tablet

Long-term boost from RIM’s PlayBook uncertain, according to analysts

Published on: 28th March, 2011

Although Research in Motion has provided an optimistic outlook for its long-term financial performance, analysts have serious doubts that the upcoming PlayBook tablet would be capable of generating a significant turnaround. The company had warned of short-term lackluster performance and, as a consequence, its stock valuation dropped about eleven percent. According to a Reuters report, [...]

Samsung not to be outdone by iPad 2’s thinness

Published on: 28th March, 2011

Omar Khan, Samsung Mobile executive, in a recent chat session admitted that the latest version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was made thinner with beating Apple as a goal. However, the technology to make the device thinner was already in the works, but the launch of the iPad 2 only hastened bringing it to the [...]

BlackBerry PlayBook to support Android applications

Published on: 28th March, 2011

Research in Motion has confirmed its support for Android applications on its BlackBerry PlayBook. There will be a Java engine on the seven-inch tablet, which not only will support legacy BlackBerry Java applications, but also those that are running Android 2.3. All the applications will work based on “players”. They also need to be repackaged [...]

Free mobile-application subscriptions offered by NYT to its long-time readers

Published on: 28th March, 2011

A new paywall starting on March 28th has been announced by the New York Times for its digital content criticized for expensive and at the same time confusing mobile-device pricing structures. The NYT has begun e-mailing its regular users of the web portal with an offer of a free subscription, for a year, to the [...]

Galaxy Tab: Samsung denies rumors of overstock

Published on: 24th March, 2011

Samsung has firmly rejected rumors of oversupply for its original galaxy Tab. There rumors in Korea that the unsold inventory of the Android 2.2 tablet would be into the hundreds of thousands, as MoneyToday claimed. Spokesman James Chung said that such claims were absolutely groundless. Real levels of inventory are totally unknown. Samsung said it [...]

BlackBerry PlayBook to ship on April 19, prices from $500

Published on: 24th March, 2011

The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet of Research in Motion is already officially available for pre-orders, with prices starting at $500. Three Wi-Fi-only models can be pre-ordered on the Best Buy Canadian site. The 16GB model is priced at $500, while the 32GB version is $600 and the 64GB costs $700. Only the 16GB model is currently [...]

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1, thinner than Apple’s iPad 2

Published on: 24th March, 2011

In a game of so-called one up-manship with Apple, Samsung has recently redesigned the original Galaxy Tab 10.1, in order to slim down the device’s 10.9mm thickness. Apple’s new iPad 2 has practically beaten that, at its 8.8mm; however, the redesigned Galaxy Tab 10.1 is now only 8.6mm thick. This currently matches the slightly smaller [...]

Archos teases its Gen 9 tablets with 1.6GHz dual-core for June

Published on: 24th March, 2011

Archos has confirmed in a presentation that it would be prepared to ship the ninth generation Gen 9 tablets in June. Theoretically among the fastest thanks to the dual-core 1.6GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processors, the new designs would push Archos at a top performance, over the 900MHz to 1GHz processors used in the Xoom and iPad [...]

Reports say Apple Store on 5th Avenue has sold 7,200 iPad 2 tablets on launch

Published on: 23rd March, 2011

The 5th Avenue Apple Store has sold about 7,200 new-generation iPads on launch day, according to sources. It seems that the 1,109 initial customers to buy the iPad were joined by other thousands more after the 5PM opening. Buyer attach rates are not known, but it is said that many have bought two or even [...]

Accessories from iSkin, Orbino and USBFever – cases for iPad 2

Published on: 23rd March, 2011

Specific and general accessories for the iPad 2 continue to emerge on the market. Producers like iSkin, maker of trendy-fashion accessories, Orbino, Italian maker of leather goods, or USBFever.com offer a diversity of color and protection choices at a variety of prices and styles, including folio-style presentation covers or rubberized body-hugging bags. iSkin wants to [...]

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