Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 800 processor features 4 Krait 400 processor cores, Adreno 330 graphics, and support for ultraHD video playback. But what does that mean in terms of real-world performance? Qualcomm is showing off a couple of tablet reference designs equipped with an early Snapdragon 800 processor, and it’s running a couple of games and […]
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OLPC’s next tablet runs Google Android (with a custom UI)
The One Laptop Per Child foundation may have dropped plans to release a Linux-based tablet running Sugar OS last year. But the company’s not done with the tablet space. The new XO-4 laptop features a touchscreen display, which lets you use the rugged, low power Linux laptop in tablet mode. And the foundation is also […]
Hands-on with Ingenic’s dual-core MIPS processor (video)
Ingenic is showing off a range of Android tablet featuring its new JZ4780 MIPS processor. It’s the company’s first dual core MIPS chip, and the first to feature PowerVR SGX 540 graphics instead of the Vivante graphics found in earlier chips. I got a chance to spend a few minutes playing with the company’s 7 […]
Razer Edge Windows 8 gaming tablet coming soon for $999 and up
You can play casual games like Angry Birds or Cut the Rope on pretty much any Windows 8 or Windows RT tablet. But you can play hard-core PC games on the new Razer Edge. It’s a 10 inch Windows 8 tablet with an Ivy Bridge processor, NVIDIA GeForce graphics, and a starting price of $999. […]
Closer look at Fulton’s 2-way wireless charging (Charge your phone with your tablet)
Fulton Innovation is showing off a system that lets you charge your smartphone by placing it on the back of your tablet — or vice versa. It’s basically a variation on the Qi technology that lets you charge your phone by placing it on a wireless charging mat. But in this case, the tablet acts […]
Panasonic shows off a Windows 8 tablet with a 20 inch, 4K display
I expect to see a lot of 4K (or UltraHD) televisions at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. What I wasn’t expecting to see were tablets with 3840 x 2160 displays. But that’s what Samsung just introduced. The device is a 20 inch Windows 8 tablet with a touchscreen display and a digital pen for […]
Ematic expands FunTab Android tablet line with 4.3 through 9.7 inch models
Budget Android tablet maker Ematic introduces a 7 inch FunTab tablet for children a few months ago. Now the company is expanding the FunTab family with new models with smaller and larger screens. The 7 inch model is also getting updated with new processor options. All the tablets feature kid-friendly software including a simplified Android […]
Qualcomm Snapdragon 600, 800 quad-core chips coming by mid-2013
Chip maker Qualcomm is giving its Snapdragon processor line a bit of a performance boost… and a new set of names. Gone are the Snapdragon S3 and S4 processors for smartphones and tablets, and instead we’ll start to see Qualcomm Snapdragon 200, 400, 600, and 800 chips later this year. The higher the number, the […]
Corsair introduces “world’s fastest” USB flash drive
Kingston may be showing off the highest-capacity USB flash drive you’ve ever seen this week, but Corsair claims to have the world’s fastest. While Kingston’s new 512GB and 1TB drives top out at read speeds of 240MB/s and write speeds of 160MB/s, the new Corsair Voyager GT Turbo line of USB 3.0 flash drives have […]
OLPC XO-4 tablet coming in March (video)
At a glance the OLPC XO-4 looks an awful lot like the XO-1.75 notebook. It has the same 7.5 inch sunlight readable display, the same rugged design, and the same ability to twist the screen and fold it flat to read a book or perform other tablet-style activities. What’s different is that the XO-4 is […]