Research in Motion has announced pre-orders of its first BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The tablet can be pre-ordered now via Best Buy who is the preferred retailer for the PlayBook in U.S. and Canada. The Wi-Fi-only BlackBerry PlayBook will be available from April 19 in both the countries with prices starting from $499 for 16GB […]
HTC EVO View 4G for Sprint
Expanding the EVO family further, HTC announced their first tablet for Sprint consumers. As the name goes, the View 4G will come with support for faster 4G speeds and 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor. The tablet has a 7-inch display supporting WSVGA resolution, Android OS, HTC Sense UI, 5MP main camera with 720p HD video recording […]
Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab 8.9, revamps Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung has announced the world’s thinnest tablets at the ongoing CTIA expo in Orlando, Florida. First up is the expected one – an 8.9-inch one dubbed as Galaxy Tab 8.9. The Galaxy Tab 8.9 is just 8.6mm thick but packs in a lot of power with a 1GHz dual-core application processor, HSPA+ 21Mbps, 3MP […]
Opera launches Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 for smartphones and tablets
Opera just launched its Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 browser for mobile devices. It’s a major launch for Opera as both the browsers are now available for almost all mobile platforms including Symbian, Java/J2ME, Blackberry, Android, MeeGo and Windows 7 tablets. Opera has managed to make the new browsers faster and smoother […]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 details leaked
Samsung has a tough time keeping things under wraps. This time it’s the Galaxy Tab 8.9 that was supposed to go official at an event tomorrow. Unfortunately, we don’t have a pic of the tablet yet but these leaked pictures reveal some of features expected in the new tablet. The 8.9-inch tablet will be […]
Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi coming to US from March 27 for $599
Motorola has announced its Wi-Fi-only Xoom tablet for its home market. Starting March 27, Xoom Wi-Fi will be available across United States through various retailers for a price of $599. Expectedly, Xoom Wi-Fi’s specs remain the same as the original Xoom sans the 3G capability. The 10.1-inch tablet is the first one to run […]
Samsung releases teaser video of new Galaxy Tab
Samsung has notched up its marketing initiatives for the upcoming Galaxy Tab by releasing a new video on its Samsung Unpacked website. The video just like previous still image teasers bear the same numbers “78910,” which are said to signify different display sizes of Galaxy Tabs (7-inch, 8.9-inch and 10.1-inch) and offers few glimpse […]
iFixit rips apart the iPad 2, confirms 512MB RAM
Folks over at iFixit have done the inevitable by dissecting the all new iPad 2. You can see the guts of Apple’s latest tablet, which may not win on the repairability front but has a clean design on the inside as well. iPad is touted for its battery life and it is evident with […]
Samsung considering price change for Galaxy Tab 10.1 after iPad 2 announcement
Samsung is the first company to share its views on the potential impact after the iPad 2 announcement. Samsung Mobile’s VP, Lee Don-joo confirmed that Samsung might look to price its latest Galaxy Tab offering cheaper than what they initially expected. Samsung was initially expecting to price the 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab higher than its […]
Apple announces iPad 2, releasing on March 11
Here it is, finally. Steve Jobs has unveiled the next iteration of the iPad and I must say, it is quite an upgrade. Apple has not only managed to revamp the design and reduce the thickness of the tablet but packed in some serious hardware for processing and gaming. The 8.8mm thick iPad 2 […]