Issue: August 23, 2012   (Archive)
Friday, May 24, 2013   

Get a new Outlook
Microsoft Hotmail users can now preview Outlook.com, a new personal e-mail service created by the Redmond, Washington-based technology giant.



Apple TV looking to increase broadcast content
Tech giant Apple Inc is in talks with at least one of the largest US cable companies about building a set-top box that would carry live television and other content, according to a source.

Now hear this
Listen to music in style with the new Parrot Zik (HK$3,399), wireless headphones designed by Phillipe Starck. Digital signal processing algorithms "place" the music in front of you while patented active noise canceling eliminates up to 25 decibels for better sound quality.

Mixed signals
If you think anti-theft tracking software on your smartphone or tablet will help you recover it if it's stolen, you may be mistaken. In January, Melissa Sharpe and fiance Nick Renzi were traveling out of Atlanta's airport when they realized Renzi's work iPad was accidentally left on their plane.



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