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Acer Set To Take On Dell Alienware Gaming Notebooks, New S7 Ultrabook + Small Chromebook PC Coming Soon

David Richards August 22, 2014 No Comments

Among the new range are two new Acer gaming notebooks that will take on the Dell Alienware brand, new touch screen Chrome notebooks, a new compact Chrome OS-based desktop computer…

New Metal Design For WD Passport Drives

Staff Writers August 21, 2014 No Comments

WD’s My Passport drives have been on sale for 10 years, selling over 60 million units totalling approximately 42,000 petabytes of storage. To celebrate, the Company has launched two new…

Half Of OZ Small Biz Bungling Backups

Staff Writers August 21, 2014 No Comments

A new Seagate survey shows that of the 45pc of business that have lost work due to backup problems, 17pc have lost files, photos and work on more than one…

Android SmartWatches Join Mobile Security Fight

Staff Writers August 21, 2014 No Comments

Smart watches are the new mobile security frontier, with BitDefender’s new software to protect users and smartphones from their wrists. BitDefender’s hew “Mobile Security & Antivirus” software adds a feature…

iPhone 6 USB Connector Reversible Both Ends

Staff Writers August 19, 2014 No Comments

Less than a month out from Apple’s launch of its new iPhone 6 models comes yet another compelling leak, but this time, it’s all about the USB cable. Apple already…

Android Tablets Swallow OZ iPad Sales – But For How Long?

Staff Writers August 19, 2014 No Comments

Longer upgrade cycles and the longevity of older iPads has created a lull in tablet sales during the first half of the year, according to analyst firm Telsyte. This is…

Apple iPad + Samsung Tablet Sales Smashed As Sales Slump

David Richards August 19, 2014 No Comments

The downturn is on top of the 10% decline reported in the first half of 2014. Last week JB Hi Fi CEO Richard Murray said that sales at the mass…

Siri Voice Assistant Coming To Mac OS X

Staff Writers August 13, 2014 No Comments

With Microsoft planning to include its Siri-clone “Cortana” in Windows 9 comes the news that Apple is also planning a similar move through a new patent entitled “Intelligent Digital Assistant in…

Its The Software, Stupid: HTC Opens Apps To Rivals

Staff Writers August 13, 2014 No Comments

Mobile company unveil new software business, HTC Creative Labs. Creative Labs will be lead by exec Drew Bamford, and will allow rival manufacturers adopt HTC software including Zoe camera app…

Sony PS4 Sales Zoom Past 10M Worldwide

Staff Writers August 13, 2014 No Comments

Boasting of strong support from users, third party developers and games publishers worldwide, Sony says its 10M PS4 sales have seen more than 30 million PS4 software sales in retail…