With its excellent capabilities in the field of mobile applications and media delivery, it's natural for Amazon to express interest in developing a smartphone device as well. Amazon has kept its strategy simple: first offer a content consumption device, such as the Kindle Fire at cheap rates to rake in buyers in droves and then sell them content (movies, songs, news, and of … [Read more...] about Amazon May Compete in the Smartphone Segment
New Archos Budget Tablet 97 Carbon Revealed
Archos has a new line of entry level tablet devices up its sleeve, the first of which has just been revealed. Named 97 Carbon, the tablet comes with a 9.7 inch 1024 x 768 pixel IPS display and has an aluminum finish, weighing 21.8 ounces with a thickness of just 0.45 inch.Other aspects of the 97 Carbon include a 1.2 GHZ chip, 1 GB RAM, and 16 GB of internal memory. The … [Read more...] about New Archos Budget Tablet 97 Carbon Revealed
Rumor: New Re-Tweaked iPad for End of 2012 Release
There is a new iPad rumored to be coming our way, but before you start the celebrations, it's not going to be a whole new device. Rather, it's going to be the same iPad 3Â with enough modifications introduced to ensure people fall in love with it all over again. Of course, Apple hasn't confirmed a word of it, though Digitimes is claiming that's the next step with the iPad.So … [Read more...] about Rumor: New Re-Tweaked iPad for End of 2012 Release
Review: Acer Iconia Tab A700
The Acer Iconia Tab A700 is the best tablet that Acer has to offer right now, with the highest resolution that Android can support, and is the first to offer such high resolutions. Is the tablet that good a device when taken in its entirety? Let's find out.Design and AppearanceThe A700 does not break any new ground with its design, though Acer has still managed to come … [Read more...] about Review: Acer Iconia Tab A700
iPad Mini Rumors Are Back Again
Rumors of a mini iPad are back to tantalize us again. This should sound familiar, since such rumors have been off and on for more than a year now. Especially since these rumors appear every time a high profile 7 inch tablet grabs the headlines. The last time the iPad mini was in the news was when the Kindle Fire launched during the last holiday season. Now with Google Nexus 7 … [Read more...] about iPad Mini Rumors Are Back Again
Zync Z999 Plus Android ICS Tablet Priced at ₹11,990 Debuts in India
The Noida based Zync Global has set itself a target of selling no less than half a million tablet devices (up from 100,000 it sold last year) in the current fiscal status, and to help accomplish that goal it has launched the Z999 in India. The company has also priced the tablet at an affordable ₹11,990 to ensure greater market penetration.Powered by a 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex A8 … [Read more...] about Zync Z999 Plus Android ICS Tablet Priced at ₹11,990 Debuts in India
Mercury mTab Rio Priced At ₹11,999 Launched In India
A new Android 4.0 based tablet named the mTab Rio from Mercury priced at ₹11,999 has been launched in the Indian market. What makes the tablet really attractive is the fact that it comes with a 9.7 inch display unlike many of its competitors in the budget segment that have 7 inch sized devices to offer.At its core the mTab from Mercury has a 1.2 GHz single core processor … [Read more...] about Mercury mTab Rio Priced At ₹11,999 Launched In India
Acer Iconia Tab A210 Reaches FCC
The Acer Iconia Tab A210 is a 10.1 inch tablet that the company introduced at the Computex trade show, and now it is on its way to a US debut. At least, that is implied by a stint at the FCC and it is listed right now on the FCC site.As for the tablet, the Iconia Tab A210 will be seen holding the middle slot of the Iconia lineup from Acer. The tablet will have a 1280 x 800 … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia Tab A210 Reaches FCC
New Budget Tablets from Skytex Coming This Summer
Skytex SkyPad Gemini and the Skypad Protos are the newest budget tablets that Skytex plans to introduce this summer. The SkyPad Gemini with a 7 inch 800 x 480 pixel display will be priced $179, while the SkyPad Protos will have a 9.7 inch 1024 x 768 pixel display sporting a price tag of $279.Both the tablets share quite a similar spec sheet: 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU and … [Read more...] about New Budget Tablets from Skytex Coming This Summer
HP Will Not Make a Windows RT Tablet
In the beginning of June, Microsoft surprised the world by launching its Surface line of tablet devices. However, Microsoft's move has also taken its hardware partners by surprise, with some criticizing the development. Acer kept themselves limited to criticizing the Surface itself, claiming it might not make it big. Hardware company HP has gone one step beyond by announcing … [Read more...] about HP Will Not Make a Windows RT Tablet
Latest iBerry ICS Tablet AX01 to Cost Rs.5,990
Come July a new tablet from iBerry India will enter the market. The iBerry Auxus AX01 will be based on Android 4.0 ICS and is aimed at the budget segment, priced as it is at a convenient INR 5,990 for the Wi-Fi only model.Specs aren't anything to set new speed records, though are pretty decent for the price mentioned. The 7 inch tablet will have a 1 GHz Cortex A8 processor … [Read more...] about Latest iBerry ICS Tablet AX01 to Cost Rs.5,990
No Adobe Flash for Android 4.1 Jellybean
The latest business strategy adopted by Adobe is to increase focus on improving service on PCs, the company revealed in its official blog. As a result, there won't be any further versions of the Flash Player developed for mobile browsers. What this means is that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean will not have Adobe Flash player support. Adobe player will also be removed from Google Play … [Read more...] about No Adobe Flash for Android 4.1 Jellybean
Rumor: Google Developing Nexus 10 Tablet
No sooner has the Nexus 7 tablet transitioned rumor to reality, that word of a bigger 10 inch version got out. All the speculation did culminate into a the new 7 inch Nexus tablet and a 10 inch version of the same will be equally exciting if made available at an attractive price point. Also, look at what Samsung had done with their 7 inch Galaxy Tab, following it with the … [Read more...] about Rumor: Google Developing Nexus 10 Tablet