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 …
Tablets
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 …
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 redesigned with S Pen in mind
As previously reported, after a less than stellar unveiling at Mobile World Congress in February, Samsung delayed the launch of its Galaxy Note 10.1 in …
KickStarter projects looks to transform Android tablets from boring to gorgeous [video]
Google has focused a great deal of effort over the years on making its Android operating system more attractive. Android partners’ first attempts at tablets were …
Amazon's 10-inch Kindle Fire tablet due in Q3, report claims
Amazon’s second Kindle Fire tablet, an updated model with a 10-inch display, will launch in the third quarter this year according to a recent report. …
'iPad mini' reportedly nears production
Apple’s display suppliers are reportedly preparing to undergo a certification examination as rumors surrounding a smaller version of Apple’s wildly popular iPad tablet continue to …
A match made in heaven: BlackBerry PlayBook and… Windows Phone? [video]
What do you get when you cross a struggling vendor’s debut tablet with a mobile operating system that has spent the past 18 months running …
'iPad mini' coming this fall, report claims
Analysts for Barclays said in a note to investors that a new 7-inch iPad will be released this fall, Business Insider reported on Wednesday. “Following up …
Apple reportedly slows iPhone orders, increases iPad orders
Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu said in a note to investors on Tuesday that Apple has reduced iPhone orders by between 20% to 25% from …
'iPad mini' to be ultra-thin thanks to new touch technology
Apple’s much rumored “iPad mini” will reportedly utilize new touch panel technology that allows the device to be thinner than previous models while also managing …
iPads are so user friendly, apes use them to communicate
Two 8-year-old twin orangutans at Miami’s Jungle Island zoo, draw, play games and communicate using an iPad tablet. The park is one of several zoos …
'iPad mini' reportedly set for October launch, $200-$250 price tag
Apple is indeed preparing a smaller version of its wildly popular iPad tablet and it will launch this coming October for between $200 and $250, …
