Amazon.com has set up a website with its brand in India, but will not be selling on the site. In line with Indian government rules, the new marketplace Amazon.in is only offering sales and order fulfillment services to Indian retailers. ...
Intel expects tablets containing its upcoming Atom processor code-named Bay Trail will cost under $200, a company executive said Wednesday. "We believe we can push it well below the $199 price point," said Hermann Eul, vice president and ...
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At US$99, the mini PC developed by thin-client expert Young Song is meant to be affordable. In fact, the price is so low, most consumers won't hesitate to buy one, he said Wednesday. But unlike other mini PCs that run Windows, this one ...
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After years of Windows OS exclusivity, Advanced Micro Devices is opening the door to design chips to run Google's Android and Chrome OS in PCs and tablets. AMD is expanding OS options as it designs chips based on x86 and ARM architecture, ...
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Windows 8.1 – previously known by its code name Windows Blue – is a major update for the Windows 8 operating system, and it will include a number of features that should render the operating system more appealing to business ...
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Should Microsoft merge its smartphone and tablet/laptop/desktop operating systems into one substantial OS? It's not just a theoretical question prompted by an older "write once, run anywhere" development mindset. Merging the Windows Phone ...
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Microsoft today confirmed what many analysts suspected, that it has cut prices of Windows 8 and Windows RT licenses to hardware partners building smaller-sized tablets as a way to drop device prices and juice sales. Analysts questioned ...
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Don't like the song playing on the stereo? Just wave it goodbye, literally. That's the vision of a team of researchers at the University of Washington's Networks Lab, who are developing a new gesture recognition technology called "WiSee," ...
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International alternative assets advisory firm, MVision, has deployed Tintri VMstore, developed by Time Inc., to support its virtual desktop infrastructure. MVision is said to be benefiting from faster remote access to the company network ...
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Actiontec Electronics today launched the first wireless display receiver for Intel WiDi 4.1 for 4th Generation Intel Core processor based systems, enabling users with an Intel WiDi or Miracast-certified device to beam their screens to their ...
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Demand for LED backlighting rebounded in the first half of 2013, but firms expect demand to slow down after mid-June because China's energy-saving appliance procurement subsidy program is close to an end. Despite the possible demand drop ...
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Payments via mobile transactions will reach a value of over $235bn (£154bn) in 2013, as the number of mobile payment users worldwide reaches 245 million. That's according to research by Gartner, which suggests this year will see a ...
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New research from Experian Marketing Services shows that iPhone owners spend 53.06 percent more time on their phones than Android users do. Does this suggest that iPhones are more useful than Android smartphones? The average iPhone ...
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The trusty old laptop is being kicked to the curb, with PC makers trying to spice up their offerings by pushing a variety of hybrids, tablets and smaller-screen devices at the Computex trade show in Taipei this week. Asustek Computer, ...
Samsung TVs will be able to play movies streamed directly from PCs running Intel's latest processors by the end of this year. Intel and Samsung announced a tie-up on Tuesday under which the chip maker's Wireless Display technology will be ...
Tags: Samsung TVs, Intel, PCs