TECHNOLOGY

Microsoft Starts Blog Detailing Windows 8 Changes

Anyone eagerly waiting for the release of Windows 8 would want to check out Microsoft's new blog, Building Windows 8 which will streamline communications between developers, customers and manufacturers.

Sony Cuts PlayStation 3 Price by 17%

Sony is cutting the price of its PlayStation 3 gaming console by $50, in a move designed to drum up more demand for the 5-year old console as competitors like Nintendo also slashed prices on their gaming consoles.
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Did Apple Lie to Get that Injunction Against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1?

On August 9, a German court issued a preliminary injunction, banning sale of Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the European Union, with exception of Netherlands. Apple filed the complaint under the EU's "community design" provision enacted in 2002 and 2003, This is not a patent dispute, per se, but one of look and feel -- does one product essentially immitate, or copy, another.

Finally, Firefox for Android is stable, Primed for Tablets

Along with Firefox 6 for PCs, today, Mozilla also released the mobile version, which I must say looks damn good. But it feels even better. There's a solidness about the browser that makes it ready, finally, for prime time. Firefox fans, this is the one you've been waiting for.

How the Google- Motorola Deal Affects You

Google acquiring Motorola Mobility, the maker of Droid smartphones and Xoom tablets for $12.5 billion has shocked the tech industry but what does it mean for the end user? Will the Google and Motorola merger even affect the ordinary user on the street?

iPad 3 Postponed over Retina Display Glitch?

Sources inside Apple's supply chain partners say the company has canceled plans for an iPad 3 launch later this year because of production constraints on the Retina Display, DigiTimes reports.

Google's $12.5-B Purchase of Motorola Could Threaten Android, Partners

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) signed a deal to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) total of $12.5 billion. While Google has assured that the Android will continue to be open source, and thus available to other smartphone makers, questions remain as to how Google will beef up its newly owned Motorola when the Android platform is also being 'freely' made available to Motorola's rivals.

Google's $12.5B Purchase of Motorola Mobility: Boon or Bane for Android?

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) signed a deal to acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MMI) total of $12.5 billion. While Google has assured that the Android will continue to be open source, and thus available to other smartphone makers, questions remain as to how Google will beef up its newly owned Motorola when the Android platform is also being 'freely' made available to Motorola's rivals.

Rapper Will.i.am Wants Better Sci-Tech Funding

Black Eyed Peas performer teams up with inventor Dean Kamen on a new television special featuring robotics championships for kids grades K-12. You've likely heard of rapper will.i.am and his highly successful hip hop group "The Black Eyed Peas", but did you also know that he's a passionate proponent of science and technology education? Ot that he's recently been named the Director of Intel's creative innovation program?

Pre iPad 3 Launch: Lessons for Rivals to Gain Ground

There are more iPads rival tablets sitting in warehouses and stores than current demand for those products. What can rivals learn to advance? Perhaps a review of Economics 101 would give more than just clues to the iPad's success.

Bent Light Breakthrough Key to Faster, Cheaper Computer Chips

Scientists have successfully bent light beams around an object on a two dimensional metal surface, opening the door to faster and cheaper computer chips working with light. The demonstration that light can be made to bend on a flat surface has been the subject of fierce academic competition by research groups around the world, including groups from the USA, China, and Korea.

U.S. Military Launches Glider, Loses It After

An unmanned hypersonic glider, capable of going 20 times the speed of sound or greater was launched early Thursday but contact was lost after the experimental craft began flying on its own, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said.

How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Food Producing Machine

There's a lot of crazy news, it seems, happening around the world: London riots, stock market volatility, rising food inflation, and so on. But the way through all this is to focus on SOLUTIONS that help us be better prepared for the hard times that are already beginning to unfold around us.

Reports: Telstra Shares Surge On Better Performance

Suddenly the same analysts and 'experts' who have been negative on Telstra, are fans after the company reported a smaller than expected fall in earnings for the year to June 30; a result that included rising revenues and profits from mobile phones and telecoms.

HP Discounts TouchPad by $100

HP has decided to permanently cut the price on its TouchPad price by $100 a few days before its official launch in Australia. The TouchPad is due to go on sale through Harvey Norman on 15 August.

Woolworths Launches iPhone App for Shopping Ease

Supermarket chain Woolworths is taking grocery shopping to another level by launching an iPhone App that aims to make it easier to navigate through Woolies with an aisle ordered shopping list.

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