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If you’re looking for a cheap and “not that powerful” tablet, maybe the X10 AirPad offers all the things you need. It sports a 7-inch WVGA (800×480 pixels) touchscreen — by comparison the Samsung Galaxy Tab, HTC Flyer and Acer Iconia Tab A100 have a 1024×600 pixels screens — and the $199 price tag. In…
A new rumor coming from the hit-or-miss New York Post suggests that the much-rumored Amazon tablet could be coming out as early as September and it could be “hundreds less” than the Apple iPad. The move makes a lot of sense because even stellar iPad competitors like the Galaxy Tab 10.1 haven’t been able to…
4G LTE is all the rage these days, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 looks like it’s going to get a little of that speed treatment, too. In fact, we might even see it unveiled on Monday during Samsung’s Galaxy S 2 unveiling event–unless Hurricane Irene thwarts it and forces a rescheduling of the event.…
RIM’s still working hard to make their PlayBook tablet capable of running Android apps, and it looks like they’re getting close to having something ready for primetime. Some pictures from the Sun Yat-sen University BlackBerry lab in Guangzhou China have shown a BlackBerry PlayBook running OS 2.0.0.2992, and besides the long-awaited stand-alone applications for calendar,…
You got the Android 3.2 update for your Asus Eee Pad Transformer but the new software still didn’t sing along Netflix – what gives? The good news is that another update has been released, allowing you to rent and enjoy movies from Netflix on your beloved tablet while on the go (or on a couch).…
Yet another great game optimized for the Tegra 2 processor is Sprinkle, a simple, yet addicting game that’s sure to entertain. Your town is on fire and your job to put out all the fires, which are blocked by a series of puzzling blockades.To do this, you’re given a fire hose that can only move…
While we’re not sure if an iPad can replace a laptop, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are using Apple’s tablet to replace their physical playbooks. According to a report in TampaBay.com, the professional football team has put its extensive playbook onto iPad 2 units and distributed those to the team. Along with the plays, the Apple…
The unrivaled ruler of casual games, Peggle, has made its way to the iPad. The iPhone version launched over two years ago, and the transition to the bigger screen will no doubt see just as much success. Peggle HD has full support for Game Center with 29 achievements, and the Peggle Nights expansion will be…
Although we keep writing about them all the time, tablets are still far from reaching the mainstream consumer. As a matter of fact, according to In-Stat – in 2017 tablet shipments will approach 250 million units which is like nothing compared to smartphone figures. However, this won’t stop the major consumer electronic players like Samsung,…
Acer reported its first-ever quarterly loss and tablets like the iPad definitely were a reason for this. Yes friends, the tablet effect is real. According to Reuters, the Acer quarterly loss of about $234.3 million wasn’t just about tablets, as the company also had to clear up inventory gluts and had to pay out many…