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Acer and Lenovo to jump on Wintel tablet

, 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

, 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

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 visits the FCC with Verizon LTE support

, Dec 16th 2011 Discuss [1]

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 has just passed through the FCC, but this time around it's packing support for Verizon's 4G LTE network. We first saw the device back at IFA 2011, where it was yanked from the show due to Apple's legal claims. Despite being missing since, it has recently re-emerged and hopefully goes on sale soon. Read The Full Story

Coby reveals five Android 4.0 tablets for Q1 2012

, Dec 9th 2011 Discuss [2]

Coby Electronics announced today that it is preparing to offer five new tablets running Google's latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform in early 2012. The company promises to show the devices at CES in January, making it one of the first companies to have such an extensive lineup of Android 4.0 tablets. Read The Full Story

Verbatim debuts Ultra-Slim Bluetooth keyboards for iPads, iPhone and Android tablets

, Nov 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

Verbatim launched a new tablet peripheral today called the Ultra-Slim Bluetooth Wireless Mobile Keyboard. The keyboard is about as thin as a No. 2 pencil and is compatible with your iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, or other Bluetooth-enabled device with HID keyboard support. This means that it would also work with Android tablets like the Samsung Galaxy Tab and Motorola Xoom. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile announces “Magenta Saturday Sale” for November 19

, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [3]

T-Mobile today announced a special sale which the carrier is calling its "Magenta Saturday Sale." The promotion will take place a week ahead of Black Friday for one day only this Saturday, November 19. T-Mobile will be offering almost all its smartphones and tablets for under $49.99 after a mail-in rebate. Read The Full Story

PlayStation Suite to hit non-Sony Android devices

, Oct 21st 2011 Discuss [5]

Sony may finally be loosening up its grip on the PlayStation suite platform. Currently, the platform is only available to Sony-branded Android devices, including the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Sony Tablet S and Sony Tablet P. In an interview at the AsiaD conference, Sony Computer Entertainment Chairman Kaz Hirai confirmed that the company was working on having the platform available on other non-Sony devices. Read The Full Story

MIcrosoft details Windows 8 portrait orientation for tablets

, Oct 20th 2011 Discuss [3]

Microsoft has posted more details today on its Building Windows 8 blog, revealing the next-gen operating system's layout optimizations for portrait and landscape orientations. Up until now, we've only seen Windows 8 demoed on tablets in landscape view and those horizontal sweeps of Live Tiles look great. But what happens when you rotate the tablet into portrait orientation? Read The Full Story

ASUS Eee Pad Transfomer may be first Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet

, Oct 19th 2011 Discuss [4]

ASUS has confirmed that its popular Eee Pad Transformer tablet as well as its upcoming Transformer 2 would both be getting the just announced Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update very soon. Considering how quickly ASUS updated to Honeycomb 3.2 following its release, this early confirmation could make the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer the first tablet to run Ice Cream Sandwich. Read The Full Story

HP may decide fate of webOS this week

, Oct 10th 2011 Discuss [9]

Ever since HP announced back in August that it was discontinuing WebOS hardware, the platform has been left hanging with an uncertain future. However, new rumors have surfaced that the company could decide the fate of WebOS sometime this week. According to people familiar with the situation, HP is set to hold an all-hands meeting tomorrow to finally iron things out. Read The Full Story

comScore: iOS still ahead of Android in total user base thanks to iPads

, Oct 10th 2011 Discuss [16]

According to a new report released by research firm comScore, iOS is still the leading platform for connected devices based on actual installed base and digital traffic. This seems contrary to the general perception that Android is the front-runner, and it is indeed when it comes to only smartphone figures, but with the inclusion of all connected devices such as tablets, Apple wins thanks to the continued dominance of the iPad. Read The Full Story

Ice Cream Sandwich launch confirmed by Android Developers YouTube channel

, Oct 6th 2011 Discuss [11]

Google's next-gen Android platform dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich looks certain to make an appearance at next week's CTIA event. Samsung has already begun teasing the details via videos for its CTIA Samsung Unpacked event and now the official Android Developers YouTube channel is confirming the same. Read The Full Story

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