Managing director of Microsoft Australia, Pip Marlow, has certainly had a busy 24 hours as Windows 8 went on sale from Midnight last night. Just after this morning’s official launch event in Sydney. I caught up with Pip on the phone to talk about the launch, some of the press the operating system has been getting and what people can[Read More…]
The rumours & speculation ends here. Earlier today Apple made the official announcement and gave details of a new ‘iPad Mini’ that will be available from November 2. I’ve always been a big fan of the smaller Tablet devices (owning a Samsung Galaxy 7″ tablet myself) and it looks like Apple can also see the advantages in scaling down their popular[Read More…]
Possibly the worst thing that you could do your mobile phone is get it wet…or even worse completely submerge it in any kind of liquid. Accidents do happen, from putting your phone though the wash to dropping it in the toilet or spilling a drink on it and usually the outcome is not great for the device. A new product[Read More…]
It’s a good idea to have a spare battery for your digital still or video camera as you never know when you’ll be caught out with a flat battery and no chance of a quick recharge, but when it comes to shopping for a backup or replacement battery, it pays to do your homework. You could go back to the store you[Read More…]
How much can your mobile device tell you about who you really are? Well thanks to the Human Face of Big Data project, people from across the globe can now compare themselves to others by comparing answers in real time to questions across a range of topics. The Human Face of Big data App is being used to collect anonymous[Read More…]
