Shoppers who tried to buy a Windows RT tablet at Dell’s website Friday morning would have seen one listed for US$299. By the end of the day the cheapest tablet came bundled with a keyboard for $479.
4 things you'll love about Google's Chromebook Pixel – and 4 things you'll hate
I’ve been using Google’s latest Chrome-OS-powered Chromebook laptop computer, the Pixel, for the past three months. At Google’s annual I/O developer …
Solar-powered Ubuntu laptop to launch
A Canadian IT consultancy has announced that it will soon begin selling an Ubuntu laptop that “never needs to be …
Review: Lenovo ThinkPad Helix vs HP Envy x2
Since the release of Windows 8 last year, a string of detachable notebooks running on the Microsoft operating system have been launched into market. Lenovo has stood strong amidst the ever-changing laptop landscape, and lately, PC giant HP has made its way onto the scene. Reseller puts two of the latest detachable devices head-to-head.
Flash breakthrough promises faster storage, terabytes of memory
In the ongoing quest for faster access to data, Diablo Technologies has taken what could be a significant next step.
F5 data centre firewall aces performance test
F5 Networks says its BIG-IP 10200v with Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) can handle traffic at 80-Gbps rates while screening and protecting tens of millions of connections, and simultaneously load-balancing server traffic.
Microsoft writes off nearly $1bn to account for Surface RT bomb
Microsoft on Thursday took an unexpected $900 million charge to account for what it called “inventory adjustments” for the Surface RT, the poor-selling tablet that debuted last year.
Why iOS 7's design is bold but flawed
According to Apple, the crux of iOS 7 is emphasising the user’s content by doing away with ornamentation, but iOS has always been about giving the user’s content top priority in every app.
Microsoft unveils a 256GB Surface Pro variant aimed at businesses
Aside from the increased storage capacity, the 256GB Surface Pro mirrors the hardware of its siblings.
Wi-Fi’s fast 802.11ac standard may pay off big in mobile
The emerging IEEE 802.11ac wireless LAN standard will be able to deliver faster connections wherever it’s used, but the biggest benefit may come at public hotspots – eventually.
Preview: Huawei Ascend P6
By Ross Catanzariti The key feature of the Ascend P6 is its design. At just 6.18mm thick, Huawei says the …
Siemens looking to unload share in networking venture with Nokia, report says
Siemens has started talks with private-equity firms about the sale of its share in Nokia Siemens Networks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The essentiality of optimising networks
Global demand for advanced broadband technology remains strong. In the last two decades, the Internet has become a necessity in …
IDC: No end in sight for rising smartphone sales
Emerging markets and lower prices will push worldwide smartphone shipments close to the billion-unit level this year, according to the latest …
Rolling back the years
It’s not an easy place to be, the smartphone market — but Nokia isn’t shying away from the challenge of …
Review: HTC One
HTC has come out fighting with its new One. Completely redesigned, it features an aluminium case, 4G connectivity and an updated version of the Sense platform.
Western Digital ships its first rack-mount storage system
Western Digital, a company well known for manufacturing consumer and enterprise hard drives, as well as small NAS boxes for …
Etisalat ICT Forum: Broader than broadband
When you’ve built yourself up to become one of the Middle East and Africa’s largest telecoms operators, it can be …
Grid-locked
There’s an expanding need for data over voice, and network traffic is feeling the strain. Optimising your network is a …
Western Digital and SanDisk deliver their first hybrid drive
Western Digital has released new information about its first hybrid drive, revealing that it is using NAND flash technology from …