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Tuesday, 11 June 2013

Microsoft names its price for the Xbox One

Microsoft has announced the official pricing for its Xbox One console, with the new device to cost $US499.99 in the US, £429 in the UK and €499 in Europe.
 

Emerging market sales of smartphones, tablets and PCs expected to hit a billion units next year

Sales of smart devices to emerging countries – including desktop PCs, notebook computers, tablets and smartphones – are expected to hit a billion units next year, according to new IDC figures.
 

Nokia produces just over 80% of all Windows Phones

Nokia now accounts for 80.2% of all smartphones running the Windows Phone platform worldwide, with HTC accounting for a further 13.7%, according to new statistics.
 

Friday, 07 June 2013

Worldwide smartphone shipments expected to grow 32.7% in 2013 to 958.8 million units

Smartphone shipments expected to grow to 958.8 million units for the full year of 2013, up 32.7% from 722.5 million units in 2012, according to new IDC figures.
 

Samsung announces rugged Galaxy S4 and apps on SD cards as analysts’ shipment estimates fall

Samsung has announced the Galaxy S4 Active, a new and more rugged version of its popular flagship smartphone, along with a major software update that will allow users to store their apps on SD cards.
 

VIDEO: Asus’ new Transformer Book Trio dual-boot Windows and Android tablet in action

Earlier this week, Asus unveiled a dual-boot Windows and Android tablet at the Computex 2013 tech conference in Taiwan – here’s the new device in action.
 

Thursday, 06 June 2013

Despite NBN hype, corporate video conferencing revenue is dropping

While the National Broadband Network has been sold, in part, on its ability to deliver video conferencing, new figures show that worldwide video conferencing equipment revenues fell during the first quarter of 2013.
 

Schools rapidly embracing tablet devices

The education subsector of the US tablet market has grown by an explosive 103% year-on-year during 2012, according to new IDC figures.
 

Worldwide server market declines 7.7%

Revenues from server shipments dropped by 7.7% year-on-year to $US10.9 billion during the first quarter of 2013, marking the fifth decline in the past six quarters.
 

Wednesday, 05 June 2013

Amazon aggressively swinging into new markets, including grocery retail, advertising and children’s television

Online retail giant Amazon appears to be on the verge of ambitious expansions into a range of markets, including online grocery retailing, children’s television and advertising.
 

Asus announces a dual-boot Windows and Android tablet that can transform into a desktop PC

Asus chairman Jonney Shih has announced a new tablet computer that can boot up into either Windows or Android and be docked as either a desktop PC or a laptop during a keynote speech at the Computex 2013 tech conference in Taiwan.
 

Chicago Sun-Times newspaper fires photographers, gives journalists iPhone photography training

Is your iPhone camera good enough to do the work of a high-end SLR with a professional photographer? One US newspaper thinks so – and fired its photography staff as a result.
 
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