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Article | 20/01/2011 Why Android users are such a happy lot
Smartphone users tend to hold strong opinions about the various mobile platforms out there, often displaying feverish loyalty to the one they use and ...
Article | 14/01/2011 Is Android less secure than iPhone? Um, no.
One can only hope that security software provider Trend Micro saw a nice sales boost after the proclamation of its chairman earlier this week that And...
Article | 14/01/2011 Windows on verge of dropping below 90% market share
Windows is on the verge of dropping below 90% market share, with smartphones and tablets posing an increasingly serious threat to Microsoft's dominanc...
Article | 14/01/2011 BlackBerry Dakota signals RIM's desperation
Images and details of the BlackBerry Dakota--the impending flagship smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM)--have emerged. The Dakota is packed with ...
Article | 12/01/2011 CES 2011: Where tablet PCs and 3D TVs ruled
My pockets are stuffed full of business cards from people I do not remember meeting, my head is thumping like a flamenco dancer, there's margarita sal...
Article | 11/01/2011 10 geeky things you may have missed
With the past week being dominated by CES announcements, it can be pretty hard to keep up with what was happening outside of Vegas. Worry not! GeekTec...
Article | 9/01/2011 Analysis: Why I'm not sold on mobile video chat
Prior to CES, there were only a handful of phones with front-facing cameras: the iPhone 4, the EVO 4G and the T-Mobile myTouch 4G to name a few. This ...
Article | 8/01/2011 Text message of 'death' threatens smartphone security
Security researchers have shown that carefully crafted text messages sent to cell phones via short message service (SMS) can cause them to shutdown wi...
Article | 7/01/2011 What's new with Samsung's Smart TV
Samsung has beefed up its connected TV platform considerably as it faces threats from Google, Roku and its fellow television vendors.
Article | 6/01/2011 IT in 2011: Four trends that will change priorities
It's always a challenge for IT departments to anticipate how corporate technical demands will evolve, especially when IT budgets have been as tight as...
Article | 5/01/2011 Microsoft should ditch 'Windows' brand for TV set-top
Rumor has it that Microsoft will launch a barebones version of Windows for TV set-top boxes at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
Article | 5/01/2011 Asus unveils three tablets and a slate
At CES 2011 today, Asus announced three new Android tablets and a Windows 7 based slate PC. The tablets, all Android-based, go by the moniker "Eee Pad...
Article | 5/01/2011 CES 2011: Tech Giants Battle for Gadget Dominance
Call it the desert showdown royal.
Article | 4/01/2011 Why Apple’s iPhone Will 'Drown in a Sea of Androids'
Google's Android mobile platform may still follow Apple's iPhone in the smartphone race, according to fresh Nielsen data released Monday, but that adv...
Article | 5/01/2011 Microsoft TV vs. Google TV: Showdown at CES
Microsoft will reportedly announce a new Windows-based US$200 set-top box using Windows Media Center as its primary interface, according to the Seattl...