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Pick the right Apple computer for you

Pick the right Apple computer for you

So you have decided to buy an Apple computer because a Mac is incredibly reliable and easy to use, but you aren’t quite sure what model to purchase. Shopping for a computer can be an exhausting experience with so many different new models to choose from. You want to find the perfect balance between a computer that fits within your budget and has all of the features that you need. If you’re making the switch … Read entire article »

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Five ‘iPad killers’

Five ‘iPad killers’

1. Microsoft Courier Microsoft’s iPad killer is as good as confirmed, although the company is yet to make any official announcement about the device. Leaked photos and documents purporting to show the Courier have got gadget fans salivating; it’s a dual-screen device with two 7in touch-screens designed for writing, flicking and drawing on, with fingers or a stylus. It has a rear-mounted camera, is capable of charging and syncing content wirelessly, and is designed for playing … Read entire article »

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Microsoft’s ‘sexting row’

Microsoft’s ‘sexting row’

The advert, which appears on the official Microsoft Kin website, shows groups of youngsters using their phones to keep in touch. Microsoft is positioning the Kin One and Kin Two as ‘social’ devices, capable of connecting people with their friends and social network, and making it easier to share content, such as pictures, with people they know. In one scene, a young man pulls up his shirt and takes a photo of his bare chest … Read entire article »

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Twitter’s business model

Twitter’s business model

The site, with a valuation of approximately one billion dollars, according to technology analyst firm Ovum, has resisted any move towards traditional advertising in the four years since its launch – raising many questions about how it will eventually turn a profit and what business model it will adopt. However, this evening, Twitter launches ‘promoted tweets’ which Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, summarises as “ordinary tweets that businesses and organisations want to highlight to a … Read entire article »

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Google ranks on speed

Google ranks on speed

Google search results are now being based partly on a website’s speed, the company has announced. Previously, ranking was purely based on the relevance of a site to the terms a user searched for, but the system has been adjusted after Google studies found that site visitors discriminated against slow web pages. The search giant said, however, that only a very small number of sites would be affected. Writing on the company’s Webmaster Central Blog, engineers … Read entire article »

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Twitter calms developers

Twitter calms developers

Ryan Sarver, an engineer at Twitter, said the company had acquired third-party client Tweetie in order to make it easier for newcomers to the microblogging service to download a Twitter app. Although there are dozens of third-party clients available, none are allowed to feature “Twitter” in there name, leading to potential confusion. “We realised that it was causing massive confusion among user’s who had an iPhone and were looking to use Twitter for the first time,” … Read entire article »

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