Archives for August 2011

Slim new Toshiba tablet shows up in Berlin

08/31/2011 at 7:58 PM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

We had a pretty good idea that Toshiba was preparing to launch a new Android tablet at the IFA trade show in Berlin this week. Sure enough, the folks at Notebook Italia have already spotted one, even though Toshiba hasn’t yet officially announced the new tablet. Toshiba’s new tablet features a 10 inch screen, just […]

Netbook Navigator Nav10i tablet up for preorder for $599 and up

08/31/2011 at 6:00 PM by Brad Linder 1 Comment

The team at Netbook Navigator are starting to take pre-orders for their new 10 inch tablet. The Netbook Navigator Nav 10i has a starting price of $549 — although that price doesn’t include an operating system. If you want Windows 7 you’ll have to pay extra for it. The tablet has a 1.66 GHz Intel […]

Sony’s latest Walkman runs Android

08/31/2011 at 5:00 PM by Brad Linder 2 Comments

Once upon a time the Sony Walkman was the portable music player of choice. But that was back when it seemed like a good idea to store 12 songs on a long strip of electromagnetic tape surrounded by a big plastic case. The company’s digital music players have never been as popular as Sony’s cassette players […]

Deals of the Day (8-31-11)

08/31/2011 at 4:30 PM by Brad Linder 1 Comment

Apple has started selling refurbished iPad 2 tablets for about $50 off of list price. Right now the cheapest model you can find in the Apple Store is the 32GB WiFi+ 3G iPad 2 for $679, but I suspect it won’t be too long before we start to see refurbished 16GB WiFi-only tablets on sale […]

Sony launches Reader WiFi eBook reader for $149

08/31/2011 at 4:15 PM by Brad Linder 2 Comments

Up until a few years ago Sony was one of the key players in the eBook Reader space. It was one of the first big companies to launch products with low power, high contrast E Ink displays, and Sony offered a range of models with different features including support for touch input, different screen sizes, […]

Motorola begins offering 4G upgrades to some XOOM owners

08/31/2011 at 3:30 PM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

It’s taken about 6 months, but Motorola is finally starting to offer XOOM tablet owners the free 4G upgrade the company promised when it launched the tablet in February. Initially the XOOM shipped with a 3G radio for use on Verizon’s mobile broadband network, but Motorola said it would offer free upgrades within a few […]

First look at the Dell Streak 7 with Android 3.2 Honeycomb

08/31/2011 at 2:45 PM by Brad Linder 6 Comments

When the Dell Streak 7 launched earlier this year it was the first 7 inch tablet to feature a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor. But the tablet had two strikes against it: It shipped with a low resolution, 800 x 480 pixel display and with Google Android 2.2 Froyo at a time […]

Acer to launch ultrabook with 13 inch display

08/31/2011 at 2:08 PM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

Update: The S3 is official… and it has a 13 inch display. There doesn’t appear to be an 11.6 inch model. Acer is getting ready to jump on the ultrabook bandwagon with at least two thin, light, and relatively affordable notebooks. We’ve already seen some hands-on photos of the company’s new 13 inch ultrabook, and […]

Google Chrome adds offline support for Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs

08/31/2011 at 1:15 PM by Brad Linder 1 Comment

Google Chromebooks such as the Samsung Series 5 and Acer AC700 just got a little more useful. Google is introducing offline support for some of its most popular web apps when you’re using Chrome OS or the Chrome web browser on a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. Today you can already install Gmail Offline beta, a web […]

Sony Tablet S review roundup

08/31/2011 at 12:50 PM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

The Sony Tablet S is a 9.4 inch Android tablet which will ship next month for $500 and up. The tablet has a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor, a 1280 x 800 pixel display, and 16GB to 32GB of storage. It ships with Google Android 3.1 Honeycomb, but an Android 3.2 software […]

Sony Tablet S and Tablet P coming soon for $500 and up

08/31/2011 at 11:39 AM by Brad Linder 2 Comments

After months of teasing us with the two new Android devices, Sony is finally getting ready to launch its 9.4 inch Sony Tablet S and dual-screen Sony Tablet P. The Tablet S is expected to ship in September and it’s available for pre-order for $499.99 and up. The Tablet P is expected to hit the […]

HTC Jetstream tablet with 4G coming to AT&T

08/31/2011 at 11:10 AM by Brad Linder 2 Comments

AT&T has announced it will be the exclusive US launch partner for the new HTC Jetstream tablet. The Jetstream, formerly known by its code-name “Puccini” is the HTC Flyer‘s big brother. While the Flyer has a 7 inch display and runs Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the Jetstream has a 10.1 inch screen and will ship […]

Amazon’s 7 inch tablet coming this fall, 10 inch model next year?

08/31/2011 at 10:02 AM by Brad Linder 2 Comments

Amazon has yet to confirm that it’s even working on an Android tablet, but the rumors continue to persist. The latest comes from DigiTimes, which reports that Amazon will offer two tablet models: A 7 inch tablet which should be ready to ship in October and a 10.1 inch version which will go into mass […]

Samsung Series 7 tablet features Windows 7

08/31/2011 at 9:34 AM by Brad Linder 10 Comments

Samsung has spent a lot of time and effort pushing Android tablets this year (and fighting Apple for the right to continue doing so in Europe and Australia), but the company is also hedging its bets with a new Windows tablet. The Samsung Series 7 tablet features an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel capacitive […]