Apple’s iPad launches in China on July 20th
Apple has only just begun to address the consumer electronics market in China, but it is seen by many industry watchers as being integral to …
Tablets
Kindle Fire successor to launch in Q3 featuring an HD display
As Amazon’s Kindle Fire nears its end-of-life cycle, sales have begun to fizzle since its explosive debut quater late last year. Numerous reports that have …
Google will likely lose money on every 8GB Nexus 7 tablet sold
Google has already admitted that it won’t be making any money selling its new Nexus 7 tablet. However, a new teardown from TechInsights suggests that …
Samsung dodges U.K. sales ban, Galaxy Tab 10.1 ‘not as cool’ as iPad
U.K. Judge Colin Birss has ruled that Samsung can continue selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the region because the Android tablet is “not as cool” …
‘iPad mini’ production already under way, ramp up reportedly due in September
With multiple well-sourced reports have suggested that Apple intends to launch a smaller version of its popular iPad tablet this fall, and new details surrounding Apple’s …
Samsung prepping Windows RT tablet for October launch, report claims
Samsung’s early involvement with Windows 8 tablets suggests that the South Korea-based consumer electronics giant intends to play a big role in the launch of …
Samsung loses appeal in Apple patent case, Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban upheld
Samsung’s appeal to stay a ban recently ordered on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android-powered tablet has been rejected. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal …
Retooled third-generation iPad may launch ahead of the holidays
Following a report from late last month claiming Apple is working on a revision of its latest iPad tablet, a new report suggests that a revised …
Tablets are (slowly) taking over for paper books and magazines, Gartner finds
Paper-based books aren’t in any danger of becoming vinyl record-style novelties anytime soon, but Gartner says that they’re increasingly being read less frequently in favor …
Amazon’s next-generation Kindle Fire to launch in August, says China Times
Amazon isn’t taking Google’s Nexus 7 challenge lying down. Per UnwiredView, the China Times is reporting that Amazon has ordered 2 million new Kindle Fire units …
WSJ: ‘iPad mini’ launch coming soon
Following a pair of reports on Tuesday suggesting Apple is prepping a smaller, cheaper iPad tablet that will launch this fall, The Wall Street Journal’s …
Tablet shipments to overtake notebooks in 2016, NPD says
Tablets may indeed herald the coming of a “post-PC world,” but that world won’t arrive for another few years, NPD said on Tuesday. According to …
Nexus 7 crushes Kindle Fire’s battery performance, says iFixit
The repair wizards at iFixit have gotten hold of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet and have found that it absolutely bludgeons Amazon’s rival Kindle Fire tablet …
HBO Go app updated to support Ice Cream Sandwich tablets
HBO on Monday updated its popular content streaming app to support tablets running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. HBO GO allows HBO subscribers with select …
Samsung loses appeal to lift Galaxy Tab 10.1 sales ban
A judge with the United States District Court for Northern California has rejected Samsung’s appeal to a lift a sales ban of its Galaxy Tab …
Bill Gates to PC makers: Don’t be mad about Surface
Microsoft may be going it alone in making its first tablet but company chairman and founder Bill Gates says that Windows PC original equipment manufacturers …
Apple’s ‘iPad mini’ to launch soon for $249-$299, report claims
Apple’s “iPad mini,” a smaller version of the company’s popular iPad tablet, will soon launch at a price point that may send shockwaves through the …
HP ditches Windows RT tablet plans, Microsoft Surface to blame
Hewlett-Packard originally planned to release a Windows RT-powered tablet later this year. Due to Microsoft’s recent Surface announcement and the high cost of licenses, however, the …
Google prepping Nexus 10 tablet, report claims
Google is reportedly planning a 10-inch version of its Nexus 7 tablet, according to a report from Digitimes. The tablet’s display panels will be supplied …
Apple posts $2.6 million bond to ban Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Apple on Wednesday evening posted a $2.6 million bond to ban Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet from being sold in the United States, FOSS Patents …
Nexus 7 is ‘just another Android-based tablet’
Forget the quad-core processor and rock-bottom $199 price tag, forget the brand new Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, and forget that it is Google’s …
Amazon prepping two new Kindle Fire tablets with improved build, metal casing
Amazon is working on not one, but two new Kindle Fire tablets that will launch in the coming months. Earlier reports suggested that Amazon will …
Google’s profit on every Nexus 7 tablet sold: $0
Google unveiled its first own-brand tablet on Wednesday, and it may end up forcing Android tablet vendors to make big changes to their strategies. The …
The Nexus 7: Google just brought a knife to a gunfight
Google on Wednesday unveiled the latest version of its Android operating system and along with it, the company’s first own-brand tablet. Dubbed the “Nexus 7,” …
Google unveils $199 Nexus 7 tablet
Google on Wednesday unveiled the Nexus 7 tablet during its keynote presentation at the annual Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco, California. The company’s …
Nexus 7 tablet image leaks ahead of announcement
An official image of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet has been pulled from the Google Play store and published online. The Asus-built slate is expected to be …
Amazon’s next Kindle Fire tablet to be announced next month
Amazon intends to unveil its next-generation Kindle Fire tablet next month according to a recent report. Citing anonymous sources, CNET reported this week that Amazon’s …
Google Nexus tablet image, specs leak ahead of Wednesday announcement
Renders and a variety of details surrounding the upcoming Google Nexus tablet have seemingly leaked just days ahead of the slate’s unveiling, which reports suggest …
First Microsoft Surface tablets will be Wi-Fi-only
Bloomberg reports that the first generation of Microsoft’s Surface tablets will only support Wi-Fi connectivity to start, and won’t be able to connect with carriers’ proprietary 4G …
Microsoft Surface battery life may not stack up to iPad
Gregg Keizer at Computer World has done a little detective work on the battery life of Microsoft’s Surface tablets and has found that it may …
