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Acer Cranks Up PC Gaming After Doubling Sales

David Richards July 16, 2017 No Comments

Acer is moving to crank up sales of their gaming PC range after doubling sales in the first half of 2017. Locally Acer Australia who is set to move into…

Facebook And Oculus To Strike Back With $200 Headset

Fergus Halliday July 14, 2017 No Comments

Facebook and Oculus are looking to expand their VR hardware offering, with the latter reportedly planning to bring a new $200 standalone headset to market in 2018. As reported by…

Samsung Rounds Out Range With Coral Blue S8

Fergus Halliday July 14, 2017 No Comments

Ahead of the looming arrival of the Galaxy Note 8, Samsung have added a new color to the Galaxy S8 and S8+ lineup. The new color – Coral Blue –…

Samsung Acquires Innoetics To Buff Bixby

Fergus Halliday July 13, 2017 No Comments

Following reports that Bixby has trouble comprehending English language, Samsung is said to have acquired Greek text-to-speech Innoetics. Considering the company’s biggest claim-to-fame is a software system capable of comprehending and mimicking 15…

Google Moves To Expand Into 4K HDR Content

Fergus Halliday July 13, 2017 No Comments

Following on from their decision to start selling 4K video content online in December last year, Alphabet have now moved to offer HDR 4K movies and TV shows on the Play…

Facebook Messenger Ads Launch Worldwide

Jon Bragg July 12, 2017 No Comments

Facebook has expanded the launch of advertising within its Messenger app to businesses around the world. After previously testing Messenger ads in Australia and Thailand, the expansion will now allow…

Microsoft Cuts Support For Windows Phone

Jon Bragg July 12, 2017 No Comments

Microsoft has signaled the end of support for Windows Phone 8.1, leaving millions of devices without security or technical updates in the future. Launched in 2010 as Windows Phone 7,…

Nougat Finally Comes To HTC 10

Fergus Halliday July 12, 2017 No Comments

Last year’s flagship from HTC, the HTC 10, has finally been upgraded to Android Nougat. At least, if you’re a Telstra customers. HTC Australia announced the news over Twitter earlier…

Next iPhone Suffers A Setback

Jon Bragg July 12, 2017 No Comments

One of the biggest new features of the next iPhone may not be ready in time for launch. Apple is expected to introduce wireless charging technology into what is being…

Google Loads Legal Big Guns

Computer Daily News July 12, 2017 No Comments

Google has signalled it is ready to do battle with EU antitrust regulators after a landmark 2.4-billion euro fine and the possibility of a second record sanction before the end…