RIM, as part of its BlackBerry World intro, detailed plans for two major apps to help round out the feature set for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The tablet is now finally getting an official Video Chat app that will let owners make two way calls between other PlayBook owners on Wi-Fi. Calls can handle both front […]
Adobe late on Thursday announced the release of Flash Player 10.2 for Android 3.0 tablets. Like the beta, the Motorola Xoom and other tablets that use Android 3.0.1 need an Android update to take advantage of the latest Flash Player. The release also includes a security update and is now available from the Android Market. […]
Today, Amazon announced an update to Kindle for Android that brings new features and adds support for tablet computers running Android’s Honeycomb, including the Motorola Xoom. The latest version of Kindle for Android includes an integrated immersive shopping experience tailored for tablets, a new layout for newspapers and magazines designed for the unique interface of […]
T-Mobile on Tuesday made a late commitment to full launch details for the LG G-Slate. The tablet ship on Wednesday, April 20th, for the promised $530 on a two-year contract, though only for existing T-Mobile phone subscribers; the price rises to $630 for others. The Android 3.0 device now has a contract-free price but will […]
The Lenovo ThinkPad X220 notebooks introduced in March are now shipping. The X220 and X220t are available on the company’s site with prices slightly different than originally believed. The X220 starts at $849 rather than $899, while the tablet version is $1,249 rather than $1,199. Either notebook has a 12.5-inch screen with a 1366×768 resolution, […]
RIM on Tuesday began shipping its long-in-coming BlackBerry PlayBook. The seven-inch tablet should now be at Best Buy, Staples, and other stores. Only Wi-Fi versions are available so far and cost $499, $599, and $699 for 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB of storage respectively. PlayBooks will start shipping with 3G and 4G in the summer for […]
ViewSonic hoped to push sales of the gTablet through to a combination of two factors. The first is a price drop at Amazon down to $280, and the other is that it’s been overclocked to a 1.4GHz clock speed. XDA member pershoot boosted the chip from its standard rating of 1GHz by loading CyanogenMod 7. […]
Australian hardware maker Kogan has introduced four new Agora-branded devices on Thursday. This includes the Agora Internet TV Portal that promises to bring the web and access to the Android Market to users’ TVs, the Agora 7-inch Tablet PC, and Agora 12-inch Laptop along with a Pro version of the notebook. The netbooks run on […]
Intel’s plans to support Android 3.0 on x86 may include paying incentives to get developers to use their platforms. The chip designer was said on Wednesday to be paying a $10 chip subsidy to “first-tier notebook vendors” if they make a tablet using an Intel processor. One of those spotted by Digitimes would include an […]
Acer’s Iconia Tab A100 may finally be getting close to a launch in the US. Part builders said Wednesday that the smaller Android 3.0 slate would launch in late April or May. The design has the same Tegra 2 processor and dual cameras as the 10-inch A500 but both a lower resolution 1024×600 screen and […]
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