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Friday July 13, 2012

EDITOR'S NOTE

This week we saw Windows 8 get a formal release date and looked at 10 devices that will be running the OS soon. We've got another great weekend project for you, a gallery of the action from Microsoft's Imagine Cup and a look at the technology that's changing the face of the Olympic Games.

TOP STORIES THIS WEEK

		HOW TO GUIDE Weekend Project: Mastering RAID arrays By Darien Graham-Smith \| Jul 13, 2012 RAID protects data from hardware failure and improves transfer speed - get the low down on setting up your own array.

		NEWS 10 Windows 8 devices from around the world By Hugh Langley \| Jul 11, 2012 Windows 8 tablets, notebooks and phones that will be hitting the global stage in the coming months.

		NEWS Windows 8 kind-of gets a release date By John Gillooly \| Jul 10, 2012 Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 and Windows RT will be available to the public sometime in October.

		PHOTO GALLERY In Pictures: Amazing tech projects from Microsoft's Imagine Cup Jul 11, 2012 We take a look at the top technology projects at this year's Microsoft Imagine Cup finals in Sydney.

		NEWS The cutting edge technology shaking up the Olympics By Sam Kieldsen \| Jul 13, 2012 What’s changed in sports technology since Beijing… and what the 2016 games might look like

		NEWS Google Chrome 21 hits beta By Mike Williams \| Jul 11, 2012 Google has announced the release of Chrome 21 to the beta channel for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame and announce that Chrome 22 will drop OS 10.5 support.

		NEWS New Grand Theft Auto 5 screenshots arrive By Nic Healey \| Jul 13, 2012 GTA V might be one of the most anticipated Rockstar titles since, well, since GTA IV - here's some new screenshots to whet your appetite.

		NEWS Nexus 7 & Surface: where will the tablets be sold? By John Gillooly \| Jul 11, 2012 Steve Ballmer indicates Surface will be sold directly by Microsoft, while the Nexus 7 pops up for preorder at EBGames.

		PHOTO GALLERY In Pictures: 10 of the best retro game covers Jul 12, 2012 When video game graphics were lacking it was left to your imagination to do the work – and these artists got it really fired up...

		PHOTO GALLERY Timeline: Supercomputing Jul 9, 2012 A short history of high powered computing - in pictures.

		NEWS 5 of the best alternatives to your phone By Sam Kieldsen \| Jul 13, 2012 If your telco went offline for a day, could you survive? These are the apps that can let you stay in touch.

		NEWS Former Windows Phone Director joins Amazon, fuels Kindle phone rumours By Esat Dedezade \| Jul 13, 2012 Is Amazon shopping for directors with smartphone backgrounds?

		NEWS ACCC considers 'naked' mandate for Telstra By James Hutchinson \| Jul 10, 2012 Regulator could force Telstra to wholesale naked DSL to ISPs

MOST READ THIS WEEK

Has the Android tablet finally come of age? Should the iPad finally be worried? What can you really do with a tablet? We answer all of these in our August issue cover feature. Plus, we look at the Computex news you may have missed, what the governments want to know about your browsing habits and much more.

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LATEST GALLERIES

In Pictures: 10 of the best retro game covers

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