Asustek is tablet happy, and one of those tabs will have Android inside next March. CEO Jerry Shen said Asustek’s not yet named Android tablet offering would be the third product in their Eee Pad line, and would retail for $399. Shen spoke with reporters after Asustek’s second quarter earnings conference. At present Asustek has [...]
Recently we asked, where are the tablets? It seems that the WeTab from Germany is coming soon. This device is not quite an iPad clone, as it has very different curves, and features and 11.6 inch screen. It will also have two USB host ports, flash, Adobe AIR, and Linux capability (dual booting with Android?). [...]
Recently Samsung confirmed that they were coming out with a tablet based on the Samsung Galaxy S. Well the folks at Vodafone are likely to receive this soon based on screenshots from the companies computers. This means that a 3G version will be out to compete with the IPad. There is no price or release [...]
Droid-Life was doing some snooping around searching for MOTMZ600 (which is the model number included on the leaked inventory sheet earlier today) and they found this cache page with the name Motorola STINGRAY attached to it. No clue if the tablet will be released under this name, but all we know is the spanish Verizon [...]
Earlier this year Samsung unveiled plans for an Android-based Galaxy tablet to launch by the end of the year. Finally, new details are starting to emerge thanks to a firmware leak, and now and it appears that Samsung could possibly launch the tablet in a few weeks at the IFA 2010 consumer electronics show in [...]
It seems that HP does want to release an Android tablet after all, even if their main OS going forward is going to be WebOS. However, they won’t simply release a tablet the way you’d think they would. The will only sell it bundled with one of their printers. I’m sure that nobody would mind [...]
Most of you are probably wondering where your Android tablet is? Well were well into Q3 and the only one who is promising a successful Android based Tablet is Archos. The Archos 32 sporting a 3.2” screen and was passed through the FCC and is said to have a $150 price tag. The only unknown [...]
The Augen Gentouch 78 was a hot ticket and even showed up into K-marts inventory without any information of the release. The tablet was released with an unlicensed Android market and would not install or download applications. This turned into a treat as members of the Android community hacked and ran Cyanogensmod 6 on the [...]
Some of you may remember the $35 tablet in India that has been mentioned lately. There was an exclusive hands on shown on Indian television that might shed some light on this inexpensive tablet. The show is “Gadget Guru” and is co hosted by Rajiv Makhni and Vikram Chandra. These two went through the motions [...]
Is Amazon hoping to one-up their own Kindle e-reader by getting into the Android Tablet business? CNET’s David Carnoy thinks that’s a very likely possibility. Here’s how he sees it. Amazon has a division called Lab 126, in Cupertino, CA. Lab 126 brought Amazon the Kindle. Their website says “We design and develop easy-to-use, highly [...]
A “high-ranking official” within Samsung claims they will release a 7″ tablet running Android 2.2 (Froyo) in a month at the IFA expo in Berlin. The expo is held from September 3rd through the 8th. Whether it is announce then is irrelevant because it looks like Samsung will keep their Q3 release time frame as [...]
There are lots of Chinese Android tablets.  Most of them are not of good quality or specs, and most of them copy the looks of iPad.  If you need an Android tablet now, and are willing to settle compromise, I would check out MeriMobiles, and particularly look at the Witstech A81E or the Ramos W7 (both [...]
According to a leaked roadmap from Verizon, there is a Motorola 10 inch tablet in the works. It will have a 1 or 1.3 GHz processor and have global roaming capabilites. It seems however that Jonathan Geller of Boy Genius does not think it will be happening in November as per that roadmap. He states: [...]
I’d always thought that Best Buy’s only foray into the mobile market had been those neat RocketFish gel skins, and as for hardware, their vpr Matrix brand of laptops and notebooks seemed to disappear into thin air. Nevertheless, the Minnesota company are preparing to release an Android tablet under their RocketFish brand and, I must [...]
Nationite announced that they”ll be bringing a new Android-based tablet to the market called the Nationite Midnite. The tablet will be available August 23rd for $199.99 (only if you preorder before August 9th). If you preorder after August 9th, the price will raise to $209, and then after the 23rd it will cost $219. As [...]
We all know that the Android tablets are still trying to get a running start vs some other competitors (cough cough) and the manufacturers are doing an awesome job. The Gpad G10 is yet another tablet that is really ground breaking to the tablet community. The retail price is quite affordable sitting at $185. Here [...]
Here’s an odd one: a screen to control all the screens in your life. Ericsson demoed a tablet/remote device at the Australian Broadcast Exhibition that controls the ‘three-screens’ in your life: TV, computer, phone. Ericsson expects that this will be sold through your cable operator as an add-on device. It is basically a 25 cm [...]
Even though Microsoft was early to get into the smart phone / handheld market, we have yet to see a truly impressive device from the software company. Partnered with many key cell phone manufacturers, it is amazing that we haven’t seen Microsoft assert a more dominant position in this ever expanding market. Windows Phone 7 [...]
Samsung has been very active in the Android world lately. On Wednesday, August 11th, they are “celebrating a new dimension of wonder” in New York. One can only speculate that this will be to announce their new Samsung Galaxy tablet. Rumors are that they will be announcing their new personal media player that is derived [...]
Samsung Electronics Co plans to introduce tablet computers this quarter based on Google’s Android operating system, joining a growing list of firms seeking to challenge Apple’s popular iPad. Global handset vendors and PC makers including Nokia, LG Electronics and Hewlett-Packard Co are moving into the new category of devices, between traditional PCs and smartphones, taking [...]
Taiwan-based MSI has several slates in the works, including the WindPad 110, an Android tablet with a 10-inch (1024 by 600) touchscreen, a Webcam, two USB 2.0 ports, Wi-Fi and 3G wireless, HDMI high-definition video output, and a Samsung ARM or nVidia Tegra 2 processor. It will ship before the end of the year and cost [...]
Viewsonic is known for there projectors and monitors. They are going to release a 7in tablet running Android 2.2 (Froyo) this autumn. Rumors are that if will have many different connectivity options, including voice calls via GSM, and either a 3MP or 5MP camera on the back. These are just rumors, but they are believed [...]
Android tablets are flooding the market this week, and the Huawei S7 Tablet (AKA SmaKit) is defiantly sticking out in the crowd. The price tag is a reasonable $360.00. Check out the features this tablet offers – 7 inch 800 x 480 pixel capacitive touchscreen display 768MHz Wualcomm Snapdragon Processor 802.11b/g/n WiFi Bluetooth 3G Modem [...]
Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar isn’t just talking about BlackBerry tablets these days, he’s also heard whisperings of Motorola getting into the sizeable slate business. According to The Street, Kumar is warning investors to expect a Motorola rival to the iPad in November 2010, with a 10-inch touchscreen display and running Google’s Android 3.0 [...]
This is by no means the iPad killer that the Android community has been waiting for but for many, it is a step in the right direction. Affordable, functional and Android based, this tablet was quick to market, well before big companies like HP. Being one of the first is pretty much all this tablet [...]
Another day in the Android tablet saga, and more and more information is leaking about various manufacturers’ Android-based tablets. Reports indicate that ASUS’s Eee Pad, seen running Windows at CES back in January, will instead run Android when it is launched in 2011. The device is a NVIDA Tegra2 powered tablet with a 10″ screen. [...]
The CEO of Toshiba Australia, Mark Whittard, made a really quick announcement that they intend to compete with the iPad. They will be launching seven inch tablets with Windows 7 and Android. These may be followed by 10 inch tablets soon after launch. He was very hesitant on details, saying ”We will only reveal the [...]
Verizon announced plans to roll out it’s 4G LTE network back in March. Since then, very little new details have been released, until now. Internal documents have been made available revealing details of various 4G data plans with download speeds upward of 5 – 12Mbps. Verizon seems to be on track with first releasing the [...]
Is it possible that the new Dell Streak will be in stores next week? Well, Engadget is reporting exactly that. We might just see the Dell Streak in AT&T Stores as early as next week. Rumor has it that AT&T has corporate stores locked down and have put up a new product display and have [...]
Watch out Apple, here comes the next color screened e-reader and tablet. This will be the Android version of the IPad. The two models being introduced will be $199 and $299 respectively. Here are the specs for the two: Display 7″ TFT Slim 800 X 600 7″TFT Slim 800 X 480 Touch Screen Premium Resistive [...]
Though the buzz around AT&T and Android is currently focused on the Samsung Captivate, the Dell Streak is another device that will be hitting the carrier in all of it’s tablet/phone glory. According to BGR, the device might just be getting to AT&T not too long after the Captivate. July 19th seems to be the [...]
If you know where to look, there are lots of Chinese knock-offs out there. This is particularly true in the tablet scene. There is a deluge of Android tablets, most of them running 1.5 or 1.6. Most of them have resistive touch screens. This means that generally they will do better with a stylus than [...]
More news regarding the Samsung Galaxy Tab – Samsung’s enthusiastic stab at the iPad – has just rolled in. According to Forbes, JK Shin – head of Samsung Mobile – has confirmed that the Galaxy Tab will have a front-facing camera like its smaller Galaxy S descendants (internationally, anyway). Also confirmed is a launch window: [...]
Another 7″ tablet is out and this one comes from Chile. Nicknamed the T7-3G, this tablet looks more like an e-reader and that is exactly how the company is promoting it. Chile is actually the name of a Chinese company who has come out with this tablet and they are touting this as an e-reader [...]
Up to this point, Android tablets have not had the luxury of accessing the nearly 100,000 free and paid apps that comprise the Android Market. The Market was created for use with smart phones running the Google Android platform. Smart phones have GPS and run on 3G networks with back, search, home and menu buttons. [...]
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