Kogan Implements Special Internet Explorer 7 Tax To Discourage Users From Using It

Internet Explorer has effectively lost the battle of browsers as Chrome has superseded it to take the position of the top online browser and the popularity of Mozilla Firefox is also steadily rising. However, IE, specifically IE 7, which is a very heavy and rather outdated browser, continues to be used by many users. It appears now that some retailers don’t want their users using IE 7 anymore.

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Windows Phone 8 Leaked Screenshots Reveal Integrated Skype, Camera UI

Before official announcement of Microsoft and Nokia, dribs and drabs information with screenshot has been leaked about the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system. Windows Phone 8 will be integrated Skype, Drive 3.0, Camera UI. It is expected that Windows Phone 8 will be revealed next week on June 20 at the Dev Summit in San Francisco. After reviewing the screenshot, we have seen that how Skype and others features will be integrated into Windows Phone 8. For example, a screenshot displays an incoming video call that looks like Windows Phone’s innate calling app.

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Deal For Students: Buy A Sony VAIO Laptop, Get PS3 Or PS Vita

Sony has offered an amazing deal for college students and faculty. The company is offering a free PlayStation 3 or PS Vita with every purchase of VAIO laptops. Students and faculty will get $200 off when they choose PlayStation gear with a selected laptop starting from $746.89. At the same price, students and faculty can also buy Sony VAIO T Series ultrabook which is including a 1.7GHz Core i5-3317U Ivy Bridge processor with Intel HD Graphics 4000, a 13.3-inch 1366 x 768 display, 320GB hard drive, and 4GB of RAM. The company did not any talk about the duration of the deal. Check the deal.

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Nokia May Replace Their Maps With Bing Maps In Windows Phone 8

Nokia has been more and more involved in the Windows Phone platform, something that is understandable given the fact that Nokia’s future pretty much depends on the success of its Windows Phone smartphones. It is now being reported that in the upcoming iteration of Windows Phone, namely Windows Phone 8, Microsoft’s Bing Maps will be replaced with Nokia Maps.

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Three New Vostro Laptops From Dell With Optional 4G LTE

Dell has released three new laptops under its Vostro 3000 series, namely Vostro 3360, Vostro 3460 and Vostro 3560. The notebooks are available in 13-inch, 14-inch and 15-inch sizes, respectively. You will be able to configure the models with either second generation (Core i3) or third generation (Core i5 or Core i7) Intel CPUs along with several graphics options. You can also extend the RAM up to 8GB. Keep in mind, these are entry-level business notebooks. All three models have fingerprint readers, file and folder encryption, security software, and optional 4G LTE mobile broadband.

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PureView Will Be A Part Of Future Lumia Devices, Nokia Confirms

Nokia pretty much stunned the world when it revealed its 808 PureView handset. Since then, the world has been asking that whether or not the company will be including its PureView Technology in other handsets. Now, Nokia has confirmed that PureView will be a part of the future releases of its flagship Windows Phone Lumia devices.

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Qwiki Partners With Bing To Bring Its Multimedia Presentations To Bing Search Results

Qwikis are a unique concept, although one which hasn’t yet gained much traction in the online realm. Qwikis, essentially, are multimedia presentations which can be very helpful in grasping concepts. These presentations come with narrations. However, with the fresh move of the company, the concept may find a larger audience on the web.

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Metro-Styled Google Chrome For Windows 8 Released

Microsoft is nearing the launch of its much-anticipated and promising Windows 8. And in anticipation of this launch, hardware vendors as well as software developers are gearing up to ship out their relevant products. While we do know that Mozilla team has all plans of handing out a fully-functional Firefox browser for Windows 8, it now appears that Google has also hit the bandwagon.

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