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Call me crazy, but I would expect a more potent Linux presence in the tablet market. Aside from Ubuntu (and Android), we don’t get to see other Linux distributions fighting for this market. Why that’s the case is beyond me. It’s not like touch-based input only matters for tablets — many of today’s laptops also…
For the first time ever, the majority of tablet owners in the UK are women, with the share of female owners increasing by 9% in the past year, according to a YouGov survey. The figures for the second quarter of the year show that females own 52% of the tablets in the UK, up from…
Well, the leaks just keep coming for the new Nexus 7, and this time around, it’s Best Buy’s doing. The guys over at PhoneArena spotted that a Best Buy ad not only claims that the Nexus 7 will become available next Tuesday, July 30th, but also confirms the tablet’s display resolution of 1920 x 1200…
We’re just a few days away from what we’d imagine must be the next Nexus 7 announcement, and the latest leaked renders of the device show off what looks to be Android 4.3’s stock wallpaper. No, there’s nothing too exciting here, but the wallpaper seen on the device looks somewhat similar to previous Jelly Bean…
Those of you waiting for the next-gen iPad mini may have to wait a little longer than expected. According to some industry sources, Apple won’t release the successor to its smaller tablet this year. Rather, such device will be released at some point in 2014, most likely in the first half of the year. It…
We’re all more than aware that Google is readying its Nexus 7 successor to launch in the near future. After all, the original tablet turned a year old last week, so we’d say we’re about due for the next generation of the popular tablet. Well, we could see the announcement of the Nexus 7 refresh…
Announced alongside the Excite Pro and Excite Write, Toshiba’s Excite Pure tablet is now available in Europe with price varying depending on the market. For instance, Germans could get it for 299 EUR, while French and Brits are expected to pay 349 EUR and 307.55 GBP, respectively. Not sure why there’s a such price difference,…
Huawei keeps unveiling similar tablets like it’s nobody’s business. Their latest gig is called MediaPad 7 Youth and it’s an affordable 7-inch Jelly Bean device with (most likely) 1280×800 pixels display. In addition, it also comes with HSPA+ and Wi-Fi connectivity, 1.6GHz dual-core processor, and a 4,100mAh battery. The official press release describes the MediaPad…
Making good on its promises, the OLPC foundation has released its affordable XO Tablet in Wal-Mart stores today, priced at $149.99. The child friendly tablet is the only multilingual and Google Certified tablet for children on the market, and is loaded with free educational games, apps videos, e-books and more. “The XO Tablet is the…
It could be me – but I’ve no problems typing on smaller keyboards. And I would like a smaller laptop or tablet with full keyboard, like Microsoft’s Surface Pro. I also need a desktop operating system to get things done while on the go. Don’t get me wrong – I also like my Android devices,…