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What will be Alibaba’s next tech channel play in A/NZ?

ARN explores 10 technologies Alibaba has in the works that could become part of its burgeoning tech channel play in the local market.

What will be Alibaba’s next tech channel play in A/NZ?
In pictures: The 20 greatest milestones of Android's first five years

Android, this is your life.

In pictures: The 20 greatest milestones of Android's first five years
In pictures: What’s in the cards for Android 5.0?

While we likely won’t see Android 5.0 (Key Lime Pie) for some time, new apps suggest that the future look and feel of Google’s mobile OS could be built upon "cards".

In pictures: What’s in the cards for Android 5.0?

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What will be Alibaba’s next tech channel play in A/NZ?

By Leon Spencer | 15 March, 2017 16:37

ARN explores 10 technologies Alibaba has in the works that could become part of its burgeoning tech channel play in the local market.
Dell's OS10 aims to open up networks, then whole datacentres

By Stephen Lawson | 21 January, 2016 07:16

Dell is opening up its network operating system, one step toward a data-center OS that could help enterprises emulate cloud companies like Google and Facebook.
Free Windows 10 upgrade will have 'no financial impact' on Microsoft

By Blair Hanley Frank | 15 August, 2015 02:55

When Microsoft announced that it would be offering consumers a free upgrade to Windows 10, it got a lot of people talking. After all, the company charged US$199 per license for consumers to upgrade to Windows 7 Professional just six years ago. So clearly, a free upgrade to a new OS would have to have a big impact on Microsoft's business, right?
Apple updates Boot Camp to support Windows 10

By Fred O'Connor | 14 August, 2015 02:27

Apple has updated Boot Camp, its utility that allows Windows to run on a Mac, to support Windows 10, two weeks after Microsoft launched its latest OS.
Windows 10's user share suggests 45M devices are running the new OS

By Gregg Keizer | 12 August, 2015 02:33

Microsoft's Windows 10 piled up user share, finishing last week with a record 3% of all Windows-powered devices, according to a U.S. analytics company.

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10 things Windows 10 does better than Windows 8 (+8 photos)

By Brad Chacos | 29 July, 2015 01:59

Did the PC market collapse because Windows 8 sucked, or did Windows 8 suck because Microsoft overcompensated for the PC market's collapse? It's a bit of a chicken-or-the-egg scenario, but one thing's certain: Windows 8 sucked.
Deep-dive review: Windows 10 - worth the wait

By Preston Gralla | 28 July, 2015 03:30

Finally, an operating system from Microsoft you can love.
Clear as mud: Microsoft struggles to define 'free' for Windows 10

By Gregg Keizer | 23 June, 2015 02:04

Microsoft's Keystone Kops-like revelation that Windows 10 testers would get a free copy of the OS -- yes, no, then yes, probably, but with strings -- may be confusing compared to Apple's approach to OS X, but reflects the much more complicated ecosystem the Redmond, Wash. company maintains.
FAQ: How Microsoft will update Windows 10

By Gregg Keizer | 15 June, 2015 20:23

Microsoft is just weeks away from pushing customers into a radical overhaul of how they receive security, maintenance and new feature updates.
Microsoft goes vague on Windows 10 support

By Gregg Keizer | 08 June, 2015 00:08

Microsoft is hanging a lot of Windows 10 on a single phrase: "supported lifetime of the device."