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Sony prepared a special version of its Xperia Tablet Z for cooking enthusiasts. The Kitchen Edition tablet is now available for $649, and that money will get you the white Xperia Tablet Z, iGrill wireless cooking thermometer, foldable tablet stand (to use in the kitchen) and a number of preloaded apps and content. Speaking of…
Virtual keyboards like Swype and SwiftKey (my favorite) have improved typing on smartphones. However, when it comes to tablets, there’s still work to be done as the same approach doesn’t come with faster typing you would expect from a big screen device. Many of us are turning to physical keyboards to “solve” this issue but…
Microsoft has been on a mission as of late in pushing its Surface tablet to the masses. First came its price cut to entry level Surface RT, now the company is pushing a trade-in program. The plan is for folks to trade-in their “gently-used” iPad 2, 3, or 4 for a $200 gift card to…
Some tablet owners are complaining they don’t have enough storage space on their devices. Sure enough, there’s an array of cloud-based services that can house your media files, but nothing beats the local storage. For that crowd, Seagate unveiled the super-thin Ultra Mobile HDD which is “designed exclusively for mobile devices.” Integrated with the Seagate…
Have you been waiting on the new Nexus 7 with LTE to finally arrive? Well, your wait is over, as @GoogleNexus just sent out a tweet announcing the availability of the LTE-enabled device for $349 in the Play Store. Nexus 7 with 4G LTE is now available on Google Play in the US [http://t.co/sY5XhbGDGP] and…
LG’s recently announced G Pad 8.3 will be rolling out worldwide at the end of October, according to Unwired View. The tablet will be available in 30 countries by the end of the year, including North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa. The LG G Pad 8.3, LG’s first tablet since the Optimus Pad,…
AT&T is on the roll, adding a bunch of new devices to its portfolio. Their latest target is ASUS’ weirdly named tablet, MeMO Pad FHD LTE 10.0. The carrier is selling it for $300 on a two-year contract or for $400 sans any strings attached. You got that right, AT&T expects you to put a…
Lenovo is releasing a new thin, light and affordable tablet, the S5000. Coming in with a heighth of 7.9mm and a weight of 246 grams, the S5000 is one of the slimmest tablets out there. Its stylish chrome bezels give the unit a futuristic look, and the 7-inch 1280 x 800 screen provides a 178…
It was back in January when we’ve told you that NVIDIA is working on reference designs for smartphones and tablets. Well, the tablet design is (almost) ready and it’s called Tegra Note. The prototype device has been caught in the wild in China, and it’s pretty awesome. Specs wise, this thing packs a 7-inch 1280×768…
The BBC’s popular iPlayer app for Android provides streaming for tons of BBC shows. Now the latest update adds a load of new features including the ability to download shows to watch offline and support for Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Get ready to consume all the Doctor Who you can on your Nexus 7 or other…