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  As promised, RIM has released the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 update for its PlayBook tablet. The new software update is a significant one as it adds lots of new features, including native email. To give you a brief rundown, the new update brings features like unified inbox, multi-tasking within email, deep social integration of [...]

  LG teased it and now they’ve officially unwrapped their 5-inch device ahead of Mobile World Congress (MWC). The Optimus Vu will take on its arch rival’s Galaxy Note with a display with 4:3 aspect ratio which LG reckons is “optimized for viewing to grasp more at a glance and note taking to increase productivity.” [...]

  Acer today announced the Ice Cream Sandwich update for its Iconia Tab range of tablet devices. Acer is now pushing the Android 4.0 update to A200 customers in United States whereas the A100 and A500 will receive the Ice Cream Sandwich goodness sometime in April. Acer says users can expect a faster browsing experience, [...]

  Samsung has inadvertently confirmed a new tablet that could make its debut at Mobile World Congress. The leak comes by way of Samsung’s official blog that mentions a product name never heard of — “Galaxy Note 10.1.” This could’ve been easily overlooked as a typo but the fact that Samsung was looking for models [...]

  Remember when Steve Jobs rubbished the idea of a smaller-sized iPad because the screen was “too small to express the software”? Well, it seems Apple is experimenting with a smaller sized tablet, according to a new report by Wall Street Journal. The report suggests that Apple is working with component suppliers to test a [...]

  Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 may lure you with a cheap price tag and Android 4.0 onboard but if you’re looking for a high-end Samsung tablet, Galaxy Tab 680 is the way to go. For the uninitiated, Galaxy Tab 680 is Galaxy Tab 7.7 known elsewhere and is available in India for a price of [...]

  Samsung had a single tablet offering about 2 years back but currently has the highest number of Android tablets in the market. Announced today is a new 7-incher dubbed as Galaxy Tab 2 and the unique thing about this tablet is that it runs Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich OS out-of-the-box. As for [...]

  Apple is looking to unveil the next-generation iPad early next month. According to a report by All Things D – who by the way have an impeccable record when it comes to Apple news – say the iPad 3 (or whatever it’s called) will be announced in the first week of March in San [...]

  Here’s some good news for TouchPad users. HP has released the Android source code that was found in one of the TouchPads that ran Android OS out-of-the-box. The code was handed over to the CyanogenMod Team who are working on a proper port of Android OS for TouchPad. The code has now been uploaded [...]

  Sony promised to launch the 3G variant of its first Android tablet in a few weeks after the launch of its Wi-Fi-only variant and it seems they’ve delivered on that front. The 3G variant of its Tablet S is now available in the Indian market for around Rs. 34,000. The launch of the 3G [...]

Nvidia is a renowned brand when it comes to PC GPUs but for the past few years, the company started emphasizing on the burgeoning mobile devices market. Needless to say, they’ve tasted decent success there too with Tegra chips and it seems this year will be better with the launch of the world’s first quad-core [...]

  Android tablets are available aplenty but when Sony announced their offerings in the form of Tablet S and Tablet P, we were intrigued by their unique form factor. And since Sony released the Tablet S in India, we had a thorough look to see if its worth compared to other competitive devices.

  Sony showed off this cool concept at the CES last week. Dubbed as Hybrid concept, the device actually brings two form factors together – tablet and a notebook. Though the concept is not new but the fact that Sony has developed it and may go on sale in the near future makes it exciting. [...]

  We’ve seen the Ice Cream Sandwich teaser on the HP TouchPad before but if you’re waiting for the real deal, here it is. Devs at RootzWiki have released an Alpha 0 build of the CyanogenMod 9 that is based on the Ice Cream Sandwich. As you’d expect from an alpha build, this one too [...]

  LG has announced their first ever tablet with LTE connectivity support. Sensing a rise in data usage amongst tablet users, LG says LTE is the next step forward, which is why they’ve unveiled the Optimus Pad LTE. Set to arrive first in South Korea, the Optimus Pad LTE boasts an HD IPS display (1280×720) [...]