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Windows Phone ‘Threshold’ update to join converging Windows 8.1 and Xbox One in 2015

Although Windows Phone 8.1 is not expected until spring 2014, there is already talk about what comes after the next major Windows Phone OS. This morning, Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet has...

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Free upgrades pay off for Apple and Microsoft in November

Latest worldwide usage figures for PC/Mac operating systems and browsers show little change in November, a traditionally slow month. But a close look at the numbers shows that the free...

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NBN faces “high risk” from FttN-related IT development: NBN Co

Development of new IT, operational and business support systems to support an FttN network would require a massive, expensive and risk-fraught IT development process, NBN Co warned the incoming minister...

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Social business adoption in the workplace

What does becoming a social business actually entail? A practitioner in the trenches shares his top strategies and techniques for driving engagement with social tools. Motivating people to adopt social...

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Can technology improve business innovation?

Useful innovation is one of the most meaningful outputs of human creativity. Today, technological aids are increasingly employed to improve and amplify the innovation process. Now new social methods, especially...

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Apple Maps’ worldview is now better than Google Maps’

It had its share of problems, but Apple Maps is back with a vengeance. Powered by some jaw-dropping 3D graphics and enjoying an aggressive multi-platform strategy, Apple is finally set...

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Germany’s anti-cartel office drops Amazon inquiry

Third-party sellers in Germany no longer have to agree to "price parity" clause. Germany's antitrust regulation authority announced earlier this week that it is dropping an inquiry into Amazon's pricing...

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Nokia Lumia 2520 offers affordable and powerful alternative to iPad

The iPad may be THE tablet, but that's not stopping Nokia from taking a shot at them with their new tablet that's just as powerful and quite a bit less...

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Here’s what Windows 9 could look like

With Windows 8.1 just out the door, Windows 9 is slated for a late 2014 release. With little to go on except sheer creativity and a bevy of ideas, designers...

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European Parliament’s network has been hacked

The news comes not long after leaked documents showed the NSA was bugging and spying EU offices around the world. But the U.S. agency can likely be ruled out as...

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How Italy learned to stop worrying and love online shopping

Italians have always been wary of making purchases online, but things could be about to change, thanks to growing adoption of smartphones and slates. With the holiday season approaching, Italians —...

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São Paulo’s free Wi-Fi scheme will be 40% cheaper than expected

São Paulo is currently in the process of bringing free, public Wi-Fi to everyone in the city. The cost of this scheme was originally expect to be around $6.4 million...

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