Android tablets are finally gaining ground: Study suggests iPad market share is dwindling
Apple (AAPL) sold more iPads into sales channels in the second quarter this year than it has ever sold in a single quarter. The 17 …
Tablets
Quad-core Sony Xperia tablet leaks with Surface-style keyboard $450 price tag
Sony (ADR) is reportedly planning a thinner and more powerful successor to its Tablet S, according to leaked images obtained by German news site Mobiflip. …
Wikipad gaming tablet gets unmasked
VentureBeat has a scoop on the Wikipad, the new tablet being developed by a company of the same name that also doubles as a video game …
Consumer Reports: Nexus 7 is great if you’re too cheap for an iPad
Consumer Reports today added Google’s (GOOG) Nexus 7 to its tablet rankings and concluded that while it’s probably the best cheap tablet on the market, it …
Samsung’s ‘Retina’ tablet finally begins to take shape; specs revealed in court filing
Samsung’s (005930) “Retina” display-equipped tablet might be coming a little later than expected, but it’s coming. BGR reported late last year that Samsung was working …
As Apple preps smaller iPad, RIM’s 10-inch tablet takes shape in leaked photos
While Apple (AAPL) prepares to attack the affordable tablet market with a smaller, cheaper iPad, Research In Motion (RIMM) is taking the opposite approach. RIM …
After strong demand wiped out Google’s inventory, 16GB Nexus 7 tablet is back in stock
Good news for Nexus 7 fans: The 16GB version of the popular Google tablet has been restocked and is now available for purchase from the …
Microsoft Surface to officially surface on October 26th
Just in time for Halloween (and the launch of Windows 8), Microsoft (MSFT) has revealed that it plans on releasing its first Surface tablets on …
Bill & Melinda Gates: You can’t take a photo with an iPad! [video]
Bill Gates was recently in London for the 2012 Summer Olympics when a group of fans noticed him and asked for a photo. The only …
Microsoft admits spurned OEMs could flee Windows
Hell hath no fury like an original equipment manufacturer scorned. The New York Times has discovered that Microsoft (MSFT) is actually somewhat worried that some of …
Microsoft reportedly won’t let Dell build a tablet for Windows RT launch
It’s no secret that Microsoft is being much more careful than usual when it comes to which vendors it will let make tablets based on …
Swedish website takes Microsoft Surface tablet preorders starting at a budget-busting $1,000
From the department of wild speculation, WPCentral has found a Swedish website that is taking pre-orders for Microsoft’s (MSFT) 32GB Windows RT-based Surface tablet and is …
Apple swats away Android rivals in Q2 as iPad domination grows
Apple’s (AAPL) massive lead in the tablet market grew in the second quarter as the sleek third-generation iPad and less expensive iPad 2 combined to …
4G BlackBerry PlayBook to launch this month despite RIM’s torrid tablet past
Research In Motion (RIMM) has not found success in the tablet market quite yet. The struggling smartphone vendor crossed over to the tablet space last …
iPhone 5 and iPad mini both reportedly set to launch in September
A surplus of Apple (AAPL) rumors is always expected ahead of the company’s earnings reports, and the faucet is wide open on Tuesday. Apple is …
Analyst: LTE tablets are a waste of money
A combination of data caps and higher retail prices will significantly hurt demand for tablets equipped with 4G LTE connectivity over the next few years, …
Samsung might finally launch the tablet it unveiled five months ago [video]
Samsung (005930) first took the wraps off its Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet about five months ago during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Truth be …
Nexus 7 demand crushes expectations, 16GB model sells out
It seems that Google (GOOG) could turn a profit on its Nexus 7 tablet after all. The Guardian reports that the company has stopped taking orders …
Staples executive outs six new Kindle Fire tablets
Staples (SPLS) president Demos Parneros has gone on record in stating that Amazon (AMZN) has plans to introduce as many as six new Kindle Fire tablets. …
ASUS confirms Jelly Bean is headed to Transformer tablets
Shortly after HTC (2498) confirmed that its smartphones would receive an update to Jelly Bean, ASUS (2357) announced that an Android 4.1 update will be …
Judge denies Samsung’s appeal, Galaxy Tab ban stands
A United States Court of Appeals on Friday denied Samsung’s (005930KS) second attempt to stop its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet from being banned, The Register reported. …
New iPad launches in China with a whimper, not a bang
Analysts love discussing the multi-billion dollar opportunities for Apple (AAPL) in China, but is demand for Apple wares already slowing down? That may or may …
Drop test: Nexus 7 faces off against Apple’s iPad and wins [video]
Apple’s (AAPL) iPad and Google’s (GOOG) Nexus 7 are, without question, the two best tablets on the market. Each device has advantages over the other, …
Are Nexus 7 owners getting what they paid for? Users report dead pixels, loose displays
Google’s (GOOG) Nexus 7 tablet has gotten off to a rocky start. Despite its rave reviews and early sellouts, hundreds if not thousands of disgruntled …
The BGR Show: Episode 7 – Google’s Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
This week on The BGR Show we spent some time looking at Google’s (GOOG) first ever Nexus tablet, the Nexus 7, and Android 4.1 Jelly …
New full color photos of Apple’s decade-old iPad prototype compare early model to iPad 2
Apple’s (APPL) original iPad was a beast. Photos of an iPad prototype between 8 and 10 years old emerged on Wednesday, revealing Apple’s early vision of …
Images of 10-year-old iPad prototype surface during patent trial
Had Apple (AAPL) not managed to radically revise its early tablet designs before finally launching the iPad in early 2010, the tablet market would likely …
Motorola’s Xoom tablet cleared following Apple patent attack
A German court on Tuesday ruled that Motorola’s original Xoom tablet does not infringe upon a patent covering the design of Apple’s iPad, Fox Business …
Amazon’s plans for larger tablet take shape as Apple preps smaller iPad for fall launch
BGR first reported that Amazon was developing a 10-inch Kindle Fire more than a year ago. The tablet, code-named “Hollywood,” was powered by a quad-core …
NYT confirms Apple’s ‘iPad mini’ as Google releases the Nexus 7
It’s a trifecta: the third of three major news organizations that always seem to score Apple scoops at just the time on Sunday confirmed that …
