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If you don’t mind signing a two-year contract with a carrier in order to get an Android tablet on the cheap, then we have some good news for you. Sprint just announced the availability of the ZTE Optik, a 7-inch Android Honeycomb tablet that will run a mere $100. ZTE is about to push itself…
The folks at Showyou have just pushed out the 3.0 version of the social video app and it now includes multiple user interface tweaks and new features. For those who don’t know, Showyou is an app that scours your Twitter and Facebook feeds to find what videos are being shared. These videos are mainly being…
Lenovo confirmed that its business-centric ThinkPad tablet will get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update during the second quarter of this year. Unfortunately they failed to send us the exact date, leaving us some 3 months to speculate. Guess they don’t know for themselves when the new software will be ready for the general…
If LG’s Optimus Pad tablet works for you, and if you also happen to live in Canada – you’ll be happy to know that Rogers Wireless is now offering it for free on 2 and 3-year contracts. Unfortunately, if you want just the tablet, sans any long-term commitments, the price is unchanged – it’s $549.99.…
Just like Sprint which will soon get the ZTE V55 Optik, Verizon Wireless also wants an affordable tablet in its portfolio. And that would be ZTE V66, which we caught at the Bluetooth SIG. Specs wise, we’re talking about a device that’s almost identical to what Sprint will be launching, with its specs that include…
Good ol’ BBC has once again updated its Android app, this time focusing on all of you with Android tablets. Yep, the new version of the application sings along Honeycomb devices, offering “simple browsing in landscape and portrait view.” In other words, it [application] now has a new UI for “large tablets” while those of…
Sprint is preparing to beef-up its tablet portfolio with a low-cost device from ZTE. The rumored ZTE Optik will have a $100 price tag, sporting a 7-inch screen and 1.2GHz dual-core processor. In addition, it will also come with a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, 2-megapixel front-facing one, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage, stereo speakers,…
Everyone loves Asus’ Transformer Prime these days and there’s nothing strange about it. After all, it’s the world’s first (and still the only) tablet powered by a quad-core processor that also comes with that ever-handy keyboard dock. And while I love it too, I think I would love a 7-inch version even more. The reason…
We know that the strategy ultimately ensures success in some ways but we’re still surprised with the number of Android tablets in the world. The latest numbers for Q4 of 2011 have arrived and tablets running Google’s mobile operating system has risen to 39%. While the Android tablet market is gaining steam, it’s probably safe…
Netflix said that its movie-streaming service is now on more than 800 devices and that viewing on tablets has surpassed viewing on PCs. The tablet space will likely continue to be important for Netflix and it has done a good job of tailoring its apps to fit better on these types of devices. The value…