Techlogg.com http://techlogg.com Logging the latest techology news that matters Tue, 14 May 2013 10:49:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Surface Pro coming to Australia end of May http://techlogg.com/2013/04/surface-pro-coming-to-australia-end-of-may/2689 http://techlogg.com/2013/04/surface-pro-coming-to-australia-end-of-may/2689#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:17:41 +0000 Darren Yates http://techlogg.com/?p=2689 Software giant Microsoft has finally announced the release of its Surface Pro tablet into new markets. The company announced on its blog overnight that it would launch its own-branded Windows 8 tablet in a range of markets including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, [...]

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]]> http://techlogg.com/2013/04/surface-pro-coming-to-australia-end-of-may/2689/feed 0 Acer working on an 8-inch Iconia W3 Windows 8 tablet http://techlogg.com/2013/04/acer-working-on-an-8-inch-iconia-w3-windows-8-tablet/2684 http://techlogg.com/2013/04/acer-working-on-an-8-inch-iconia-w3-windows-8-tablet/2684#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:01:49 +0000 Darren Yates http://techlogg.com/?p=2684 There are interesting reports going around that Acer is working on an 8-inch Windows 8 tablet called the Iconia W3. So far, we’ve seen nothing smaller than 10-inch but reports are that Acer will be amongst the first to churn out an 8-inch model. However, French site MiniMachines.net that somehow managed to nab first pictures [...]

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]]> http://techlogg.com/2013/04/acer-working-on-an-8-inch-iconia-w3-windows-8-tablet/2684/feed 0 Comment: the danger of relying on free online services http://techlogg.com/2013/04/comment-the-danger-of-relying-on-free-online-services/2680 http://techlogg.com/2013/04/comment-the-danger-of-relying-on-free-online-services/2680#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:02:07 +0000 Darren Yates http://techlogg.com/?p=2680 Last month, it was news that Google is to cut its popular RSS Reader at the end of June. Today, Yahoo is telling users it intends killing off a number of services including the old version of Yahoo Mail, SMS Alerts and Upcoming amongst others. The word is Yahoo Mail Classic will deliver its last [...]

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]]> http://techlogg.com/2013/04/comment-the-danger-of-relying-on-free-online-services/2680/feed 0 India develops first smartphone for the blind http://techlogg.com/2013/04/india-develops-first-smartphone-for-the-blind/2677 http://techlogg.com/2013/04/india-develops-first-smartphone-for-the-blind/2677#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:21:44 +0000 Darren Yates http://techlogg.com/?p=2677 The one user group most smartphones don’t cater well for is the visually impaired. But a team in India is claiming a world’s first design for a smartphone that works in Braille. Sumit Dagar, a post-graduate of India’s National Institute of Design, has teamed up with IIT Delhi to produce a prototype of the Braille [...]

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]]> http://techlogg.com/2013/04/india-develops-first-smartphone-for-the-blind/2677/feed 0 Acer to ship low-cost 10-inch tablet later in 2013 http://techlogg.com/2013/04/acer-to-ship-low-cost-10-inch-tablet-later-in-2013/2673 http://techlogg.com/2013/04/acer-to-ship-low-cost-10-inch-tablet-later-in-2013/2673#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:46:30 +0000 Darren Yates http://techlogg.com/?p=2673 The growth in budget big-screen tablets looks set to continue with reports another big-name brand will launch a 10-inch Android tablet at the end of the year. According to a report from Taiwanese news site digitimes, Acer has just given orders to Compal Electronics to deliver a low-cost 10-inch unit. Compal is said to be the [...]

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