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Windows Blue gets official name: Windows 8.1

May 15th, 2013 - Tami Reller, the top Windows marketing and financial exec, tells a JP Morgan conference that Windows 8.1 will be free and available later this year.

Virgin Mobile launches 4G broadband contract plan

May 14th, 2013 - Virgin Mobile is adding post-paid 4G mobile broadband today, announcing an AU$59 plan with a hefty 13GB of included data on a 12-month plan.

Samsung 5G is no death knell of the NBN

May 14th, 2013 - The death of the NBN at the hands of wireless is, once again, greatly exaggerated. 5

Copyright lawyers threaten 'porn pirates' with exposure

May 14th, 2013 - Anti-piracy lawyers are telling suspected pornography pirates that they'll be contacting neighbours and family to "investigate" the downloads. 1

Google Drive triples free storage to 15GB

May 14th, 2013 - Google has announced just ahead of its I/O conference that free storage across Google services — Gmail, Google+ and Drive — is leaping from 5GB to 15GB. But why? 1

Don't have access to Google Glass? Try a simulation

May 14th, 2013 - Mobile developer Mutual Mobile allows people to pretend they own the wearable tech with a prototyping tool that simulates the view of Glass.

Backup That turns your email accounts into cloud storage

May 14th, 2013 - This intriguing, but extremely buggy, service lets you link multiple accounts for potentially unlimited storage for your files and music, all free of charge.