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Google has started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat updates for Nexus 10, and both 2012 and 2013 models of the Nexus 7. Included with the new software are number of improvements such as better memory management, voice search, faster multitasking, easier home screen switching, low-power audio playback, as well as some features you would want…
NVIDIA has just announced that its EVGA Tegra Note tablet is officially up for pre-order in the US. The 7 inch tablet offers up the ultra powerful NVIDIA Tegra 4, 1GB RAM, stylus, and more for only $199. The Tegra Note has quite a few tricks up its sleeve, all while being incredibly affordable. One…
Indie smash FTL: Faster Than Light has been showered with accolades since its release last year. The game’s mix of real-time strategy, ship boarding combat, and procedurally generated locations and encounters has garnered it many awards, rave reviews and a consistently high metacritic score. Now developer Subset games has announced a free expansion coming to…
We’ve already told you that Samsung is working on a bigger tablet, one that would rock a 12.2-inch screen. Heck, we’ve even seen that device popping-up at Antutu benchmarks, and now… it got FCC’s seal of approval. That’s right, the government employed engineers are able to play with this thing way before we get the…
Looks like Nokia plans to launch another Windows RT tablet, most likely in early 2014. According to EVleaks, the next device — codenamed Nokia Illusionist — will rock an 8-inch screen, competing with the likes of iPad Mini, Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, LG G Pad 8.3 and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. Details are scarce…
Internet music publication Pitchfork is launching a new this month. Pitchfork Weekly aims to bring back the feel of reading print music magazines, featuring lots of photos and longer form music journalism. It will be coming to iOS devices soon! Pitchfork was one of the seminal music blogs (it began in 1996!) and has successfully…
Verizon has announced a new 7-inch tablet, called the Ellipsis 7. the device bares Verizon branding, and is being touted as an affordable tablet with mid-range specs. While not the most powerful tablet on the market by any means, it is an affordable option for Verizon customers looking to enter the Android tablet game. The…
The iPad Maxi saga continues. It is said that Apple won’t stop with the iPad Mini and will launch a bigger, Maxi model at some point next year. The latest rumor we’ve got suggests that Foxconn, the Cupertino-based company’s manufacturing partner, is currently testing the big iPad, which apparently rocks a 12.9-inch screen. The story…
Amazon today announced it is taking 15 percent off select Kindles in celebration of the FAA’s ruling to allow folks to carry their tablets on planes. Customers get to choose between the basic Kindle for $59, the Kindle Fire HD for $118 or the Kindle Fire HDX for $195. Unfortunately, this deal will only last…
HP is reviving the Compaq brand in China where the company has unveiled a trio of affordable tablets, all of which rock Allwinner A31s quad-core chip and run Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The Compaq 7 is the worst of the pack, sporting a 7-inch 1024×600-pixel TN display that isn’t really visible from many angles. Building…