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23 Mar 2013
7-Inch Kindle Fire HD Rumors: Amazon Scotches Rumors of $99 7-Inch Kindle Fire HD

On Wednesday, it was reported that Amazon will be offering its own $99 tablet, a 7-inch Kindle Fire HD with 1280 x 800 resolution and a Texas Instruments processor. However, it wasn’t a few hours later when a spokesperson from Amazon denied this rumor, saying that such a device is ...

20 Mar 2013
Photo credit: Apple

A fresh report suggests that Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) may be releasing the second-generation iPad mini tablet in the third quarter of 2013, a device that may feature the company’s vaunted Retina Display technology. This release date, as well as the possibility of Retina Display, goes against an earlier report ...

8 Mar 2013
Photo credit: Samsung

When Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 8.0 at the 2013 Mobile World Congress last week, some remained confused what kind of device it would be. Mainly, there was confusion as to whether the Galaxy Note 8.0 would feature the tablet version of Android, or whether its smartphone-like features would make ...

7 Mar 2013
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Though, much has been said about the potential of lower-priced, smaller and simpler tablet computers to take over the market at some point in the near future, it looks like Apple, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) tablets are still the ones consumers would favor the most. A new survey from the Yankee Group ...

7 Mar 2013
Verizon Galaxy Note 10.1 Pricing, Release Date Announced

The Samsung Electronics Corp. (005930: KS) Galaxy Note 10.1, a tablet announced and released in August of last year, is a notable exception to the success that has followed the Korean company’s line of Galaxy Note devices. A 10.1-inch tablet with stylus pen, the Galaxy Note 10.1 is mostly popular ...

5 Mar 2013
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Unveiled just last week at the 2013 Mobile World Congress in Spain, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is the second tablet made by the South Korean company to carry the Galaxy Note brand name. Like all its predecessors, it comes with a Samsung S Pen stylus, along with other specifications ...

1 Mar 2013
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Users Now Receiving Updates to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

It appears that some Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 users have started receiving updates that take their tablets to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The devices that are getting updated, according to reports, are the Wi-Fi only versions, and users are apparently getting updates rolled ...

27 Feb 2013
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Several new covers that may be designed for Apple, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) fifth-generation iPad, or “iPad 5”, have been spotted on several listings on noted e-commerce website Alibaba. These cases are seen in separate listings, according to recent sightings of the purported accessories, and their design suggests once again that Apple ...

27 Feb 2013
Photo credit: MiniSuit

There have been many reports suggesting that the “iPad 5”, or the fifth-generation iPad, will have a design similar to the iPad mini. The latest sign of such design language being used on the upcoming 9.7-inch tablet came in the form of a purported iPad 5 case from MiniSuit. The accessories ...

26 Feb 2013
The HP Slate 7 - New Android Tablet Will Compete with Nexus 7, Kindle Fire

Years after the debacle known as the HP TouchPad and its webOS operating system, HP is back in the tablet game, having just announced a new Android-power tablet at a budget price point. As cheaper, simpler tablets are considered the future of the mainstream tablet market, HP’s move to the budget ...