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Article | 30/05/2013 Acer gets in on cheap tablet game with Iconia A1

Acer has today announced the Australian release of the Iconia A1-810, a low-cost, 7.9in Android tablet designed to compete with Apple's iPad mini and ...

Article | 29/05/2013 Microsoft gives the Surface Pro a bigger SSD and tosses in Office 2013, with a catch

Microsoft is super-sizing the storage on its Surface Pro tablet. There's a big catch with this upgrade, however: The newly expanded gigs (and a handfu...

Article | 29/05/2013 Microsoft wheels out 256GB Surface Pro tablet – in Japan

A business-friendly version of Microsoft's Surface Pro laptop/tablet is being introduced in Japan sporting 256GB of memory, double that of the previou...

Article | 29/05/2013 Dick Smith will sell Amazon's Kindle Fire HD

Dick Smith will sell Amazon's new Kindle Fire HD tablet in Australia, following last week's announcement that the device would finally be available Do...

Article | 29/05/2013 Aldi selling quad-core, 3G Android tablet for $249

German supermarket chain Aldi will sell a 3G-capable, quad-core Android tablet running Google's Jelly Bean software in Australia for $249, but has war...

Article | 28/05/2013 Toshiba and Telstra team up to offer 4G LTE Portege Z10t

Toshiba has today announced that its Portege Z10t will be the first Windows 8-based Ultrabook/tablet device to incorporate 4G connectivity. Toshiba ha...

Article | 27/05/2013 Klick Stylus Pen combines analog and digital writing in one

Our world remains less than purely digital, and physical methods of writing still persist. Utensils that make the switch between capacitive surfaces a...

Article | 27/05/2013 Intel Atom will reportedly power Samsung tablet

In what would be a major coup for Intel, the chip maker has reportedly cut a deal with Samsung to put its new power-sipping Atom processor in the Sams...

Article | 27/05/2013 Logitech goes Ultrathin for iPad mini

Logitech's Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad is one of the best keyboard accessories available, so it's no surprise to see that the company has produc...

Article | 24/05/2013 Amazon now selling Kindle Fire HD tablets in Australia

Amazon will officially sell its Kindle Fire HD 8.9" and Kindle Fire HD tablets in Australia from next month, almost nine months since the devices offi...

Article | 24/05/2013 Microsoft turns Siri against Apple in hilarious new Windows 8 ad

After coming out swinging a few days back with a Surface ad that focused on Office, Microsoft has a new ad that confronts the iPad head-on. And here's...

Article | 23/05/2013 ASUS Fonepad dialling into Australia from June

Taiwanese consumer electronics manufacturer ASUS has announced that its new 7-inch Android tablet, the Fonepad, will be available in Australia from ea...

Article | 16/05/2013 Now you see it: How Apple's Retina display is a boon to accessibility

iOS's accessibility features are great, particularly on the iPad--as I've written elsewhere--but for disabled users, accessibility is more than just a...

Article | 16/05/2013 Retina iPad mini 'will feature new processor chip'

A 'tipster' claims that the new iPad mini will get the A6X chip to power its Retina display

Article | 16/05/2013 Microsoft Surface Pro to hit Aussie stores on May 30

In a blog post yesterday, Microsoft confirmed the availability of the Surface Pro in Australia. The long-awaited Windows 8 tablet will be ready for pu...

Article | 15/05/2013 STM's Skinny for iPad mini is slim, but not sleek

Folio-style iPad mini cases are great for protection, since they cover both the back and front (and usually the sides) of the iPad. But they're not te...

Article | 14/05/2013 Tablet v PC - Asus straddles the fuzzy divide

In the face of a slump in PC sales and industry debate over whether the smartphone or tablet is now the preferred tool for a large segment of domestic...

Article | 13/05/2013 Sony to launch super-thin, flexible e-reader for universities

Sony will soon launch a flexible e-reader device that is less than 7mm thick and weighs 358 grams, targeted for use in university classrooms.

Article | 10/05/2013 Sony Xperia Tablet Z landing in June

Sony has announced that its water and dust resistant Xperia Tablet Z will be available in Australia from next month in both Wi-Fi and 4G variants.

Article | 9/05/2013 Rise in iPads running iOS 7 seen in web logs, preview at WWDC likely

There has been a recent spike in traffic from devices that appear to be using iOS 7.