Things are picking up with the larger 10.1 inch tablet that Samsung unveiled sometime ago. We now know the two important piece of information - price and availability. Both of these have been revealed in Vodafone's Portugal site where the Honeycomb tablet will go on sale in March for a price of €699. That's the price that will fetch one the unsubsidized Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 … [Read more...] about Vodafone to offer Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe for €349 to €699
Archives for February 2011
Verizon offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab for $300
The Samsung Galaxy Tab has come onto the market originally for around $700.00 to buy the device outright and many providers did not give much in the ways of discount to give incentive to lock you into a multi-year contract. Even in Canada here, we only get the device for $399 for a 3 year contract. Verizon is mixing it up in the USA so you can get the current generation best … [Read more...] about Verizon offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab for $300
Barnes and Noble launches In-Store event featuring Pubit Authors
Barnes and Noble released a new program last year called PubIT, which allowed independant authors to create eBooks and have them listed in the Barnes and Noble eBook store. The PubIt program has been a resounding success and recently hit the 11,000 published works milestone and 35 of these are in the top 200 best sellers. Barnes and Noble has staged various events featuring … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble launches In-Store event featuring Pubit Authors
Motorola Zoom $799 outright and no data plan needed
The Motorola Xoom is going through more drama than a cheerleading team. Many people lamented at the high cost of the device and Verizon, crafty as ever, was making even people who bought the device off-contract pay for one month of data. This has been changed today by Verizon, telling the world that you can just buy the device and not be locked into any plans.Verizon is … [Read more...] about Motorola Zoom $799 outright and no data plan needed
Dell Streak AT&T, Rogers versions will have FroYo update
Here is some good news for Dell Streak owners, though it has been long overdue. The upgrade to the more advanced Android 2.2 Froyo is now finally available on the Streak running on the AT&T and Rogers Canada network. The notification should be coming soon and the upgrade will be available over the air.Also, with the upgrade to the more recent Android 2.2, there are a … [Read more...] about Dell Streak AT&T, Rogers versions will have FroYo update
Whats the deal with Verizon LTE 4G Network?
Verizon has recently developed the company's first true high speed 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) network. You might have heard about the recent hoopla around the Motorola Xoom and its exclusive abilities to use the LTE network. Up until now on 3G, or HSPA networks were inferior for HD video, high quality audio, and other interactive media features synonymous with the internet … [Read more...] about Whats the deal with Verizon LTE 4G Network?
FCC news: Archos e-reader and tablet make it through
It must be celebration time at Archos. For its three devices that they have managed to secure FCC clearance for - two tablet PCs along with an e-reader.The tablet line up comprises of a 10 and 8 inch sized device christened Arnova 10HT and Arnova 8 respectively. However, there is very little information that is available of the two tablet PCs and the little that has made it … [Read more...] about FCC news: Archos e-reader and tablet make it through
The Spring Design Alex E-Reader final curtain call
The Spring Design Alex e-reader, oh what could have been? The companies main claim to fame was it predated the Barnes and Noble Nook and looked almost identically the same. So much so in fact, that Spring Design sued Barnes and Noble for infringing on its intellectual property for the design.This court case is actually still pending and hurt the small start-up company from … [Read more...] about The Spring Design Alex E-Reader final curtain call
New Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 inch announced
The Samsung Galaxy Tab has been the only real Apple iPad competition on the market to date. It was less then a month ago did the Korean beheamth announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 which has a large 10.1 inch screen. The company is not done yet with their 2011 offerings, the Yonhop News Agency is reporting that Samsung will be releasing a new 8.9 inch Android 3.0 tablet by the … [Read more...] about New Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 inch announced
REDgroup, Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitecoulls go Bankrupt
Just shortly after the downfall of Borders in the United States word is out that the Australian book chains have been placed into voluntary administration by its private equity owners. They are not the only ones. Along with them are Angus & Robertson and the Whitcoulls chain in New Zealand. These locations are also where the Kobo e-reader is sold within the region. With … [Read more...] about REDgroup, Borders, Angus & Robertson and Whitecoulls go Bankrupt
Fujitsu will reveal a Windows 7 Tablet at CEBIT
Fujitsu is working on an enterprise tablet computer bundled with the Windows 7 operating system to debut at Cebit in Germany, early next month.The official name of the device so far is entitled "Stylistic Q550", and it certainly will not win any marketing awards for ingenious names. The new tablet soon to be unleashed will come with a ton of security features including;Â a … [Read more...] about Fujitsu will reveal a Windows 7 Tablet at CEBIT
Motorola XOOM for $599 with contract from Verizon, will include unlockable bootloader
Here is finally the piece of news that many might have been waiting for. If the steep $800 price tag of the Motorola XOOM has been bothering you that is. The price of the Motorola XOOM comes down to $600 if you agree to keep tied down to Verizon for two years. While the $600 price is a lot better ($200 to be exact) than the $800 price that the unsubsidized XOOM is all set to … [Read more...] about Motorola XOOM for $599 with contract from Verizon, will include unlockable bootloader
iPad 2 might be launched on March 2
Apple has planned for an event on the 2nd of March and this has let rumor mongers to shift to higher gear claiming that's the day the new gen iPad would finally be launched. There have been many a rumor and whispers in the last couple of months all pointing to what the iPad might come with. What seems certain from all the speculation that has built up surrounding the new iPad … [Read more...] about iPad 2 might be launched on March 2
HP TouchPad likely to arrive in April
Its good to see rumors slowly giving way to more concrete stuff. When the world's first WebOS based tablet was launched, the only time window HP could come up with regard to the tablet's commercial release was this summer. This time, its more definitive that has emerged on this front as the TouchPad is all set to be seen on store shelves from this April. Towards this, the … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad likely to arrive in April