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The biggest Pac-Man game in the world – online, and free
Photo: matt hutchinson / Flickr In a bid to showcase the capabilities and features of Internet Explorer 9, Namco-Bandai, the original creators of Pac-Man, have joined forces with Microsoft Australia to create the biggest Pac-Man game in the world. The project is ...
iPad is costing Americans jobs
Photo: Anirudh Koul / Flickr American activist Jesse Jackson has a reputation for saying some ludicrous things. His son, Jesse Jackson Jr. clearly wants to build on his father’s legacy. The politician says that the iPad is costing thousands of American jobs, ...
Angry Birds coming to Windows Phone 7 soon
Photo: SimonQ錫濛譙 / Flickr Microsoft has finally snagged the big mobile game it’s been after – cultural icon Angry Birds is headed to the Windows Phone 7 platform. Pigs everywhere should find somewhere safe to hide, with the title crash landing onto the ...
Multi-functional release from Asus with the Eee Pad Transformer
Photo: Asus Asus recently released the Eee Pad Transformer, an interesting and innovative hybrid device which can function as either a laptop or tablet, or both. As the name suggests, it can transform into either device, while the display disconnects at the ...
Amazon Cloud music locker beats all to the punch
Photo: ottonassar / Flickr The race has been on for some time to be the first major company to launch an online service for storing all of your own music and media, and streaming it from there. Many have called this a ...
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A research team has found that frequent gamers have brains that are structurally different from non-gamers. While what this meant in strict terms was unknown with video gaming addiction being a potential concern, the findings have prompted researchers to encourage parents and society as a whole to monitor the brain activities of these gamers. (Read more…)
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Apple Inc. has announced a pair of board changes, as the company prepares for a future without iconic leader Steve Jobs. They have named Arthur D. Levinson as the new non-executive chairman of the board, while CEO of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger joined the board as well. (Read more…)
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One of the foremost rumours for the iPhone 5 was that it would have a larger edge-to-edge display. While that handset has yet to be, instead giving way to the iPhone 4S, reports of an iPhone with a larger display coming to market continue nevertheless. Apparently it will have a 4-inch screen, and Apple has already engaged LG to have them build it. (Read more…)
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The successful reboot of the ultraslim Apple Macbook Air has seen that notebook quickly become a top seller in Apple’s lineup. According to reports, the slim laptop now accounts for 28 per cent of all of Apple’s notebook shipment – just five per cent shy of a full third. (Read more…)
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In a lengthy Wired feature with Steven Levy, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos spoke about his company’s long-term strategy, its product initiatives, and the internet at large. What was particularly interesting were his feelings on software patents, with Bezos admitting that his company has been prone to take advantage of them, since they were the status quo, but would rather have them done away with altogether. (Read more…)
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The embargo on Amazon Kindle Fire reviews has been lifted, and the early response to the new, low-price tablet PC has been very positive. Below we have a round-up of what some of the biggest tech publications think of the tablet PC, and, perhaps most importantly, how they think it will stack up to the iPad. Spoiler: the Kindle Fire is poised to be a huge hit. (Read more…)
Tags for this article: Amazon Kindle Fire, Apple iPad, ipad 2, Kindle Fire, tablet pc, tablet PC sales
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Apple has recalled the first generation Apple iPod Nano, due to a battery issue discovered on some of the models. For owners of that model of iPod Nanos – and for those who are even able to find the mp3 player – it will be beneficial to take the company up on the offer since the older Nanos will be replaced with a more recent model. (Read more…)
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Google TV was to be the biggest revolution in how we consumed television since the introduction of PVR, arguably, but the service was met with little fanfare and even fewer sales. Logitech, who placed a big bet on the service, was particularly badly burnt as product returns outweighed product sales. Reports indicate that the losses totalled $100 million (£62.5m). Ouch. (Read more…)
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In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer claims that his firm is also working on a next-generation television, much like Apple did. He explained that he spent the last five years of his tenor at the company working on a platform to compete with the iPhone maker, and that Sony is on the verge of capitalising on it. (Read more…)
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Nvidia finally pulled the curtains back on the quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor. Having previously gone under the codename Project Kal-el, the company claims that the processor has graphical performance three times that of the Tegra 2, as well as 61 percent less power consumption. (Read more…)
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The man behind the UK version of the iPhone 4S Siri voice assistant has gone public, even though Apple attempted to prevent it from happening. In an interview with The Telegraph, Jon Briggs, who voices ‘Daniel’, the voice assistant you get if you change your system settings to English (United Kingdom), broke down the process behind recording voice samples for the application. (Read more…)
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The hotly anticipated Amazon Kindle Fire tablet PC is expected to sell by the truckload in the closing months of the year, with some estimating it will sell up to five million units. Now a new report by electronic shopping guide Retrevo suggests that Amazon’s tablet could outsell even the mighty iPad 2. (Read more…)
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Greenpeace’s annual ‘Guide to Green Electronics’ ranked the top 15 technology companies in the world on their green policies and practices, as well as on how their products and their inherent manufacturing process impacted the climate. In its 17th iteration, the report ranked Hewlett-Packard first and some way out in front, with Apple climbing five places to fourth and Research In Motion, a new addition to the list, coming in dead last. (Read more…)
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In the US, revenue earned from sales of smartphone games on iOS and Android combined have outnumbered the revenue earned from sales of Nintendo DS and Sony games combined, according to a report. This is the first time in history that revenue from iOS games and Android games has topped that of revenue from Nintendo and Sony’s handheld consoles in North America. (Read more…)
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Pretty much day and date with the revelation that Adobe was abandoning Flash mobile – and, in effect, the platform altogether in the long run – news has emerged that Microsoft Silverlight is on its way to the graveyard, too. (Read more…)
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Adobe has announced that it will abandon its Flash mobile initiatives, providing developers with tools to turn flash application into native app formats for the major mobile OS platforms. The company will instead accelerate its efforts on HTML5. While the move seems dramatic, some deem it a necessary concession on Adobe’s part, and it speaks to much of Adobe’s future. (Read more…)
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