Hasbro sues Asus for naming its tablet the ‘Transformer Prime’
Toymaker Hasbro recently filed a lawsuit against Asus for naming its new convertible Android tablet the “Transformer Prime.” According to The Verge, Hasbro has a …
Tablets
iPad satisfaction rate at 84% according to new survey
While electronics vendors struggle to gain traction in the emerging media tablet market, Apple has managed to maintain a significant lead in the space despite …
Apple unlikely to win German ban on tweaked Samsung tablet
Apple is not likely to succeed in its efforts to ban Samsung’s revised flagship tablet in Germany, the judge presiding over the case said on …
Amazon issues Kindle Fire update to address user complaints
Amazon on Wednesday began rolling out an update for its Kindle Fire tablet that is expected to address a number of user complaints. Software version …
Millennial: Kindle Fire outpaces iPad adoption but Android sees huge share drop in November
Usage of Amazon’s Kindle Fire has exploded since the tablet launched last month, but its rapid adoption wasn’t enough to keep Android from seeing its …
Tablet maker Fusion Garage mysteriously drops off the map
Fusion Garage, the small company behind the Grid10 tablet that was announced earlier this year, has mysteriously gone dark. Engadget first noted that the company’s website …
Schmidt suggests Google tablet could launch within six months
Google chairman Eric Schmidt may have let slip a Google-branded tablet that will launch in the first half of 2012. In the “next six months …
Leaked part hints at upcoming iPad 3 redesign
A leaked component that is purportedly part of Apple’s unannounced iPad 3 suggests that the tablet may feature a brand new design. The new part …
Apple may launch ‘iPad mini’ in Q3
Apple is reportedly working on a smaller version of its popular iPad tablet that will launch in the third quarter next year. Citing sources in …
Amazon currently selling over 1 million Kindles each week
Amazon’s Kindle line was expected to be a popular option for holiday shoppers and the retailer confirmed as much on Thursday. Straying from its normally …
Tablet shipments miss targets but still balloon 264.5%, IDC says
IDC said Thursday that media tablet shipments during the third calendar quarter increased 264.5% over the same period last year, but that overall shipments were …
The tablet Apple tried to stop
For all the trouble Apple’s aggressive litigation strategy has caused Samsung, the South Korea-based electronics giant has finally found a way to make the pricey …
Amazon to sell 6 million Kindle Fire tablets, 8 million eReaders in Q4
Amazon’s Kindle Fire is a smash hit, with fourth-quarter sales that may exceed even the most lofty estimates reported ahead of the tablet’s recent launch. …
Barnes & Noble Nook Color update brings Netflix, other Nook Tablet features
Barnes & Noble’s previous-generation Nook slate is getting an update beginning today that will add a number of features from the new Nook Tablet to …
Amazon prepping Kindle Fire patch to address bugs, user complaints
Amazon confirmed recently that it will release a patch for its Kindle Fire Android tablet that will address a number of bugs and user complaints. “In …
ASUS Transformer Prime launch delayed indefinitely, report says [updated]
ASUS has reportedly delayed the launch of its highly anticipated Transformer Prime convertible tablet. ASUS’s new tablet was expected to launch this week but Wi-Fi …
Motorola DROID XYBOARD 10.1 hands-on
In addition to the Motorola DROID XYBOARD 8.2, Motorola and Verizon are launching a larger tablet option today: the XYBOARD 10.1. The big difference? You …
Motorola DROID XYBOARD 8.2 hands-on
We just got our hands on one of Motorola’s latest tablets, the Motorola DROID XYBOARD 8.2. Besides the name, there seems to be a lot …
iPad 3 said to launch in March or April
Apple’s next-generation iPad tablet will reportedly launch between mid-March and mid-April next year according to a new report. Citing anonymous sources in Apple’s component supply …
Nook Tablet shipments total 1 million units, report claims
Barnes & Noble’s manufacturing partners have now shipped a total of 1 million new Nook Tablets according to a recent report. Unveiled early last month …
HP CEO confirms new webOS hardware on the way, tablets possible
HP announced on Friday that it will open-source its webOS mobile operating system, which once upon a time powered smartphones and a single tablet. Even though …
Android tablets still unwanted? Honeycomb makes up just 1% of Android usage, study finds
Android Honeycomb, first announced by Google at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2011, is now widely available across dozens of Android tablet models. As …
Sales of Apple’s iPhone, iPad banned by German court [updated]
A ruling handed down on Friday by the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany could see sales of Apple’s iOS devices banned across Europe. The judgement …
Samsung scores another win as Australian tablet ban is overturned
A ban that prevented Samsung’s local subsidiaries from marketing and selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia was lifted on Friday, marking another victory …
Android, BlackBerry users want Apple’s iPad over like-branded tablets, study finds
Despite a wide selection of Android tablets as well as an own-brand offering from Research In Motion, Android and BlackBerry smartphone users prefer Apple’s iPad …
Samsung to beat Apple to market with Retina-resolution tablet in February
BGR has learned from a trusted source that Samsung is set to launch an 11.6-inch tablet running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich next year, and …
Kindle Fire likely a ‘blazing success’ despite lukewarm reviews, Morgan Stanley says
Amazon launched its Kindle Fire on November 14th, and reviews seem to be split evenly into two camps. One group says Amazon’s debut tablet falls …
Apple loses iPad trademark suit in China, could owe $1.5 billion in damages
Apple recently lost a trademark suit in China after it attempted to sue a Chinese firm for infringing on its iPad trademark. Apple originally filed …
RIM’s PlayBook jailbreak fix already jailbroken
Research In Motion, for the first time ever, suffered an exploit in which root access was gained on one of their devices, the PlayBook. While RIM …
Verizon DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and DROID XYBOARD 8.2 tablets to launch this month
Verizon Wireless on Tuesday officially announced the DROID XYBOARD 10.1 and the XYBOARD 8.2, otherwise known as the Motorola XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media …
