Curiously, Samsung tablet PCs continue to be available freely in America -- Apple's own home country even though the California based company has been quite successful in keeping Samsung tablets at bay in European and Australian markets. Its perhaps this that prompted Samsung to push ahead another of its tablet in the US. Towards that, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 has made the … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 news
Archives for September 2011
RIM – PlayBook discounts offered by retailers: releases official statement
Rebates and discounts are a tried and tested method of boosting sales of a product that has failed to make it to the consumer's wish list and the BlackBerry PlayBook is such a device that is just perfect for such a price reduction treatment. Also, discounts has been quite generous with the PlayBook though the discount offer on the Playbook tablet that had been reported … [Read more...] about RIM – PlayBook discounts offered by retailers: releases official statement
Motorola XOOM 4G upgrade now available
The XOOM tablet PC might have landed several months ago (more than 7 months) and we are already talking of a sequel to it but its not all over for the original XOOM yet. For the tablet was launched with one key feature missing -- 4G LTE connectivity and Verizon has announced it is now ready for carrying over the XOOM tablet PCs to the next higher strata of wireless … [Read more...] about Motorola XOOM 4G upgrade now available
Hp TouchPads on offer for its employees, mad rush continues
Employees of HP thronged the company site to pick up the super cheap TouchPad that the company had promised for them and lived up to its promise by keeping to schedule with its release today. Such was the clamor for the WebOS tablet that the site was slowed down to a crawl with customers in general and specifically HP employees logging into the site to place their order.HP … [Read more...] about Hp TouchPads on offer for its employees, mad rush continues
Long-Lost Dr. Seuss Titles Appear in Digital
Dr. Seuss is perhaps one of the best known "subversive" writers, instilling his own marvelous brand of educational propaganda into children's literature. Until Seuss came along, most children's books were meant only to instruct and inform, not to entertain. Stories of uniform, good little boys and girls were the hallmarks of juvenile reading. When Seuss introduced his own … [Read more...] about Long-Lost Dr. Seuss Titles Appear in Digital
Amazon to lose close to $50 for each Kindle Fire Sold
Amazon had one of the most memorable product launches of the year when they announced three new e-readers and the new Kindle Fire tablet. Th Fire android device may resonate with consumers because of the low price but according to Piper Jaffray analyst, Gene Munster, Amazon will likely lose $50 for each Kindle Fire tablet that it sells. Munster believes that the tablet may do … [Read more...] about Amazon to lose close to $50 for each Kindle Fire Sold
New Toshiba Thrive 7 inch for holiday season launch
Whether the Thrive tablet PC is actually thriving in the market or not, Toshiba has gone ahead in doing what has become the most logical thing to do for almost all tablet manufacturer -- develop a 7 inch tablet version. Being referred to as the Toshiba Thrive 7 inch -- this until Toshiba comes up with anything else -- the tablet happens to the an exact replica of its bigger 10 … [Read more...] about New Toshiba Thrive 7 inch for holiday season launch
$35 Tablet Ready for Launch on Oct 5
In a surprising turn of events, the $35 tablet is now back on track with the formal launch event slated to take place on October 5th. The idea of a full fledged tablet device that costs as low as just $35 had made the tablet headlines world wide, though subsequent hiccups in finding a suitable manufacturing partner had led many to doubt if such a low price tag could indeed be … [Read more...] about $35 Tablet Ready for Launch on Oct 5
New Amazon Kindle to Only Cost $79
Amazon has released three different Kindle models today at a press conference in New York! Two of the models were Touchscreen, which we have covered in detail. The other new device they offered was a new generation model for only $79.00 with Special Offers and $109 without Special Offers.The new Kindle 4th generation has a six inch e-ink display with a resolution of 600x600 … [Read more...] about New Amazon Kindle to Only Cost $79
What Is the Amazon Kindle Fire?
The Amazon Kindle Fire has been THE most anticipated tablet to launch since the original Apple iPad! This is with good reason, as Amazon has one of the best ecosystems in the world and has been absent from the tablet race that has engulfed almost every major company in the world. Today at a press conference in New York they took the wraps off of the Kindle Fire.The Kindle … [Read more...] about What Is the Amazon Kindle Fire?
Amazon Kindle Touch Hands-on
Amazon showed off a trio of new e-readers today in New York! Although we were not there because most of our team is going to various other events today, we got full hands-on experience and pictures from several other blogs that are reporting on it.The Amazon Touch comes in 2 different models, with WIFI and with 3G. There are also models with Special Offers as well, to … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Touch Hands-on
Amazon Shows off the New Kindle Fire Tablet
Amazon, at the press conference in New York today, unveiled 3 new e-readers and the new Kindle Fire Tablet! You can think of it as the Playbook Reborn! It has a 7-inch IPS display, fast dual-core CPU, light, 14.6 ounces. The resolution is 169 pixels per inch, and has Gorilla Glass for extra durability.The new Android powered Amazon Tablet is brimming with features, such as … [Read more...] about Amazon Shows off the New Kindle Fire Tablet
Amazon Unveils the 3 New e-Readers
Amazon held a massive press conference in New York City today to unveil some new devices! CEO Jeff Bezos hit the stage and started the show with talking about how the company reinvented the book. "Four years ago we set out to improve upon the book. When you decide to reinvent something that's been around for five centuries, you're rightly going to receive some … [Read more...] about Amazon Unveils the 3 New e-Readers
ZTE Tablet with NVIDIA Kal-El Debuts in China
A tablet device powered by the latest NVIDIA Kal-El chipset with 5 cores no doubt makes for a juicy proposition, though the question that remains unanswered is whether there will be enough juice for the tablet to ensure users get to use the power of all the five cores long enough. ZTE didn't answer that when it unveiled the world's first tablet device built around the latest … [Read more...] about ZTE Tablet with NVIDIA Kal-El Debuts in China