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RIM Advertises $199 BlackBerry PlayBook

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has had great hopes for its first tablet PC in the world, the BlackBerry PlayBook, though it seems that the device did not perform as great as expected. This is not the first time this is being stated, and might not be the last either, though the handset vendor is worki...

21 November 2011
17:31 GMT

Verizon's DROID Xyboard 8.2 (Xoom 2 Media Edition) Spotted

We already knew that Verizon was preparing the release for the launch of Motorola's latest tablet PCs, Motorola Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition, but no specific info on when that might happen has emerged until now. New reports on the matter, however, suggest that we should not have too long to wait for that,...

19 November 2011
09:31 GMT

Google Updates Android.com, Offers a Glimpse at ICS for Tablets

Last month, Internet giant Google announced the release of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a new mobile OS that will soon be running on handsets, tablet PCs and other devices. The new platform release is now available on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone that hit shelves in Europe only yesterday, but should beco...

18 November 2011
12:31 GMT

Windows 8 Loaded on Nokia Tablet in June 2012

Windows 8 will certainly look great on tablet PCs when they become available for purchase in 2012 (in fact, it already appears to be great on the Samsung tablet that was showcased earlier this year) especially with a larger number of vendors committing to the launch of such devices. One of them appears to be Nokia...

16 November 2011
08:11 GMT

Windows Era Is Not Over, Ballmer Says

Microsoft seems very confident on the perspectives its Windows operating system has to offer, and claims that it will be able to bring the platform to new areas as soon as Windows 8 becomes available. During a company's shareholders' meeting yesterday, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, confirmed that Windows...

16 November 2011
05:06 GMT

A Quick Look at Adobe Photoshop Touch for Android

Today, Adobe announced the availability of a suite of six new applications aimed at Google's Android operating system, and Adobe Photoshop Touch is one of these. The software offers tablet users the possibility to take advantage of an optimized tool while on the go, delivering features that are packed with the h...

15 November 2011
13:51 GMT

AT&T Intros LTE-Enabled Galaxy Tab 8.9 Tablet PC

Mobile phone carrier AT&T is gearing up for the release of its LTE network in new markets in the United States, and the wireless carrier also preps for the launch of new devices that would keep users connected to the fast network it is putting in place. The new Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 arrives on shelves at AT&T with ...

15 November 2011
12:01 GMT

HP TouchPad Go Emerges

HP did kill the TouchPad, and the company said it loud and clear quite a few times before, yet it seems that the tablet PC's successors will live. A TouchPad Go has made an appearance into the wild, expected to be released on shelves in China in the not too far future, with the same features and capabilities as ...

14 November 2011
11:18 GMT

HTC to Bring Quad-Core Smartphone and Tablet PC to the MWC 2012

Next year's Mobile World Congress has been long rumored to be the place where the first smartphones to pack quad-core application processors would debut, and it seems that things have been confirmed on the matter once again. Nothing is officially announced on this for the time being, but next year Taiwanese m...

14 November 2011
08:51 GMT

T-Mobile Puts Up Registration Page for Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

Soon after announcing the availability of the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus tablet PC on its airwaves, wireless carrier T-Mobile also put the device up on its website on a registration page, offering users the possibility to stay up to date on its availability. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus arrives at the wireless ...

8 November 2011
15:11 GMT

T-Mobile SpringBoard Available Starting with November 16th

In addition to announcing the release of a new Android-based tablet PC on its airwaves, namely the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, wireless carrier T-Mobile also unveiled that the T-Mobile SpringBoard tablet will be release on November 16th.Featuring a great 7-inch HD touch screen, the new device will be added to the wi...

8 November 2011
11:09 GMT

T-Mobile Goes Official with Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

Today, wireless services provider T-Mobile has added a new tablet PC to its offering, namely the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, one of the thinnest and lightest tablet PCs in the world today. The new device packs a brilliant 7-inch multi-touch display and offers a great viewing experience when in comes to watching p...

8 November 2011
06:11 GMT

32 GB HP TouchPad Only $149.99 for webOS Developers

The last batch of HP TouchPad devices is now available for purchase in the United States, and HP is offering the tablet at discounted price tags for webOS developers interested in it. The Developer Device Purchase Program for the HP TouchPad is time limited, and is available only for registered developers living i...

7 November 2011
18:31 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Now Available at T-Mobile USA

Today, mobile phone carrier T-Mobile made available for purchase a new tablet PC on its airwaves, none other than the large Galaxy Tab 10.1 device from Samsung. Starting today, users interested in the purchase of this mobile device will have to head over to the wireless carrier's stores around the country to m...

2 November 2011
10:41 GMT

Motorola Xoom 2 Gets Release Date, Pricing

Motorola Mobility already announced plans to come to the market with a successor for the Motorola XOOM tablet PC, and some new info on the release date and pricing of this device has just emerged. Dubbed Motorola XOOM 2, the device is expected to hit the shelves in a series of markets before Christmas, and users li...

1 November 2011
17:11 GMT

BlackBerry PlayBook on BOGO Deal at RIM

The BlackBerry PlayBook didn't sell well throughout the past quarters, that's for sure, yet RIM seems set to make sure that it will enjoy higher sales during the last quarter of the year. The Canadian mobile phone maker has put in place a special deal for business users interested in the acquisition of t...

31 October 2011
06:07 GMT

Galaxy Tab 10.1 Arriving in T-Mobile's Stores for Launch

Mobile phone carrier T-Mobile USA is gearing up for the release of two new tablets on its airwaves, and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is one of them. The wireless carrier already announced the fact that it will soon make the new device available for its customers, and the first Galaxy Tab 10.1 units have already star...

31 October 2011
04:38 GMT

32GB HP TouchPad Back at Best Buy on November 1st

HP's TouchPad is moving closer to disappearing form the market, but it seems that it will go down in style, as the last shipments are getting ready to land at Best Buy on November 1st. HP is not selling the device anymore, but Best Buy will have some more units available for those who would like to purchase it ...

30 October 2011
08:21 GMT

iPad Competitors Need to Cut their Prices to Stand a Chance, Study Shows

A new iGR study reveals that Apple not only dominates the tablet market, but also that other OEM’s will have to release competing devices priced well below the $499 mark if they want to steal away some of Apple’s shine.A computing niche “perhaps arguably created in 2010 with the first iPad,” t...

24 October 2011
14:01 GMT

Samsung to Bring Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE to Canada Soon

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is reportedly gearing up for the release of a new tablet PC on the Canadian market, none other than the LTE enabled Galaxy Tab 8.9. Apparently, the handset vendor already confirmed plans to bring the device to Canada, but they did not make an official announcement on the exac...

21 October 2011
04:41 GMT

Leaked Nvidia Kal-El (Tegra 3) Video Available

Soon, maybe before the end of this year, the first mobile devices that will pack a quad-core application processor are expected to become official. Nvidia's Kal-El (Tegra 3) application processor will be inside them, and the company already has some promo materials available with the chip. Among them, we can cou...

19 October 2011
13:51 GMT

Motorola XOOM Family Edition Now Official with HD Screen

Motorola Mobility has just announced the release of a new tablet PC, none other than the recently rumored Motorola XOOM Family Edition,which is based on Google's Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS flavor, and which will be released exclusively through Best Buy starting October 16th. The new device arrives on shelves with...

14 October 2011
15:21 GMT

Huawei MediaPad Arrives in Singapore Tomorrow at $598 SGD

Starting with tomorrow, October 15th, 2011, users in Singapore will be able to purchase a new Android-powered tablet PC in their country, namely the Huawei MediaPad. The new device was unveiled to the world not too long ago, and has just been confirmed as set to hit wireless carriers and various retailers in Sin...

14 October 2011
04:36 GMT

CyanogenMod 7.1 Arrives on HP TouchPad in Alpha

The first release of CyanogenMod 7.1 for the HP TouchPad tablet PC is now available, bringing the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system to a device that was launched on the market with the webOS platform on board. The release is only an alpha build, which means that there are a lot of bugs in it. The performan...

13 October 2011
05:01 GMT

Twonky Beam Browser Arrives on Android Tablets

Those of you who own a tablet PC running under Google's Android operating and would like a fast way of searching for videos on their devices should try out the new Twonky Beam Browser It can not only find videos on the web, but it will also beam them to any Internet-connected TV, so that users can watch them ...

12 October 2011
17:51 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus Receives FCC Approvals

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics announced recently the release of a new tablet PC that runs under Google's Android platform, namely the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus, and the device has already received the necessary approvals from the FCC. The 16GB WiFi model of Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus has...

12 October 2011
08:21 GMT

New Motorola XOOM 2 Photos Leak

Motorola XOOM 2 is yet another Android device from Motorola that has just made an appearance in leaked photos. The tablet is expected to arrive on shelves at Verizon with an 8.2-inch touchscreen display, and has been spotted into the wild before as XOOM 2 “Media Edition.” There aren't many det...

12 October 2011
03:41 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Now on Pre-Order at J&R

Samsung has just unveiled a new tablet PC running under Google's Android operating system, namely the Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus, and the device is already up for pre-order via retailers. Both the 16GB and the 32GB flavors of the new device were just spotted as available for reservations via J&R, and can be seen he...

10 October 2011
07:51 GMT

Apple’ iPads Viciously Cannibalizing Netbook Spend

Led by Apple’s iPad 2, an estimated 37 million ultra-mobile devices (UMDs) will ship into the United States during 2011, according to ABI Research. The company provides in-depth analysis and quantitative forecasting of trends in global connectivity.The research firm forecasts an influx of $24 billion in re...

7 October 2011
15:51 GMT

Google Docs App for Android Updated with Tablet Optimizations

Android users who like being capable to create, view, edit, upload or share documents while on the go have a simple application for that, coming from Google themselves, namely Google Docs, and a new flavor of the software is now available for download for them. Released on Wednesday, the new application iteratio...

6 October 2011
08:11 GMT

TouchPads Ship with Android, HP Doesn't Know Why

The TouchPad is dead in HP's books, but it seems that it still continues to live, and that Google's Android operating system has already provided it with a helping hand. To be more precise, some of the devices that have recently started to arrive in users’ hands, following the huge price cut that H...

6 October 2011
05:51 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Coming Soon to the UK

Samsung has just announced plans to bring to the market in the UK a new device running under Google's Android operating system, namely the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. The mobile phone maker already has appealing tablet PCs available for purchase in the UK, and will add the new device next to Galaxy Tab 7.7, 8.9 an...

5 October 2011
10:31 GMT

Two XOOM Models Spotted in Verizon's Cellebrite System

Verizon's Cellebrite system is the place where all the yet-unannounced devices tend to make an appearance lately. We already spotted the Nexus Prime, DROID HD, and HTC Vigor there, and no two XOOM models made an appearance in the systems, namely XOOM 2 and the previously rumored XOOM 2 “Media Edition.&...

5 October 2011
09:41 GMT

T-Mobile's October-November Lineup Unveiled

During this month and the next, wireless carrier T-Mobile is expected to bring a wide range of new mobile phones to the market, and some more info on these devices has just emerged. Just as previously rumored, the mobile phone carrier is expected to add new devices to its lineup starting with November 2nd, but i...

4 October 2011
07:51 GMT

Sony Puts Tablet S on Pre-Order in Australia

Sony Tablet S, one of the latest devices to be unveiled to the world with Google's Android Honeycomb operating system on board, is now available for pre-order in Australia, via the company's own website. Sony has just added Tablet S to its Australian website in two different flavors, differentiated by ...

30 September 2011
18:01 GMT

The HTC Flyer Down to $299.99 at Best Buy from October 1st

Starting tomorrow, Saturday, October 1st, the HTC Flyer tablet PC will be cheaper when purchased from Best Buy. The leading retailer has just announced that they plan on significantly cutting the price tag for this device, bringing it down to only $299.99 (around 225 Euros) from the $499.99 (approximately 370 Eu...

30 September 2011
17:11 GMT

Motorola XOOM 4G LTE Hits Verizon on October 13th

Mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility and wireless carrier Verizon have just announced that a new tablet PC will become available for purchase on the carrier's airwaves soon, namely the 4G LTE-enabled version of Motorola XOOM. The new device is set to hit shelves at Verizon Wireless some October 13th, and wi...

29 September 2011
14:01 GMT

Motorola XOOM Tastes 4G LTE Upgrade Starting Today

Today, Verizon Wireless and Motorola Mobility will kick-off the 4G LTE upgrade process for all Motorola XOOM devices on the wireless carrier's airwaves. The update was expected to arrive on devices since early 2011, but the two companies haven't been able to make it available until now. Starting tod...

29 September 2011
07:44 GMT

Tegra 3-Powered ZTE T98 Tablet PC Spotted

Chinese manufacturer ZTE has one new device up its sleeve, which will certainly make the hearts of enthusiasts beat faster than before, namely the T98 tablet PC. The exciting thing about this small device is the fact that it should arrive on shelves with a processor featuring double the number of cores available...

27 September 2011
13:41 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Receives FCC Approvals

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the latest tablet PC from the South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung to have received the blessings from the Federal Communication Commission. The new tablet PC is only about four-week old, since Samsung unveiled it to the world at the IFA 2011 show in Berlin, but it is already making ...

27 September 2011
10:21 GMT

Motorola to Launch XOOM 2 Media Edition with 8.2'' IPS Screen

Mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility already has on the market a tablet PC that runs under Google's Android operating system, namely the Motorola XOOM, and it seems that the company is already considering the release of a series of successors for this device. The company was already rumored to plan the rele...

26 September 2011
03:46 GMT

BlackBerry PlayBook Production Cut Back

This time last year, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion was unveiling to the world its first tablet PC, the BlackBerry PlayBook, a device that was expected to sell in high volumes, and which sees cut back production now. If it weren't for a series of delays that had the device available on shelv...

23 September 2011
15:51 GMT

Rogers to Launch LTE-Based HTC Puccini Tablet Too

Canadian mobile phone users will soon be able to benefit from a nice range of appealing devices that can connect to Rogers' LTE network, with HTC's Puccini tablet being one of them, some of the latest reports on the matter suggest. The wireless carrier already went official with plans to bring to the marke...

12 September 2011
13:31 GMT

AT&T to Launch the Acer Iconia Tab A501 on September 18th

Before this week is over, AT&T's customers will have the possibility to purchase more 4G devices on their wireless carrier's network, including the Acer Iconia Tab A501 tablet PC that sports a large 10.1-inch touchscreen display. The new device will arrive on the market with support for the wireless ca...

12 September 2011
12:21 GMT

No Green Light for Quad-Core Smartphones This Year

Before the end of the ongoing year, we should be able to see on the market the first mobile devices packing quad-core application processors, but they won't be smartphones, it seems. Nvidia is the company to supply the said chips, and their President and Chief Executive Officer, Jen-Hsun Huang, has just con...

7 September 2011
15:11 GMT

Vodafone Australia Puts iPad 2 on Coming Soon Page

A new device is set to arrive on shelves at Vodafone Australia soon, the wireless carrier has just announced, namely the Apple iPad 2.For the time being, the wireless carrier did not offer specific info on the availability of Apple's tablet PC, but those who would like to stay up to date on this should head ove...

6 September 2011
13:51 GMT

Price of Galaxy Tab 7.7 in Scandinavian Countries Emerge

Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the latest small tablet PC that South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung unveiled to the world (we'll take their word on Galaxy Note being an impressively large smartphone and not a 5.3-inch tablet), and it should arrive on shelves in several European countries before the end of the ongoing yea...

5 September 2011
16:11 GMT

AT&T Makes HTC Jetstream Available for Purchase

HTC Jetstream, the 10.1-inch Android-based tablet PC that was unveiled to the world only a few weeks ago, is now up for sale on AT&T's network. The new device runs under Google's Android 3.1 Honeycomb operating system and comes with support for the wireless carrier's 4G LTE network, being the very...

5 September 2011
08:48 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Disappears from IFA

Although it was somehow expected, it still comes as a surprise that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet PC was pulled from the IFA 2011 show in Berlin a few days ago. The tablet PC was unveiled to the world on September 1st, along with the large Galaxy Note smartphone, and Samsung brought both of them on the floor at ...

5 September 2011
05:21 GMT

IFA 2011: Huawei S7 Tablet PC Hands-On

Android-based tablet PCs are everywhere these days, and it was only natural to find them at the IFA 2011 show in Berlin too. Among the devices present at the event, Softpedia's editors stumbled upon the Huawei S7 tablet, which runs under Googles' Android 2.1 Eclair platform. The device might sport a rather...

4 September 2011
11:07 GMT


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