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CyberPower’s Steam Machine will launch as a Windows 8.1 device instead
Rather than let its hardware vendors run with their own brand Steam Machines that they've been developing for the past year, Valve decided to delay things until next year while...
Amazon’s average tech support response time is 9.75 seconds
Amazon's Mayday feature, which provides on-device tech support all day, every day on the Kindle Fire HDX, has become a popular option among owners. Three-quarters of Kindle Fire HDX tablet...
Nokia’s Here division has acquired Medio Systems
Since its separation from its handset business, Nokia has gone on a personalization binge. Nokia’s now-core location-based services division, called Here, wants to create highly personalized maps that anticipate a...
Windows 8 has been labeled as a potential threat in China
China Central Television, CCTV, has questioned Microsoft’s Windows 8, citing critical security concerns within the software company’s operating system. The state-run news station cited information it claimed was discovered by...
How much extra money to consumers pay for phones thanks to royalty fees?
With all the patent litigation flying around, it’s reasonable to assume it will affect the price of a smartphone. If a case is lost or settled out of court, one...
Nokia has acquired a mapping startup called Desti to expand HERE maps
Nokia, now lightened of its handset load thanks to Microsoft, has made an acquisition to expand its HERE mapping business, one of the assets that has remained with the Finnish company. It has bought Desti,...
Intel is looking to boost its mobile hardware strategy
Low-cost Android tablets from little-known vendors with 3G capabilities may soon hit shelves with chips from Intel, which is looking to replace ARM processors in devices starting at $100. Intel...
Microsoft has officially announced a new edition of Windows 8.1
The rumors were true: On Friday, Microsoft announced Windows 8.1 with Bing, a new version of Windows 8.1 available only to hardware manufacturers. The new edition of Windows appears to be...
Google promises to respect net neutrality with its own Fiber network
Google fired a shot across the bow of big ISPs like Comcast and Verizon yesterday, stating in a blog post from its Fiber division that it would never charge a content company...
Microsoft is fixing an Office 365 glitch that caused users to be billed twice
Microsoft is aware of a glitch that has caused some Office 365 customers to be double billed when purchasing select products. In fact, some users were being issued automatic renewal...
Samsung’s security platform KNOX gets approval from the UK government
The UK government has published a security guidance for using Samsung KNOX on select Samsung smartphones and tablets, giving the devices a stamp of approval for public sector use. The...
EU court rules that Google must grant users the “right to be forgotten”
The highest court in the European Union decided on Tuesday that Google must, in some cases, grant users of its search engine a so-called right to be forgotten that includes...
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