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Android Jelly Bean – need to know

Google’s unwrapped its latest software confectionary – dubbed Jelly Bean – and it’s smoother and slicker than any Android version yet. Read more...

Google Nexus 7 release date, price and spec announced

If tablets had lids, Google would’ve just lifted the one on its new Android tablet, the Google Nexus 7. The 340g, 7in slate’s got a quad-core Tegra 3 hitched up to 1GB RAM to drive the all-new Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) OS to its 1200x800 IPS Gorilla Glass screen. It also the first Android device to run Chrome as the default browser. Read more...

Apple is working on wireless charging for iPhone and iPad

Chances are there's some gagdet lovers out there who would rather spend eternity untangling headphones than charge their smartphone wirelessly in Jay-Z's nightclub. But that doesn't mean we aren't fond of the wireless charging idea. Apple seems to like it too. And when Apple likes something, it usually files a patent in celebration. Read more...

Apple dual-screen apps incoming

Nearly every film set in the future features a multi-screen control station. Seeing that as inevitable Brightcove has jumped ahead and created a tool that allows developers to make dual-screen Apple apps easily – making your sofa a futuristic control station. Brightcove’s clever idea is to allow developers to come up with apps that use dual-screens over Apple’s AirPlay with Apple TV. Read more...

Best iPhone apps this week

We're in a gaming mood this week so feast your thumbs on these glorious time-wasters, featuring The New Draw Something. Check it out....

You can buy Google’s Project Glass future specs now for US$1500

Sergey Brin took to the Google I/O keynote stage and turned it into a temporary catwalk to model the company’s latest eyewear – Project Glass.

We got to see three styles – blue, white and black – each housing a “powerful” CPU in one arm, plus a mic, speaker, camera and touchpad. And you can pre-order a pair now for the princely (though, all things considered, not astronomical) price of US$1500. Read more...

Microsoft buys Yammer for US$1.2bn

Microsoft is buying Yammer in an effort to boost its social networking credentials. The software giant has agreed to pay US$1.2bn for the service.

Best described as a social network for office workers, it offers Facebook-style features within the confines of a business group to foster collaboration – Ford and Deloitte are two big names already using it. Read more...