ViewSonic ViewPad 7e 7-inch Android tablet landing in October for $200
ViewSonic announced on Monday that its ViewPad 7e Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) tablet will be available in North America by the end of October for $199.99. …
Tablets
ABI: Tablet shipments exploded in Q2 to surpass netbooks for the first time
Global tablet sales into channels exploded in the second quarter of 2011 to surpass netbooks for the first time in the emerging category’s young history. …
Smart Cover can be used to unlock an iPad 2, security flaw reveals [video]
The iPad 2 Smart Cover accessory can be used to gain access to a locked iPad, 9to5 Mac reported on Friday. Here’s how it works: take …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 review
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 8.9 made its retail debut in September and it is nearly identical to its larger predecessor, the Galaxy Tab 10.1. It mostly …
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus launches November 13th for $399.99
Samsung announced on Friday that pre-orders for the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus will begin on October 23rd for $399.99. The device will then be available from …
BBX 2.0 demo shows Android apps running on BlackBerry PlayBook [video]
Earlier this week, Research In Motion introduced the developer beta of BBX OS 2.0, which supports the Eclipse Android development platform on the company’s BlackBerry PlayBook. …
BGR Interview: George Martin on how TI is powering the future of smartphones and tablets
We recently caught up with George Martin, software product manager for Texas Instruments’ wireless business unit, to talk about the company’s recent big wins with …
SA: Global tablet shipments balloon 280% in Q3, Apple owned 67% of market
Global media tablet shipments in the third quarter ballooned 280% over the same quarter last year to reach 17 million units. Boston-based research and consulting …
ASUS CEO reveals 10-inch Transformer Prime quad-core Tegra 3 tablet
During the AsiaD conference in Hong Kong, ASUS CEO Jonney Shih took the wraps off of one of the first tablets to utilize NVIDIA’s new …
Android 4.0 ‘still not strong enough’ to compete with iPad, vendors fear
Google unveiled Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich alongside the Galaxy Nexus earlier this week and while initial responses have been fairly positive, vendors reportedly believe …
Apple CEO Tim Cook unfazed by Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook sees no real threat from Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet. On Apple’s earnings call on Tuesday, Cook dismissed the Kindle Fire and …
New Amazon Kindle Fire tablet expected in second half of 2012
The Kindle Fire hasn’t even hit the market yet but the tablet’s successor is already reported to be set for a launch in the second half of …
Dell CEO: Android cannot compete with the iPad on tablets, Windows 8 has best shot
Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Inc., said on Tuesday that Android tablets have failed to gain significant traction in a market dominated by …
Apple may be building 7.85-inch ‘iPad mini’
Apple may be working on a smaller “iPad mini” tablet with a 7.85-inch display, according to a new report from United Daily News in Taiwan. …
Dell, HP may release Windows 8 tablets in Q3 of 2012
Dell and HP will reportedly be among the first manufacturers to launch Windows 8 tablets, and the devices could be on the market as soon …
18.7 million tablets reportedly shipped in Q3, iPad market share grows
Tablet vendors shipped 18.7 million units during the third quarter of this year, DigiTimes said on Tuesday. Third-quarter shipments were up 27.5% over the second …
iPad 3 production starts this quarter according to Susquehanna
Production of Apple’s third-generation iPad is about to get underway according to Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Jeffrey Fidacaro. According to Fidacaro, Apple’s manufacturing partners have …
Motorola XOOM Family Edition tablet to launch on October 16th for $379
Motorola announced on Friday that it will begin to sell a new XOOM Family Edition Android tablet on October 16th for $379. The XOOM Family …
Amazon may sell over 5 million Kindle Fire tablets in Q4
Amazon could ship 5 million or more Kindle Fire tablets in the fourth quarter of 2011, one analyst believes. Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar on Thursday …
Judge says Samsung tablet infringes Apple patents, taunts Samsung attorney
United States District Judge Lucy Koh on Thursday ruled that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet does infringe on multiple Apple patents. Judge Koh failed to …
Apple wins in Australia: Judge bans sale of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Apple won a patent infringement lawsuit it brought against Samsung in Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald reported on Thursday. The ruling prevents Samsung’s Australia-based businesses …
Apple may launch ‘iPad mini’ in early 2012 to fend off Kindle Fire
Apple may be working on a new entry-level tablet scheduled to launch early next year. In a note to investors on Wednesday, Ticonderoga Securities analyst …
Quad-core Asus Eee Pad Transformer 2 tablet may be set for November 7th launch
Asus’s followup to the popular Eee Pad Transformer tablet maybe be set for a launch early next month. The LambdaTek Component Shop currently lists the …
T-Mobile SpringBoard hands-on
We are on the CTIA Enterprise & Applications show floor in San Diego and just quickly swung by Huawei’s booth to check out one of …
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet already targeted by patent troll
Welcome to the tablet game, Amazon. Just two weeks after taking the wraps off its Kindle Fire tablet, Amazon has already been hit with a …
T-Mobile unveils Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, T-Mobile SpringBoard tablets
T-Mobile continues to bolster its device portfolio in anticipation of the fast-approaching holiday season — when it will be the only major carrier in the …
Facebook app finally comes to Apple’s iPad
Facebook users can finally stop wondering why no official Facebook app is available for Apple’s iPad. As of Monday evening, Facebook’s iOS app is now …
Motorola and Verizon holding press event October 18th, smartphones and tablets inbound
Motorola has just sent out invitations to a press event with Verizon Wireless on October 18th in New York City, and if a variety of …
Dell’s Windows 7 powered ‘Peju’ tablet possibly leaked
Images of what might be Dell’s upcoming 10.1-inch Windows 7-powered “Peju” tablet were published by Engadget on Thursday. Allegedly, the device is packed with an …
Forget Android and iOS, U.S. consumers want Windows tablets
U.S. consumers want a tablet powered by Microsoft’s Windows Operating system, not iOS, according to new research published by Boston Consulting Group. The firm found …
