Sure, it was cool when Sling Media launched a SlingPlayer Mobile app for Android this summer, letting you stream live or recorded TV from your home to a mobile phone. But somehow it’s a lot cooler on a 10 inch tablet like the iPad, or an Archos 101. As it turns out, the app runs […]
November 2010
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In-depth look at the Dell Inspiron Duo
The Dell Inspiron Duo is expected to begin shipping next week. The Duo is one of the most intriguing 10 inch mini-laptops to launch this year, thanks to a unique design that lets you convert the computer from netbook to tablet mode by flipping the screen around and closing the lid. But the convertible tablet […]
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Jolicloud Jolibook reviewed
Now that the Jolicloud Jolibook is available in the UK, we’re starting to see reviews pop up. CrunchGear recently posted some thoughts on the hardware and the cloud-centric Linux operating system. Now Engadget’s Joanna Stern has published a detailed review. Here’s the short version: The hardware is pretty much par for the course, although the […]
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NEC Smartia: Consumer version of the LifeTouch Android tablet
NEC has been showing off a 7 inch Android tablet called the LifeTouch cloud communicator in Japan for a few months. The machine has an 800 x 480 pixel display, a 600MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor, 1GB o fstorage, 384MB of RAM, 802.11b/g WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, a G-sensor, light sensor, and 3mP camera. It runs […]
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Rumor: BlackBerry Playbook pricing to start at $399
Research in Motion still hasn’t announced the official pricing for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, but we’ve been hearing for a while that it would be competitive with Apple’s iPad and that at least some models would sell for under $500. Now the folks at Mobility Insider claim to have the scoop on the actual […]
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Digia develops custom user interface for MeeGo computers, smartphones
MeeGo is a light weight Linux distribution that’s been optimized to run on smartphones, tablets, netbooks, and other devices with low power ARM, Intel, or AMD chips. The OS is tweaked to run on low resolution displays and to handle low power processors. But while you can certainly run a vanilla MeeGo installation on your […]
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Fuduntu: Fedora Linux remix designed for netbooks
Earlier this month the folks behind the Fedora Linux distribution released Fedora 14 with a number of new features including MeeGo technology to improve performance on netbooks and other devices with low power processors and small screens. But Fewt, the guy behind the Jupiter power management applet for Linux netbooks, decided to go a bit […]
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Fujitsu shows slate PC prototype due out in early 2011
Fujitsu is showing off a new slate PC prototype at the VISIT 2010 show in Germany this week. The company isn’t offering many details about the tablet, but here’s what we know right now: The tablet will have a 10 inch display. It runs Windows 7. Fujitsu plans to bring the tablet to market in […]
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Woow Digital The One tablet to ship with Tegra 2, Gingerbread
A company going by the name of Woow Digital is reportedly planning to launch a 10 inch Android tablet in December. According to Engadget, the tablet will have a dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage. Oh yeah, and it will run Google ANdroid 2.3 Gingerbread… once Google gets […]
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Acer’s upcoming Windows tablet to sport AMD Ontario chip
Acer has already stated that its upcoming Windows 7 tablet would use a “next generation” AMD chip. While Acer didn’t provide any additional details, the intrepid folks at DigiTimes think they’ve uncovered some more information about the chip. According to Digtimes’ sources, the Acer tablet will use a dual core AMD Ontario APU with integrated […]