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Article | 14/05/2013 In Pictures: Windows Blue - a sneak peek

An update to Windows 8 is in the works, codenamed Windows Blue.

Article | 9/05/2013 Airbus provides paperless flight data to pilots with Dell

Airbus has partnered with Dell to provide electronic flight bag (EFB) systems for A320 airliner operators worldwide.

Article | 8/05/2013 Toshiba's luxurious Ultrabook: KIRA

Toshiba has just shown off its KIRA Ultrabook, which is a premium Windows 8 Pro-based laptop aimed at users who want something more than a standard, c...

Article | 7/05/2013 Intel introduces Silvermont, the future of smartphones and tablets

A few days before the Computex trade show in Taiwan, Intel has announced the launch of a new processor architecture, called Silvermont, designed to be...

Article | 2/05/2013 Intel lifts the veil on Haswell graphics

Intel is clearly tired of Nvidia and AMD kicking sand in its face when it comes to graphics performance. The company has had a talented GPU engineerin...

Article | 2/05/2013 New Chromebooks coming this year from Asus and Acer, report suggests

Hard on the heels of the news that the Linux kernel itself has now added Chromebook support, other reports this week suggest that the ongoing populari...

Article | 2/05/2013 Intel's Haswell gets massive graphics performance boost

Intel is expected to announce its fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell for laptops and desktops in June, but the company is already re...

Article | 29/04/2013 Intel starts countdown clock for next-gen Haswell chips

In just a few weeks, Intel's one-chip-fits all family of core processors will finally meet Microsoft's one-design-fits all operating system, Windows 8...

Article | 25/04/2013 Windows Blue won't solve all Microsoft's problems, analysts say

"Windows 8 sucks because Windows 8 apps suck", said analyst Michael Cherry, not mincing words. "And there's nothing in all these rumors of Windows Blu...

Article | 18/04/2013 Product snapshot: Toshiba KIRA, a high-resolution luxury Ultrabook

Toshiba has unveiled the KIRA Ultrabook, which is described as being the company's first "high resolution premium Ultrabook". It's a 13.3in Ultrabook ...

Article | 12/04/2013 Get rid of old tech gear this April

If you have an emotional attachment to your tech gear, then that's fine. But if you have tech gear that you want to throw out, be environmentally resp...

Article | 11/04/2013 Product snapshot: Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX2 hybrid Ultrabook

If you're in the market for a toughened, touchscreen laptop, Panasonic has you covered. The company has just released its Windows 8-based Toughbook CF...

Article | 18/03/2013 Snapshot: Lenovo ThinkPad T431s Ultrabook

Lenovo’s ThinkPad notebooks have been around since 1992, since the design was debuted by IBM. While they’ve become much, much faster, their designs ha...

Article | 14/03/2013 Foxtel announces Play -- no-contract streaming TV and movies for your phone, tablet, PC or TV

Foxtel has announced a new service that brings its cable TV channels and catch-up video to smartphones, tablets, PCs, Macs and games consoles. It will...

Article | 12/03/2013 Product snapshot: AMD "Richland" APU

AMD is trying to get noticed again in the notebook space with a new Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) codenamed Richland, which is based on, but impro...

Article | 7/03/2013 Intel wants you for the Ultrabook Convertible Challenge

Chip-making giant Intel has announced today’s launch of its Convertible Challenge -- calling for Australians to suggest two ordinary household items t...

Article | 13/02/2013 Apple boosts performance, lowers prices on MacBook Pro with Retina display

Apple early Wednesday announced that the MacBook Pro with Retina Display is now a bit faster--and cheaper, to boot. The updated laptops boast speedier...

Article | 13/02/2013 Product snapshot: Sony VAIO Duo 11

Sony’s VAIO Duo 11 hybrid tablet is a ‘slider’, with a flip-up screen that exposes a built-in laptop-style keyboard and track-ball mouse controller. R...

Article | 11/01/2013 ASUS Taichi 21 to finally go on sale in Australia this month

ASUS today confirmed that its Taichi 21 hybrid Ultrabook is expected to be in Australian stores by 21 January. It has been a long time coming for this...

Article | 10/01/2013 AMD points to APU momentum at CES 2013

Kevin Lensing, director of AMD's Notebook Product Line, exuded a quiet confidence at a briefing at the 2013 CES show.