Android tablets have been around for almost as long as Android phones at this point, but Google’s long treated the platform as something of an afterthought. But with a growing number of foldables that work as both phones and tablets (and with a new Pixel tablet coming next year), the company has promised to update many of its […]
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Run Android 12L on the Google Nexus 7 (2013) tablet
When Google released Android 12L earlier this month, the company highlighted new features designed for tablets, foldables, and other large-screen devices. But the company also said you’ll have to wait until later this year for the operating system, to roll out for tablets and foldables. One reason for that? The first devices to get new […]
Lilbits: E Ink tablets, sharing Netflix passwords, and Android tablet apps
The Onyx BOOX Nova Air is a 7.8 inch tablet with an E Ink display and support for touch or pen input. It launched last year for $350 and up, and at the time it shipped with an Android 10-based operating system. Now a new model has shown up at the FCC and as far […]
Lilbits: Google is taking Android tablets seriously (again), Elementary OS troubles, and more about Apple’s M1 Ultra
It’s been more than a decade since Google released Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the first version of the company’s mobile operating system specifically designed for tablets. The next release, Android 4.0, basically merged the smartphone and tablet operating systems into one… and Google hasn’t really paid much attention to tablets or tablet apps since then, leaving […]
Lilbits: Pixel 6a confirmed (sort of), USB-C charging comes to power tools, and Face ID works with face masks now
Google’s next smartphone is expected to be a cheaper version of the Pixel 6, featuring the same Google Tensor processor, but an older, less powerful camera system. Google hasn’t officially confirmed that the Pixel 6a is real yet… but it’s come pretty close with a mention of the unannounced phone spotted in a coloring book […]
MediaTek makes a play for premium tablets with the Kompanio 1300T chip
MediaTek has become a major player in the smartphone and Chromebook space in recent years with a wide range of entry-level, mid-range, and budget chips for each. The company’s processors also power a number of budget tablets including Amazon’s Fire tablet family and Lenovo’s entry-level Android tablets. Now MediaTek wants in on the premium tablet […]
Lenovo’s latest budget Android tablets coming in October for $89 and up
Lenovo is updating its line of low-cost Android tablets with three new models designed for folks looking for something that’s both larger and a whole lot cheaper than a typical phone. The Lenovo Tab M7 is a 7 inch Android tablet with a starting price of $89, while the 8 inch Tab M8 (HD) and […]
Google’s Android website doesn’t mention tablets anymore (Update: Now it does)
Android’s long and complicated history with tablets has taken a new, if small, turn: Google has removed the tablet section from the Android.com website. Yesterday visiting android.com/tablets/ would take you to a page showing a handful of tablets powered by the operating system, some tips for using android on a tablet, and some apps and […]
Huawei launches 4 new Android tablets priced at $139 and up
Huawei is bringing four new Android tablets to the United States, with prices starting at $139 for the most affordable of the bunch and $249 for the highest-priced. Here’s a run-down of the new tablets. Huawei MediaPad T3 8-inch ($139) 8 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor 2GB RAM 16GB storage […]
Asus unveils new 8 inch, 10 inch ZenPad tablets
They didn’t get any stage time at the Asus press conference at Computex, but Asus is introducing a few new tablets this week. The new Asus ZenPad 3S 8.0 is an updated model of the company’s tablet with a 7.9 inch, 2048 x 1536 pixel display, while the ZenPad 10 is getting two new models, one with […]