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This is what the $265 Spark Linux tablet looks like – video

Brad Linder — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:43 +0000

The Spark tablet is a 7 inch tablet that will ship with Linux and the KDE Plasma Active user interface. It's expected to ship in May for about $265, and it should go up for pre-order soon. KDE developer Aaron Seigo has posted a first video of Plasma Active running on the tablet. It seems to respond well to touch,...

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Motorola XYBOARD tablets get global 4G LTE roaming

Brad Linder — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:32 +0000

Verizion is rolling out software updates for the Motorola Droid XYBOARD 8.2 and XYBOARD 10.1 tablets. The update offers a number of improvements -- including support for global roaming. That means you can connect to the internet over 4G anywhere in the world where there's a supported network -- although Verizon will likely charge you a pretty hefty roaming fee....

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1.5 GHz Archos 1 G9 Turbo tablet hits Woot for $280

Brad Linder — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:46:49 +0000

The Archos 101 G9 is a 10 inch tablet with Android 3.2 Honeycomb software and a dual core processor. Last year the company introduced a version with a 1 GHz TI OMAP 4 processor, but recently a 1.2 GHz Turbo model also hit the streets. Now you can also pick up a 1.5 GHz version. Oddly the Archos 101 G9...

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With profits rising, Lenovo hedges bets with smartphones, tablets

Brad Linder — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:06:31 +0000

Lenovo reported record sales during the fiscal quarter that ended December 31st, and the company recorded profits of $153 million, or about 54 percent higher than the same period a year earlier. Most of that revenue came from sales of traditional PCs. But the company also sold more than 6.5 million phones, with nearly half of those being smartphones. Lenovo...

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Enspert Identity Tab E201 Android tablet now just $149

Brad Linder — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:50:06 +0000

When the Enspert Identity Tab E201 Android tablet launched in the US last year the Korean tablet had a starting price of $349. Today you can pick one up from Dynamism for just $149. The E201 looks a little dated compared with the latest 7 inch Android tablets thanks to its single-core processor and low resolution 800 x 480 pixel...

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Now you can root the Sony Tablet S

Brad Linder — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:40:55 +0000

The Sony Tablet S has been available for months, but up until recently there was no way to gain root access to the 9.4 inch Android tablet. Now security researcher Dan Rosenberg has found a way to root the Sony Tablet S. All you have to do to root the tablet is enable USB debugging, plug it into a Windows...

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Toshiba Excite tablet now available in the UK

Brad Linder — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:15:25 +0000

The Toshiba Excite is the latest 10 inch Android tablet from Toshiba. It's not yet available for purchase in the US, but now you can pick one up in the UK from Carphone Warehouse for £399 and up. The tablet is thinner and lighter than the 10 inch Thrive tablet I reviewed last year -- and it doesn't have the removable...

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BlackBerry PlayBook update will let you control your tablet with your phone

Brad Linder — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:30:39 +0000

Research in Motion plans to roll out version 2.0 of its operating system for the BlackBerry PlayBook operating system later this month -- and the company is starting to show off some new features. We already knew that PlayBook OS 2.0 would include support for some Android applications as well as native email, contact, and calendar apps. But Pocket Lint...

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Netbook Navigator Windows tablet goes dual core with Atom N570

Brad Linder — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:06:58 +0000

Windows tablet PC maker Netbook Navigator has launched a new model with a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N570 dual core processor and a starting price of $499.99 -- if you don't mind picking up a model with no operating system. The base price includes a Netbook Navigator NAV10T tablet with a 10.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel capacitive pixel multitouch...

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Toshiba Thrive 7 inch Android tablet review

Brad Linder — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:10:49 +0000

Android tablets with 7 inch displays seem to be a dime-a-dozen these days... or at least available for around $199. But there are a few things that Toshiba's $380 Thrive 7 tablet offers that you won't find from low-cost tablets from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Lenovo, or Coby. The Toshiba Thrive 7, for instance, has a high resolution 1280 x...

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CyanogenMod 7 ported to the NOOK Tablet – video

Brad Linder — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:32:06 +0000

A team of independent developers have ported a beta version of CyanogenMod 7 to run on the NOOK Tablet. CM7 is a custom version of Google Android based on the open source version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread. At the moment there are some serious bugs with CyanogenMod 7 for the NOOK Tablet, so the developers have removed the download links...

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Samsung Galaxy Note now available for pre-order

Brad Linder — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:45:14 +0000

The Samsung Galaxy Note is a mobile Android device with a 5.3 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel capacitive touchscreen display, a digital pen for writing or drawing, and a 1.4 GHz dual core processor. It's either the largest phone you've ever seen or one of the smallest tablets, depending on how you look at it -- and the Galaxy Note...

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Fujitsu introduces 7 inch Android tablet for enterprise

Brad Linder — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:30:47 +0000

Fujitsu is launching a new 7 inch tablet in Japan. Its called the Stylistic M350/CA2, and as the awkward name would suggest, this tablet is aimed at enterprise customers rather than the general public. The table has a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and a 6 hour battery and weighs and weighs about 0.9 pounds. It has 802.11b/g/n...

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Huawei MediaPad tablet hits AT&T’s HSPA+ network

Brad Linder — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:30:03 +0000

The Huawei MediaPad is a 7 inch Android tablet with a 1280 x 800 pixel display and a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual core processor. It's already available in the US from T-Mobile, where the tablet is called the Springboard, but Huawei has announced that AT&T is now offering the tablet as well. The AT&T is aimed at enterprise customers...

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Amazon now offers refurbished Kindle Fire tablets for $179

Brad Linder — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:37:14 +0000

Thinking about picking up an Amazon Kindle Fire, but find the $199 price tag too high? Amazon is now offering refurbished models for $179. Yeah, that's only $20 off the list price -- but Amazon offers the same 1-year warranty on refurbished Kindles as it does on new models. So there's actually not much risk associated with buying a refurbished...

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