Ever wonder what would happen if you dropped your tablet face-down on a concrete sidewalk from about waist height? If your tablet happens to be an iPad 2, Motorola XOOM, or 7 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab, the folks at Electronics Break have the verdict. You should check out the video after the break for the […]
June 2011
Acer may be working on an AMD Desna-powered tablet
Acer may be one of the first companies preparing to launch a tablet with a new AMD Z-Series low power processor at its core. DigiTimes reports that Acer has placed orders for 80,000 of AMD’s newest low power chips. The AMD Z-01 processor, code-named “Desna,” is similar to the AMD C-50 processor launched earlier this […]
Dell Streak 10 Pro tablet to launch in China this year
The Dell Streak 10 Pro will be the first Android tablet from Dell with a 10 inch display. The company will target “prosumers” with the tablet, which explains the name a bit. What it doesn’t really explain is why Dell has announced that the tablet will launch in China before it’s available in North America […]
HP TouchPad to launch on July 1st for $499 and up
HP has announced the official pricing and launch date for the TouchPad tablet. It will be available in the US starting on July 1st. The UK, Ireland, France, Germany, and Canada should all see the tablet by the end of the month with more countries on tap for later this year. The HP TouchPad will […]
Deal of the Day: Free Bluetooth keyboard with the Motorola XOOM
Motorola is offering a free Bluetooth keyboard with the purchase of a Motorola XOOM tablet. The keyboard normally runs $69.99, but it’s available for free if you pick up a tablet directly from Motorola before noon Eastern Time on June 14th. The deal is good on the WiFi-only or 3G model of hte tablet. The […]
Dell working on a tablet with a slide-out keyboard
Dell has already released 5 and 7 inch Android tablets and announced plans to bring 10 inch Windows and Android slates to market. But it looks like Dell has something else up its sleeve as well. Engadget received a series of photos showing a 7 inch tablet with a slide-out keyboard. What’s interesting is that […]
Vodafone UK to offer Samsung Galaxy 10.1 instead of 10.1v after all
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 went on sale in New York City today and it will be available throughout the US next week. But it looks like the tablet is also headed to Europe. Vodafone had initially announced plans to offer the tablets’ chunkier cousin, the Galaxy Tab 10.1v in the UK, but now the […]
How to root the Barnes & Noble NOOK Touch
OK, so you know that the new Barnes & Noble NOOK Touch eBook reader has a built-in web browser and you know it’s possible to root the Android device and install third party apps. But how do you do it yourself? The folks at NOOK Devs have put together a set of step by step instructions […]
Samsung Series 5 Chromebook 3G dissected
I just took my Samsung Series 5 Chromebook review unit out of the box a few hours ago, and one of the first things I noticed as that while there are a few screws on the bottom of the laptop, there’s nothing resembling an access panel for easy RAM or storage upgrades. The battery isn’t […]
ZiiLabs shows off the new 1.5 GHz ZMS-20 chip
The ZiiLabs ZMS-20 is a dual core, 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 chip. The company introduced the new chip and a reference tablet designed called the Jaguar recently, and Charbax from ARMdevices.net got a chance to check out a couple of demo units at the Computex trade show last week. The tablets are each running Google […]