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Steam manages to achieve over seven million concurrent active users

Steam has been growing rapidly since it was first released a decade ago but in recent months it has been growing even faster than before. Having recently achieved the highest...

Why does Google want to push auto-reply technology?

Google has recent filed a patent application for technology that automatically replies to messages on your behalf. Why is Google trying to push this technology and why do they think...

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...

Oppo N1 launching December 10th for $599

Chinese manufacturer Oppo has slowly gained a reputation among Android fans for offering high-end specs, software flexibility, and value. Its latest smartphone, the N1, is a push to contest for...

Acer needs to transition from PCs to tablet if it hopes to survive

Acer, the world's fourth largest PC vendor, has been struggling in recent years to lift its earning. About 80% of the company's revenue comes from desktops and notebooks but demand for PCs...

Amazon is experimenting with autonomous flying delivery drones

Between launching a charity-friendly buying program, announcing Sunday deliveries, and gearing up for the first wave of frenzied holiday shoppers, Amazon has been busy these past few weeks. But that...

Control your appliances remotely with the Smart Power Strip

While still in the early stages of development, creator Roger Yiu has launched the Smart Power Strip on Kickstarter. The new device is supposed to allow users to remotely control their plugged-in home...

Firefox OS review: “Firefox OS isn’t ready for the big time”

Many people have been hoping for a new mobile operating system to challenge Android, iOS, and Windows Phone, the three dominant mobile operating systems. Both Mozilla and Samsung decided to...

HealthCare.gov is now running “smoothly for the vast majority of users”

Back in October when HealthCare.gov launched and then promptly became an enormous shit show, the Obama administration imposed December 1st as their deadline for getting the site's act together. And...

Lenovo is bringing Chinese smartphones to Germany

Following the growing trend of bringing Chinese smartphones to the West, Lenovo is planning to expand its smartphone presence in Europe by bringing its smartphones to Europe’s largest economy, Germany, next year....

WhatsApp new king of smartphone IM, survey claims

Facebook has lost its mobile messaging lead to the upstart WhatsApp platform, according to new research published this weekend. OnDevice surveyed almost 4,000 smartphone users in five countries and found that a whopping 44 per...

New water-repellant surface destroys drops that hit it

Water-repellant materials are everywhere. Inspired by structures found in nature, these materials excel at staying dry by making water "bounce" off their surface. Now, a new structure detailed in the scientific...