We’ve spotted Huawei’s S7 Android tablet a few times now, and the company is holding a press event on June 24th to announce more details on the device. We see a lot of tablets come and go, but the S7 may actually materialize some time soon. Smarthouse, an online tech shop in Australia has said…
Ubiquitous makes instant-on Android OS a reality
Ubiquitous’s QuickBoot solution has been implemented for the Android OS, giving it a boot time of just one second. No, really, a second. Hard to believe at first but once you see the video below, it’s pretty amazing. What we have here is essentially an instant-on Android OS. While very nice to see in action,…
iBooks updated, headed to iPhone 4 and iOS 4 with PDF support and wireless book sync
Today at the WWDC, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced an magical update to its iBooks application, as well as announcing that the iBook app was headed to the just-unveiled iPhone 4. While it’s nothing revolutionary, the enhancements to the eBook app should prove to be very helpful. First off, they’ve added support for reading PDF…
Huawei S7 Android tablet is alive and well with Android 2.1 OS upgrade
Remember back in March when we showed you the S7, Huawei’s first Android tablet? From what looked like just another ‘upcoming Android tablet‘ that migth or might not make it to market, it’s a relief to see this tablet out and about again. And, this time, it’s sporting some upgrades as well. The first time…
Hands-on: Belkin Leather Folio for iPad
If you’re one of the 2 million iPad owners, you’re probably loving your time with Apple’s “magical” tablet. I know that whenever I attend family gatherings or hang out with friends, I tend to bring my iPad to show off what it can do or if I want to do some quick browsing at a…
Samsung reveals the Samsung Galaxy Tab as first Android tablet
We’d heard that Samsung would, at some point, reveal its ownSamsung Galaxy S-like Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet device, and today is that day. What’s it like? Similar to what the iPad is compared to the iPhone. It’s pretty much the same thing, only bigger. While I can see why they chose to leave this out,…
Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer speaks about tablets, smartphones
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at the Wall Street Journal’s All Things D conference this morning and he reiterated that the software giant is in a good position when it comes to tablets and smartphones. The company rose to prominence on the back of its Windows and Office products for desktops but there’s an inescapable…
Dell Streak Priced at $500 Unlocked, Coming to U.S. Next Month
At the D8 conference, Ron Garriques, President of Dell’s Communication Solutions announced that following the UK launch of the Android-powered Streak in the UK this week, we’ll be seeing it on U.S. shores in late July for $500 unlocked straight from Dell. AT&T will likely be picking it up, but there aren’t any specifics on…
Viliv X10 Android Tablet delivers the goods, but when can we have one?
Awesome, there’s yet another iPad contender that we have no launch window for. The Viliv X10 (no, not that X10) is another Android tablet that boasts all kinds of features that bests the iPad. But, will that appeal to the masses, other than the nerds who are actually looking for great specs? The X10 comes…
Dell Streak’s screen put through a test of strength
The guys over at Engadget either have it out for the Dell Streak, or just testing out the device’s Gorilla Glass screen. We’re going with the latter, but the video is just not easy to watch for nerds like myself. No matter how tough a glass display claims to be, there’s nothing more cringe-inducing than…