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While we’re waiting for Facebook’s official application for Android tablets, Platinum Apps launched facedroid, allowing tablet owners to cyber-schmooze on their beloved devices. As you can imagine, the app takes advantage of the extra screen estate to show more information on a single screen. Using the facedroid app, you’ll be able to access the most…
The Motorola Xoom was the company’s first dip into the Android tablet market when it was released almost a year ago and depending on who you ask, the tablet was either a hit or miss as other Android tablets, like the Samsung Galaxy Tab, completely took the spotlight away from the Xoom. Motorola has since…
While it’s not the first time we’ve seen the latest version of Android on a tablet, it’s fun to see Qualcomm loading Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.1 onto its Snapdragon S4 developer tablet. This will be the ultimate tablet for developers to test their Android apps on, thanks to the impressive hardware specs and Qualcomm’s…
So far, the Dingleberry jailbreak for the BlackBerry PlayBook has only really provided access to a limited Android Market, but now that it’s been out for awhile, some other folks have managed to create USB host access. That means with a chunky little USB-to-microUSB adapter, you can plug in standard pen drives and access files.…
Verizon Wireless is getting super serious about tablets. They already offer such devices as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with LTE, Motorola XYBOARD 8.2 and 10.1, Apple iPad and… apparently that’s not enough — they’re also looking to add LTE-enabled Galaxy Tab 7.7 to the offering. According to the screenshot above, Sammy’s sexy tablet is…
A recent survey by Kantar Worldpanel concluded that 10% of American consumers over the age of 16 own a tablet of some kind. Of course, the iPad accounts for about two thirds of that, but over the last six months, iPad’s share of sales has shrunk to 50%. As a case in point, 10% of…
Remember the Notion Ink Adam? We can’t say that we blame you if you don’t but once upon a time the Adam sounded like one of the most promising Android tablets that would ever launch. Those thoughts were promptly laid to rest after seeing the software and bricks that shortly followed its release. Still, those…
While we liked the Amazon Kindle Fire as a simple media tablet, some have been complaining that the device isn’t as responsive as it should be. Well, Amazon is promising a software update soon which should bring many improvements. According to a report in the New York Times, Amazon said the Kindle Fire update will…
According to an estimate by sources at upstream suppliers, Barnes & Noble should have so far taken delivery of one million units of Nook Tablet. Apparently the bookstore chain has the Thanksgiving sales to thank for the success it experienced. OEM contractor Inventec, which is still sort of recovering from HP’s move to kill the…
Zmags.com prepared a neat infographic to show how tablet owners are shopping this Holiday season. Here’s what they’ve found out: 87% of tablet owners are browsing and purchasing their holiday gifts this year using their tablets. On average, they [tablet owners] will spend $325 via their tablets in categories like electronics, clothing, toys and jewelry.…