Samsung has unveiled its first smartwatch, the Samsung Galaxy Gear. As expected, it’s a wristwatch that’s powered by Google Android, and which is designed to pair with a smartphone so you can make calls, view notifications, and respond without taking your phone out of your pocket. The watch features a 1.63 inch, 320 x 320 […]
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Samsung Galaxy Note III: Bigger screen, smaller case, longer battery life
Samsung has been blurring the lines between smartphones and tablets with its Galaxy Note line of devices since 2011. The phones feature large screens and get their names from the included digital pen which lets you write and draw on the screen. The newest model is the thinnest and lightest to date, but the Samsung […]
Freescale unveils plans for i.MX 7, i.MX 8 chips
Chip maker Freescale plans to launch a few new lines of ARM-based processors in the next 18 months. The upcoming Freescale i.MX 7 and i.MX 8 chips will both be based on 28nm designs and they’re targeted at embedded applications such as point-of-sales systems or in-vehicle systems. The company doesn’t have much to say about […]
Asus updates Transformer Book T300 with Haswell chip
The Asus Transformer Book T300 is a 13.3 inch Windows 8 tablet which you can also use as a Windows 8 notebook, thanks to a detachable keyboard dock. When Asus introduced the first Transformer Book in 2012, it was powered by an Intel Ivy Bridge processor. Now there’s a new model packing Intel’s newer Haswell […]
Asus unveils MeMO Pad 8, MeMO Pad 10 budget tablets
Asus is bringing two new low-cost tablets to market under the MeMO Pad brand. As expected, the MeMO Pad 8 and MeMO Pad 10 are coming soon. Both tablets feature 1280 x 800 pixel IPS displays, 1GB of RAM, 1.6 GHz quad-core processors, WiFi, Bluetooth, stereo speakers, and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean software. Asus hasn’t […]
Asus Fonepad Note 6 gets a spec bump on the way to market
Asus is refreshing the specs for its upcoming Fonepad Note 6. First introduced in June, the Fonepad Note 6 features a 6 inch full HD display, a stylus for pen input, and the ability to make calls or surf the web over HSPA+ networks. But Asus is positioning the Fonepad Note 6 as a tablet […]
Asus introduces Transformer Pad TF701T with 2560 x 1600 pixel display
Asus is showing off its next-generation Transformer Pad tablet with Google Android 4.2, featuring a speedy quad-core processor, a high-resolution display, and an optional keyboar docking station that lets you use the tablet like a notebook. As expected, the Asus Transformer Pad TF701T will feature an NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor and a 10.1 inch, 2560 […]
Asus Transformer Book Trio is an 11.6 inch, 3-in-one Windows 8 PC
Asus is introducing a new ultraportable Windows 8 computer that you can use 3 different ways. It’s a tablet, a notebook, and a desktop. There’s an 11.6 inch tablet and a matching keyboard. Connect them together and you’ve got a portable Windows 8 notebook. Detach them and you’ve got an Android tablet. But since the […]
Sony Vaio Tap 11 is a Windows 8 tablet features pen input, keyboard dock
Sony has introduced a new 11 inch tablet featuring an Intel Haswell processor, a 1920 x 1080 pixel display, and support for digital pen input. It also has a kickstand on the back that lets you prop it up on a table or desk, and works with a keyboard dock. Sound familiar? While the Tap […]
Sony introduces Xperia Z1 “Honami” smartphone with 20MP camera
Sony’s latest flagship phone has all the features we’ve come to expect from a high-end Android phone, including a 5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, a 2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, and 2GB of RAM. But the Sony Xperia Z1 also has something you don’t see every day: a 20.7MP camera. The camera […]