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Microsoft has been rumored to be developing some smaller Windows 8 tablets, possibly within the Surface line, for some time. Today, however, is the first time anyone from Microsoft has spoken out about the possibility. During Microsoft’s Q3 earnings call, the company’s CFO Peter Klein said such tablets are in the works. Specifically, Klein revealed…
Samsung originally announced the Galaxy Note 8.0 in white, but somehow we knew that other color options will also be available at a later date. And voila, we almost have the red and grey versions confirmed through CyberPort. This German retailer lists these two Note 8.0’s at its website, though we don’t get to see…
It’s hard to imagine Google’s Android OS on anything other than mobile handsets, with the OS being activated on over 1.5 million devices daily. Well, maybe it’s not so hard to imagine. Andy Rubin, one of the original masterminds behind the open source OS flashed back to the pre-smartphone days and revealed that the Android…
Buying a case for a tablet can be a fun experience. This is because tablet cases have become less about protecting your shiny new $500+ device and more of a fashion accessory. Choices range from the intriguing to downright odd and hardly functional. At the end of the day, when you drop that bedazzled case, it’ll shatter,…
Everyone and their mama are getting a tablet these days. According to the latest data from ABI Research, some 150 million tablets, worth an estimated $64 billion, will ship globally this year. That’s 38% more units shipped than last year, and 38% more in value (read: money). Apple is still a clear leader with its…
We’re sure Nokia will enter the Windows tablet market at one point, perhaps as early as later this year. Moreover, we’re sure they don’t want to be “yet another computer maker” with ever-shrinking margins and would rather make specialty product that could be sold at a premium. However, Windows RT tablets had a tough time…
The Nexus 10 has been out for five months without an official cover case. Well, that ends today as owners of the 10-inch tablet finally get to buy a unique case offered through the store that snaps into a back plate. Google is has made available two colors: grey and “scarlet.” Honestly, the scarlet color…
Few days ago, we’ve told you about Acer’s forthcoming Iconia A1-810 tablet. At that time, we didn’t know how much Acer will sell its device for, but now we (think we) have that information… According to DigiTimes‘ sources from the upstream supply chain, the Taiwanese company has decided to make the A1-810 available for just…
The Acer Iconia A1-810 is a new tablet that will take on the iPad Mini with its 7.9-inch IPS display with 1024×768 pixels resolution. It will be out soon, offering quite a bang for the buck. Specs wise, this tablet comes with MediaTek’s MT8125 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 5-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing…
Good news for the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus owners with Samsung starting to roll out the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for this 7-inch tablet. As far as we’ve understood, the new software affects the unlocked devices only though we guess carrier-specific models will follow shortly. Unfortunately, we don’t have the full change log but…