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Among the many uses one finds with a tablet these days, I’ve found myself using one in the kitchen to recall a recipe. Quite a few times. There are many applications to help out with cooking, but Archos just took it a step further with the ChefPad. The Archos ChefPad is a tablet that aims…
Samsung has started rolling out Jelly Bean update for Galaxy Tab 7.7 in some parts of the world. Users of the 3G version living in select Asian countries — including Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia — are now able to cram Android 4.1.2 onto their devices either over-the-air or using Sammy’s infamous Kies…
Samsung’s newly announced Galaxy Tab 3 has been caught at the FCC as the company is preparing to start selling the tablet later this month. The unit government-paid engineers got to play with is a Wi-Fi only model that will only later be followed with 3G-enabled version. If you recall, the Galaxy Tab 3 is…
The ever-savvy folks of SamMobile got a hint that in mid-June, Samsung will release Galaxy Note 8.0 in new color. More precisely, they’re saying that the 8-inch tablet will be launched in Brown Black during the week 25, which begins on June 17th. It is unclear which markets will be the first to get Sammy’s…
If you’ve been looking forward to another tablet offering by LG, you may just get your wish this year. While the LG Optimus Pad wasn’t much to write home about, let alone most tablets at the time, LG could be prepping a new device for a Q3 release this year. Like HTC, the LG Optimus…
The Sony Xperia Z tablet just passed through FCC’s approval process and should now be on its way to T-Mobile. Usually in hardware that has cellular connectivity, many devices that are compatible with the carrier are also compatible with AT&T due to the similar band requirements. The Xperia Z tablet, however, just includes Band 4…
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates had a lot to say about tablets and PCs in a recent Squawk Box interview. Gates bemoaned the current state of tablets and claimed most users are frustrated with the experience of a keyboard-less device. “With Windows 8, Microsoft is trying to gain market share in what has been dominated by…
In anticipation of Mother’s day, Amazon is cutting the price of its 7-inch Kindle Fire HD, dropping the price of its tablets to $179 for the 16GB version, and $209 for the 32GB version. This follows hot on the heels of Barnes and Noble’s price cut for its Nook tablets, which was also motivated by…
Acer has unveiled the Acer Iconia A1 today, packing a quad-core 1.2GHz MediaTek processor and a 7.9-inch IPS display with a 1024 x 768 screen resolution. The tablet will be available in June in two versions, one with 8GB of storage and one with 16GB. The 16Gb version will retail for $199.99, and the 8GB…
It’s hard to say that Windows 8 tablets have done much for the market, but that certainly hasn’t stopped manufacturers from pushing the devices out. Well, if you’ve been pining for a smaller Windows 8 tablet to call your own, Acer has your back with the W3-810. This 8.1 inch tablet can be found on Amazon…