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Fast, cheap internet satellites launched
AFP Relax News, Published on 26/06/2013
» The first four of 12 satellites in a new constellation to provide affordable, high-speed internet to people in nearly 180 "under-connected" countries were blasted into space on Tuesday.
DuckDuckGo making a splash
AFP Relax News, Published on 19/06/2013
» DuckDuckGo, the search engine dedicated to protecting users’ privacy has seen its popularity rocket over recent days.
Mary Meeker on the trends shaping the internet
AFP Relax News, Published on 31/05/2013
» Mobile is taking over, the web is becoming image-based and soon consumers will be sharing their physical activity data online the way they do their photos.
Samsung S4 aims to bite fresh chunk of Apple market share
AFP Relax News, Published on 25/04/2013
» Samsung's latest flagship Galaxy smartphone goes on sale this week, as the South Korean giant seeks to cement its lead over faltering rival Apple in an increasingly saturated market.
Are phablets are a fad?
AFP Relax News, Published on 03/04/2013
» A new report shows that phablets are having little if any impact on the smartphone market in terms of use or data consumption when compared to handsets with average screen sizes.
Tablets fueling surge in smart devices: study
AFP Relax News, Published on 27/03/2013
» Tablet computers fueled growth in 2012 in the market for "smart connected devices," which crossed the threshold of one billion units for the first time, a study showed Tuesday.
Startups at SXSW in search of some better mousetraps
AFP Relax News, Published on 12/03/2013
» Not long after her husband left her "to live in a van down by the river" in Idaho, as she puts it, Elissa Shevinsky thought it was high time for a better mousetrap.
Social media stirs Super Bowl ad buzz
AFP Relax News, Published on 01/02/2013
» This Sunday, nearly 180 million Americans will settle in front of TV sets with beer and chicken wings and, over four hours, watch commercials interrupted by an American football game.
Smartphones to overtake feature phones globally within the next two years
AFP Relax News, Published on 18/01/2013
» In 2014, smartphones are forecast to account for more than half of all phones being bought, according to the latest industry projections and Samsung will increasingly be the one to watch.
China's Chengdu aiming to be world's next Silicon Valley
AFP Relax News, Published on 02/01/2013
» Entrepreneurs in China's southwest are dreaming of turning the city of Chengdu into the world's next Silicon Valley as the government encourages more investment outside the booming coastal regions.