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PC Push: Lenovo Flog FREE Tabs With Notebooks

Staff Writers January 22, 2014 No Comments

New entrant to the consumer tablet market, Lenovo, is giving away free IdeaPad 7 inch tablets to aid reseller sales, and push its new tablets. Figures out this month…

Lenovo To Buy IBM Business?

Staff Writers January 21, 2014 No Comments

Lenovo are said to be in “advanced discussion” to purchase IBM’s x86 server business, sources told Bloomberg. Chinese-owned Lenovo and US tech darling IBM are no strangers to cutting deals,…

Windows 9: “More Than A Facelift?”

Staff Writers January 16, 2014 No Comments

AS rumors circulate about Microsoft’s development of Windows 9, the next Windows release needs to focus on the apps ecosystem and transforming user interface for mobile, says analyst. “Future versions…

PC ‘Worst Decline In History’

Staff Writers January 10, 2014 No Comments

PC demand falls by 7%, globally, as tablets continue to trample upon demand for traditional PC’s like notebooks, laptops and desktops. PC shipments saw 82.6 million in Q4 compared to…

CES 2014: 12″ Samsung Note Pro + KitKat Unveiled

Staff Writers January 7, 2014 No Comments

Samsung, always a big player at CES, has just unveiled the Galaxy Note Pro – at 12.2 inches, its display is larger than the 10″ Galaxy…

Apple Set To Sting Oz Customers With New Mac Pro + New Desk Free PC

David Richards December 19, 2013 No Comments

A patent for a “desk-free” computer has been granted to Apple by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The all in-one PC delivers the screen display onto a surface using…

Australia Post Parcel Emails Pack Deadly CryptoLocker Virus

David Richards December 16, 2013 No Comments

The malware, asks user to pay between $300 and $1950 to get an unlock key, the only problem is that there is no guarantee that users will get a key. …

“Depressing” Oz PC Market Falls

Staff Writers December 12, 2013 No Comments

Demand for desktops and notebooks dropped 6% during Q3, IDC said today, as demand for big PC’s slumps again, cannibalized by tablets. By contrast, the NZ PC demand is alive…

Windows 7 More Popular Than Win 8 As PC Sales Slump Yet Again

David Richards December 12, 2013 No Comments

New research shows that Windows 8 is still only being used by 9.3% of the computing market. In comparison, Windows 7, which launched in October 2009, was twice as popular…

T2: Acer’s “Tablet-Like” Monitor

Staff Writers December 11, 2013 No Comments

Acer’s new 27 inch T2 series touchscreen monitor, a Full HD 1080p LED backlit LCD display, has jsut been released in Australia. The LCD monitor has 178 degree viewing angle…