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Despite promising that it would no longer require contracts for tablets capable of using cellular data, AT&T is requiring a contract in its latest offer for the Nexus 7. The carrier found (or perhaps knew all along about) a loophole in saying that it won’t require contracts. For a limited time, if you buy a Nexus…
With the scores of e-readers and tablets sold last holiday season, there’s no doubt that the era of printed reading material is on its way out — at least to some degree. One of America’s first bookless libraries has been proposed in Bexar County, Texas. After reading Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of the late Steve…
ASUS unveiled a new tablet, one that’s not as sexy as Nexus 7, but it does cost less. The newly announced MeMO Pad will hit select markets later this month, selling for just $149. That price, however, brings “worse than Nexus 7” screen which can display resolution of just 1024×600 pixels. In addition, this little…
US-based owners of two of Samsung’s tablets — Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 — have started getting their servings of Jelly Bean. Aside from the latest version of Android, the update also brings several Samsung-specific goodies, updating pre-installed software and fixing some of the known bugs. Yup, you should hit the…
Samsung doesn’t have plans to bring Windows RT tablets to the US, the company said to CNET. The decision is based in part upon feedback from retail partners which suggested the market is still nascent and it would be hard to sell Sammy’s ATIV Tab products. But that’s not all with Samsung also pointing to…
Archos made its presence known at CES today by unveiling its new line of affordable, powerful tablets. Named the Titanium line, Archos is releasing 4 new tablets that offer similar features to some pricier offerings out there. The Titanium line of tablets will come in four varying sizes: 7″, 8″,9.7″ and 10.1″. The naming scheme…
ASUS announced its new Windows 8 device, VivoTab Smart tablet, which gets its power from Intel’s Atom Z2760 dual-core processor. The device has a 10.1-inch 1366×768 pixels IPS screen that can keep up with up to five fingers at once. Moreover, it also has an 8-megapixel camera on the back and 2-megapixel one on the…
Samsung has expanded the Galaxy Note into a full tablet form factor after garnering unexpected success with the original Galaxy Note smartphone. Behold the Galaxy Note 10.1. It features a 10.1-inch display, a little under double that of the Galaxy Note handset, with a 1280×800 resolution, plus is packed with a 5MP camera on the…
MIPS Technologies and China-based Ingenic Semiconductor introduced the JZ4780, a new highly integrated MIPS-Based SoC. The affordable, dual-core solution offers high performance, advanced graphics and other new functionality, along with ultra-low power consumption. Here are the JZ4780 SoC highlights: 1.3GHz+ SoC sets new performance point for power-efficient and affordable devices Ingenic’s MIPS-Based XBurst processor, with…
Samsung’s press event was relatively empty on the mobile news, but one morsel we did hear was that the Galaxy Note 10.1 will soon launch on Verizon with LTE and Android Jelly Bean onboard. The Galaxy Note 10.1 was announced at Mobile World Congress last year, and while it’s been around for quite some time,…