TECHNOLOGY

Kogan releases the first Chromium Laptop in Australia

The first laptop to ship with Google's Chromium operating system will be available for in Australia and the United States today. The Kogan Agora is the first device that will run on Google's open source Chrome OS.

Toshiba entices with cheaper iPad rival

Toshiba challenged the Apple-dominated tablet market with the release of its latest gadget called Thrive. Priced at $429, the entry level model appears cheaper than the base model of Apple’s iPad 2.

BUILD It for Windows 8

Windows isn't the only makeover going on at Microsoft this week. Alongside today's Windows 8 preview, Microsoft also announced the BUILD conference, what had been PDC 2011.
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New, high powered applications for iPhone, iPad revealed

Apple on Tuesday announced that its iWork productivity apps, Keynote, Pages and Numbers, are now available for iPhone and iPod touch, as well as iPad. Created for the Mac and then completely redesigned for iOS, Keynote, Pages and Numbers allow you to create and share stunning presentations, beautifully formatted documents and powerful spreadsheets on the go. iWork apps are available on the App Store for $9.99 each to new users and as a free update for existing iWork for iPad customers.

How much radiation does your cellphone emit?

The recent report released by the World Health Organization that revealed that cell phones emit 'possibly carcinogenic' radiation has sent everyone in a tizzy. The report revealed that scientists have found evidence that mobile phone users showed an increase in glioma and acoustic neuroma brain cancer. The new findings place phones in the same category as lead, car engine exhaust and chloroform.

What to expect with Microsoft's Windows 8

Microsoft previewed its latest version of the Windows OS at the All Things D conference in Taipei and it is a marked departure from every version of Windows that's preceded it. The new generation Windows 8 has a completely new tile-based interface that is more touch based than any version of Windows.

Qualcomm integrates next generation Microsoft

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) announced today that its upcoming award-winning SnapdragonTM family of smart mobile processors, including the MSM8960TM with integrated 3G/LTE modem, is designed to power devices running the next version of Windows.

Microsoft tempts with preview of 'Windows 8'

Software giant Microsoft Corp on Wednesday unveiled the next version of Windows, internally code-named "Windows 8," to help the partners build devices that take advantage of the new user experience at the 2011 Computex.

Google hit by hackers, suspects China

Google Inc. (GOOG), owner of the world's most popular search engine, said hackers obtained access to hundreds of Gmail accounts, possibly including those of U.S. government officials, Chinese political activists and journalists.

Apple's Mac Defender patch is already worthless

Within hours of Apple updating Mac OS X to specifically deal with the Mac Defender problem, the malware developers have already released code that bypasses the fix into the wild. "Mdinstall.pkg" is the name of the file, and it appeared to have been released about 8 hours after Apple's fix.

Acer shows off Windows Phone Mango handset, MeeGo tablet

Taiwanese PC maker Acer took a rather sudden hit last April when Gianfranco Lanci resigned as CEO of the company, saying it should have been focused on competing with HTC and Apple in the mobile space instead of with HP in the PC space.

Google begins killing off support for older browsers -- well, not that old

Google's reasons have nothing to do with security, but there could be a safety benefit. Let's face it, major developers invest more in their newest browser versions. More significantly, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla are now on fast development tracks, with new browser milestones coming every six to eight weeks.

I got hacked on iTunes

Horrified, I rushed to change everything I possibly could related to iTunes. First, I changed my Apple ID to a different e-mail, and then my password. If you can believe it, as I was doing this another e-mail came through with yet another charge! $9.53 on this one -- yep, another purchase of 1,200 CP to Sega!

NBN Co awards Ericsson contract with $1.1B potential

NBN Co has granted Ericsson a twelve-month contract to roll out a TD-LTE network to serve the four percent of locations scheduled for wireless coverage in NBN Co's business plan. The one year deal could be worth up to $1.1b over 10 years.

Alibaba.com a hit in Australia

The world's leading e-commerce company Alibaba.com now has well over 550,000 Australians using it as a business source, with an average of more than 20,000 people signing up to its site each month, latest figures show.

WHO finds link between cell phone use and cancer

The WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans, based on an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer, associated with wireless phone use.

It's tablet overload at Computex

At Computex in Taiwan this week, it seems like every manufacturer is set to jump on the tablet train. By some counts, as many as 50 new tablet devices have already been announced at the show -- and many more previously announced entrants are on display.

Maybe Steve Jobs should reconsider the iPhone radiation app after all

Now that the World Health Organization and The International Agency for Research on Cancer have classified mobile RF radiation a Class 2B carcinogen, it might be time for Steve Jobs to reconsider his interest in tawkon, the cell phone radiation gauge he personally rejected from the iTunes App store.

Opera Next is now -- download the 11.50 beta

We love to report about betas here at Betanews. Opera has released Opera Next 11.50, codenamed "Swordfish." Opera Next, which is the beta version of the renowned Opera browser, installs alongside Opera, allowing users to road test new features without affecting their main Opera installation.

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