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After releasing its app for iPhone and Android smartphones, Expedia.com updated the two applications to make them work on tablets, too. When running on a tablet, Expedia Hotels takes advantage of the extra screen estate, providing more information at glance. Users get to research and book more than 130,000 hotels, via “intuitive design, lush graphics,…
The world’s smallest violin is playing for Android Honeycomb tonight as a study reveals that the tablet-optimized OS only claims a one percent share among versions of Android. Lackluster Android tablet sales throughout the year make this less of a shock, but it still is a little startling. The Chitika ad network wanted to conduct…
Once again the iPad validates itself as the number one desired tablet in a new survey by Maritz Research. In addition to the iPad being the most popular brand among businesses, people that own Android, BlackBerry and Microsoft Windows mobile phones show a preference for iPads over any other tablet else. This is interesting because you would think…
Verizon will finally be releasing the Motorola Xoom 2 10.1 and Xoom 2 8.2 (Media Edition), but under the name of Droid Xyboard. The company says the Xyboard will be available in stores starting Dec. 12. If you can’t wait to get this in store, then you can order them online now on Big Red’s website. The 8.2-inch…
Some digging around the BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 operating system (possibly with the help of root access) has revealed a few graphical elements that suggest where RIM’s headed next. A bunch of LTE coverage icons were found, indicating that the long-promised 4G PlayBook is still a real possibility. What’s even more interesting is that there’s a…
Boy Genius Report ninjas have caught an interesting tidbit of information from Samsung. Apparently the Korean giant will unveil an 11.6-inch Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The rumor suggests such a device won’t be that much bigger than the existing 10.1-inch model due to a thinner bezel.…
Well what do you, despite the fact that its Optimus Pad isn’t meeting sales expectations, LG won’t give up on its first Android tablet. As a matter of fact, it will soon start selling the LTE-enabled version of the device in its own backyard. The LG Optimus Pad LTE has been caught in Korea where…
Pope Benedict XVI clearly embraces new technology, especially tablets. He sent out his first tweet earlier this year using an Apple iPad and he recently lit a Christmas tree completely made up of lights using a Sony Tablet S. The gigantic tree of lights can easily be spotted on Mount Ingino in Gubbio, Italy. Apparently,…
We liked the EVO View 4G when we reviewed it earlier this year. It’s a solid 4G WiMAX tablet that performed well in our tests. One of our biggest complaints was its price, but that concern has been thrown out the window thanks to 1SaleaDay.com. For today only, the daily deals website is selling the EVO View 4G for a low $230 + $5 shipping. That’s your final price, too. No contract,…
RIM’s RSS reader app for the BlackBerry PlayBook has had a tiny update to now let you haul in your news feeds from Google Reader. The update to BlackBerry News for the PlayBook will also let you manuall mark stories as read or unread, delete stories, as well as drill down into detailed information about…