Apple dulls reliance on Sharp for iPad mini production, taps LG and AU Optronics
While Sharp (SCHAY) may have messed up in producing next-generation iPhone screens, the company won’t be making the same mistake for the iPad mini since …
Tablets
Amazon is working on a dual-display Kindle tablet
Have you ever wished that your tablet had two screens, one on the front and one on the back? No? Well, Amazon (AMZN) may be developing …
Leaked photo reveals next-generation Kindle Fire tablet [update]
A purported photo of Amazon’s (AMZN) next-generation Kindle Fire tablet was published on Thursday by The Verge. The shape of the tablet pictured is a …
Amazon is officially sold out of Kindle Fire tablets ahead of next week’s event
Looking for a cheap Amazon (AMZN) Kindle Fire as a back-to-school gift? Well, don’t: Amazon says that it has completely sold out of the first-generation …
Samsung overwhelms the tech world by unloading a plethora of gadgets at IFA
The swelling strings… the soothing sounds of bird songs and running water… the Buddha-like invocations to attain heightened levels of enlightenment and creativity… yes, it’s …
Samsung announces ATIV Tab Windows RT tablet
During its press conference on Wednesday at the IFA trade show in Berlin, Samsung (005930) announced its Windows RT-powered ATIV Tab. The 10.1-inch slate packs a …
Samsung announces Series 5 and Series 7 Windows 8 tablets
Samsung (005930) on Wednesday announced two new Windows 8-powered tablets at the IFA trade show in Berlin. The Series 5 and Series 7 tablets include the company’s …
Leaked photos suggest HTC is readying a new tablet – and it looks just like an iMac
Images of an unannounced HTC (2498) tablet were published on Twitter on Tuesday evening courtesy of evleaks. The device appears to have a 10.1-inch display …
Sony unveils Xperia T, V and J smartphones, along with Xperia Tablet S
Sony (SNE) today added three new smartphones to its Xperia lineup along with its first-ever Xperia tablet. The company unveiled the Sony Xperia T, the …
Early estimate suggests iPad mini manufacturing cost is under $190
Sameer Singh at Tech-Thoughts has done some nifty detective work to put together a manufacturing cost estimate for the iPad mini based on leaked part information, and …
Samsung teases Windows 8 tablet-laptop hybrid [video]
Samsung (005930) is preparing to take on ASUS (2357) in the transforming tablet market. In a recent YouTube video, the South Korean manufacturer teased the …
Sony XPERIA S tablet launching with boatload of accessories
Sony’s (SNE) all set to launch a follow-up to the company’s first tablet with what we have been told is the XPERIA S. The tablet’s …
Microsoft success with Surface depends on pricing
ABI Research has some important advice for Microsoft (MSFT) to consider: If it wants its Surface tablets to succeed, it needs to price them lower …
Apple to announce iPhone 5 in September, hold second event in October for iPad mini
There’s been an interesting discussion happening in the Apple community lately, and its whether Apple would want to crowd up the company’s September event with …
Samsung loses in Apple trial, ordered to pay $1 billion in damages
In what will no doubt be a precedent for the tech industry, a jury has found Samsung infringed on Apple’s patents in the Apple and …
Leaked iPad mini cases may finally reveal design
Apple’s (AAPL) much-rumored “iPad mini” is expected to launch this fall and take a huge bite out of the market share budget-priced Android tablets like …
iPad demand to push tablet shipments past 100 million units in 2012
Between April and June, tablet vendors shipped nearly 25 million units and are on track to exceed 100 million units in 2012, according to ABI …
Amazon expected to announce new Kindle Fire tablets on September 6th
Amazon (AMZN) on Thursday sent invitations to the media for a press conference on September 6th in Santa Monica, California. While the topic of discussion …
Galaxy Note 10.1 is not the ‘iPhone moment’ Samsung was looking for
Samsung (005930) aimed high when it unveiled its Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet for the third time last week. Calling the new Note nothing short of …
Apple reportedly ramps up iPad mini production ahead of October launch
Apple (AAPL) has yet to confirm the existence of its “iPad mini,” but a new report suggests the company is already planning for a blockbuster …
Apple resellers may be gearing up for September 12th iPad mini unveiling
Apple (AAPL) is reportedly instructing its reseller partners to “set aside additional table space for iPad displays over the next few weeks,” according to a …
Google has a hit on its hands: Nexus 7 sales could reach 8 million units in 2012
It wasn’t easy for ASUS (2357) to hit that $199 price point with the Google Nexus 7 tablet, but it looks like it’s paying off. …
IDC: Microsoft bets big on Surface with more than 3 million tablets on order for launch
Microsoft’s (MSFT) initial production run for its Surface tablet will yield more than 3 million units according to estimates by market research firm IDC. The …
iFixit: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 is thinner than the new iPad and not a nightmare to fix
See, Apple (AAPL)? It is possible to make a super-thin tablet that can be repaired by mere mortals after all. The repair gurus iFixit have …
AT&T is sick of subsidizing tablets
How pointless are LTE tablets in the age of data caps? So pointless that AT&T (T) has concluded that it won’t even subsidize them anymore. …
Experimental Windows tablet delivers first-ever eyeball-controlled UI
Touch displays are so last decade — real cutting-edge techies just use their eyes to run their tablets. Or at least, that’s what Swedish company …
Lenovo plans to school Microsoft’s Surface with $300 Windows RT tablets
Like its fellow OEM HP (HPQ), Lenovo (LNVGY) is refusing to join the Microsoft (MSFT) Surface crybaby brigade and is instead concentrating on building a …
Next-generation ASUS Transformer tablet revealed ahead of launch
An upcoming tablet from ASUS (2357) recently passed through the Federal Communications Commission’s testing facility equipped with the model number TF500T. Few details are revealed …
iPad mini and iTV already in ‘full production’ according to report
In a research note to investors on Friday, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek wrote that Apple‘s (AAPL) rumored iPad mini and “iTV” are both already being assembled …
Microsoft reportedly doesn’t care if its $199 Surface tablet pushes partners out of the market
Microsoft (MSFT) is reportedly well aware that pricing its entry-level Windows RT tablet at $199 will push its vendor partners out of the market, but …
