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Acer opens new window for
Windows 8

13 May 2013 by
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Acer opens new window for <br/>Windows 8

A firm date for a Windows Blue preview release and a new approach to computing by Acer add up to a new window of opportunity for Microsoft, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.

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Apple 1 up for auction

10 May 2013 by
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Apple 1 up for auction

Last November, Auction Team Breker of Cologne, Germany, made international news for selling an original 1976 Apple I computer. On 25 May, antique technology collectors will have another chance to buy one of the 6 remaining Apple 1 computers and a range of other rare devices.

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Security's 'fly on the wall'

09 May 2013 by
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Security's 'fly on the wall'

Instead of dealing with a security incident after it has happened, MARK CHERTKOW, Managing Director, at Graphic Image Technologies, believes that companies should move to a more active security system, thereby being able to act in real-time as to what needs to be done.

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Samsung goes big on accessories

03 May 2013 by
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Samsung goes big on accessories

Samsung has opened up a division focused on offering users certified accessories to go with their Samsung devices.

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Samsung’s long shadow over Apple

29 Apr 2013 by
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Samsung’s long shadow over Apple

Lurking behind Apple’s share-price woes is the manner in which the Samsung Galaxy S4 further eclipses the iPhone 5, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.

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HP helps improve communications

26 Apr 2013 by
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HP helps improve communications

HP has released a range of integrated solutions designed to improve communications among employees, customers and citizens.

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Epson brings home the cinema experience

24 Apr 2013 by
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Epson brings home the cinema experience

Epson has launched two HD 3D projectors, featuring a quick conversion button from 2D to 3D and automatic colour optimisation to deliver brighter and more vivid colours.

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Surface coming to SA - soon

18 Apr 2013 by
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Surface coming to SA - soon

At the Microsoft TechEd conference currently underway in Durban, it was announced that the Surface tablet will be coming to South Africa soon, reports SEAN BACHER.

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Reinventing the computer – again

08 Apr 2013 by
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Reinventing the computer – again

The Cotton Candy PC–on-a-stick and the Raspberry PI computer the size of a credit card herald yet another reinvention of computing, writes ARTHUR GOLDSTUCK.

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Something on the Side: A keyboard made of light

05 Apr 2013 by
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Something on the Side: A keyboard made of light

In this week’s issue of Something on the Side, SEAN BACHER features the Celluon Magic Cube virtual keyboard, a Star Trek Bat’leth Letter Opener, a Seal LED Dynamo flashlight, Epson’s LabelWorks portable label printer and Sony’s SmartWatch.

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