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Toshiba Approves Chip Business Sale To Bain-Apple Group for $22b

Roma Christian September 21, 2017 No Comments

Following a tumultuous process spanning over eight months, Japanese electronics maker Toshiba has agreed to sell its flash memory chip business for $22 billion to a consortium led by Bain Capital, inclusive…

Amazon’s New Fire HD 10 A Hybrid Echo & Tablet, With Hands-Free Alexa

Roma Christian September 21, 2017 No Comments

Amazon’s new tablet, the Fire HD 10, is not your average tablet – it’s also an Amazon Echo smart speaker, enabled with hands-free use of its virtual assistant ‘Alexa’. Rumour…

Top-5 Notebook Shipments Mixed

Computer Daily News September 20, 2017 No Comments

Global top-five notebook brand vendors’ combined shipments were up in August, but fell year-on–year, according to Taiwan’s Digitimes Research. With the consumer notebook sector failing to stimulate demand from new…

Apple App Store Update Targets Developers, Adds AR Apps

Roma Christian September 20, 2017 No Comments

The newest updates to Apple’s App Store (for iPhones and iPads) is said to target developers, as the company made changes to cater to third-party software and added functionality for…

Leaked: Premium Google ‘Pixelbook’ With Stylus Support

Roma Christian September 20, 2017 No Comments

Recent leaks reveal that Google may be bringing back its Chromebook Pixel, under the name ‘Pixelbook’. The device is tipped to be premium and high-end (like the original Pixel), however, will also include…

Nokia Reap Big Rewards From LG Patent Ruling

Roma Christian September 19, 2017 No Comments

Following a ruling by an arbitration court, Nokia is set to receive additional revenue from LG Electronics for using its smartphone patents. The Finnish-based company is set to book extra revenue…

Huawei Scorns iPhone X, States ‘Real AI Phone’ Coming Next Month

Roma Christian September 19, 2017 No Comments

Following the launch of Apple’s iPhone X – fitted with an A11 bionic chip and industry-first neural engine for artificial intelligence – Huawei has made jabs at the new device, stating…

Qualcomm: 5G Phones To Hit Shelves in 2019, Earlier Than Planned

Roma Christian September 19, 2017 No Comments

Qualcomm’s Chief Executive, Steve Mollenkopf, states 5G phones are expected to hit mass market shelves in 2019, one year earlier than planned. Mr Mollenkopf states of the accelerated pace: “You will…

PC Users Taken To The Cleaners By Malware Attack

David Richards September 19, 2017 No Comments

Thousands of Australians are today finding out that the CCleaner software that they downloaded to fix and clean up their PC’s has unwittingly downloaded malware. The downloading of the malware…

Leaked: Apple Transforming Siri Into A Life & Wellness Coach

Roma Christian September 18, 2017 No Comments

Leaked by CNBC’s Christina Farr, Apple wants Siri to offer users “guidance on living a healthier life”, by hiring a software engineer with a background in psychology or counselling. Apple has unveiled…