Nobody could accuse Microsoft of being on a charm offensive of late. In fact, it's more likely that the finger would be pointed at them for doing the complete opposite after the Redmond firm set about Apple in various Windows RT ads, pitting its own tablet machines against Apple's wildly popular iPads. It seems that Apple's isn't the only one to find itself in the firing line though, after Microsoft apparently decided that if you're going to go toe-to-toe with one huge international technology player, then you might as well go against two.
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Oliver Haslam has written about technology for over a decade. His work has been published in print at Macworld and online pretty much everywhere else. If it plugs in or has a battery, it's fair game.
Those rumors of a PS4 and Vita bundle being made available in the UK were spot on as it turns out, with Sony confirming to Eurogamer that the company will be working closely with retailers in order to offer the new home console alongside Sony's mobile gaming machine as part of an 'ultimate bundle.'
If you've splashed out the big bucks on a new iPhone then the chances are you're going to want to protect it. For most of us that means putting it into a case that at least claims to offer some sort of protection against bumps and scrapes, as well as possibly the odd fall here and there. But that's about it.
The Pebble smartwatch is probably the most famous smartwatch of them all, and while some may argue that it's not as smart as it could be, there's little justification for saying that it's not been the start of a whole new push into wearable technology. Alongside Google Glass, Pebble is rightly thought of as a pioneer in the wearable tech space that has since seen Samsung and Sony make an entrance. With Apple presumably also readying its own smartwatch, the arena is only going to get more interesting too.
It may not be entirely unexpected, but it's disappointing nonetheless. Following the Australian Apple Store's refresh overnight, it is now clear that Apple's big Black Friday offers will not be all that big after all.
It's that time of year again folks where everyone sits down to eat as much turkey and pie as they can without passing out. It's also the time of year when everyone risks life and limb to get the very best deals they can. That's right, Black Friday 2013 is almost upon us, and the online sales have already begun.
The technology world never stops turning, and the smartphone portion is more fluid than most, which means it's no surprise to anyone that Samsung is hard at work making the Galaxy Gear 2 so soon after the first version hit stores alongside the third generation Galaxy Note.
We've all seen Star Trek, and some of us are a little too keen on the universe created by Gene Roddenberry. But whether you're a fan of Star Trek or not, you can't argue against the fact that the various different iterations on the original series as well as the subsequent movies had a knack of predicting some of the technology that we all take for granted today. Star Trek has its characters using tablets before the iPad (or even Tablet PCs, too) and voice recognition was being used on our TV screens before Siri and Google Now were even close to being announced. Skype didn't exist, but those on the bridge of a Star Trek ship could talk to people on giant screens, just like we can today.
Being able to search via Google.com using the power of your voice is nothing new at this point, but actually initiating the whole process required clicking on the voice search icon in a search box. It's no great hardship in the grand scheme of things, granted, but things can always be better. That's why Google announced earlier this year that it would be bringing its hands-free activation of Google Search to Chrome.
If you've got an iPhone, iPod touch or an iPad that has Siri built-in and happen to own the right Honda or Acura car, then you can now drive into a dealer and have Siri Eyes Free installed after Honda announced its immediate availability via a press release.
