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BlackBerry PlayBook being Released in 16 Markets over the next 30 Days

Ammon Carpenter — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:19:15 +0000

In a press release this morning, RIM (Research In Motion) announced it will be releasing the PlayBook to 16 new markets. Some of those markets include the UK, Columbia, Italy, and Spain. The full list of countries can be seen on the press release. Up until now, the PlayBook has been limited to sales in

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Nokia Gets Design Patent for (MeeGo?) Tablet

Samia Perkins — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:06:34 +0000

There have been plenty of rumors and speculation about a possible Nokia MeeGo tablet, and now there is some solid evidence. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has just published a design patent granted to Nokia for a tablet device. The patent was applied for on May 28th, 2010, and the device does bear

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Coby Kyros Internet Tablet Features 7-inch Screen, $300 Price Tag

Evan Selleck — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:06:00 +0000

Another day, another tablet. This time around, it’s coming from Coby. The Kyros Internet tablet is a touchscreen device that’s running Android under the hood, and there’s a few features in the small package that may interest anyone out there who’s not wanting to go the mainstream route. Unfortunately, it’s not a powerhouse, so it

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Ergo tablet running Windows 7 surfaces

Shane McGlaun — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:29:19 +0000

An Italian company called Ergo has unveiled a new tablet in the Italian market that runs Windows 7 called the Ergo. This tablet has already been spied in other parts of the world under other names including the WePad, MasterPad and a few more names. What we have here is another rebranding of the same

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Archos 5 MID mod adds Android Market, Gmail, Maps, more

Chris Davies — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:22:29 +0000

Despite the recent firmware update, the Archos 5 Internet Tablet is still left without access to the Android Market, and despite Archos’ attempts to encourage development of device-specific apps for their own AppLib download store, the range of titles is still small. Happily wherever there’s a problem, there’s usually a hack to address it, and so

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Archos 5 Android Tablet firmware reportedly stable; Android 1.6 Donut by end of 2009

Chris Davies — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:30:19 +0000

The Archos 5 Android Internet Tablet saga continues, with sales of the 5-inch PMP still partly frozen on Amazon while the company has also pushed out a new firmware update. Amazon put the Archos 5 160GB on hold earlier this week after unspecified complaints from buyers; now the 500GB model has come into stock with

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Nokia N920 leaks? Non-QWERTY capacitive Internet Tablet tipped

Chris Davies — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:04:24 +0000

We’re inherently sceptical of anything blurry that’s claiming to be a prototype, so throw some salt over your shoulder and take a look at what’s tipped as Nokia’s next-gen N9xx-series Internet Tablet device. According to imobile365 the Nokia N920 will be a touchscreen-only device, using a 4.13-inch capacitive touchscreen rather than the N900‘s 3.5-inch resistive

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Archos 5 160GB Android Tablet sales frozen by Amazon

Chris Davies — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:01:43 +0000

After beginning to ship out on Friday, Amazon have frozen deliveries of the Archos 5 160GB Android Internet Tablet. According to the product listing, the touchscreen device is “under review”, which Amazon explain could mean anything from shipping errors (wrong device, missing accessories, etc), incorrect item descriptions or, more worryingly, “something wrong with our inventory

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Archos 5 Android Internet Tablet up for Amazon preorder

Chris Davies — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:54:06 +0000

Archos’ Android Internet Tablet, the Archos 5, has shown up for preorder on Amazon in at least three of its forms. The 32GB flash model, together with the 160GB and 500GB hard-drive versions, are all listed, with prices at $379.99, $329.99 and $429.99 respectively. Specifications for the three units are just as we’ve heard previously,

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Archos 5 Internet Tablet gets official

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:04:07 +0000

Archos has gone all official with its new Archos 5 Internet Tablet. The tablet has a large screen that supports HD resolution for media and has a built-in TV recording function. GPS is also built into the device and it runs the Android operating system. The screen is a 5-inch high resolution unit with a

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