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Amazon adds power, 'Mayday' button to new Kindle
Sep 25, 2013 (AFP)
Amazon upped the ante in the tablet wars Wednesday, unveiling upgraded Kindles with a boost in power while adding a "Mayday" button for free, live technical sup...
15% in US shun Internet; most intend to stay offline
Sep 25, 2013 (AFP)
Despite a seemingly unstoppable move to digital lifestyles, some 15 percent of Americans don't use the Internet, and most are quite content to remain offline, a...
Microsoft unveils upgraded Surface tablets
Sep 23, 2013 (AFP)
Microsoft unveiled two new versions of its Surface tablet on Monday, renewing its efforts in mobile computing after the product's launch a year ago failed to im...
Apple sets new record for iPhones sales launch
Sep 23, 2013 (AFP)
Apple said Monday it sold a record nine million iPhones in the three days after launching two new versions of the smartphone. "This is our best iPhone launch ye...
Tesco joins tablet computer market
Sep 23, 2013 (AFP)
Britain's biggest retailer Tesco on Monday unveiled its first tablet computer, as the supermarket chain seeks to boost flagging sales in its domestic market. Th...
Once-cool BlackBerry failed to keep pace with rivals
Sep 23, 2013 (AFP)
In just a short time, BlackBerry went from being the coolest gadget-maker on the planet to one apparently destined for the history books. The firm, which agreed...
US judge weighs Google book copyright case
Sep 23, 2013 (AFP)
A federal judge Monday pointedly questioned attorneys for the Authors Guild in a long-running case on whether Google's book-scanning project violates copyright ...
Microsoft to reboot tablet effort with new Surface
Sep 22, 2013 (AFP)
A year after its flubbed tablet introduction, Microsoft is back with a new Surface. The US tech giant, which has invited media to a launch in New York, is seeki...
SciTechTalk: Tech companies bet big on hoped-for smartwatch success
Sep 21, 2013 (UPI)
Korean technology giant Samsung, hoping to steal a march on rival Apple, has thrown the dice and is betting big on what it hopes will be the next "must have" bi...
Asia snaps up Apple's first gold-coloured iPhone
Sep 20, 2013 (AFP)
Asian consumers have snapped up Apple's first gold-coloured iPhone, but many were left disappointed and frustrated at missing out during Friday's highly anticip...
New iPhones draw crowds as Apple seeks to broaden base
Sep 20, 2013 (AFP)
Apple fans from Tokyo to New York joined the stampede Friday for the latest iPhones as the US tech giant aimed for wider global appeal in the competitive smartp...
Tim Cook says Apple won't go down 'junk' road
Sep 19, 2013 (AFP)
Apple has no intention of competing in the "junk" segment of the electronics market, chief executive Tim Cook says. In an interview published Thursday as Apple ...
First 'ethical smartphone' takes a big risk
Sep 19, 2013 (AFP)
A device billed as the world's first ethically sourced smartphone was unveiled in London this week, but despite thousands of pre-orders its designer says the pr...
Outside View: The day America married the Internet
Sep 19, 2013 (UPI)
On Sept. 15, 1993, with the release of an interagency report, "The National Information Infrastructure, An Agenda for Action," the Clinton administration stated...
Gamers gather for look at new PlayStation, Xbox in Tokyo
Sep 19, 2013 (AFP)
Gamers gathered Thursday for the start of the Tokyo Game Show, an annual extravaganza that this year will give punters their first real taste of the PlayStation...
'Cheap' iPhone rolls out with hefty China price tag
Sep 19, 2013 (AFP)
Apple acolytes get their hands on new iPhones Friday in the global rollout of two new models, but failure to make headway in China looks set to undermine a glit...
Apple's new iOS 7 makes bold statement
Sep 18, 2013 (AFP)
With consumers eagerly awaiting the release of two new iPhones this week, the more dramatic change may be in the software, not the hardware. The new mobile oper...
Not just for talking, smartphones are hubs: survey
Sep 17, 2013 (AFP)
For US smartphone users, talking is old hat. A survey released Tuesday showed Americans spend an average of nearly two hours a day -- 114 minutes -- on their sm...
IBM to invest $1b in Linux, open-source
Sep 17, 2013 (AFP)
IBM said Tuesday it would invest $1 billion in new Linux and open source technologies for its servers in a bid to boost efficiency for big data and cloud comput...
Game consoles here to stay despite smartphone onslaught
Sep 17, 2013 (AFP)
Games on tablets and smartphones are better, faster and more varied than ever, but the excitement surrounding the upcoming PlayStation 4 -- expected to attract ...
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