T-Mobile used its Facebook page to announce that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet is coming to its lineup. It is not specified, however, whether the tablet is the Wi-Fi version or the 3G model. Furthermore, T-Mobile promised to supply more details, such as a release date and prices, in the coming weeks. The tablet […]
Sep 28 2011 | Posted in
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Amazon officially has entered the tablet market today by launching the Kindle Fire. The seven-inch tablet uses a heavily customized version of Android 2.1 with special support for Amazon Prime, Amazon MP3, Cloud Player. Video for Prime Members The $79 Prime subscription gets the usual free two-day shipping as well as unlimited access to Amazon […]
Sep 28 2011 | Posted in
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Toshiba in an Tuesday evening unveiling showed the Thrive 7″ tablet. The Android 3.2 slate still carries a dual-core Tegra 2 and even a 1280×800 display like its 10-inch cousin, but it shrinks ports to fit the same expansion in a smaller profile. A microSDHC card slot, micro HDMI, and micro USB let it get […]
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iLuv has announced a new WorkStation line of products for iPads, Galaxy Tabs and other devices. The focus of the collection is the iMM737, a dock supporting iPads, iPhones and iPods. A wired keyboard in the dock includes iOS-specific functions, and can be stored in the base to save room. Devices are attached to a […]
Broadcom has announced a new series of near-field communication (NFC) chips geared for smartphones and other small devices. The latest offerings are claimed to be significantly smaller than many alternatives, manufactured using a 40nm CMOS process, while also slashing power consumption by approximately 90 percent. Phone manufacturers will be able to take advantage of field […]
Sep 27 2011 | Posted in
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A recent rush of BlackBerry PlayBook price cuts has spread to the US in earnest. Both Office Depot and Staples are selling RIM’s tablet with a $100 immediate discount on every model as well as either a $100 gift card (at Office Depot) or a matching rebate (at Staples). The drop puts them at the […]
Sep 26 2011 | Posted in
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RIM’s promises of cutting BlackBerry PlayBook prices have taken effect in Canada as Canadian stores have started slashing prices. Best Buy and its sibling Future Shop, as well as Staples, have all dropped the price by $200 across the board to $300. The first two chains supply a gift card to get to the $300 […]
Sep 23 2011 | Posted in
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NVIDIA has revealed some brand-new architecture details behind its next-gen quad-core Tegra chip, Project Kal-El. There are two whitepapers: The Benefits of Quad Core CPUs in Mobile Devices and Variable SMP – A Multi-Core CPU Architecture for Low Power and High Performance . (Both are PDFs and please know they may be a little […]
Sep 23 2011 | Posted in
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The ASUS Eee Pad Slider has finally gone on sale in the US after a long gestation following its first unveiling at CES in January. The new tablet is unique for its sliding design, much in the vein of an oversize full QWERTY sliding design smartphone. Where the relatively popular ASUS Eee Pad Transformer offers […]
Sep 21 2011 | Posted in
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VIZIO recently announced that the VIZIO 8″ Tablet with Wi-Fi now supports ooVoo, a video communication service that enables up to six callers to chat together for a unique social video chat experience on mobile devices. With ooVoo, VIZIO Tablet owners can now enjoy party video chats anywhere there is a Wi-Fi connection. ooVoo is […]
Sep 18 2011 | Posted in
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