Microsoft today revealed some of the changes in Windows 8 due to reach customers in a month, but didn't address what analysts called the biggest barrier to the OS's success. That would be Windows 8 apps, dubbed "Modern" apps, or if one ...
Google is trying to make it easier to find nutrition information online for a wide range of foods with a new search feature whose aim is to address the "cumbersome and daunting process" of making smart eating choices. Say you want to know ...
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Shipments of PCs are expected to fall by almost eight per cent this year, as users move towards tablets and smartphones. That's according to research by analysts at IDC, who expect total combined worldwide shipments for desktop and ...
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This year's prestigious international HERMES AWARD has been won by Bosch Rexroth. "This year's HERMES AWARD has been won by Bosch Rexroth, an internationally successful manufacturer of high-tech products. For many years the company has ...
SONY last night announced it would sell another two ultra-high definition TV’s in Australia – 55 and 65-inch models to complement the giant 84-inch set released last year. Instead of costing around the price of a car, some ...
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The all-new BMW X5 will be available with both rear-wheel drive and a four-cylinder diesel engine for the first time, highlighting the German manufacturer’s pursuit of greater efficiency and affordability from its next-generation ...
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Microsoft customers clamoring for the incorporation of the Start button and menu into Windows 8 will get their wish partially fulfilled in the upcoming update of the OS. Windows 8.1, which will be released in preview mode next month and ...
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Tumblr is now putting ads in users' feeds on the desktop, in what could be the first move toward making sure the social blogging site is a profitable business for Yahoo. Tumblr started placing ads in users' streams on mobile devices in ...
Sports sedan for hot-hatch money – the Holden VF Commodore SS now sells for $41,990, a reduction of $5800 compared with the outgoing model. Based on SV6 specification, the Holden Commodore SS gets front and rear parking sensors, a ...
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Pricing of the HSV Gen-F has been announced, with Holden’s go-fast division confirming cuts of up to $4000 at the bottom end of range and a sub-$100,000 starting price for the monstrous new GTS super-sedan. The price of the HSV GTS ...
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While Google Glass is currently being viewed as a consumer technology, IT shops and mobile workers are likely already champing at the bit to be able to use a hands-free technology to do their jobs. "The same way that tablets followed ...
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Google is reportedly bidding for crowd-sourced map app provider Waze, igniting a possible bidding war with Facebook. Citing unnamed sources, Businessweek today reported that Google is one of multiple companies negotiating to buy Waze, ...
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For the 8,000 or so people who signed up this spring to be Glass Explorers, your wait for the computerized eyeglasses may just about be over. Google announced Thursday on its Project Glass page on Google+ that it is getting ready to ship ...
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TAIPEI manufacturer Asus is getting a reputation for eccentricity. Recently it released the Transformer AiO all-in-one computer with an 18.4-inch LED tablet of genetically modified proportions. Some time back there was the Padfone, a ...
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Using a new API announced by Amazon Web Services, developers can use Amazon.com, Facebook, or Google's sign-in systems for their cloud-based apps. Amazon calls the concept web identity federation, and the new AWS Security Token Service ...