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For years manufacturers and carriers have tried to keep our phones locked down to their specifications. And because of that, a legal process has taken place to decide whether a consumer has the right to unlock/jailbreak their handset. In 1998, Congress passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which outlaws attempts to get around digital rights…
More rumors about a 10-inch Google Nexus tablet is making the Internet rounds this morning. We started hearing about a Nexus 10 tab early this summer, and since then, the expectation has been for it to be released at some point. Now pictures of the mysterious tablet’s manual has surfaced on Korean site Seeko, as…
No surprise here – The Apple iPad Mini has officially been revealed today, and it’s easy to assume that this will soon be one of the hottest devices on the market for the holiday season. Alongside the 4th generation iPad, the iPad Mini is the perfect filler device between your iPhone and larger iPad. Weighing…
A little known company called Fuhu launched nabi 2 tablet in the UK, touting it as the first kids’ tablet specially designed to “deliver amazing experiences, dedicated to the positive transformation of children through education and entertainment.” The device will be available in the United Kingdom and Ireland, starting October 22 at Argos, Tesco and…
ASUS is rolling out a small update for the Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700) as we speak, with many users around the world reporting getting it. The new software packs small changes and bug fixes, and the Android version will stay at 4.1.1 after the update. Sure enough, we would like to get Android 4.1.2, but…
The Android space isn’t in short supply of 7 inch tablets today, but we wouldn’t go as far to say that there’s a large selection of good 7 inch tablets. There’s a small helping of 7 inchers that are actually worth forking over the cash for – the Nexus 7 being on the top of…
Let me just start off by saying that I really like the Microsoft Surface. Judging by the initial product announcement in June and even most of the information that has floated around since then. It looks like a quality piece of hardware with a pretty good operating system. Windows 8 should shine on tablets —…
We’ve no doubts that Nokia will be making Windows-based tablets now when they adopted Microsoft’s mobile (and tablet) platform. According to these two patents, we should expect unibody designs similar to the one Nokia introduced with the Nokia N9 and later adopted in Lumia 800 and newer Windows Phones (like the Lumia 820 and Lumia…
Nowadays it seems like everyone is making a bid to enter the tablet market, including major retailers. Today a rumor surfaced that Best Buy is planning to launch its own Android tablet “Insignia Flex” at $239 to $259. According to Reuters, the big retailer is looking to compete against Apple’s iPad and Amazon’s Kindle Fire…
Just when you thought the rumors of a 32GB Nexus 7 tablet were done, think again. A reader on Android Police spotted a 32GB Nexus 7 tablet on Staples’ business website, Staples Advantage. In addition, the ad on the site showed an estimated availability date of October 18th, which assumed, could be a placeholder for…