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Yahoo! 17…And A Multi-Millionaire

Staff Writers March 27, 2013 No Comments

The popular Summly app summarises news stories of interest to users in 90 words or less created by British teen Nick D’Aloisio two years ago, has been purchased by Yahoo!…

Samsung Skinny Chromebook Hits OZ $349

Staff Writers March 27, 2013 No Comments

The $349 Chromebook running Google Chrome OS has been on sale since last week. The 11.6-inch HD LED display Samsung Chromebook is light to hold, weighs under 1.1kg and measures…

‘Smart’ Stuff To Swallow PCs

Staff Writers March 27, 2013 No Comments

According to analysts IDC, shipments of ‘smart ‘devices – helped mainly tablets, smartphones grow 30% in 2012. Growth of other large ‘smart’ devices like PC’s, notebooks were sluggish by comparison,…

Apple To WiFiSlam Google Maps?

Staff Writers March 25, 2013 No Comments

Click to enlarge Image credit: Fonearena After a series of mapping misadventures, Apple buys WiFiSlAM – part founded by ex-Google staffer. The tech company which specialises indoor GPS mapping has…

IT Price Inquiry: Microsoft, Its The High Costs Stupid

Staff Writers March 25, 2013 No Comments

Speaking before the IT pricing inquiry Friday, Pip Marlow, Microsoft Australia Managing Director blamed higher labour and rental costs for the huge price differences between software in Australia and the…

Exclusive: Chromebooks To Fly In OZ?

Staff Writers March 21, 2013 No Comments

JB Hi Fi, one of the only OZ retailers selling Google OS notebooks, predicts Chromebooks will be popular, while IDC analysts say its “unlikely” for some time. Samsung and Acer…

Samsung Confirms Wearable Watch Is The Next Big Thing

Staff Writers March 21, 2013 No Comments

As smartphones mature in technology and everyone jumps on board by owning one, the big companies are looking for the next big thing. Months of speculation suggested Apple was intent…

Chrome Me Up, Google

Staff Writers March 19, 2013 No Comments

After a long wait, Chromebooks are here – the Samsung and Acer notebooks running Google Chrome OS. Starting at $299 for the Acer C7 model, Chromebooks promise instant boot up…

Breaking Bad: Movie Downloads Up 36%

Staff Writers March 18, 2013 No Comments

OZ digital film and TV market is up 36% new figures for 2012 show. Game of Thrones was the top TV title purchased and The Hunger Games was the most…

Google’s Mr Android Steps Down

Staff Writers March 14, 2013 No Comments

Android boss Andy Rubin is to leave the job and will be replaced by Google Chrome boss Sundar Pichai. “Having exceeded even the crazy ambitious goals we dreamed of for…