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Microsoft slashes price on Surface tablet
AFP Relax News, Published on 16/07/2013
» Microsoft has quietly cut the price of its entry-level Surface tablet computer by some 30 percent, after surveys indicating sluggish sales.
Tablet wars intensify as prices tumble
AFP Relax News, Published on 12/07/2013
» Tablet prices are plunging amid a flood of new devices and cutthroat competition for market share.
Chromebooks finally catching on
AFP Relax News, Published on 12/07/2013
» Google's low-cost virus-free notebook computers are bucking the trend and are quickly carving out a growing market share in the US.
'The Elder Scrolls Online' rolls out beta invites
AFP Relax News, Published on 11/07/2013
» Fresh from having won a clutch of awards at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in June, including Game Critics Award for Best Role Playing Game and even Best Booth Carpet from the Yogscast, "The Elder Scrolls Online" prepares for an early 2014 release with a third wave of invitations to its private beta.
Photo of the day: Mission Meekatharra
AFP Relax News, Published on 10/07/2013
» On Tuesday in remote Western Australia, the mission of the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) got its official start. Located near Meekatharra, the low-frequency, wide-field radio telescope was switched on and began gathering its first data from the skies, in its role as a test precursor of the ambitious Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope, the most sensitive telescope in the world, designed to get more information about the early period of the universe. The MWA uses a total of 2048 antennas to capture radio waves, some dating back as many as 13 billion years. When the SKA is in full use, it is set to have 2.5 million antennas. Construction is set to begin on the SKA in 2016, with preliminary operation expected as early as 2020.
A summer of smartphone launches
AFP Relax News, Published on 09/07/2013
» Nokia, Google and LG are all gearing up to unveil new premium handsets in the coming weeks, here's what to expect
First Firefox smartphone launches in Spain
AFP Relax News, Published on 04/07/2013
» The world's first consumer sales of a smartphone powered by the Firefox operating system have launched in Spain.
HP returning to the smartphone market
AFP Relax News, Published on 03/07/2013
» HP, the world's largest PC maker, believes that despite the dominance of Apple and Samsung smartphones are too important to the future of computing to ignore.
Can Intel push wireless charging into the mainstream?
AFP Relax News, Published on 21/06/2013
» Intel, the world's largest microprocessor company, is pledging allegiance to supporting the technology that enables the cable-free recharging of everything from smartphones to notebooks.
Intel thinks it’s time for smartwatches
AFP Relax News, Published on 19/06/2013
» Intel's CTO has indicated that the company is looking at developing wearable communication devices.