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Google fully introduces the Pixel C, with complete details and availability

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 8 Dec 2015 1:31 pm
Google has finally officially unveiled the Pixel C. The tablet was first shown off at the end of September, but Google didn't give a ton of information at the time about it. The tablet is now officially available, and ready to be purchased. Running Android 6.0 Marshmallow, the Pixel C features a 10.2-inch display that is one of the brightest tablets out there. Additionally, the tablet has...

Please don't buy a cheap tablet on Black Friday

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 27 Nov 2014 12:30 pm
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Don't get caught buying a bad Android tablet just because it has a low price There are plenty of enticing deals on Android tablets of all kinds this Black Friday, but that doesn't mean you should buy purely based on price. We've told you time and time again — if a tablet has a price that seems "too good to be true," it probably Is. And that means if you're hunting for a cheap tablet this...

Lumsing Ultrathin Wireless Keyboard review

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Posted by Paul Acevedo on 15 Jul 2014 11:33 am
Lumsing Ultrathin Wireless Keyboard Android EVGA Tegra Note 7
Android tablet users have no shortage of keyboards from which to choose. If you own a highly popular tablet like the Samsung Galaxy Tab S, you could get a keyboard case made just for that model of tablet. But someone like me who owns the less widely known (but no less excellent) Tegra Note tablet will probably have to look to universal keyboards instead of device-specific ones. Seeing as how...

A look at the Logitech Type-S Bluetooth Keyboard case for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 12 Jul 2014 5:28 pm
Logitech Type-S keyboard case
For many of us (myself included), for a good tablet to be more than just a content consumption device, an equally good keyboard is mandatory. With the release of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S — especially the larger 10-inch version — we see a tablet that can do just about anything we throw at it, and do it well. It's a perfect content consumption device out-of-the-box. But like any touchscreen...

IDC data shows tablet sales slowing but Apple and Samsung still own the market

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Posted by Simon Sage on 1 May 2014 3:06 pm
IDC posted their quarterly numbers of the international tablet market. They're showing a slight dip in iPad dominance and growth from Samsung. Apple dropped from 40.2% of market share in the first quarter of 2013 to 32.5% in Q1 2014, compared to Samsung who went up from 17.5% to 22.3%. According to IDC, Amazon, Asus, and Lenovo each occupy 5% or less of the current global market share, with the...

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro and Note Pro review

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Posted by Anndrew Vacca on 4 Mar 2014 11:26 am
Galaxy TabPRO and Galaxy NotePRO.
With its Pro line of tablets, Samsung adds yet another flagship brand, and bridges the gap between work and play Introducing the Samsung "Pro" line, a sampling of the best tablet models Samsung has to offer complete with beefed-up specs, a shiny new coat of paint and the next iteration of TouchWiz. It’s yet another tangent for Samsung's tablets tablets, and it complements the Galaxy Tab and...

Tablet sales up in 2013, Android overtakes the iPad for the first time

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Posted by Richard Devine on 3 Mar 2014 8:00 am
iPad mini and Nexus 7
Gartner says Android tablet sales grew 121 percent last year, Microsoft a distant third Android tablet sales are on the rise and according to the latest numbers from Gartner, now outsells iOS tablets – so that's the iPad, then – quite substantially. OK, there's also plenty more Android tablets on the market that there are iPads, but the growth of 121 percent over 2012 is still staggering....

Nexus 7 (2013) discounted $50 today on Woot

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 8 Jan 2014 1:21 pm
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$50 savings for today only If you have been looking to get a good deal on a Nexus 7 (2013) for yourself you will want to check out the deal that Woot is offering today. Today Woot is offering the 16GB version for $189 and the 32GB version for $219, a nice $50 discount off each one. While the tablet has been on the market for a couple of months already, we are still a few months away from a new...

Polaroid announces range of Q Series tablets ahead of CES

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 2 Jan 2014 9:12 pm
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New 7, 8 and 10-inch tablets start at just $129 Polaroid has just announced some additions, called the Q Series, to its tablet lineup. Coming in a 7, 8 and 10-inch sizes, Polaroid hopes that its latest offerings will attract some attention. The Q7, Q8 and Q10 are all Wifi tablets that will launch running Android 4.4 KitKat — something many people will enjoy. Powered by a quad-core processor,...

New Samsung 'Pro' tablets rumored for early 2014

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 20 Dec 2013 5:26 am
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Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4/10.1, Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 and Galaxy Tab 3 Lite rumored for Q1 launch Rumors have been circulating for the past several weeks surrounding possible Samsung tablets arriving in early 2014, and now one outlet is claiming to have nailed down the specific branding behind these devices. SamMobile reports through "insider" sources that Samsung will launch four new tablets in the...

Samsung preparing 10.5-inch AMOLED tablet for next month, reports Korean press

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 18 Dec 2013 10:44 am
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Following recent reports that Samsung is hard at work on 8 and 10-inch AMOLED panels for future handheld devices, an article in Korea's ETNews today raises the possibility of such a tablet arriving as early as January. The report claims the device will be a 10.5-inch tablet, potentially making it one of the largest in Samsung's portfolio. Earlier rumblings point to the 10-incher being positioned...

'World's cheapest tablet' arrives in the UK, priced £30

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 16 Dec 2013 9:48 am
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The race to the bottom of the Android tablet market continues with the launch of the UbiSlate 7Ci in the UK, priced at just £29.99. Originally part of a program run by the Indian government to bring cheap tablets to educational establishments, the UbiSlate is, according to its manufacturer, the "world's cheapest tablet." So what do you get for your thirty quid? Well, the spec page lists a 1GHz...

Source code points to possible Google Play edition LG G Pad 8.3

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 10 Dec 2013 1:00 pm
GPe Pad
LG-V510 could be the first Google Play edition tablet, according to open-source listing Update: The LG G Pad 8.3 is official, and available to buy right now! There's been some speculation online lately surrounding an upcoming LG tablet carrying the model number LG-V510. Twitter leaker @evleaks recently published info suggesting it'd be a "Google open" device, and now files in an open-source...

Aldi selling £80 Android tablet this weekend

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 6 Dec 2013 10:56 am
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Supermarket chain Aldi is the latest UK retail name to start selling super-cheap Android tablets in the run up to the holidays. This Sunday, Dec. 8, the store will offer the Medion LifeTab E7316 tablet for £79.99. It's an Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean slate with a quad-core 1.6GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM and 8GB internal flash, expandable via microSD card. You also get front and rear cameras — 2MP and 0.3MP...

Samsung reportedly developing 8 + 10-inch AMOLED screens for future tablets

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 6 Dec 2013 4:55 am
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New tablets to compete with iPad Air and iPad Mini in 2014, according to Korean press In the early days of the Galaxy Tab line, Samsung released a couple of Android tablets with AMOLED screens — the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and 8.9 — but since then the company's tablet lineup has been a strictly LCD-only affair. That may be about to change in 2014, however, as reports from the Korean press suggest that...

HP Android tablets now available online

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 3 Dec 2013 6:08 am
HP
A couple of months after it unveiled four new Android 4.2 tablets, HP has made some of them available through its U.S.-based online store. The HP Slate 8 Pro and Slate 10 HD are listed at $329.99 and $299.99 respectively, with the former offering a Tegra 4 processor and an 8-inch 1600x1200-resolution display, and the latter sporting a dual-core 1.2GHz Marvell CPU and an 8-inch 1280x800 panel....

Dell Venue 8 review

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Posted by Anndrew Vacca on 27 Nov 2013 11:04 am
Dell Venue 8.
Dell is back in the Android business, and its Venue tablets are low-cost alternatives to the competition this holiday season How do you make an Android tablet stand out? If you’re Samsung, you equip it with 101 features and throw in an S-Pen for good measure. If you’re LG, you craft a well-made tablet around remarkable specs and your increasingly popular UI. And if you’re Google, you create a...

Play Store will now show tablet-designed apps by default on tablets

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 21 Nov 2013 6:13 pm
Google Play Store
Another reason for developers to consider tablet designs for their apps Just as was previously announced, the Play Store is undergoing a few changes for those with tablets today. Although it has been an option for some time, when browsing app categories on a tablet you'll now be shown apps that are marked as "designed for tablets" by default. In addition, any apps that haven't been updated to...

HTC bosses hint at future tablet and wearable devices

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 21 Oct 2013 5:22 am
Peter Chou
Chairwoman Cher Wang​ promises 'disruptive' tablet; CEO Peter Chou says wearables are 'a critical segment for us' In an extensive joint interview with the Financial Times, HTC CEO Peter Chou and Chairwoman Cher Wang offered some fresh insight into the troubled smartphone maker's future plans — including hints at entries into new product categories. The pair confirmed that Wang would be...

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