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New Microsoft Office This Week

David Richards July 15, 2012 No Comments

The big software Company has sent out invitations to a press event on Monday in San Francisco with insiders tipping a brand new suite of application tools. Office 15 has…

“World First”: Buffalo 2X InterfaceThunderbolt HDD

Staff Writers July 13, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Buffalo have launched the world’s first portable dual-interface external hard drive with Thunderbolt and USB 3.0, as it anticipates mass take up of Thunderbolt by Windows PC…

All Aboard! iPad To Fly Qantas Planes?

Staff Writers July 13, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Beginning with Qantas’ Boeing 737 fleet, Qantas pilots will be able to access operational information including flight plans, manuals via the 9.7″ iPad tablet. Qantas are partnering…

Android Aussie Top Dog (Sorry iPhone)

Staff Writers July 13, 2012 No Comments

Telstra’s Androidland store Android OS is powering ahead and now accounts for 56.9% of smartphone OS’s in OZ, according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Google Android share in OZ has risen…

Forget Tabs: HP Invade All-In-One PCs

Staff Writers July 12, 2012 No Comments

Pictured: Pavilion 23 The PC giant says its new all-in-ones are “cost, space- and energy-efficient alternatives to a traditional desktop” for consumers and pros. The new lineup includes touch and…

BlackBerry OZ Boss Quits (Was He Bold?)

July 11, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge MD of Research In Motion Australia, Ray Gillenwater, has left the job after just three months in the role “to pursue other opportunities,” according to a statement.…

Mystery Samsung S III Update Hits OZ?

Staff Writers July 11, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge The software update was received on S III devices on the Telstra network, while Vodafone and other networks have yet offer the Android update. The S III…

“No Stone Unturned”: Microsoft Declares All-Out Apple War

Staff Writers July 11, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge But its not just the iPad market the software giant is looking to capture in its reinvention bid – Seattle are going hell-for leather on cloud, hardware…

Apple Accused Of Nicking “Siri” Off Chinese

Staff Writers July 10, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge The Shanghai Zhizhen Network Technology has accused Apple of violating a voice recognition technology called ‘Xiao iRobot’ it patented in 2006, for its hailed Siri voice assistant…

Windows 8 To Smash ‘Droid?

Staff Writers July 10, 2012 No Comments

Click to enlarge Image: Windowsmobile8 There has been much hype about Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 8 platform, set to be the hot new OS, powering everything from smartphones to tablets and…