Microsoft Launches $99/Hr. Support Service
Microsoft recently launched a tech support website that users could use when encountering technical problems.
Nintendo's WiiU to Have App Store and Double as E-Reader?
Nintendo new console Wii U will reportedly have its own app store and will also double as an e-reader. The company is talking with publishers and developers to produce content for this unnamed app store.
Tips in Selecting a PC
The year 2012 will certainly bring new technologies, new gadgets and new developments in the world of information technology. In the area of computers, users could be divided into the three main types - desktop, notebook and tablet. People who are contemplating on moving from being a desktop user to being a tablet carrier would benefit from a differentiation of the three types of PCs as the technology world continues to change and evolve.
Acer Giving Up On Tablets? Not For Now
Acer founder Stan Shih has denied rumors that the company will no longer be producing tablets. Shih stepped forward to confirm that Acer is not planning on giving up on the tablet market despite low sales.
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Kindle Fire Now Best-Seller: Will Amazon Unveil More Devices?
Amazon.com sold more than a million Kindle products this holiday season according to a statement released by the company on Thursday. Although the company has been vague about the exact numbers, Amazon said its three Kindle products, the Kindle Touch, the regular Kindle and its latest tablet the Kindle Fire occupied the top three spots on its bestseller list.
ranina sanglap Jan 04, 2012
Survey Indicates Downbeat Mood Among Australian Retailers for Q1
The bearish market that characterised 2011 for Australia's retail industry would likely be replicated for the first quarter of 2012. A survey by Dun & Bradstreet showed that 55 per cent of retailers expect continued slowdown of consumer demand.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 04, 2012
No $100 Price Cut for Sony Tablet S in Australia?
Sony Corp. has slashed $100 from its Sony Tablet S in the U.S. but Australian buyers will have to wait awhile before the Tablet S will be discounted in Aussie retail stores.
ranina sanglap Jan 04, 2012
Australia’s Food Security May be Jeopardised by Foreign Investments into Agri Firms
A report commissioned by the Australian government found that foreigners are heavily investing in the country's agricultural companies such as those into sugar, grain and beef production. South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon warned of the impact of control of such foreign capital into Australia's food security.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 04, 2012
Top 5 Free iPhone Apps for 2012
This holiday season was one of the busiest for Apple's App Store. Millions of people activated their Android and Apple devices for Christmas, and their first stop was the App store for both systems. On Christmas Day alone, 242 million apps were downloaded according to market research firm Flurry.
ranina sanglap Jan 04, 2012
Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch Joins First Social Networking Site
News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch, 80, has joined the microblogging and social networking site Twitter using the verified account @rupertmurdoch.
Arlene Paredes Jan 03, 2012
Westpac Reclassifies $28.8 Billion Mortgages
Westpac Bank (ASX: WBC), in a filing with the Australian Stock Exchange, said that it reclassified the allocation of loan purpose between owner-occupied and investment housing to better reflect the purpose of the loan.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 03, 2012
Murchison Brings Mitsubishi Offer for Oakajee Port & Rail Project for Shareholder Approval
Murchison Metals (ASX: MMX), in a filing with the Australian Stock Exchange, said it will submit to shareholders the proposed sale of its interest in Crossland Resources and the Oakajee Port and Rail projects to Mitsubishi Development.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 03, 2012
Efficiencies Boost Australia's Manufacturing December Output
Australia's manufacturing sector churned a positive growth in December, according to the latest Australian Industry Group - PwC Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®).
Christine Gaylican Jan 03, 2012
NSW Resident Accuses CSG Operator of Poisoning Trees
A resident of Narrabri accused Australian mining firm Santos of causing the death of trees at the Pilliga State Forest due to the coal seam water that leaked from a dam operated by the company.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 03, 2012
Samsung Plans New Products in 2012 Despite Gloomy Global Outlook
Considerable successes it reaped in the mobile phone market and the general consumer electronics industry will not stop Samsung Electronics from moving further even in the face of a financial downturn across the globe.
Erik Pineda Jan 03, 2012
Sony Slashes Tablet Price in U.S. by $100
Sony followed the tactics employed in early 2011 by Hewlett-Packard and Research in Motion, cut the price of a slow-moving product.
Erik Pineda Jan 03, 2012
Virgin Australia Benefits from Qantas Industrial Disputes
The labor dispute at Qantas benefited Virgin Australia which logged a 3.5 per cent increase in domestic passenger traffic in November.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 03, 2012
Orica Resumes Kooragang Island Ammonia Plant
Australian chemical giant Orica (ASX: ORI) reopened on Tuesday its ammonia plant in Kooragang Island. The facility was shuttered in August after hexavalent chromium spilled on Hunter River and to more than 70 homes in Stockton.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 03, 2012
2011 In Review: Android Dominated Smartphones
2011 has already come to an end and recent report shows that Google’s Android emerged as the dominant OS for Smartphones in U.S. for the year 2011.
Mary Elaine Ramos Jan 03, 2012
2011: The Best and Worst in Tablets
There is no doubt that tablets have played a dominant role in the market today and this is evident in the number of tablets released last 2011.
Mary Elaine Ramos Jan 03, 2012
Apple Founding Papers Sold for $1.6 Mil.
The original documents which spawned the birth of one of the most successful companies in the world were sold through an auction for 10 times more than its estimated value.
Mary Elaine Ramos Jan 03, 2012
6 New Gadgets for 2012
There were many additions to the gadget world in 2011. Most of the gadgets the previous year showed that the digital industry has improved greatly from mobility and transportation to entertainment and communication.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 02, 2012
Telstra Admits New Security Breach
Telstra admitted another data breach over the weekend when customers' information were again displayed online through a spreadsheet inadvertently deployed by one of the giant telco's consultants.
Erik Pineda Jan 02, 2012
Australian Fishermen Blame Queensland Harbour Dredging for Fish Kills
Australian fishermen are blaming the ongoing dredging at Queensland Harbour for the fish kills that have affected their livelihood. The dredging of 46 million tons of sediments at Gladstone Harbour is part of the $30-billion project to expand the port to accommodate more coal-seam gas export to Asia.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 02, 2012
OZ Minerals Values Lost Copper Concentrates Worth $7-$8 Million
OZ Minerals, in a filing with the Australian Stock Exchange, estimated the value of its copper concentrate lost in the derailment of a train in the Northern Territory last week, at $7 million to $8 million.
Vittorio Hernandez Jan 02, 2012
Report: 2011 Apple, Google Gadgets Surpass Holiday Sales Figures of 2010
Millions of smartphones and tablet computers made their way to new owners this holiday season, with both Apple and Google getting considerable piece of the action, latest reports said.
Erik Pineda Dec 30, 2011
Amazon Reports Selling Millions of Kindle Fire, Other Kindle Versions for the Holidays
As reports indicated that U.S.-based shoppers have splurged tens of billions in online shopping during the busiest weeks of the holiday season, Amazon reported on Thursday that its best-selling products, both the original Kindle and Kindle Fire, sold more than one million apiece.
Erik Pineda Dec 30, 2011
Chopper Drone To Spy With 1.8-Gigapixel Camera
The U.S. Army is developing a helicopter drone equipped with a 1.8 gigapixel camera that can provide high resolution ground images or video from an altitude of 20,000 feet and over an area of 65 square miles.
Windsor Genova Dec 30, 2011
OZ Minerals Claims Spill from Derailed Train 'Diluted' by Flood Waters
OZ Minerals has downplayed the dangers posed by chemicals that spilled earlier this week when one of its freight trains was derailed due to heavy flooding that had hit the Northern Territory.
Erik Pineda Dec 30, 2011
Boeing Forecasts Consolidation of Global Aviation Industry
Boeing forecasts more consolidation in the global aviation industry in the next 10 years. Boeing Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney said that restructuring of air carrier companies would be one of the biggest challenges that airlines would face in the coming decade.
Vittorio Hernandez Dec 30, 2011
Aussies Prefer to Save Money Than Shop
Since the 2008 global financial crisis, Australians have been saving at a record-high rate, to the detriment of the country's retail industry. For the September quarter, Aussies' ratio of net household savings to disposable income went up to 10 per cent from 9 per cent in the June quarter.
Vittorio Hernandez Dec 30, 2011
Fall in Price of Steel Ingredient Delays $700M Molybdenum Mine Project
Moly Mines (ASX: MOL) is again postponing its $700-million molybdenum and copper mine projects at Spinifex Ridge in Western Australia. The company explained the move to falling prices of molybdenum, a key ingredient in the manufacture of steel, and the strong Australian currency.
Vittorio Hernandez Dec 30, 2011
Windows 8 Tablets to Surprise Everyone in 2012?
2012 could be a banner year for Microsoft. The software giant is set to release the next generation Windows software, Windows 8 which is slated to run on both tablets and desktops. It's a huge gamble for Microsoft, one that could very well spell the difference between success and failure for Microsoft in this post-PC era.
ranina sanglap Dec 30, 2011
HP Touchpad Making Final Run?
Hewlett Packard finally made the leap to join the growing tablet market by releasing the HP TouchPad, but the response for this tablet was poor. Will this be the end for the HP TouchPad? If the reports true, the probable answer is a big "YES".
Mary Elaine Ramos Dec 30, 2011
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