Category : Computers

E-waste recycling available nationally

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The  National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme where Australians are able to recycle their unwanted e-waste for free is now available nationally. Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, the Hon Amanda Rishworth and Federal Member for Bass, Geoff Lyons, launched the national availability of scheme services in Tasmania. The launch also coincided with the one year anniversary of the Continue Reading


Asus Zenbook Infinity gets tough with Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Asus Zenbook Infinity Ultrabook will be the first Ultrabook in the world to feature an outer lid and keyboard surround made from Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with Native Damage Resistance. The Ultrabook, which will make its debut at Computex 2013 in June, has a maximum thickness of 15.5mm and is 14 per cent thinner than the previous generation of Zenbok. Continue Reading


Microsoft Surface Pro hits Australian shores

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Microsoft is growing its Surface family of PCs with the launch of Surface Pro, which will features Windows 8. Described by the company as a ‘PC in a tablet form’, the Surface Pro is powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, weighs less than 1kg and measures 13.5mm thin. It also integrated with a kickstand to enable hands-free standing. “Surface Continue Reading


Nokia hints at entering tablet market

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A Nokia exec has hinted at the idea the mobile phone supplier may release a tablet later in the year, BGR has reported. During an interview with CNET, Nokia’s executive vice president of smart devices, Jo Harlow, apparently said the company was “very interested” in entering the tablet market. This comes after Nokia CEO Stephen Elop had previously said the Continue Reading


Microsoft to offer Windows 8 upgrade

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While Windows 8 may never reach the popularity levels as iOS or Android, it has brought Microsoft back into the game once again. Now, Microsoft is looking to upgrade the software with Windows 8.1, previously referred to as ‘Windows Blue’. It will be a free update to Windows 8 for consumers through the Windows Store. At a recent presentation in Continue Reading


PC upgrades slow down, research shows

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When businesses were asked which device they plan to buy or replace in the next 12 months, the answer was PCs. The latest results from Roy Morgan Research show the year to March 2013, there has been a plunge in PC upgrades from 20.3 per cent to 17.6 per cent. However the proportion of businesses intending to buy or replace Continue Reading


Toshiba invests R&D into smart paper technology

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Toshiba has revealed they are working on the future of mobile technology by cautiously investing into the right areas of R&D. Toshiba Australia managing director, Mark Whittard said key features of future computing technology should include cloud service, natural hand writing capabilities, digital voice recognition and security will be part of that. With saying that, the company gave a sneak Continue Reading


In a solid state with Seagate 600 SSD

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Continuing to build on its portfolio of flash-memory solutions, Seagate Technology has taken the wraps off its first client solid state drive (SSD). The Seagate 600 SSD is set to deliver faster four time faster boot up speeds, shorter application load times and improved system responsiveness for a laptop. Fast and as easy to install as a hard disk drive Continue Reading


Toshiba aims to “inspire desire” with Kira

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“There’s not enough reason [on the market] to convince the customer to upgrade,” said Toshiba Australia managing director, Mark Whittard, speaking at launch in Sydney on Wednesday. “No longer can you back a new CPU or a new operating system to give stimulus to this marketplace. What we have to do is we have to get smarter in the way Continue Reading


iWorld signs Ten 1 Design for Pogo Connect

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iPad and iPhone users will now have the ease of sketching and taking notes with stylus pen Pogo Connect from Ten 1 Design. Distributed exclusively by iWorld Australia in Australia and New Zealand, Pogo Connect sports a patent pending technology called Crescendo Sensor, which does not require any calibration and can work at all angles with 0 grams of activation Continue Reading


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