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Toshiba Thrive Unboxing And Hands-On

, Jul 21st 2011 Discuss [4]

Instead of trying to imitate the svelte iPad 2, the Toshiba Thrive goes big with beauty on the inside—sort of. The 10.1-inch tablet running Android 3.1 Honeycomb takes advantage of a larger chassis to include some powerful specs and unusual extras. I got the tablet in just this morning and will have a full review coming soon. For now, continue after the cut for the unboxing and hands-on video.

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Lenovo IdeaPad K1 and ThinkPad Tablet hands-on

Lenovo has launched its two first attempts at Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablets, the IdeaPad K1 and ThinkPad Tablet, and we met up with the company to grab some hands-on time with both models. Targeted at consumers and at enterprise, respectively, the K1 and ThinkPad slates each tick most of the Tegra 2 Honeycomb boxes we’ve already seen from rival tablets; however, Lenovo also has a few tricks to differentiate them. Read on for our first-impressions.

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HTC Puccini 10-Inch Android Tablet Hits FCC, Supports AT&T 4G LTE

, Jul 18th 2011 Discuss [0]

HTC's long rumored 10-inch Android tablet, codenamed the HTC Puccini, may be hitting the market very soon. It has just passed through the FCC today, signaling an imminent launch. This is also in line with rumors that mass production was slated for June with a release sometime in July. Read The Full Story

Amazon Tablet Could Ship 1.2 Million Units In Q3

, Jul 8th 2011 Discuss [1]

Amazon was rumored back in May to have plans for two Android tablets, a 10-inch model codenamed Hollywood and a 7-inch model codenamed Coyote. The duo are believed to launch sometime this August or September with TI chips and have been touted as iPad-killers. New reports today show that the company certainly is confident with shipment numbers expected at 1 to 1.2 million units in Q3. Read The Full Story

Motorola LTE Tablet Hits The FCC, Could Be The XOOM 2

, Jul 6th 2011 Discuss [3]

What looks to be the new Motorola XOOM LTE tablet has just passed through the FCC today, signaling an imminent launch. This is good news for some but also upsetting for original XOOM customers still waiting for the 4G LTE upgrade. The FCC documents list the device only as IHDP56LU2 but reveals several interesting details on what could be the Motorola XOOM 2. Read The Full Story

Sony S1 and S2 Android Tablets Hands-On Photo Collection Expanded [Videos Too!]

, Jul 5th 2011 Discuss [5]

We've had more than one look at these magical mystical tablets, one of them a bit fat 9.4-inch Android tablet, the other being a dual 5.5-inch fold-out tablet, also Android based. Both of these devices will be rolling out with Android 3.x (more than likely Android 3.1) Honeycomb and will be connecting over either 3G, 4G, or both, again more than likely. The first tablet is what may be considered at the moment to be a more traditional look at a tablet being 4:3, one piece and ready to roll out with Honeycomb, while the other is a folder-type tablet whose screen spreads out across two displays in a form factor not yet often seen in top-tier Android devices. Read The Full Story

NVIDIA Bestows CUDA Center of Excellence Title on Stanford University

, Jul 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

Today NVIDIA let it be known that they've named Stanford University a CUDA Center of Excellence for their work in parallel computing research using NVIDIA GPUs and NVIDIA CUDA technology. NVIDIA's CUDA is their parallel computing architecture which, it should be noted, enables radical increases in computing performance, all with the harnessed power of graphics processors. Stanford is one of more than 450 universities and institutions that teach the CUDA programming model within their curriculum and is now one of only 11 institutions already in the CUDA Centers of Excellence program. Read The Full Story

Tabletpalooza Giveaway Week One Reminder: Free Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the House!

, Jul 5th 2011 Discuss [5]

We’ve got a giveaway going on right now that you NEED to know about. It’s our first annual Tabletpalooza and it’s time to get YOU some free tablets. We’ve got a total of FIVE going out over the next few weeks split between us here on SlashGear and our sister-site Android Community. This first week’s giveaway consists of an Acer Iconia Tab A500 and a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, both of them Android tablets and both of them hardcore awesome – guess which one we’ve got for you here on SG? That’s right! The thinnest, lightest tablet on the market, here for you for free!

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Vizio Tablet Limited Pre-Orders Start Today

, Jul 1st 2011 Discuss [7]

There are several budget-friendly Android tablets on the way and one of them is from Vizio. The company may be more known for their TVs, but that could soon change with their very first tablet device that's simply called the Vizio Tablet. The device is set to go on sale sometime in July, but limited pre-orders are kicking off today Read The Full Story

Olivetti Olipad 110 Android 3.1 Honeycomb Tablet Get Video Demo

, Jun 27th 2011 Discuss [2]

We first talked about Italian company, Olivetti, having plans for an Android tablet all the way back in December of last year. The company has since produced the OliPad 100 that was released with Android 2.2 Froyo and now has a second one called the Olipad 110 with Android 3.1 Honeycomb that's getting ready to launch. A demo video of the Olipad 110 has surfaced recently and you can watch it after the cut, but you'll need some Italian language skills. Read The Full Story

PlayBook gets OS Update, Not the One We Were Waiting For

BlackBerry PlayBook owners can now update their Tablet OS to v1.0.5. This free over-the-air update was announced by RIM yesterday, and is the second update to BlackBerry’s new Tablet OS. The update included some needed features like the ability to charge your PlayBook while the device is powered down. The new features look like a good addition to the PlayBook, but this update does not include all the updates and fixes we would have liked to see. Read The Full Story

HTC Flyer WiFi Review

, May 23rd 2011 Discuss [18]

Let’s take a look for a bit at the United States’ first look at HTC’s Flyer tablet. As you may well know by now, there’s another version of this device out there by the name of EVO View 4G – have a look at our hands-on with that version of the device from back at CTIA 2011. The device we’re looking at here and now is the Best Buy-sold version of the device being here a WiFi-only piece of hardware. This device has a nice silver metal and white plastic chassis, Gorilla Glass front over a 7-inch 1024 x 700 pixel resolution capacitive touchscreen working with a 1GHz single-core processor and Android 2.3.3 with HTC Sense 2.1 for Tablets. And it’s got a pen. Is this the writer for you?

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