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If you’re sick of the standard Safari browser on the iPhone or the iPad, then you’ll be happy to know that Opera Mini 6 is now available of iOS and it has been optimized for whichever screen you’re using. The new update of Opera Mini 6 includes: Updated design with a fresh new look and…
Well, we finally got some hands-on time with Android 3.1 Honeycomb on a Motorola Xoom and even though it’s just a 0.X update, it packs enough new features to breathe new life into your tablet. What’s most encouraging about this is that it shows that the Tegra 2 chip inside isn’t even close to being…
While Android 3.0 Honeycomb itself still needs some polish, prices for tablets running the software may need it anymore. We could imagine that the Xoom would have shipped even more units had it been priced affordable, or even offered multiple versions from the beginning. Well, the first affordable, feature-rich Android Honeycomb tablets are certainly on…
A handful of rumors have been flying around about Amazon’s entrance into the tablet space. Both rumored tablets, the Coyote and Hollywood, may ship with NVIDIA processors (Tegra 2 & Kal-El) and now we’re hearing that these tablets could land sometime this holiday season and range from $349 to $449. Amazon’s tablets stand a good…
In its latest study, In-Stat is focused on (non mobile phone) connected devices. According to the research company, mobile operators should benefit from the user interest in devices such as tablets and e-readers. In that sense, In-Stat has found that by 2015, tablets will have the highest 3G/4G attach rate among all cellular-enabled portable and…
Word has it from an anonymous big box retailer that the BlackBerry PlayBook is missing internal sales targets by 90%, and that 7% of those that do sell are being returned – way higher than the Motorola Xoom, appraently. To be fair, this is only one retailer, and analysts have actually been very optimistic about…
As if it wasn’t bad enough that the BlackBerry PlayBook could only handle e-mail through the browser unless tethered via Bluetooth to a RIM smartphone, at launch AT&T didn’t even approve the app for their branded phones. Barring the particularly industrious that employed a workaround, this made the PlayBook a non-started for AT&T BlackBerry owners.…
Do you want to win a Galaxy Tab 10.1 before it’s released? How about a Galaxy S phone? Well, if you attend the IntoMobile party June 3 in the San Francisco Bay Area you’ll have a 1 in 40 chance to walk away with some cool Samsung hardware while also hobnobbing with the IntoMobile team.…
The BlackBerry PlayBook is off to a solid start, as analysts are estimating that Research In Motion’s first tablet sold about 250,000 units in the first month. While that’s nothing compared to the Apple iPad 2, it’s a more-than-respectable figure for the company first foray into the tablet space. After doing some extensive retail checks,…
Hey Canadians, jealous of your American bros down south with their fancy LG Android tablets? Stash that impotent dork-rage away – Rogers now has the Android 3.0 Honeycomb-powered LG Optimus Pad for sale. $449.99 with a three-year contract will get you the 8.9-inch tablet, or you could opt to pay $699.99 without any strings attached.…