‘Xbox Surface’ 7-inch tablet said to be on tap for Microsoft event
Rumors and speculation have been flying since Microsoft announced last week that it was hosting a press conference in Los Angeles on Monday, and that …
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Barnes & Noble denies involvement with Microsoft tablet set to be unveiled today
Barnes & Noble has taken to personally debunking the rumor that it will be in any way involved in Microsoft’s mystery news today. Although speculation …
We’ll be reporting live from Microsoft’s event today at 6:30PM
Microsoft will hold a press conference on Monday to make a major product announcement, and the company did its best to ensure the topic of …
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble to announce tablet, report claims [updated]
Microsoft announced this past April that it acquired a 17% stake in a newly-formed Barnes & Noble subsidiary that will focus on Nook tablets and …
IDC ups tablet estimates, expects shipments to reach 222.1 million by 2016
Market research firm IDC on Thursday released a new study new tablet shipment estimates. Due to higher than expected demand in the second half of …
Amazon may slash Kindle Fire price to $149 with new models on the way
Amazon’s cheap Android tablet may soon get even cheaper. DigiTimes has talked with upstream supply chain sources who say that new Kindle Fire tablets are on …
Microsoft to unveil own-brand Windows 8 tablet on Monday, report claims
Microsoft plans to unveil an own-brand Windows 8 tablet on Monday that will mark the company’s entrance into the media tablet market, a report claims. …
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 makes brief appearance on Amazon, release set for July 30th
Get ready for excitement, stylus fans! Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 briefly appeared on Amazon for preorder and apparently the tablet will officially hit stores July …
Nook Tablet tops Kindle Fire traffic share, iPad still dominates market with 91%
Apple’s iPad may be alone at the top when it comes to tablet traffic, but some movement down at the bottom earlier this month is …
Microsoft Windows 8 tablet unveiling said to be slated for Monday
Windows fans who have enviously watched iOS and Android users toting around tablets won’t have to wait much longer. Microsoft sent out a press invitation …
Microsoft reportedly charging vendors $85 for Windows RT licenses
Microsoft’s ARM-friendly Windows RT operating system may hit more than a few road blocks when it launches this fall. The software giant is reportedly charging …
Cisco on trying to compete with the iPad: What were we thinking?
It didn’t take tech companies long to realize that nobody really wants an enterprise-centric tablet since tablets are just too gosh-darned fun to be larded …
Google’s own-brand Nexus 7 tablet said to launch in June
Google will launch its first own-brand media tablet in collaboration with ASUS later this month, a recent report claims. Google has long been reported to …
RIM axes 16GB PlayBook
We hardly knew ye, 16GB BlackBerry PlayBook. The demise of the 16GB PlayBook, first reported by N4BB and later confirmed by Engadget, means that RIM …
Microsoft reportedly bars HTC from making Windows 8 tablets
HTC is reportedly being shut out of Windows RT development due to lack of experience in the tablet market, according to Bloomberg. The news doesn’t …
Acer unveils sub-$200 quad-core Android tablet
Acer on Wednesday unveiled its latest tablet, the Iconia Tab A110, during the Computex Taipei trade show, The Verge reported. The 7-inch 1280 x 800 resolution …
HBO GO now available for Amazon Kindle Fire
HBO on Wednesday announced that its popular video streaming app HBO GO has launched for the Amazon Kindle Fire. Available immediately as a free download …
Dell exec engages in Ballmeresque iPad trash talk
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make underestimate the iPad. Per the Financial Review, it seems that Dell Australia managing director Joe Kremer doesn’t …
Samsung, Amazon emerge as Apple's only tablet rivals… but barely
More than 100 media tablets were unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2011 as the industry struggled to respond to Apple’s iPad. The company’s …
Apple continues to dominate tablet market, Kindle Fire demand fizzles
ABI Research on Monday revealed the results of a its latest study concerning the global tablet market, which grew a whopping 185% year-over-year. The research …
Siri for iPad coming this fall with iOS 6
Apple’s intelligent personal assistant Siri, which is exclusively available on the iPhone 4S right now, will reportedly arrive on the Cupertino-based company’s latest iPad tablet …
Apple's iPad may arrive in China on Monday
Despite an on-going legal dispute with Proview Technology over the iPad name, Apple’s latest tablet, the iPad, will reportedly go on sale this Monday, June …
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 beta available for download for developers
As promised, Research in Motion on Friday released the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 beta for developers. The latest software update delivers three major enhancement to …
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 beta coming today or tomorrow
Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook product manager, Michael Clewley, has confirmed through his Twitter page that the company is planning to release a beta version …
Google Nexus tablet confirmed in benchmark tests
Google’s Nexus tablet has seemingly been confirmed by Rightware’s Power Board benchmark test result site. The rumored device recently appeared in the results database and …
Dell's first Windows 8 tablet revealed
After a number of failed attempts in the Android tablet market, Dell is looking to readdress the tablet space with Windows 8. According to a …
After just two months, new iPad share tops original
Usage of Apple’s third-generation iPad in the United States has passed the original iPad model after just over two months of availability. According to a …
Tablets now account for 20% of mobile ad impressions
Millennial Media on Thursday released a new report outlining estimates first-quarter market share across mobile devices and operating systems. The mobile advertising company found that …
Google's Nexus tablet to launch in July, report claims
Google’s Nexus tablet will reportedly ship in June with an initial volume of 600,000 units per month, according to Digitimes. The slate, which is being …
NVIDIA’s Kai strategy aims to make $199 quad-core Android tablets a reality
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang previously mentioned that more Tegra 3-powered tablets would be coming to the market this summer, starting at the low price of …
