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Intel worldwide reseller channel organisation general manager and sales and marketing group vice-president, Steve Dallman, has acknowledged the company is "behind and playing catch-up" in the tablet and smartphone space, and said it must crank up its activity across the product segment to become more competitive.

Google is facing some tough questions from Congress over the privacy concerns raised by Glass, its fledgling augmented reality system for recording and receiving information on the fly. But on the ground at the company's I/O conference for developers, attendees are largely enthusiastic about the technology.

There have been plenty of rumours circulating that Apple is planning to incorporate fingerprint readers into the new iPhone, and now confirmation that this is the case appears to have come from PayPal.

A 'tipster' claims that the new iPad mini will get the A6X chip to power its Retina display

In the face of a slump in PC sales and industry debate over whether the smartphone or tablet is now the preferred tool for a large segment of domestic and even small business users, Asus continues to release a number of combined and flexible devices that try to play on both sides of the dividing lines.

Computer accessories and high-end peripherals distributor, Anyware Corporation, has inked a distie deal with media platform development and embedded technology vendor, Pivos Technology Group.

Clamshell laptops will always have their place, but that form factor just can't deliver the versatility of a hybrid tablet with a detachable keyboard. Unfortunately, the designs we've seen so far have been hobbled by weak CPUs.

In a press release, Apple revealed that developers in attendance will be treated to an "in-depth look" at the future of iOS and OS X, which we expect means previews of iOS 7 and OS X 10.9, Apple's next mobile and Mac operating systems, at WWDC 2013.

The carbon price is now expected to be less than half of previous predictions once it moves to a floating price in July 2015.

Social business vendor, Jive Software, has appointed former SAP executive, Robert Yue, to the role of Asia-Pacific vice-president.

Debit card transaction system, eftpos Australia, has signed a five-year deal with technology provider, C-SAM, to develop an eftpos mobile wallet and near-field communication (NFC) widget which will be trialled with select retailers over the next few months.

Networking vendor, Brocade, and Cloud and data management solutions company, fluid Operations, have completed the integration of the latter’s eCloudManager with Brocade's VDX Ethernet fabric and Fibre Channel SAN switches.

Flexible display screens are expected to become a common feature of consumer electronics in the next few years, and have recently been touted by several top-tier manufacturers.

Electronics manufacturer, Acer Australia, is offering complimentary one-year accidental damage protection on all notebooks and tablets purchased between May 8 and August 31.

Beats Electronics has released the new Beats by Dr. Dre Pill, an innovative, portable, wireless speaker with built-in, patented Beats Audio. The new speaker will be distributed by Ingram Micro Mobility (formerly Brightpoint), a division of Ingram Micro.

The new iPad mini will launch in the second half of the year and it will have a Retina display but the same processor, according to an analyst.

Business communication vendor, ShoreTel, is bolstering its presence in the mobility space with the launch of a new product, the ShoreTel Dock, targeted at the mid-sized to enterprise markets.

Electronics manufacturer, Toshiba, has launched a range of nearly 30 new computing devices inspired by a “precision in every detail” motto.

Panasonic has developed a tiny, low-power chip for sensor networks and Internet-connected appliances, which it says is the first to support a broad range of frequency bands.

New tablet shipments will outnumber laptops for the first time in 2013, as touch display capabilities drive buying patterns rather than new operating systems like Windows 8 and Windows RT, research firm NPD DisplaySearch reported on Monday.