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Obama won, Wolverine fired, Google Watch coming: #StuffToKnow this week

Well, the US government shut down (because of old men acting like children who didn’t get the toys they wanted), and after 16 day…

BlackBerry, HTC squeezed tightest in consolidating mobile market

Announcements by BlackBerry and HTC show the two companies are feeling the pressure and are likely to be increasingly marginalised into the future as…

Ireland re-examines its status as tech tax haven

Over the past few years Ireland’s managed to attract serious investment from international companies, especially in the tech sector, thanks to its relaxed tax…

Unseating Samsung: who has the stones to depose mobile’s current king?

On its relatively speedy ascent to the position as the world’s biggest phone maker, Samsung has crushed practically every incumbent and all new comers….

Apple brings in Burberry CEO as new retail head

Apple products have always blurred the line between consumer technology and fashionable lifestyle accessories. It makes a fair amount of sense then that the…

RIP: app discovery on iTunes and Google Play is dead

When last did you browse an app store? As the iTunes App Store hurtles towards 1 million apps, with Google Play passing this number…

Apple overtakes Coca Cola to become the world’s most valuable brand

Thanks to impressive performances on the stock market Apple has, at times, been the world’s most valuable company. It can’t really claim that any…

Steve Jobs is a God: Chinese web users

From tech leaders to lovers of Apple products, the shock resignation of Apple magnate Steve Jobs triggered an outpouring of praise. For some Chinese…

Steve’s gone, now what?

Apple’s reign as king of the high-end consumer tech world is assured in the short term but the long-term outlook is hazy without the…

‘The privilege of a lifetime’: Tim Cook sends his first memo as Apple’s CEO

Tim Cook, Apple’s new CEO, has sent out his very first memo to Apple staff as CEO of the tech giant. The memo was…

‘One more thing’: A look at Jobs’ time at Apple [Videos]

Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple’s CEO has set the tech world ablaze. Consumers have already begun speculating about Apple’s future without its fearless leader….

A ‘business superhero’: Tech leaders praise Jobs following resignation

Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO heralds the end of a more than 30 year association with the tech giant. No more polo necks,…

Steve Jobs’ resignation a boost for competitors

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has resigned his position as the company’s CEO. The man, widely credited with taking Apple from a laggard in the…

The rise of the app and Asia’s digital publishing future

The penetration of sophisticated handsets into Asian markets is growing rapidly, as is the demand for content. Ahead of the upcoming Apps World Asia…

iPad 3 for early 2012 says rumour-mill

Apple plans to begin trial production of a next generation iPad in October with an eye to an early 2012 launch, The Wall Street…

The Amazon, Walmart & FT app rebellion: What it means for you

If you take the time to read some of the many articles on mobile app strategy, you’ll find that they focus on trying to…

Rumours of the PC’s demise have been greatly exaggerated

The personal computer is not dead nor is it dying. Hype and slick marketing may be painting such a scenario, but that is not…

South Koreans file lawsuit against Apple each demanding one million won

More than 20 000 South Korean iPhone users have filed a class action lawsuit against US technology giant Apple for “illegal location tracking”. The…

What Google’s Motorola Mobility deal means for its patent war

Google has tipped over the patent-war applecart by acquiring Motorola Mobility for US$12.5-billion. This move by Google will hopefully put the current Nortel patent…

Samsung defiant in face of ongoing Dutch court battle

Samsung has announced that it will launch its Galaxy 10.1 inch tablet in the Netherlands despite an ongoing case between it and rival tech…

Google buys Motorola mobile division for $12.5bn

Hours before the opening of US markets, Google announced in a press release that it had acquired Motorola Mobility for “a total of about…

More fake Apple stores unearthed in China

Some 22 new fake Apple stores have been discovered in South Western China. This comes just weeks after an American blogger unearthed a store…

What has the digital revolution actually done for musicians?

There are few industries that have felt the move to digital and online more acutely and publicly than the music industry. The rise and…

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