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Intel-based ASUS VivoTab Smart tablet launched

2 January 2013, 11:34

Also the new Zenbook Touch U500VZ appears on the ASUS website.

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“Tablets will not kill PCs”, say analysts

31 December 2012, 09:51

But more than 17 million Android and iOS devices were activated on Christmas Day.

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The top Wikipedia articles of 2012 are revealed

28 December 2012, 16:10

Lots of people wanted to know “what’s a wiki”?

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Google picks the best Android apps of 2012

28 December 2012, 14:32

“From excellent tools to objects of beauty” they represent “the best of Google Play”.

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Acer's Wong says Windows 8 and touch will revitalise PC industry

28 December 2012, 10:01

Also Acer wants to “make consumers love the brand and its products”.

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Top-selling tablets this Christmas according to Twitter "stats"

27 December 2012, 17:45

Did Apple iPads outsell Microsoft Surfaces by 50 to 1 this Christmas?!

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AMD chief engineer, an employee since 1988, defects to Samsung

27 December 2012, 16:30

Michael Goddard was AMD’s corporate VP for product design engineering.

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Marvell Technology hit by $1.2bn patent verdict

27 December 2012, 12:45

That’s nearly double the US based tech company’s yearly profits.

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Toshiba launches 20 megapixel CMOS image sensor

27 December 2012, 09:59

Aiming to perk up sales of point-and-shoot cameras.

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Google aims to snag 90 per cent of Microsoft Office users

26 December 2012, 12:45

Google Apps are gaining traction in businesses.

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Xbox 360 at £99 and PS3 at £125 in Boxing day sales

24 December 2012, 13:15

Plus Christmas gaming news roundup.

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Windows 8 modern UI gets VLC player thanks to Kickstarter

24 December 2012, 12:00

VLC for “Metro” zoomed past £40,000 goal with five days to spare!

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North Korea's first video game is now playable online

21 December 2012, 14:07

Playing "Pyongyang Racer" I felt the need for speed...

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Nokia and RIM settle patent dispute, strike licensing deal

21 December 2012, 12:30

Nokia will receive payments from RIM but settlement terms are confidential.

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BT overcharged rival ISPs, ordered to refund £95 million

21 December 2012, 11:34

Ofcom rules in favour of BSkyB, TalkTalk, Virgin Media, Verizon UK and Cable & Wireless.

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UK government to legalise personal copies of media

21 December 2012, 10:01

Begins to implement at least some of the Hargreaves report.

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Adobe acquires creative portfolio showcase website Behance

21 December 2012, 08:30

To accelerate the introduction of community features to Adobe’s Creative Cloud.

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Apple’s pinch-to-zoom patent invalidated in initial ruling

20 December 2012, 14:14

Because “...prior patents covered the same inventions” says the WSJ.

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Games publisher THQ files for bankruptcy

20 December 2012, 10:30

Shares dive 74 per cent on NASDAQ after announcement.

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It's finalised! HTML5 has been finalised! Sort of...

20 December 2012, 08:44

Evolution will have to take place under a new guise from now on.

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Ofcom complaints data: O2 mobile customers are the happiest

19 December 2012, 10:00

T-Mobile pay monthly contract holders complained the most.

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Instagram users angry over new terms and privacy policy

19 December 2012, 08:45

Facebook owned photo site will be able to sell your photos "without any compensation to you".

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Will Peter Molyneux’s Kickstarter Project GODUS game get funded?

18 December 2012, 14:30

Only 3 days to go and still needs over £80,000 to reach £450,000 target.

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Google Maps for iOS downloaded 10 million times in 2 days

18 December 2012, 12:39

iPhone users vote with their virtual feet.

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Comet closes its doors for the final time tomorrow

17 December 2012, 14:30

Only 49 stores open today. Over six thousand jobs lost, days before Christmas.

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Minteye offers a new no-type solution to CAPTCHAs

17 December 2012, 10:30

It’s also another source of ad revenue for site publishers.

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Samsung buys SSD caching software maker Nvelo

17 December 2012, 09:16

Nvelo Dataplex software is used by competitors OCZ Technology, Corsair and Crucial.

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Amazon CEO secures patent for his smartphone airbag system

14 December 2012, 19:00

Impact damage protection system may also employ gas jets and mechanical springs.

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Are AMD Radeon graphics coming back to Apple iMacs?

14 December 2012, 13:00

A new job advertisement suggests Apple is going to switch away from Nvidia GPUs.

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Entire London transport network to accept NFC by end of 2013

14 December 2012, 11:15

No more scrambling for change or having to maintain an Oyster card.

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Microsoft Surface is available at John Lewis starting from today

14 December 2012, 09:35

Online today and in stores at the weekend.

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Internet Explorer vulnerability allows hackers to track mouse

13 December 2012, 18:30

Microsoft IE6, IE7, IE8, IE9, and IE10 all have this security hole.

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HMV to talk with banks due to disappointing performance

13 December 2012, 16:02

Retailer warns it may breach banking covenants in January.

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