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• 18 March 2013

• News: Average user carries 2.9 devices -- Sophos

  A new Sophos survey has found that the average technology user carries 2.9 devices.

• 15 March 2013

• News: Linksys brand to survive as Cisco completes sale to Belkin

  Belkin completed its acquisition of Linksys on Friday and will keep the longtime home networking company's brand, products and support channels.

• News: Samsung promotes mobile, consumer chiefs to share leadership

  Samsung Electronics has promoted the heads of its mobile and consumer electronics businesses to share leadership along with the existing boss who oversees components, as the company looks to strengthen the independence of its massive internal divisions.

• News: Samsung Galaxy S4 new features

  Samsung has launched its new flagship smartphone the Galaxy S4. Here’s where we take a look at the Samsung Galaxy S4’s new features.

• 14 March 2013

• News: Music industry revenues climb again

  The music industry is "recovering" from the depredations long said to be due to illegal digital downloads, says a report by IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry).

• 13 March 2013

• News: Facebook, Twitter called out for deleting photo metadata

  Photographers turning to social networks like Facebook and Twitter to promote their work may be losing the legal rights to their photos because the sites are deleting the images' metadata.

• News: Amazon drops price of Kindle Fire HD 8.9'' to $269

  Amazon on Wednesday lowered the starting price of its large-screen Kindle Fire HD 8.9" tablet in the U.S. to $269 for the Wi-Fi version and $399 for the 4G version.

• News: HDMI vs. DisplayPort: Which display interface reigns supreme?

  The HDMI audio/video interface standard has become wildly successful. It's the most common digital connection you'll find in TVs, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players, A/V receivers, gaming consoles, camcorders, and digital cameras. Heck, it's even showing up in some smartphones.

• News: Apple TV, iTV release date, specs and rumours

  UPDATED! What the world is saying (ie. making up) about the much-rumoured Apple iTV, HDTV, telly.

• 12 March 2013

• News: SXSW 2013: No new Twitter, but marketing and hardware stand out

  South by Southwest Interactive is best known as the technology festival that put such social networking mainstays as Twitter and Foursquare on the map. But if there was a "next big thing" at this year's event, finding it would be pretty hard.

• News: Google shows Glass apps and audio at SXSW

  Google showed off apps, audio and gesture control for Google Glass at the South by South West (SXSW) conference.

• News: At SXSW, 3D-printed guns get their turn in the spotlight, too

  3D printing's capabilities in art, sculpture and toys have generated considerable buzz at South by Southwest Interactive over the past few days. But one Austin, Texas-based group has a more controversial application in mind: guns.

• 11 March 2013

• News: NSW police crack down on counterfeit Apple and Samsung goods

  More seizures will be taking place in the months ahead

• News: Before Google Glass is released, it's already banned

  Before an official pair has even been released, a Seattle cafe has banned customers from wearing Google's computerized eye glasses inside the business.

• News: Kent mobile users connecting to French networks

  Kent villagers are unwittingly connecting to French mobile carriers and racking up high call, text and data charges on their smartphones.

• 09 March 2013

• News: Sony Chairman, ex-CEO Howard Stringer to quit

  Sony Chairman and former CEO Howard Stringer, who has been at the company since 1997, will be leaving the company in June.

• News: Five Internet of Everything gadgets

  The notion of thermostats which can be controlled via an iPad or street lamps that use motion sensors to detect when people are near might sound like science fiction but they are now science fact in the brave new world of 2013.

• 08 March 2013

• News: Barnes & Noble adds Nook apps to its weekly giveaways

  Looking to increase the value of its Android-based Nook tablets, Barnes & Noble on Friday said it will offer a different paid app free of charge every Friday for Nook HD, Nook HD+, Nook Tablet, and Nook Color owners.

• News: Advice from an Apple Tech: Three common Mac fixes

  You learn a lot after four months of working at a tech shop window.

• 07 March 2013

• News: Bill Gates: Schools are at a 'technology tipping point'

  The growing use of handheld devices and social media among students is creating a technology tipping point for schools that could completely break down the barriers between teaching platforms within five to 10 years, Bill Gates said Thursday.

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