Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has confirmed in an interview with a Finnish TV station that the company expects to launch a tablet device. But Elop says whatever the company eventually produces will have a “uniquely Nokia” perspective. It’s not at all clear what that means in terms of finished hardware or software. But here’s what […]
April 2011
Google Chrome web browser now supports speech input using HTML5
Last month Google rolled out a new beta version of the Google Chrome web browser with support for speech input through HTML5, allowing you to use your voice to interact with web pages supporting the new standard. Now Google has moved the feature from the beta channel to the stable channel, which means if you’re […]
Motorola XOOM update coming tomorrow?
It looks like Verizon is getting ready to push out a software update for the Motorola XOOM tablet tomorrow. Droid Life received a tip with some of the details, including improved wireless settings, support for Bluetooth in Google Talk, support for a Blutooth mouse, and other bug fixes and improvements. Verizon has also posted some […]
Bargain alert: Buy a Dell Streak 7 tablet for $400, get a $100 gift card
You know what would be awesome? If Dell would drop the price of a WiFi-only Dell Streak 7 tablet to $299.99. You know what’s probably the next best thing? Dell’s currently offering the tablet for $399.99, but if you pick one up before May 1st you can get a $100 gift card. If you were […]
Archos Arnova 8 Android tablet hacked to include root access, Android Market
The Archos Arnova 8 Android tablet just went on sale in the US this week, but hackers have already built custom firmware for the tablet adding a few features you won’t find in the stock software — including access to the full Google Android Market. Like other Archos tablets, the Arnova 8 ships with the […]
Asus unveils line of Eee Pad Transformer accessories
Asus has introduced a line of accessories for its sold-out Eee Pad Transfomer tablet. The $499 tablet runs Google Android 3.0, has a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display and a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. We already knew Asus was offering an optional keyboard dock which transforms the tablet into […]
First look at touch-friendly settings panel in Windows 8?
It’ll probably be another year or so before Microsoft is ready to officially release Windows 8, but leaked copies of an early build of the system have been making the rounds for the past few weeks and a handful of people have been kicking the tires to see what makes the OS tick. One thing […]
Acer ZGB Chrome OS notebook details emerging?
OK, details might be putting it strongly. We already know that Google has this Chrome OS operating system thing it’s going to start pushing this summer. And we already know that Acer is one of the companies that will be producing a Chrome OS laptop. Now Macles has dug up a Chrome OS bug report […]
Asus pushes software update for the Eee Pad Transformer
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer may have just hit the market this month, but Asus has already pushed out a software update for the 10 inch Android tablet. The folks at Eee PC.it grabbed the new software and report that it comes with a handful of new applications including mydesktop, an app that lets you […]
Archos Arnova 8 Android tablet now shipping
The Arnova 8 is a budget tablet  from Archos featuring an 8 inch, 800 x 600 pixel display, Google Android 2.1, 4GB of storage, and support for 720p HD video playback. The tablet went up for pre-order a few weeks ago, and now it’s in stock and shipping from Amazon for about $161. The tablet […]