Global shipment of smartphones will be driven by strong growth in emerging markets, with China leading the way in adoption and development of devices.

published 38 minutes ago by Liau Yun Qing

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Japanese electronics maker reportedly selling its Malaysia factory, which will bring its total job cuts to 10,000.

published 2 hours ago by Liau Yun Qing

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All three mobile carriers have signed on to provide emergency alerts over their mobile networks when customers are in an area experiencing an emergency, such as a bushfire or terrorist attack.

published 3 hours ago by Michael Lee

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Wholesale broadband provider Eftel has picked up VoIP provider Engin for AU$9.1 million.

published 3 hours ago by Josh Taylor

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Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull has conceded that the Coalition will not reveal a fully-costed NBN policy prior to the next Australian Federal election.

published 3 hours ago by Josh Taylor

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Apple wants more money, while Samsung wants a new trial.

published 4 hours ago by Spandas Lui

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Microsoft and Google might be archrivals in business, but you don't have to get caught in the crossfire. Google is making excellent progress in its quest to add Windows 8 (Metro) support to Chrome. And Microsoft's flagship Windows 8 apps connect well with Gmail and other Google services. Here's how to get everything to work together.

published 4 hours ago by Ed Bott

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Canonical is integrating Amazon search results into Ubuntu Linux and some users hate the idea so Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth explained why he approved it.

published 5 hours ago by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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Microsoft and Google are archrivals on the business front, but they share a lot of customers. It's a classic example of co-opetition. Surprisingly, Google services and Windows 8 apps work well together. Here's what you can expect when you connect Chrome, Gmail, and other Google products and services to Windows 8.

published 5 hours ago by Ed Bott

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BlackBerry fixed an outage, SingTel got fined for outages that occurred last year, Indonesia delayed its 3G spectrum auction, and IBM opened a security operations centre in Wroclaw, Poland.

published 5 hours ago by Spandas Lui

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I spend far too much time using Twitter and have tried just about every mobile Twitter app on every platform. Tweetings on the Nexus 7 may be the best Twitter app on any mobile platform.

published 14 hours ago by James Kendrick

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For over two years I was seduced by the tremendous potential of Google's Open Source mobile operating system. Until I finally realized many of Android's redeeming features were perverted by the lies of false prophets.

published 2 days ago by Jason Perlow

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Microsoft wasn't kidding when it said Windows 8 Pro tablets would cost as much as Ultrabooks.

published 2 days ago by Sean Portnoy

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There are a few models of iPhone 5 units and it looks like the Verizon model may be one of the best with support for foreign SIM cards and even AT&T;/T-Mobile HSPA+ usage.

published 2 days ago by Matthew Miller

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Many of us will start losing our eyesight as we age. The digital world can help get round some of these physical impediments - but not if digital rights management and the like blocks our accessibility.

published 2 days ago by Rupert Goodwins

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