Archos began rolling out Android 4.0 upgrades to its 80 G9 and 101 G9 tablet customers. This week, the company has begun shipping the premium turbo version of the 8-inch model with Android ICS pre-loaded. The company has indicated on its storefront that the 10.1-inch turbo model will begin shipping in April. Athos began shipping […]
Mar 15 2012 | Posted in
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Archos has released the latest version of the Android platform for its G9 tablet range – Android 4.0.3 also known as “Ice Cream Sandwich.” The over-the-air (OTA) upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich will begin rolling out to G9 owner’s worldwide as of March 8. All they need to do is look for the notification “A” […]
Mar 8 2012 | Posted in
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Android platform developer Splashtop has just released its Splashtop THD app for $6.99 on the Android Market, meant exclusively for NVIDIA Tegra 3-powered tablets such as the ASUS Transformer Prime. The software lets users stream audio or video from their PCs and Macs to the tablet, including using nearly any desktop program, such as graphics-intensive […]
Mar 4 2012 | Posted in
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Archos has announced their introduction of a 7” Android tablet for children, called the Child Pad. The 7’’ Child Pad features a compact light-weight design, the latest Android version, 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich”, a 1GHz processor and 1GB of RAM. Features & Benefits Kid friendly features of the Child Pad include access to the Kids […]
Mar 1 2012 | Posted in
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France’s EviGroup has just unveiled its latest device, the 10-inch PadPro. It uses an optional PixelQi ultra-bright display that is viewable in sunlight and is pressure-sensitive. This last feature makes it suitable for graphics artists who draw images free-hand, using the included stylus. The hardware specs include a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, and […]
Feb 29 2012 | Posted in
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Toshiba just revealed it will ship the thinnest and lightest 10-inch tablet on March 6, which is one day ahead of the iPad 3 launch. Previously dubbed as the Excite X10, the tablet touts a 7.7mm (0.3-inch) thickness and weigh 535 grams (1.18lbs), while sporting a 10.1-inch, LED-backlit touchscreen with a 1280×800 resolution. The tablet […]
Feb 29 2012 | Posted in
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N-trig has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to provide tablets with unparalleled pen and multi-touch performance and functionality. The combination of N-trig’s DuoSense pen and multi-touch user interface with NVIDIA DirectTouch architecture boosts performance and enhances the user experience. “We’re delighted to take our collaboration with N-trig to a new level in improving the touchscreen […]
Samsung has expanded its Galaxy Note lineup to include a 10.1-inch tablet. The Note 10.1 integrates a 1280×800 display that appears to match the Galaxy Tab 10.1 panel, though the new model jumps from a 1GHz chip to a 1.4GHz dual-core processor to match the five-inch Note. The Note 10.1 keeps the same two-megapixel front-facing […]
Feb 27 2012 | Posted in
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Samsung at the ISSCC event this week has shown the first example of a quad-core version of its Exynos chips. Its new example still uses the ARM Cortex-A9 but runs on a more efficient 32 nanometer manufacturing process, which should improve both speed and battery life over 2011-era chips. Along with a newer graphics core […]
Feb 24 2012 | Posted in
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TI has posted a demo video of its OMAP5 processor in what could be a sign of how fast many next-generation processors will be next to even chips that have yet to arrive. Even clocked at just 800MHz with only two main cores, the use of ARM’s new Cortex-A15 was able to run a web […]
Feb 23 2012 | Posted in
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