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  • WWDC 2012 forecast: Cloudy with a chance of new MacBooks

    Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is less than one month away and we're guessing there will be new MacBook Pros and personal video sync (not iTunes purchases) to iCloud. But how many people will share via iCloud when so many popular alternatives already exist including Facebook, Flickr, Google+, Instagram, Picasa, Dropbox and Windows Live?

  • Intel: We want to be inside Apple

    Intel CEO Paul Otellini says Intel's job ?is to insure our silicon is so compelling, in terms of running the Mac better or being a better iPad device, that as they make those decisions they can?t ignore us?.

  • Foxconn boss confirms Apple is working on HD television set

    Foxconn boss, Terry Gou, has reportedly confirmed that Apple is working on a HD television set, dubbed the iTV.

  • Apple files face-recognition patent for iPhone and iPad security

    Apple has filed a new patent application for face-recognition technology that could be used to improve security in iPhone and iPad devices.

  • iOS surpasses Android in BYOD enterprise usage, study says

    Consumerisation trends in the enterprise shifted dramatically in the first quarter of 2012, with mobile devices running Apple's iOS operating system showing more activity in the workplace than those running Google's Android, as well as end users migrating from Facebook and to Twitter.

  • USB fuel cell promises two-week smartphone charge

    A portable USB fuel cell promises to charge your smartphone for up to two weeks without going near a wall socket. Lilliputian Systems says its portable fuel cell will provide juice for your smartphone a dozen times before running out - and then you just need to buy a replacement cartridge.

  • Nokia Siemens to tap into Ruckus for service-provider Wi-Fi

    Ruckus Wireless will announce two deals at the CTIA Wireless show this week which reflect service providers' growing interest in the unlicensed wireless technology.

  • Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone launched

    Samsung Electronics has launched the Galaxy S III, which comes with a quad-core processor, a bigger screen and a host of software features, including voice recognition, the company said at an event in London on Thursday.

  • Cellcrypt announces voice encryption tie-up with Verizon

    British mobile security firm Cellcrypt is partnering with carrier giant Verizon to sell its voice encryption technology for mobiles and smartphones to the US Government, the pair have announced.

  • Apple winning over Android in enterprise adoption

    With BlackBerry on the decline, there's a battle heating up for enterprise smartphone users and so far Apple is winning going away.

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  • How to make your Android more productive, more secure and faster than iPhone

    IPhone users love to brag about their phones. They line up around the block and stand in line for hours when a new one is released. Yet, for many users, Android is clearly the superior platform. Yes, its Achilles' heel is a big one: security. Android's openness and large market share mean that it's a juicy target for attackers.

  • Mobile device management - Tools and technologies for the BYOD era

    Mobile Device Management (MDM) is an increasingly important IT management discipline, particularly with the rise in mobile working and the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) phenomenon.

  • Windows Phone smokes Android and the iPhone - But nobody wants it

    During Microsoft's recent Smoked by Windows Phone challenge, Microsoft-based devices were almost always faster at completing everyday tasks compared to Android and iPhone handsets. But even the fastest Windows Phone can't run away from the fact that nobody's buying Microsoft-powered handsets.

  • Samsung Galaxy S III vs. iPhone 4S vs. HTC One X - Specifications comparison

    Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy S III, the highly-anticipated successor of the popular Galaxy S II, and of course, the iPhone?s newest big rival. The Galaxy S III is like a sequel to the Galaxy Nexus that was made in collaboration with Google, but has a bigger screen, a beefier processor, and a better camera.

  • Crowdfunding - The latest way to get your project funded

    Programmers, manufacturers and developers who want to realise their creative vision without signing onerous contracts or relinquishing rights to their intellectual property now have an alternative to venture capitalists. Crowdfunding - the collection of funds directly from a target audience - has taken off. Small donations are adding up to hundreds of millions of dollars, many of them channeled through a service called Kickstarter.

  • Does BlackBerry still have the juice?

    Research in Motion faces huge challenges in its battle to survive and they'll all be on attendees' minds at this week at RIM's annual BlackBerry World conference in Orlando. What will also be on our minds: the ticking clock counting down the time RIM has left to turn around its fortunes.

  • Google Drive means 'personal cloud' will soon overshadow the PC

    With the launch of Google Drive, the new cloud storage service unveiled by Google, mainstream tech users will soon find themselves engaging in cloud storage and file synchronisation among mobile, laptop and desktop systems.

  • SkyDrive improvements make cloud storage tool a threat to Dropbox

    Microsoft is shaking things up with SkyDrive. The new features and capabilities move it out of the Microsoft-centric shadows and pit it more directly against Dropbox, and possibly the imminently rumored Google Drive. However, Microsoft also announced a change to SkyDrive that many won't appreciate.

  • Seven Instagram alternatives for iOS

    The dust has yet to settle from last week?s $1 billion purchase of Instagram by Facebook, with many users still wondering what?s in store for the photo-sharing service now that it?s owned by the social networking giant.

  • Could it now be time to de-Flash your website?

    Developers agree that there is no other application that can directly replace Flash and do what Flash does as well as it does. And that includes HTML5 - the only seriously suggested substitute for Flash - despite all its promise.

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