Amazon Preparing 10.1 inch Tablet Instead of 8.9 Incher?!
A while ago, Amazon was rumored to be preparing an 8.9 inch tablet to follow-up the well selling 7 inch Kindle Fire. Now, it appears that those rumors were not true, as the new device is expected to be a 10.1 inch unit. It’s a pretty strange choice since companies that so far made big [...]
BSNL launches tablet for Rs 3499
The Karnataka Telecom Circle (KTK) of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a tablet bundled with data plans. The tablet, named Penta TPAD, comes at price of Rs 3,499 for a basic model. Speaking at the launch, Shubhendu Ghosh, Principal General Manager, Bangalore Telecom, said tablets were an easy way of accessing the Internet without [...]
China Approves Google Acquisition of Motorola Mobility
Chinese regulatory authorities have approved Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility, paving the way for the deal to close within the week, company officials confirmed Saturday. The companies announced last August that they had entered into an agreement for Google to acquire mobile phone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility for about US$12.5 billion. “We are pleased [...]
Massive Updates for the Good e-Reader Android Client
The Good e-Reader Android App Store client was officially updated today for both Android and the Blackberry Playbook! We have augmented our existing Android app so there is now a mobile and tablet version. Both versions gives you a slew of new updates and enhancements. One of the main new elements of our store is [...]
Rumor: Amazon to Build 10.1 Inch Kindle Fire Variant, Ad Supported Kindle Fire Coming
Amazon, it seems is more keen to take on the iPad than anything else. At least, that is how industry experts are explaining the latest rumors claiming the online retail giant is more eager to proceed with the development of a 10.1 inch sibling of the Kindle Fire than an 8.9 inch sized device. The [...]
Six months on, students yet to get Aaskash tablets
World’s cheapest tablet Aakash created a global buzz but not for Indian students. Six months the government promised that one lakh students will get Aakash tablets for use by March 2012, not even a single has been distributed. The reason given is that the tablet manufactured by Canada based company Datawind were still being tested [...]
Acer Iconia Tab A700 Reaches the FCC
Acer Iconia Tab A700 is the latest model in the Iconia tablet series, but this slate has yet to get an USA launch date. However, it’s been spotted recently at the FCC courtesy of Liliputing, so the launch date can’t be far. Just like the recently upgraded Iconia Tab A510, this model relies on a [...]
Sony Tablet P scoffing Ice Cream Sandwich on 24 May
If you bought the Sony Tablet P, you may have been left wondering if its odd shape would hamper any upgrade to Android Ice Cream Sandwich. (As if anyone needed another hurdle.) And when its bigger brother, the Tablet S, got the upgrade almost a month ago, you could be forgiven for feeling left out [...]
A $5 app turns Android tablets into a second monitor for Mac or PC
Updated. Apple iPad owners have the $10 AirDisplay app to use their tablet as a second monitor for their Mac, but Android owners aren’t left out in the cold. Mobile app developer Shape offers a similar program for $5 that turns allows Android devices to be a second monitor for Macs or Windows PCs. The [...]
The Tablet Experience: A Must-Have for Retailers
Retailers cannot afford to ignore the tablet shopping experience. Yes, your full site will render on a tablet and be somewhat useable with a lot of pinching and scrolling. Yes, your phone experience will be extra nice and big on a tablet. But neither takes full advantage of the tablet’s explosive growth, features, and unique [...]
Amazon To Launch 10-Inch Kindle Fire Tablet In Q3, Will It Impact The Sales Of …
Recently, DigiTimes has come up with a latest report on the low-priced tablet manufacturer, their latest reports have mentioned that Amazon is planning to launch a 10.1-inch Kindle Fire in the third quarter of the year.(Photo: Reuters) The Cupertino-based tech giant Apple Inc has been long rumored that it would minimize the sizes and prices [...]
Microsoft opines: Vista was ‘cheesy’; three devices too many
Windows Vista: ‘Get more done in less time.’ Not everyone agreed with that Microsoft ad copy. (Credit: Microsoft) Microsoft published a “brief” history of the Windows interface in a blog post today that offered some flashes of candor about Vista and Windows 95 and argued that the tablet as we know it today is one [...]
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