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Free internet to become available in Astana buses
Astana residents and guests will be able to enjoy free Internet in the city's buses starting from July 1.
22 April 2015
Microsoft takes aim at laptops with new Surface tablet
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled a new Surface Pro tablet designed as a powerful all-purpose computer fit to replace a laptop.
23 May 2014
Android tops as tablets go mainstream: report
Tablet computer sales soared last year with Android-powered devices dethroning iPads atop a booming global market.
04 March 2014
US kids read little on e-readers, tablets: study
Two-thirds of young children in the United States now have access to an e-reader or tablet, but only half of them actually use the device to read.
24 January 2014
'Mac' turns 30 in changing computer world
Decades before changing the world with iPhones and iPads, Apple transformed home computing with the Macintosh.
23 January 2014
Kids get their own tablets, with parents in control
Kid-safe tablets and smartphones are hitting the market, giving parents more control over how the mobile devices are used.
08 January 2014
CES stage set for new wave of gadgets
As spending on gadgets flattens in a world obsessed with smartphones and tablets, the Consumer Electronics Show here hopes to be a launch pad for a new must-have device.
07 January 2014
More Americans shopped on their phones on Christmas
Most stores were closed but Americans still managed to shop on Christmas Day -- increasingly on their smartphones.
28 December 2013
Tablet computer sales losing steam: survey
Tablet computers have been one of the hottest items in tech in recent years, but sizzling growth is likely to slow in the coming years, a market tracker said Tuesday.
04 December 2013
China's Lenovo unveils 'game-changing' tablet in LA
Chinese computer maker Lenovo presented a new tablet device including a bracket-cum-handle allowing it to tilt and stand, which it billed as a "game-changing" innovation.
31 October 2013
Aktau tablet plant plays off Chinese devises as Kazakhstan-made
Aktau-based tablets-producing plant has been buying Chinese devices and passing them off as Kazakhstan-made.
03 October 2013
Microsoft unveils upgraded Surface tablets
Microsoft unveiled two new versions of its Surface tablet on Monday, renewing its efforts in mobile computing after the product's launch a year ago failed to impress consumers.
25 September 2013
Tablet sales slow in absence of new iPad model: IDC
Sizzling hot tablet sales have cooled a bit but should re-ignite with the release of a new iPad model later this year.
06 August 2013
Apple developing iPhones and tablets with bigger screens: report
Apple could roll out smartphones and tablets with bigger screens in a move analysts say is an attempt to catch up with a trend set by its major rival Samsung.
24 July 2013
Apple jumps into streaming with iTunes Radio
Apple on Monday unveiled its hotly anticipated iTunes Radio Service as it announced a dramatic overhaul of the touch-screen interface for its popular smartphones and tablets.
12 June 2013
Smartphone life shakes up website world
Internet giants from Google and Facebook to Yahoo and Zynga are scrambling to adapt to an online world where people reach for smartphones or tablets instead of traditional computers.
10 June 2013
Mobile shines in exploding world of games
The booming popularity of play on smartphones or tablet computers in a realm once dominated by videogame consoles was a hot theme at the major Game Developers Conference that ended here Friday.
30 March 2013
Tablet advertising leaves smartphones in the dust
Mobile advertising is soaring and growing in sophistication, industry analysts say, but the money is pouring into tablets at a much faster rate than their smaller smartphone rivals.
01 March 2013
Google 2012 revenue hits $50 billion, profits up
Google reported Tuesday that its profit climbed and its annual revenue hit an unprecedented high last year as it evolved to stay in tune with people using smartphones and tablets.
24 January 2013
Tablet technology takes teaching into 21st century
In September, the British School of Paris (BSP), where McCluskey teaches, became one of a handful of schools across Europe to take the plunge and decide to restructure their teaching around the technology.
07 December 2012