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Everyone and their mama are about tablets these days. Their owners use them to play games, get things done, browse the web and even shop online. The last mentioned type of activity is growing and retailers have started noticing, with some of them releasing special apps to make shopping easier. In a new infographic prepared…
Starting today, Amazon is pushing out version 6.3 of its Android software to the Kindle Fire. This latest update adds several new features including book passage and note sharing, book extras, movie rentals and other performance enhancements. The new sharing feature lets readers select their favorite passage and share it with other Kindle users who…
Charlie Caper and Erik Rosales put on a performance during MIPIM 2012 using several iPads that’ll put any Powerpoint presentation to shame. The duo crafted a three-minute performance which includes magic, showmanship and perfectly synced iPads. The wonderfully creative presentation covers the benefits of living and working in Stockholm, but the iPads really take center…
We’ve already told you Amazon is working on new 7 and 10-inch Kindle Fire models. Well that may not be true, with some Taiwanese publications reporting the online retailer will rather launch three new tablets, two with 7-inch screens and one with 8.9-inch one. The rumor goes on suggesting one 7-inch model will come with…
Two of Canada’s mobile operators have added two different Samsung tablets to their respective portfolios. First comes Rogers Wireless, which has started selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, offering it for $399.99 on a three-year contract or for $649.99 sans any monthly commitments whatsoever. On the other side, Videotron is accepting orders for the…
Sony will be releasing Android 4.0 update for two of its tablets at some point in April. Both Tablet P and Tablet S will get their servings of Ice Cream Sandwich, alongside some additional goodies like the ability to access programs recorded on compatible (Sony) Blu-Ray players, activate cameras directly from the lock screens, edit…
Acer has unveiled its next-generation tablet, and that tablet would be the Iconia A510. The tablet itself is rocking the NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, and more, all packaged in a price that’s below $500. While it’s hard to say anything bad about the tablet itself, in the coming months, we’re going…
In early February of this year US Cellular announced that it would be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with LTE in tow and today is that day. US Cellular customers can now grab the tablet on a new two-year contract and get to living the LTE life. While the hardware of Android tablets have…
In its latest report Juniper examines games on tablets, suggesting that the total end-user game revenues will reach $3.1 billion by 2014, up from $491 million in 2011. The research company argues that the large screen size and excellent graphics capabilities of tablets will encourage users to purchase games and in-game items. Moreover, tablet games…
Asus released a small bug-fixing update for the original Transformer tablet (turned netbook). Unfortunately, software version 9.2.1.17-20120312 doesn’t bring many goods to the tablet with users complaining some of the bugs they expected to be squashed still annoying them. That said, we’re not saying you shouldn’t update your beloved tablet — quite the contrary, it’s…