Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console is going to use AMD processors. Bloomberg reports that sources close to the "Xbox 720" games system say it will use an AMD computer chip instead of the IBM Power PC, as Microsoft looks to reduce ...
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SALES of tablet computers will surpass sales of both desktop and portable PC sales by 2014. A report by the research firm IDC said worldwide shipments of these devices -- personal computers, tablets and smartphones -- grew 29.1 per cent ...
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Mobile-based browsing has tripled in the last two years, and is making significant inroads on traditional Internet access from personal computers, according to statistics from a Web metrics company. Mobile's gains are in part a side ...
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A 10th-consecutive monthly sales record has seen Nissan bump Holden off Australia’s new car sales podium for the first time in modern history. The burgeoning Japanese manufacturer sold 8212 new vehicles across the country in ...
Apple managed to outsell Samsung Electronics by almost one million units to become the number one mobile phone vendor in the U.S. for the first time ever during the fourth quarter, according to Strategy Analytics. Apple has seen its stock ...
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Strong demand for Android tablets helped boost Carphone Warehouse's sales in the final quarter of 2012, the firm announced in its Q3 financial statement. Like-for-like revenue in the UK was up 16 per cent as the retailer's tablet sales ...
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LEDs set to eclipse fluorescents in lighting industry. Although priced at around 20 times more than the incandescents, LED lighting bulbs last much longer and use far less electricity, a savings that homeowners are beginning to recognize. ...
LED lighting could become the most popular way of illuminating homes and businesses in just a few years' time as more people recognise the benefits it offers. Speaking to the New York Times, Home Depot merchant Brad Paulsen said he is ...
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DeviceDecor.com introduces hundreds of design options for iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, Kindles and Samsung Galaxy SIII phones. "Device fashion is the next step in self-expression," said Steve Grubbs, CEO of VictoryStore.com, parent ...
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Jiji Press reported that shipbuilding units of JFE Holdings Inc and IHI Corp are set to merge into a single entity called Japan Marine United Corp on Tuesday in a bid to survive the tough business environment. The units to be merged are ...
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Sales of medium cars surged beyond those of large cars in Australia for the first time in 2012,with the locally produced Toyota Camry leading the charge. After coming up just short of the large-car segment in 2011(75,984 versus ...
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The reported slow early sales of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet have raised a question among IT analysts -- does Microsoft truly want to produce boffo sales of the new device? Some analysts say that Microsoft can't afford to have smashing ...
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2013 has every possibility of becoming the year of the mobile device.Even since the beginning of 2012,uptake of BYOD,enterprise mobility and more carefully constructed mobile device management solutions have begun to permeate IT with ...
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Sales of Apple's iMac, the computer often credited with saving the company, have peaked and by the end of 2014 will account for approximately 2% of the firm's revenues, analysts now predict. The iMac, an all-in-one computer with roots ...
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Like 2009, this year is one of dueling operating system upgrades, when the two biggest OS rivals face off with new editions. We've covered both the Windows 8 and OS X Mountain Lion upgrades, and spelled out what's known so far about their ...
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