Microsoft unveils first desktop computer
MICROSOFT has unveiled its first desktop computer and a range of powerful tools at a Windows 10 event.
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Apple to announce MacBook redesign
MARK your calendars: Apple has officially set an event this week in which it’s expected to roll out a redesign of the MacBook.
Apple teases new product launch
APPLE has announced a new product launch next week, with expectations it will redesign the MacBook for the first time in four years.
Changes in new Apple operating software
WITH a range of new features, Apple is keen to make your home computer more like your iPhone with its latest software update.
How Microsoft plans to ‘solve’ cancer
TECH giant Microsoft has revealed detailsof its latest research, saying it is aiming to “solve cancer using computer science”.
The surprising history of Tetris
IT WAS everyone’s favourite game when it took the world by storm, but first it had to break out of the Soviet Union.
The scary future of cyber crime
ARTIFICIAL intelligence experts have claimed that computers and robots will commit more crimes than humans by 2040, with humans powerless to stop them.
Top five features of new Macbook OS
THE operating system of your Mac has officially been killed to make way for a new OS, codenamed Sierra. Here are the best five features.
Google is working on a new OS
GOOGLE already has two operating systems and now it is working on a third, but no one is really sure why.
Verdict on world’s thinnest laptop
IT MIGHT only be 0.3cm thinner than the MacBook Air, but that’s all HP’s Spectre laptop needs to be considered the thinnest laptop.
Microsoft app boosts Apple iPhone
THEY have long been Apple’s fiercest rival, but Microsoft has just released an app that will make your iPhone better in one key way.
Five ways to be geek chic
TECHNOLOGY is not just about boring beige boxes. These five examples of fine design prove useful gadgets can also be super stylish.
Will the world run out of power?
TECH experts have issues a scary warning based on data that predicts computers will use more electricity than the entire world can generate by 2040.
What to expect from Windows 10 update
THE removal of passwords, a smarter personal assistant and more uses for the stylus are just some of the updates coming to Windows 10.
Microsoft’s sneaky Windows 10 ploy
MICROSOFT hopes removing the free upgrade for Windows 10 will push people to upgrade to the operating system before the end of July.
$13,600 payout for Windows 10 update
PLENTY of PC users were left frustrated by Microsoft’s tactics to get customers to install Windows 10, but Teri Goldstein fought back in a big way.
Office users targeted by security threat
HUNDREDS of thousands of Aussies could be at risk with a new malware targeting Office 365 users making the rounds.
Huge changes coming to your Mac
IF you use a Mac, your user experience is about to drastically change with Apple announcing a brand new operating system packed with new features.
Four ways to slim down your laptop
THE best laptop for the job might not be a laptop at all, with new, slimmer hybrid tablets and ultrabooks changing how we work on the go.
Windows 10 upgrade a ‘nasty trick’
MICROSOFT’S tricky new Windows 10 pop-up has faced criticism for forcing users to upgrade to the new operating system.
Telstra customers still without internet
TELSTRA just can’t seem to get a break this year with customers claiming to have no internet, despite the telco saying the issue is resolved.
Retro tech worth small fortune
IT’S time to dig through your cupboard and dust off your tech products. If you own the right item you could be making thousands of dollars in cash.
‘A great device gets better’
WHEN I got my hands on the second-generation 2016 12-inch Retina MacBook version, I was keen to see what had changed.
The easy way to speed up your laptop
IF your computer is running slow, it’s likely your own fault. By fixing one common error, you can have your machine running smoothly.
It’s called the Netflix effect
WHATEVER you want to label it, it’s increasingly clear that internet data is the life blood of the modern world.
Samsung, Microsoft gang up on Apple
YOUR next computer will probably be a two-in-one tablet. Samsung and Microsoft are teaming up to make sure you back theirs over Apple’s iPad Pro.
This is why the net can’t have nice things
AN artificial-intelligence chatbot designed by Microsoft to tweet like a teenage girl has been suspended after one day because of its offensive, foul-mouthed remarks.
Gates: I memorised staff numberplates
BILL Gates has revealed details of how “fanatical” he was in the early days of Microsoft and why his parents sent him to a psychologist as a teenager.
Microsoft’s latest surface? Your arm
Did Microsoft just outpace Fitbit in the fitness-tracking market? Its new wearable ‘smartband’ offers more sensors but may not be as accurate.
Microsoft takes on Fitbit, Apple
MICROSOFT is going to war with Fitbit and Apple with its wearable ‘smart band’ that will launch in stores around Australia today.
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