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Google's sixth annual conference for software developers opened today in San Francisco. (File)

Google starts fresh wave of upgrades

Google has announced new features for online games, maps and search, a new music-streaming service and enhancements to its Google Plus social network.

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Windows 8 on a Microsoft Surface computer (Reuters)

Windows 8.1 will be free - Microsoft

A Windows 8 update to address complaints and confusion with Microsoft's new operating system will be made available for free.

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iTunes

Apple iTunes celebrates 10th birthday video

iTunes, one of Apple's most revolutionary pieces of software, has turned 10.

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A computer running Windows XP (Reuters)

Businesses urged to ditch XP video

In a year's time Microsoft will officially retire Windows XP, and the company is warning New Zealand businesses to upgrade.

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Microsoft Surface (Reuters)

Hybrid computers a study in trade-offs

Where the hybrids worked well as tablets, they fared poorly as laptops, or the other way around.

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LockerHQ uses 'military-grade' encryption

Military-grade encryption on your laptop video

A company has designed an app using military-grade encryption to hide your passwords that works on Windows, Macs and Linux.

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The eggs are cooked in minutes

Anyone for egg hotdogs? video

A new egg-toasting device turns your eggs into tasty, sausage-shaped hotdogs.

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The Chromebook Pixel

Google shows off Chromebook Pixel

Google is adding a new and more expensive touch to its line of Chrome laptops.

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Computers were infected through software downloaded from a site for software developers (Reuters)

Apple's own Macs hit by virus

Apple says a small number of Mac computers at its offices were infected by malicious software.

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Disable Java, says computer expert

Computer users are being advised to disable Java software, because of a security flaw.

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Apple's chief executive Tim Cook (Reuters)

Apple CEO gets modest 2012 pay

Apple CEO Tim Cook got $4.2 million in pay for the latest fiscal year, a modest sum compared with last year.

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