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Intel’s High Hopes for Haswell Chips – 50% More Battery Life On PCs
Intel has a lot riding on the success of its upcoming Haswell processor, which represents the next big generational shift in its line of flagship PC chips. In an effort to build up some excitement ahead of its launch, the company has given us an early preview of some of its new benefits – the ...
Patent Abuse Reduction Act Aims To Shoot Down Trolls
The fightback against patent trolls is picking up steam with new ammunition materializing in the form of Texas Senator John Cornyn’s newly introduced Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013. According to Cornyn, the bill is designed to act as a deterrent to patent trolls in several ways: “This bill would require plaintiffs to disclose the ...
Waze Bidding War? Google, Microsoft + Apple Plot Takeover Bids
What with Facebook’s attempted acquisition of Waze thrown into doubt, reports have emerged that Google is about to drive forward with its own attempt to purchase the social mapping application. With Microsoft and Apple also rumoured to be interested, the battle for Waze could be about to erupt into an all-out bidding war between the ...
How to Switch Email Services Easily & Keep All Your Mails, Contacts
There’s dozens of reasons why you might want to switch to a different email provider. Whether its worries about insecurity (such as with Yahoo these days), Gmail’s disconcerting habit of ‘reading’ every email you type, or just the fact that you plain don’t like the features your current email provides, there’s always a better alternative. ...
Software Developers Are So Scarce, You’ll Get Paid $30K If You Can Find One
Developers are in seriously high demand at the minute. Or at least, they seem to be according to one somewhat generous tech firm, which is apparently so desperate to hire some talent that it’s prepared to pay an extremely handsome finder’s fee for each qualified individual it hires. HubSpot, which proclaims itself as an all-in-one ...
Lenovo Unaffected By PC Market Slump, HP Struggles
Lenovo’s PC business has bucked the trend once again, recording positive growth over the last quarter in spite of a record breaking slump in PC sales over the same period. The Chinese PC maker saw quarterly shipments of its computers rise by 0.4% year-on-year, a stark contrast to the rest of the industry which saw ...
Twitter Finally Adds Two-Step Authentication To Block Hackers
Twitter has finally done something about all the high-profile accounts hacks its been seeing, introducing a form of two-step authentication in order to help users better secure their accounts. The security measure means that those who activate it will be required to enter a second, six-digit passcode sent via SMS each time they attempt to ...
Microsoft Gets Gangsta: Xbox One Muscles In On Used Games Market
The Xbox One looks fantastic, but one thing that gamers have been worried about is their ability to play pre-owned games on the console. The good news is that Microsoft has confirmed that this will be allowed, users can buy and install pre-owned games on their machines no problem at all. The bad news? It’s ...
SAP Thinks Outside The Box, Launches Drive to Recruit Autistic Workers
It’s pretty well known that people with autism often possess ‘off-the-chart’ abilities when it comes to technology. Indeed, many of them display genius-level IQ ratings and an exceptionally high level of attention to detail. Now, in order to benefit from this pool of untapped geniuses, many of whom are often overlooked by employers, the German ...
AWS Cloud Gets The Nod From FedRAMP
Amazon Web Services has received a boost as it vies to become the cloud computing provider of choice for federal agencies, after receiving a three-year certification from the Federal Risk Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). According to the Washington Post, FedRAMP’s certification means that it’ll be much easier for different federal agencies to adopt AWS’s cloud ...