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  • Microsoft’s Xbox One masterplan

    Harrison Polites

    Microsoft's next generation gaming console feels like a carbon copy of its predecessor. But its features also reveal Microsoft’s new intent, the Xbox One aspires to be something far more important.

  • Can BitCoin go mainstream?

    John Treadgold

    As the dust settles on Bitcoin’s flurry of rallies and crashes there is mounting speculation about its potential longevity. But whichever way you look at it, the virtual currency is being taken more seriously than ever.

  • Amazon's big bet on 'Coins'

    Eden Zoller

    The online retailer has spent millions depositing its virtual currency to Kindle users but the real trick will be to convince them that it provides the right bang for their buck.

  • China's box of internet secrets

    Terril Yue Jones - Reuters

    Beijing may be keen to use the internet as a tool against its fight against corruption but it's also petrified of the threat it can pose to continued party rule.

  • Left sour by Apple's global tax tricks

    Stephen Bartholomeusz 3

    As Apple's supremo prepares to face Congress, a bipartisan committee has revealed the fantastic ways the multinational minimises its global tax liability.

  • Why Conroy must answer for ASIC’s internet blockade

    Mark Gregory 4

    The communications minister's cavalier use of Section 313 to block websites on Interpol’s “worst of” list has directly led to the ASIC fiasco. It's time he faced the music for his short-sighted actions.

  • Tackling Google Glass' privacy pitfalls

    Alexei Oreskovic - Reuters

    It's yet to be made available to the public but Google Glass has already got lawmakers asking tough questions on privacy. Given Google's patchy track record on that front, many businesses just aren't willing to take a chance.

  • BYOD security: a standards dilemma

    Phillip Redman

    Multiple operating systems and a fragmented mobile market has made it difficult to create a one-size-fits all BYOD security solution. While there's no quick fix to this problem, here are some ways of working around it.

  • REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy S4

    Neerav Bhatt 2

    Samsung's latest smartphone is full of tips and tricks to help differentiated it from the sea of other Android-operated devices. Yet these "key features" come off more as marketing gimmicks rather than advances in smartphone technology.

  • Making sense of Yahoo's Tumblr acquisition

    Allen Weiner

    Yahoo's $1.1bn acquisition of Tumblr is more than an attempt to "buy hipsters". In fact, Yahoo needs content platforms to fuel its growth and it seems Tumblr proved to be a prime candidate.

  • The next front in Apple and Samsung's gadget war

    Miyoung Kim

    Apple's supply chain is set to become Samsung's next target in its ongoing battle for smartphone supremacy. But should the Korean gadget maker focus on improving its own products rather than trying to diminish its rivals?

  • Why Google Music's stuck on repeat

    James McQuivey - Forrester Research

    Google's new product announcements typically impress. But this latest announcement about Google Music shows that the company is happy to copy other incumbents and not blaze its own path in the digital music scene.