New Gadgets MSI launches Big Bang-XPower II motherboard for militant overclockers Motherboards sporting Intel's X79 chipset are finally starting to make a decent dent in the marketplace and, after showing off a pair of options at IDF, MSI is back with a model for the serious builders out there. … [Read more...]
Why so Siri? Amazon goes after Apple with Yap acquisition
March 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Amazon.com may have started as an online book vendor but it has transformed itself into a juggernaut and it may be eyeing direct competition with Apple in the future. It turns out Amazon quietly purchased the Charlotte, NC based voice recognition specialist Yap through a subsidiary. Neither Yap … [Read more...]
Researcher says: Android Tablets Gained on IPad in Third Quarter
February 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Oct. 21 – Sales of tablet computers running Google Inc.’s Android software rose last quarter at the expense of Apple Inc.’s iPad, after companies led by Samsung Electronics Co. introduced new models, according to a researcher. Android-powered tablet computers accounted for 27 percent of … [Read more...]
Windows Developer Preview Offers Glimpse of Future
January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The pre-beta of Windows 8 shows off a new UI and design features but otherwise looks familiar. If I’ve learned nothing else from spending a few days with the Windows Developer Preview, it’s that Microsoft is taking few chances on there ever being another Vista. Although the first impression one … [Read more...]
Apple iPad ‘to dominate market to 2014′
December 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Apple's iPad is set to retain most of the tablet market in the coming year, according to analysts at Gartner. Tablet Apple's market dominance will remain essentially undisputed throughout 2011, according to a special report by analyst Gartner. IPad expected to account for only 73.4 percent of … [Read more...]