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As if the mobile market wasn’t crowded and vicious enough already, it looks like we could soon have another major player step into what is tech’s toughest arena. Lenovo, the second-biggest PC maker in the world, has just revealed its plans to …
Gmail Facelift Rumor: Google Set To Introduce New “Tabs” Feature
Well surprise, surprise, it looks like Google might be planning yet another redesign of one of its major services. Less than a week after changes to Google+’s design interface were rolled out, reports have emerged that Gmail (yes, again) is next in …
Iran Hackers Target US Energy Firms: Should We Be Scared?
For all the noise that the Syrian Electronic Army and China’s PLA Unit 61398 have been making recently, the US is facing a much deadlier threat to its cyber interests right now. State-sponsored hackers from Iran have reportedly ramped up their cyber-espionage …
Bridging The Gap Towards Smarter Infrastructure
You may not have seen last night’s news about the collapsed freeway bridge in Washington State that sent cars tumbling into the icy waters of the River Skagit, 55 miles north of Seattle. Thankfully rescuers say that nobody was seriously hurt – …
Intel’s High Hopes for Haswell Chips – 50% More Battery Life On PCs
Intel has a lot riding on the success of its upcoming Haswell processor, which represents the next big generational shift in its line of flagship PC chips. In an effort to build up some excitement ahead of its launch, the company has …
Patent Abuse Reduction Act Aims To Shoot Down Trolls
The fightback against patent trolls is picking up steam with new ammunition materializing in the form of Texas Senator John Cornyn’s newly introduced Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013. According to Cornyn, the bill is designed to act as a deterrent to …
Waze Bidding War? Google, Microsoft + Apple Plot Takeover Bids
What with Facebook’s attempted acquisition of Waze thrown into doubt, reports have emerged that Google is about to drive forward with its own attempt to purchase the social mapping application. With Microsoft and Apple also rumoured to be interested, the battle for …
How to Switch Email Services Easily & Keep All Your Mails, Contacts
There’s dozens of reasons why you might want to switch to a different email provider. Whether its worries about insecurity (such as with Yahoo these days), Gmail’s disconcerting habit of ‘reading’ every email you type, or just the fact that you plain …
Software Developers Are So Scarce, You’ll Get Paid $30K If You Can Find One
Developers are in seriously high demand at the minute. Or at least, they seem to be according to one somewhat generous tech firm, which is apparently so desperate to hire some talent that it’s prepared to pay an extremely handsome finder’s fee …
Lenovo Unaffected By PC Market Slump, HP Struggles
Lenovo’s PC business has bucked the trend once again, recording positive growth over the last quarter in spite of a record breaking slump in PC sales over the same period. The Chinese PC maker saw quarterly shipments of its computers rise by …