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Sharp Galapagos 7-inch Android tablet for $1 in Japan, on contract

Earlier this year, Brad got to spend some hands-on time with Sharp’s 5.5 and 10.8 inch Galapagos tablets. Now, Sharp is offering a new model that splits the difference in sizes — the 7.7 inch Sharp Galapagos A01SH. Like the previous models, the A01SH features a customized version of the Android operating system. This time, […]

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Angry Birds Rio HD free for HP TouchPad this week in app six-pack

As if a $99 HP TouchPad wasn’t a sweet enough gift to those who happened to score one during the big sell-off, HP has started giving away free apps to give you some additional ways to enjoy your tablet. Last week’s special offer included apps like Glimpse and Audobon birds. This time around, Angry Birds […]

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 spotted in first blurry photos

Brad previously mentioned that Samsung plans to unveil the Galaxy Tab 7.7 as a scaled-down addition to its Android tablet line-up some time soon, so it’s no surprise to see that the veil of secrecy has been briefly lifted this morning. A handful of blurry and not-too-revealing photos have been posted by An.droidlife.com. The pictures […]

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Motorola XOOM 4G LTE upgrades kick off with pilot program

Like so many tablets that have hit retail shelves this year, the Motorola XOOM launched in a slightly unfinished state. Updates have been rolling out, of course. Back in July a software update allowed owners of the Motorola XOOM to finally make use of the tablet’s microSD card expansion slot. Around the same time, a key […]

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Microsoft teases quad-core tablet prototype

TechEd 2011 New Zealand is in full swing, and Microsoft looks to be playing a little bit of show-and-tell with the next generation of Windows and the devices that will run it. Among the devices shown was an unnamed quad-core Windows tablet. What else is known about the slate? Not much, other than that Microsoft’s […]