Monday
Jun032013

Acer's offerings at Computex 2013 include the Iconia W3 Windows 8 tablet

Acer made a couple of product announcements at the ongoing Computex 2013 in Taipei, including the 8-inch Iconia W3 tablet, next-gen Aspire S7 and S3, and an Aspire Z3 all-in-one. What can you expect in terms of specs?

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Monday
Jun032013

Toronto Police, Olympus and Henry's launch 2013 "Pixels for Pistols" gun amnesty 

Toronto Police Chief William Blair will launch the 2013 Gun Amnesty "Pixels for Pistols" program today. The Toronto Police Service, in partnership with Henry’s Camera, Olympus Canada, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, has created an opportunity for Torontonians to surrender firearms to the Toronto Police Service and receive an incentive gift from Henry’s and Olympus for doing so.

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Sunday
Jun022013

Yahoo! shutting down Mail Classic this week

 

Starting tomorrow, June 3, Yahoo! is discontinuing its Mail Classic and at the same time forcing Mail users to accept the Communications Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of the new version that allows the company to scan your emails to “deliver product features, relevant advertising, and abuse protection.” 

While you can opt out of the targeted ads, you won’t be free from the scanning. Yahoo! says you can use a desktop email client but need to agree with their terms or ditch Yahoo! Mail altogether. You can read up about these changes over here.

Sunday
Jun022013

The Apple Beat: WWDC 2013 Possibilities and Predictions

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We're one week away from Apple's yearly World Wide Developer's Conference to be held in San Francisco's Moscone Centre (stay tuned for my live coverage here and on Twitter via @gadjosevilla) and the entire technology and mobile industry will no doubt be glued to the announcements as Apple CEO Tim Cook and Co. unveil the future of the iOS and Mac OS platforms. Here's what I think we can expect to see next week.

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