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Apple

iPad Continues to Dominate in Q1

Apple's iPad continues to lead the tablet market, while demand for Amazon's Kindle Fire has died down considerably, according to a ABI Research report. The tablet market in general grew 185 percent since last year, with the industry shipping 18.2 million devices in the first quarter of this year. Apple accounted for 11.8 million of those shipments, or 65 percent of the market. That's largely thanks to the launch of Apple's third-generation iPad and a price reduction on iPad 2 models.

June 6, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Microsoft

Microsoft Teases with Windows Phone

The software giant announced last month that it would hold a Windows Phone developer summit on June 20-21, but now it appears we will be getting a taste of its next-generation mobile operating system. Microsoft sent out invitations to the press for a June 22 event in San Francisco that promises a sneak peek of the future of Windows Phone.

June 6, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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General

Firefox 13 Final Released

If you are like Paul Morris and make use of a number of different web browsers, then it can become a little confusing to keep up with release schedules and what has actually been included when a company like Mozilla or Google pushes out a new update. For those who use Firefox regularly, you will probably be aware that for one reason or another Mozilla have changed the way they release updates, and whether or not that is to keep in line with competitors is open for discussion.

June 5, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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General

Acer Introduces Aspire S7

Acer is unveiling its first Windows 8 collection at Computex and Taipei, and while it’s showing off some other, non-traditional designs, its Aspire S7 aluminum ultrabook is quite a looker. The 1080p touchscreen laptop is coming in two sizes — 13.3 and 11.6 inches — and Acer is quoting 12 and 9 hours of battery life, respectively. Other details are light, but Acer is adding a glossy layer of glass to the outside of the 13.3-inch machine’s aluminum lid.

June 4, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Acer Announces 11.6-inch Iconia W700

Acer's unloading all of its Windows 8 announcements at Computex in Taipei yesterday, among them the Iconia W510 and W700 tablets. While Jeff Blagdon doesn't has full specs for either yet, the W700 is an 11.6-inch Full HD, 10-finger multitouch touchscreen tablet with Dolby Home Theater sound, and it's also got a pretty interesting cradle to go with it. The cradle allows for a tilt of up to 70 degrees while in landscape mode for better viewing angles, and goes to 20 degrees for more convenient touch angles. We also know that the W700 has three USB 3.0 ports.

June 4, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Microsoft

Windows 8 Upgrade Available

Microsoft said on Thursday that it would kick off a Windows 8 upgrade program on Saturday, June 2, giving buyers of new Windows 7 PCs the chance to grab a copy of the not-yet-released operating system for $15. The upgrade program will run from June 2, 2012, to Jan. 31, 2013. People who buy a new computer with any version of Windows 7 installed during that period will be able to purchase Windows 8 Pro, the higher-priced of the two global retail editions, for $14.99. The upgrade to Pro will be fulfilled after the official launch of Windows 8.

June 1, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Microsoft

Windows 8 Preview Expected Tomorrow

Thanks to an accidental blog post, Microsoft officials may have tipped their hand that the Windows 8 Release Preview - the final public test build of Windows 8 - may hit a bit earlier than many expected. Microsoft officials have been promising for weeks that Windows 8 Release Preview would be available for download during the first week of June. But a post today - now pulled - on a new Windows Hardware and Driver Developer blog - outlined plans for availability for the Release Preview with a "download here" link that slated to go live on tomorrow.

May 31, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Adobe

Adobe Lightroom Update Now Available

Adobe has released version 4.1 of its Lightroom photo management software, which includes eagerly anticipated support for some recent popular camera models like the Canon 5D Mark III, Nikon D800, Olympus OM-D E-M5, and Fujifilm X-Pro1. To tide customers over, the company has been offering a release candidate preview for several weeks, but users should now be prompted to download the final build the next time they open the app.

May 31, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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General

Dell to Launch ARM Servers at Appropriate Time

Dell said that it plans to launch ARM based servers and computing centers for developers, customers and partners. The move comes as more server makers are looking at ARM architecture for so-called hyperscale data centers, which are used for Web companies and other businesses looking to save power. HP also said it will focus on ARM servers with “Project Moonshot” and AMD bought SeaMicro, an earlier pioneer of the microserver movement.

May 30, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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Google

Google Drops A New Chromebook And Chromebox

If you haven’t paid attention to Google’s Chrome OS in a while, you might not recognise it after today’s update: the cloud-based OS UI has been revamped and now has multitouch trackpad support. Coinciding with that release is an updated Samsung Series 5 Chromebook and a Series 3 Chromebox. The emphasis here is nearly singular: speed, speed, speed.

May 30, 2012 Ivo Rangelov

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