celebrities. The site is likely to charge between 70p and £10 per message to those who aren't "friends", with the ...
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The Suzuki Swift has been upgraded with new specifications as Australian-sourced production switches to from Japan to Thailand. While there are no pricing or equipment changes to the base $15,990 Swift GA, the mid-spec Swift GL rises by ...
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The Fiat Freemont has launched in Australia as the cheapest mid-sized SUV available, with the front-wheel-drive, petrol or diesel, five- and seven-seat range priced from $25,990. Compared with its Dodge Journey twin, the Fiat Freemont is ...
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Several Canadian retailers and wireless carriers today began taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone, which features a physical qwerty keyboard. However, there was no official word on when the Q10 will ship in Canada or the ...
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For many consumer goods and beverage companies, labels allowing customers to effectively interact with their brand, are considered the Holy Grail. Similarly, they are seeking solutions to allow their boxed products to communicate with the ...
Tags: Paper Labels, Packaging, Printing, Electrical, Electronics