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Lenovo is releasing a new thin, light and affordable tablet, the S5000. Coming in with a heighth of 7.9mm and a weight of 246 grams, the S5000 is one of the slimmest tablets out there. Its stylish chrome bezels give the unit a futuristic look, and the 7-inch 1280 x 800 screen provides a 178…
It looks like all major US carriers are getting ready to offer Samsung’s hot-new products. After AT&T and T-Mobile, we’re waiting for Verizon’s press release officially announcing the big news. Meanwhile, we have their leaked document, showing how much the Big Red carrier will ask for both the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear. Verizon…
T-Mobile USA and AT&T announced that both of them will offer two of the Samsung’s hottest products, including the Galaxy Gear smart watch and Galaxy Note 3. AT&T will start accepting pre-orders for the Note 3 later today with first shipments beginning around October 1st. The carrier will sell the powerful phablet for $35 per…
It was back in January when we’ve told you that NVIDIA is working on reference designs for smartphones and tablets. Well, the tablet design is (almost) ready and it’s called Tegra Note. The prototype device has been caught in the wild in China, and it’s pretty awesome. Specs wise, this thing packs a 7-inch 1280×768…
Few days ago, the Flipboard app popped up at BlackBerry World store. That, however, was a simple port of the application that works on Android devices. And Flipboard promptly pulled it off from the store, only to announce that an updated version will be released shortly. In a tweet, the company said that Flipboard will…
The world’s thinnest keyboard has been shown off, which is about the same thickness as a single sheet of paper. You got that right. A company called CSR managed to develop the flexible wireless keyboard that is less than 0.5 mm thick and can turn any area into a touch surface. The whole thing relies…
Even though Microsoft had hard time moving a critical number of Surface tablets, that doesn’t stop them from pushing the whole business forward. It is said that the Redmond giant is working on a whole new series of Surface devices — including the Surface 2, Surface 2 Pro and Surface Mini — as we speak.…
More than half of Brits (53%) would be unwilling to give up their mobile phone contracts in order to save money, and 76% would be unwilling to go without home internet even if their finances were in dire straits, according to a new YouGov survey. Carried out on behalf of Leeds Building Society, the survey…
While dedicated e-readers remain popular, people increasingly read on their mobile phones. The one gadget you always carry with you can be great for reading in a pinch when you’re stuck at the DMV or on the bus. A new startup, Oyster, is hedging its bets on small screen books with its new app and…
The BBC’s popular iPlayer app for Android provides streaming for tons of BBC shows. Now the latest update adds a load of new features including the ability to download shows to watch offline and support for Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Get ready to consume all the Doctor Who you can on your Nexus 7 or other…