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Australia has revealed how it intends to tax Bitcoin
The Australian Tax Office released its long-awaited guidelines on how bitcoin businesses and individual users will be taxed in Australia. The guidelines are similar in nature to those issued by...
iFixit has taken a look inside Google’s Project Tango
Have you been wondering what makes Google’s 3D mapping Project Tango tablet tick? The tinkerers at iFixit have managed to get their hands on the device and performed a little...
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology is getting its own supercomputer
The Bureau of Meteorology has boosted the link between its two data centers from 80 gigabits per second to 200Gbps as it prepares for the installation of a new supercomputer....
Telstra has launched a new global cloud collaboration service
Telstra has flicked the switch on its global cloud-based unified communications service, which will be available across four continents in 25 countries and delivered over Telstra’s worldwide network extending to...
Microsoft might deliver a tech preview of Windows 9 next month
Microsoft is preparing to release the next version of Windows, code-named "Threshold," in a public preview this fall, according to a Friday report. ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley reports "Threshold" will...
Nvidia thinks its Denver chip can bring PC-like performance to tablets
Nvidia hopes that the 64-bit "Denver" version of its Tegra K1 processor will offer PC-like performance in a tablet form factor. On Monday, the company released its first benchmarks backing...
Windows 9 could have Cortana integration
Last week a particular patent submitted by Apple outlined its plan to bring the mobile virtual assistant Siri to the desktop. It looks like Microsoft might be planning the same...
Microsoft has unveiled the ultra-affordable, ultra-basic Nokia 130
Facebook is itching to connect the next billion people. So is Google. Microsoft has been itching to get in on the fun too, and while there's no shortage of cheap...
Apple is preparing a major expansion for its Reno datacenter
The infrastructure that backs Apple's now-massive cloud services — including iTunes and iCloud — continues to grow, as the company has reportedly filed building permit applications that detail its plan...
Mobile learning tech firm, EmpoweredU, has been acquired by Qualcomm
San Diego-based Qualcomm is expanding its efforts in the education sector today, saying that it has acquired EmpoweredU, a developer of mobile learning technology for the K-20 market. Financial terms...
Stanford has made a breakthrough discovery for mobile device batteries
Researchers at Stanford University have made progress toward designing a battery with a lithium anode, a development that could increase battery power in electronics. Reporting in the journal Nature Nanotechnology,...
Amazon has opened a web store for customizable 3D-printed items
If for some reason Amazon’s vast selection of products from every imaginable category wasn’t quite cutting it for you, we have some good news – on Monday, Amazon opened a...
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