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Phoenix Suns pick Verizon’s 4G Samsung Galaxy Tab over iPad

Rue Liu, Feb 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Verizon and Samsung jointly announced today that the Phoenix Suns will be the first NBA franchise to integrate the usage of wireless tablets in both its on-court and off-court operations. And that wireless tablet will be Verizon's 4G LTE

AMD reveals 2012-2013 roadmap, tablet APUs and 28nm chips en route

Rue Liu, Feb 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

During AMD's 2012 financial analyst event today, the chip maker revealed its roadmap that promises a slew of next-gen chips to come in 2012 and 2013. The company is ready to dive into tablets with its first tablet-ready chip to arrive this year. It also plans to release next-gen accelerated processing units or APUs built on its most advanced 28-nm process by 2013. Read The Full Story

Acer on the attack with $699 Ultrabooks in 2012

Rue Liu, Jan 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

Acer plans to go on the attack in 2012 with a strong push in four major product categories, whereas its strategy last year was mainly to defend its position in the market. The company's Chairman JT Wang announced the strategy shift during the company's Lunar New Year ceremony, revealing that it would aggressively introduce new ultrabooks, notebooks, tablets, and smartphones. Read The Full Story

Panasonic demos WiGig with tablet and in-car system

Rue Liu, Jan 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Panasonic is developing new applications that use WiGig technology, which can wirelessly transfer data at multi-gigabit speeds. Although first announced back in 2009, adoption of WiGig has taken some time. Panasonic is demoing the technology in use on prototype SD cards that work with tablets to transfer videos to in-car entertainment systems. Read The Full Story

Motorola Wi-Fi-only Droid Xyboard is now available

Mark Raby, Jan 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

The cheaper, Wi-Fi-only version of Motorola's latest and greatest Xyboard tablet has begun shipping. Pre-orders for the units are now being fulfilled, and the product pages on Verizon's website now show them as being available to purchase. The new products, which were originally scheduled for a January 18 launch, are geared at consumers who want a high-end tablet but don't care about being able to take it online any time they want. Read The Full Story

Netflix on over 800 devices, usage on Smart TVs up

Rue Liu, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

During Netflix's Q4 earnings call yesterday, CEO Reed Hastings emphasized the importance of mobile devices for the company, namely tablets, Apple TV and other connected Smart TVs. Although he didn't get into numbers, a recent Netflix job posting revealed that the service has been shipping on more than 800 different devices, a bit boost from the 450 or so devices six months ago. Read The Full Story

Apple sold more iPads than HP sold PCs in Q1 2012

Rue Liu, Jan 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple reported record fiscal Q1 2012 earnings today with sales of its iPads and Macs well exceeding rivals' sales of PCs. Specifically, the 15.4 million units sold of iPads alone already surpass HP's worldwide PC sales of 14.7 million as well as Lenovo's 12.9 million and Dell's 11.6 million units. Read The Full Story

CES Live

The Best of CES 2012

Vincent Nguyen, Jan 14th 2012 Discuss [4]

Welcome to our massive “best-of” wrap-up for CES 2012, complete with everything from smartphones to PCs and headphones and back, topped off with our own “most used gear” section for the curious. What you’ll find is that though there were more exhibitors, attendees, and media attention payed to the show than ever before, the overall result was a lot of the same gear re-hashed with a few new specifications. Pay special close attention to the conclusion of this post for a bit of a whopper if you’re a big fan of the largest show of the year here in the United States.

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California requiring energy-efficient handset chargers in 2013

Rue Liu, Jan 13th 2012 Discuss [21]

The eco-friendly state of California has just passed a unanimous vote requiring device manufacturers to ship energy-efficient handset chargers starting 2013. This new requirement applies to all cellphones, tablets, and hundreds of other electronic devices. The new law was passed by the California Energy Commission with a 3-0 vote despite objections from electronics makers. Read The Full Story

SteelSeries teases Ion Bluetooth game controller for smartphones, tablets

Rue Liu, Jan 13th 2012 Discuss [2]

Gaming peripherals maker SteelSeries has outed a new device called the SteelSeries Ion Bluetooth controller that's designed to enhance the gaming experience on smartphones and tablets. There are increasingly more console quality games heading to mobile, but the touch controls on handsets and tablets don't provide the same feel of a physical game controller. Read The Full Story

Acer and Lenovo to jump on Wintel tablet

Shane McGlaun, Jan 2nd 2012 Discuss [1]

Acer has been making some changes to its lineup with the killing of much of its current lineup. One thing that Acer was clear on is that it will not be leaving the tablet market. It's easy to forget when you talk tablets that Android isn’t the only tablet OS around. The new Windows 8 tablets are expected to show up later in the year. Read The Full Story

Sony Tablet S, Tablet P getting Android 4.0 update

Rue Liu, Dec 23rd 2011 Discuss [12]

Sony recently posted some good news for Tablet S and Tablet P owners, confirming that the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will indeed be rolling out to both devices. The news was posted in Sony UK's community forums, but the company hasn't confirmed yet when this update will arrive. Read The Full Story