Archos Element 97 Carbon Tablet’s Specs Featured
The Archos 97 Carbon is a new addition to the Archos Elements line which names the devices after chemical elements. It joins another Elements tablet that was spotted at the FCC earlier this month, called the Archos 70 Cobalt. Photos and specifications of the Archos 97 Carbon model, which looks very similar to the Arnova [...]
Microsoft tablet risks alienating PC makers
NEW YORK — With the unveiling of the Surface tablet, Microsoft is heading into unusual territory: competing with its partners, the very same companies that make Windows PCs. But Microsoft has little to lose, since PC manufacturers are having little success with their own tablets. With the unveiling of its tablet this week Microsoft Corp. [...]
Microsoft Surface is all style and no substance at all
Microsoft’s Hollywood announcement Monday of its two Surface tablet computers was a tactical triumph but had no strategic value for the world’s largest software company because the event left too many questions unanswered. If I were to guess what was on Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s mind it was simply to beat next week’s expected announcement [...]
10in Android ICS tablet drops under £100
Online Ebay retailer, DigilandUK, is selling the Kocaso M1050 Android tablet for a smidgen under £97 including delivery, making it one of the cheapest large screen tablets on the market. The tablet comes with a Vimicro processor clocked at 1.2GHz (we’re not sure whether it is a Cortex-A8 or an ARM11-based), 1GB of DDR3 RAM, [...]
64% of Readers Unaware they can borrow eBooks from the Library
Reading books on digital devices has proven to be quite popular with your average customer. Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Kobo e-readers are gaining stronger viability and eBooks are now outselling hardcover books. Most consumers are totally unaware they can get free digital books from the library, according to a recent Pew Research poll. Over [...]
Acer Iconia Tab A700 Now Available
The Iconia Tab A700 is one of the better Android ICS tablet that money can buy right now. Well, the above is not just a figure of speech as Acer is indeed accepting fresh orders for its flagship tablet after the first round sold out within days. Also, the reason why the A700 can be [...]
LULU Master Publishing Contest Winner Is. ..
We have just wrapped up our contest for indie authors and aspiring writers! The winner has won a shiny new Masterpiece Publishing Package courtesy of LULU that retails for $1,697.00! Lulu.com’s Open-Publishing platform allows authors, businesses, and developers alike to publish and distribute their content free of charge. Whether you are looking to publish a paperback, [...]
Tablet wars get more interesting as Windows 8 nears
Print this Article Email this Article Buy This Photo “; aryZooms[imgCounter] = “javascript: NewWindow(870,625,window.document.location+zTemplate+’img=”+imgCounter+”‘)”; var ap = /AP/.test(“”); var courtesy = /COURTESY/.test(“”); var nfs = /NFS/.test(“”); if (ap==true || courtesy==true || nfs==true || “”==””){ document.getElementById(‘purchasePhoto’).style.display = “none”; } bolImages=true; This week, Microsoft announced its entry into the tablet wars, the Surface Tablet, which is based [...]
Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet – The Rest of the World gets ICS
Lenovo has started pushing Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.3) out to Lenovo Thinkpad Tablets using the Rest Of the World (ROW) and Japanese (JP) image. Implementation seems to be good, and it seems to be stable and faster than Honeycomb. If you have an ROW Tablet and you haven’t got the update yet, you can go [...]
Thrive and Thrive 7 Tablets by Toshiba Delay for Android 4.0 Update
Toshiba has announced that it will be pushing out the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Toshiba Thrive and Toshiba Thrive 7 tablets this coming fall. However, it didn’t declare the reason behind the delay. This statement has caused some disappointment among tablet owners, some of whom had been hoping for a spring [...]
Amazon Audible comes to Windows Mango Phones
Amazon has just released their Audible platform on Windows Phones running 7.5 or Mango. If you are an existing Audible user you can simply have all of your books synced to your device and new users can signup within the app. This new app is a total boon for everyone fiending for the latest audiobooks [...]
IdolPad PLUS Is the Lowest Priced Android ICS Tablet in the US
Affordable Android tablets have been dominating the news lately, and the latest is the IdolPad PLUS from Idolian Mobile. The low price is the tablet’s biggest strong point and the IdolPad excels in this, priced at just $98. You get a tablet running Android 4.0 ICS with a 7 inch capacitive touch screen. In the US [...]
