We've been seeing a major push for tablets lately, but if a new study from Arieso is to be believed, then manufacturers might want to rethink their strategies. As it turns out, Arieso has found that smartphones have passed tablets in data usage for the first time in the three years the company has been doing these studies. You'd think that given the larger screens found on most tablets, users would turn to those devices more often for Internet access, but it seems that the tides are changing as far as mobile data goes.
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Archos GamePad available in February for $169
Archos showcased their new GamePad gaming tablet at CES last week, and we even got our hands on the new device, but the company just announced yesterday the availability and pricing for the new tablet. Starting sometime in February, on-the-go gamers will be able to snatch up one of these for just $169.
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CES 2013 wrap-up: All about Android
While the biggest story of CES 2013 may have been Ultra HD, Android was still a huge part of the show, and it showed up on a handful of new devices that were unveiled this past week. Nobody can deny the impact that Android has had in the technology industry, as well as in tech culture, throughout that past several years. We ended up getting a ton of hands-on time with a number of new Android-powered devices, one of the most-popular being the IdeaPhone K900 from Lenovo, and we ended up talking with Lenovo’s Mark Pinner about the new device.
E FUN Nextbook tablets announced, packs Jelly Bean and dual-core CPU
While you may not have heard of a company called E FUN, they're attempting to gather up some steam for CES 2013 and make a little noise. The company has announced a couple of new slates running on the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, and the company plans to show them off on the show floor this year. They announced the 7-inch Nextbook 7GP and the 8-inch GP8.
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Microsoft Surface Pro said to arrive at the end of the month
We heard in the past that Microsoft's upcoming Surface Pro line of tablets would be releasing sometime in January, which created speculation that the new tablets might make an appearance at CES 2013 next week, even though Microsoft isn't attending this year. However, several sources say that the Surface Pro will be released later this month.
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ASUS ME301T 10-inch tablet leaks, Tegra 3 quad-core and Jelly Bean in tow
It's no surprise that ASUS has a few surprises for us in 2013, and we'll no doubt see a range of new tablets from the company shortly. Case in point: Some new juicy details about an Asus ME301T tablet have surfaced, and we're looking at some pretty impressive specs, including an NVIDIA Tegra 3 chip and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.
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MSI Slider S20 Ultrabook coming Q1 2013
It's been a little while since we last heard about MSI's Slider S20 convertible. We ended up getting hands-on session with the device at Computex 2012 back in June, and it was later tipped for an October release, but that obvious has yet to happen. However, the company just announced that we should be seeing the new Ultrabook sometime in Q1 2013.
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Amazon offering students $50 off a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 all month long
Amazon's Kindle Fire HD was the company's leading product throughout the holiday shopping season, and for good reason. The 8.9-inch version went on sale earlier last month, but if you happened to blink, the deal was gone. However, Amazon is offering the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 to students at $50 off all month long.
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Microsoft’s 2012
A lot of companies had a big year – Apple released the highly anticipated iPad mini and iPhone 5, Samsung found a smashing success in the Galaxy S III, Nintendo launched the Wii U, while Google delivered Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and released a number of impressive Nexus devices. Despite all of that, Microsoft arguably had a bigger year than all of them. 2012 was huge with Microsoft, with the release of Windows 8, Microsoft Surface, and Windows Phone 8 all happening in a high-energy span of just a few weeks. It wasn’t so much that these new operating systems and products were released this year either, but rather the fact that Microsoft was taking so many risks with the launch of each and every one.
Smartphone and tablet Christmas day activations break records
Christmas is always a big day for the smartphone and tablet space, but this year, Christmas was bigger than ever. That's according to analytics firm Flurry, which tracked activation data for the first 20 days in December and then compared it to the data it received for December 25. It probably won't come as a shock to most to hear that the data Flurry has for Christmas Day shows a huge number of activations for both tablets and smartphones.
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iPad mini component yield issues persist, but things are looking up
Apple frequently has issues producing enough new devices to meet demand, and with the iPad mini it's been no different. A new report from DigiTimes claims that Apple will sell 8 million iPad minis in Q4 2012, despite the fact that the company's manufacturing partners have the parts for 10-12 million iPad minis ready to ship. The problem? Screen yields still aren't where they should be, which is preventing Apple from shipping more iPad minis this quarter.
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Archos 97 Titanium HD comes with 2048×1536 resolution
It looks like there's another competitor to take on the Nexus 10 and the iPad, both of which have super high-resolution displays that are unmatched by pretty much every other tablet. However, Archos has a new tablet that looks to take on the displays of both the iPad and Nexus 10. The 97 Titanium HD comes with a 2048x1536 resolution, and while it's not quite up there with the Nexus 10, it's still extremely high-resolution for a tablet.
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