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Has Windows 8 Already Flopped?

David Richards November 15, 2012 No Comments

New research reveals that only nine percent of consumers surveyed indicated that Windows 8 has hastened their plans to upgrade, and more than 74 percent still have no immediate plans…

Asus 32GB Nexus 7 Hits OZ ..(But Is Nex 4 Sold Out ALREADY?)

Staff Writers November 13, 2012 No Comments

Asus’ 32GB Nexus 7 tablet is now available in Australian retail stores, it confirmed today. The 7inch, quad-core tablet runs Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean has double the storage at…

Its Here: Amazon’s OZ Cloud Assault

Staff Writers November 13, 2012 No Comments

Amazon Web Services (AWS) now offers 20 cloud services to Aussie customers including Elastic computer Cloud (EC2) including Virtual Private Cloud, Storage Gateway, RDS and SQS. The giant announced the…

Apple Dodge Timebomb, Cough Up $20M

Staff Writers November 11, 2012 No Comments

Apple has now been forced to cough up $20.8m, or 20m Swiss francs, to a Swiss rail company after using its clock interface design without permission, reports AFP citing local…

EXCLUSIVE: Dick Smith “Pleased” With Windows 8 Demand

Staff Writers November 9, 2012 No Comments

Dick Smith went all out on Windows 8, Microsoft’s new touch based OS released late last month, offering an army of devices on the touch-based platform – from Asus to…

Forget TV: Watch Foxtel on iPad

Staff Writers November 8, 2012 No Comments

Pictured: Foxtel mascot Chris Hemsworth You can now watch Pay TV on your Apple tablet (with iOS 5 and higher.) Foxtel’s Go app is available as part of residential users’…

Patent War: Bitter Apple Gun For Android, Samsung Note

Staff Writers November 7, 2012 No Comments

Apple has filed a fresh patent claim against Google’s Android Jelly Bean 4.1- the latest version of the OS many of its rivals including Samsung, HTC and Motorola (owned by…

Consumers Turning Off Apple Products

David Richards November 6, 2012 No Comments

Apple’s smartphone took top spot in the third quarter of 2011, racking up a 20 per cent slice of worldwide sales, compared to Samsung’s 14.5 per cent. According to telecom…

iPad’s (mini) Slump, Samsung Tab Gains

Staff Writers November 6, 2012 No Comments

The mini iPad line outside Sydney’s Apple Store on Friday. Image credit: Fairfax The Apple slowdown as consumers held out for the iPad mini put a “sizeable dent” in Cupertino’s…

7″ Baby iPad Hits…But NO Queues

Staff Writers November 2, 2012 No Comments

Apple’s answer to Google’s $249 Nexus 7 is on sale in Oz from today, starting at $369 for 16GB storage WiFi only model. It comes in black and white and…