Tag archive: Tablets

Smartphones and tablets. It appears that we can’t get enough of them. According to the latest research by network firm Cisco, at some point this year there will be more mobile devices on the planet than humans. So that’ll be about 7 billion then. But it won’t stop there. Consumers will go on consuming, with those in emerging markets getting connected in ever greater numbers. Many people will soon be carrying with them not just a smartphone, but… Read More

Prior to Mobile World Congress, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab 2. The new 7-inch tablet will run Android Ice Cream Sandwich (meaning you can add it to the short list of devices that can access the new Chrome app) and feature Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi with 3G options. In most respects, it’s quite similar to the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 7.0 but comes wrapped in ICS, which is a considerable upgrade. Here’s a quick peek at how the new version lines up.    You… Read More

Today Google finally introduced Chrome for Android after three long, impatient years. It’s now available as a beta release for smartphones and tablets running Ice Cream Sandwich – which, unfortunately is incredibly limited. Right now that means that only the Galaxy Nexus and Wi-Fi only Xoom tablets will be able to access Chrome. First, the bad: It’s a bit of a slap in the face for Android owners: Chrome for mobile has been one of the most… Read More

Research in Motion is finding good uses for its stockpile of unsold BlackBerry PlayBook tablets. Yesterday, Alec Saunders, the company's VP of developer relations, announced on Twitter that any Android developer that submits an app by Feb. 13 will get a free BlackBerry PlayBook. This comes as RIM once again slashes the price of the PlayBook to help re-ignite interest in the tablet now that its new BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0 update is about… Read More

UPDATE: Samsung has confirmed the launch of the Galaxy S III will be at an event later in the year. For a long time, the unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress 2012 seemed to be an almost foregone conclusion, however recent rumors suggest the device will not make an appearance, due to Samsung wanting to co-ordinate an international launch instead of the staggered release seen with the Galaxy S II. If that's the… Read More

Asus has been one of the leaders in innovative tablet designs. We were saddened that it did not announce any new products at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, but it looks like Feb. 26 or 27 may be its time to shine. Asus has confirmed with MoDaCo (via PocketNow) that it intends to unveil a newly designed PadPhone tablet + phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.  Much like the concept of the Motorola Atrix + Laptop Dock, the… Read More

Amazon has always kept sales figures for its Kindle product line under tight wraps, preferring only to gloat that the ereaders are its top-selling and top-gifted items. With the launch of its Android-powered Kindle Fire tablet, however, the company lifted the veil just a bit, claiming that over the holidays it sold more than one million of the devices every week in December. Now, Stifel Niclaus analyst Jordan Rohan is upping his bet: in a note… Read More

The Samsung Galaxy Note was one of the most talked about phones at the Consumer Electronics Show a few weeks ago, and it looks like AT&T isn't wasting its time bringing the device to market. The Note will hit shelves on Feb. 19 for $300 with a two-year contract.  The new phone is one of the largest Android phones (maybe the largest) to be released with a 5.3-inch Super AMOLED screen (1280×800 pixels). Not shying away from size,… Read More

Of course, tablet computers can cause injuries in a variety of ways. Dropped from a great height onto someone’s head will likely have the same damaging effect as being on the receiving end of one hurled Frisbee-like across a room. Thankfully, there are up to now no recorded cases of such incidents, though researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) are warning of other injury risks associated with tablets. While many of us will… Read More

In preparation for Mobile World Congress at the end of next month, the organizing body – the GSMA – has announced the 2012 shortlist of nominees for their prestigious Global Mobile Awards. That's right, it's not just those in with a chance of an Oscar nod on tenterhooks today. What makes the GSMA's awards worthy of attention is that they're voted on by 170 independent industry players — from chief… Read More

If you thought iPads were expensive, think again. A new Chinese tablet called the Red Pad will cost $1,600 dollars, but not just anyone can buy it, even if you do have the money.   After heavy criticism over its price from Chinese consumers, marketing and advertising featuring the Red Pad seemingly disappeared. Now, the Economic Times is saying that the manufacturer will only sell the tablet to bureaucrats and not the public. Originally the… Read More

This year's Consumer Electronics Show is over. It may be the biggest show of the year, but when it came to smartphones and tablets, most companies seemed to be holding back, perhaps waiting for the Mobile World Congress show in February or CTIA this spring. Whatever the reason, this year's showing was a bit weak. Still, there were a few notable devices. Most of these tablets are predictable upgrades, but there are a couple nice… Read More

Have you ever wondered why your PC is so expensive? Well, a good portion of that cash goes straight into the pockets of Intel for its processors and Microsoft for Windows. Unfortunately, while the market has seen that the days of expensive PCs are over, executives at Microsoft and Intel may fight to retain high PC prices as we move into the next era of the PC: tablets. Tablet PCs are slowly taking over the market. With Windows 8, even Microsoft… Read More

More rumors are surfacing suggesting the iPad 3 will hit the shelves two months from now, in March. Such a release date would pretty much fit with previous iPad releases—the original iPad model appeared early April 2010, while the iPad 2 came out last March. According to a Bloomberg report, the next iteration of the popular tablet computer will incorporate a high-definition screen “with pixels small enough to make the images look like printed… Read More