If you’re interested in picking up a Chromebook but don’t feel like spending $430 or more for a Samsung Series 5 it looks like you may have to wait a little longer. Acer’s AC700 Chromebook which was originally scheduled to ship for $350 on June 15th has been delayed. While we had originally heard the […]
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Amazon could launch a tablet in August
Amazon has yet to confirm plans to release an Android tablet, but the rumor mill has been working overtime on the possibility. Now the folks at DigiTimes have received word from Taiwanese component makers that Amazon’s first tablets could ship by August or September. According to DigiTimes, Amazon is opting for a a Texas Instruments […]
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Amazon’s upcoming Android tablet could include streaming TV and movie service
There’s a rumor floating around that Amazon could be preparing a line of Android powered tablets. The move would make a lot of sense for the company. Currently Amazon’s only consumer electronics offering is the Kindle, which allows customers to purchase and read Kindle eBooks. General purpose Android tablets would help the retailer push the […]
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Amazon tablets could have quad-core chips, dual mode (color and monochrome) displays
Amazon execs haven’t officially come out and said that the company is working on an Android tablet. But there’s growing evidence that a line of Amazon tablets could launch later this year. CEO Jeff Bezos told Consumer Reports to “stay tuned” for more details recently, which is pretty far from a denial. Last week Boy […]
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Amazon launches electronics trade-in store, gives credit for used gadgets
Amazon has expanded its trade-in program to include electronics. Customers could already trade-in DVDs, textbooks and other items for credit toward future Amazon purchases. Now you can also send in used tablets, smartphones, and other device. You can get up to $143 for a current generation iPod touch, up to $497 for an iPad 2 and […]
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Amazon CEO on Amazon tablet plans: “Stay tuned”
There’ve been rumors floating around for the past few months that Amazon could be preparing an Android tablet that would presumably ship with the Amazon Appstore, Amazon Kindle, Amazon MP3, and other Amazon-branded services. When asked flat out about the project by the folks at Consumer Reports, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said “stay tuned” for […]
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Mounting evidence that Amazon is working on an Android tablet
There’ve been rumors floating around for a few months suggesting that Amazon was working on its own Android tablet. The rumor mill kicked into overdrive recently when gdgt (and Engadget) co-founder Peter Rojas said he was pretty certain that the tablet was real and that Samsung was building it. Now the folks at DigiTimes are […]
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Bargain Alert: ViewSonic gTablet available today for $280
Amazon is running a Gold Box deal today on the ViewSonic gTablet. You can pick it up today only for $279.99 + free shipping. This is a 10 inch Android tablet with a 1 GHz dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2.2 processor and 1024 x 600 pixel display. It has 16GB of storage, USB and HDMI […]
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Asus Eee Pad Slider shows up at Amazon Germany
The Eee Pad Transformer is just starting to make the rounds, but the second Android tablet with a keyboard is on its way. Amazon Germany has posted a product page for the Eee Pad Slider, a 10 inch Android 3.0 tablet with a slide-out keyboard that tucks away behind the screen when you’re not using […]
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Toshiba 10 inch Android tablet hits Amazon… still lacks a proper name
It’s not up for order yet, but Toshiba’s upcoming 10 inch Android tablet now has a product page at Amazon. As Toshiba told us at CES this year, the tablet will feature a high resolution 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel capacitive touchscreen display, a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor, and Google Android […]