Jim Balsillie stepped up to the plate in an interview with Bloomberg recently, in the wake of disappointed BlackBerry PlayBook reviews. Contrary to the picture above, Balsillie was actually confident, composed, and very optimistic about the future of their tablet and its new operating system. He put a lot of weight behind the updates that…
ViewSonic gTablet available from Amazon for $279, one day only
If you are looking for an inexpensive Android tablet, then you need to point your browser to Amazon today where the current Gold Box Deal of the Day is the ViewSonic gTablet. The normally $400 Android tablet is on sale today for $279 which is a decent price for hardware with specs that slightly trial…
BlackBerry PlayBook Suffers Swath of Lukewarm Reviews [Round-up]
Last night an embargo lifted on press reviews of RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook, which launches April 19. The vast majority of reviews say that even after spending six months in the public eye, the BlackBerry PlayBook’s operating system isn’t quite ready to compete with the other tablet players. Regardless, most of the final impressions lean…
Motorola prepping a rugged Android 2.3 Gingerbread tablet?
Motorola may have brought the world the first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet, but it looks like they have something else cooking in their “world’s first” kitchen, catering to rough-and-tumble tablet users. Rumor has it that a new Motorola tablet is in the works and will be a bit more enterprise friendly and it’s said to…
Wyse’s Pocketcloud Receives Update To Support Android 3.0 Honeycomb Tablets
It was only a year ago when Wyse Technology’s PocketCloud started supporting Android devices, which it started to support Android tablet devices, such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab, to offer users a better remote desktop experience on their Android tablet devices. PocketCloud has certainly come a long way from its humble beginnings on iOS to…
WebOS 3.0 Beta 1 Emulator Leaked, Looks Sexy So Far
Palm and HP fans who have been drooling over the TouchPad might enjoy this: webOS 3.0 beta 1 emulator has been leaked. Just a few weeks ago, we saw the webOS 3.0 SDK released, so it seems that things are coming along just nicely. PreCentral managed to do up a little video of the platform…
Sprint to launch WiFi Motorola Xoom before WiMAX version
Rumor has it that Sprint is prepping to launch the Motorola Xoom tablet soon. Unlike Verizon which launched with the 4G version of tablet, Sprint will be offering the WiFi version of the Android slate first. A WiMAX version of the Xoom is under production but it will not hit retail shelves until a later,…
A closer look at Tablet Tweaks for CyanogenMod 7
The latest version of CyanogenMod 7, which has just gone final, includes many enhanced features – like the new settings menu, called Tablet Tweaks. While it exists mainly for tablets, you can also find some of these options on your phone as well. The most notable option from Tablet Tweaks is that you can choose…
Custom kernel enables microSD card slot on Motorola Xoom
Even though the Motorola Xoom comes with a microSD card slot, it has yet to be activated and allow users to expand their storage on the tablet. Well, in the absence of official support from Motorola, some developers out there have created a custom kernel that enables the microSD card slot. For rooted users only,…
Apple iPad 3 not expected in 2011
The rumors had been spreading that the iPad 2 was actually more of an “iPad 1.5” and a new version could hit by this holiday season. Well, according to the hit-or-miss DigiTimes, that’s not the case and we won’t be seeing an Apple iPad 3 in 2011. The report said: Sources from touch panel makers…








