Adam and Eve may have started out with an apple, though the half eaten fruit seems to have fallen out with those that matter centuries later, during the upcoming Christmas season. Pope Benedict XVI will be seen lighting up the Christmas tree on Mount Ingino with a gentle tap on the Sony Tablet S and not the iPad, which until last Christmas was the favored device for the … [Read more...] about Pope Prefers Sony Tablet S over iPad to Light up the Christmas Tree
The Notion Ink Adam takes a Bite out of Ice Cream Sandwich
The Adam from Notion Ink may have been maintaining a stoic silence for quite sometime now but is back to entice us with a whole new Android Ice Cream Sandwich makeover. The video below gives us an idea of what the Adam will be like with Android ICS on board. However, before you begin celebrating, let's keep in mind these are just early days and everything is yet to be sorted … [Read more...] about The Notion Ink Adam takes a Bite out of Ice Cream Sandwich
Samsung to launch ‘Retina Display’ tablet next year
The new crop of Android tablets coming our way are likely to pack in 1920 x 1200 pixels within a 10 inch sized display. That is surely a nice improvement over the 1280 x 800 pixels that we have come across over many a tablet so far. Samsung is coming out with something that is even better than this. Their new tablet offering would be of 11.6 inch by size having a resolution of … [Read more...] about Samsung to launch ‘Retina Display’ tablet next year
WebOS is officially an Open Source Project
That HP has been mulling over how to deal with the WebOS platform has been all too well known. However, the way things have worked out in this field is perhaps the least expected. The WebOS can be termed the leftover baggage symbolizing HP's attempt at the tablet segment, something that the company perhaps wished it never had to deal with in the first place. Selling it to … [Read more...] about WebOS is officially an Open Source Project
iPad may Change its Name in China
A rose by any other name smells just as sweet and there is no reason to believe the above saying won't be applicable to the iPad. For the iPad as a device would be just as functional and efficient even if it called by any other name. But why talk about a change of name of what can undoubtedly be said the hottest tablet on the planet right now? The story goes out like … [Read more...] about iPad may Change its Name in China
E-ink Revenue see Mixed Success for November
E Ink Holdings has come out with its earnings report for the month of November though the picture that has come out points towards mixed success. Like for the year to year comparison, the present earnings of NT$3.57 billion or US$118.11 million is up by 9 percent though the earnings had been 33 percent higher for same month last year. Revenue figures projected in the report for … [Read more...] about E-ink Revenue see Mixed Success for November
Samsung shows off Flexible Transparent Tablet Concept
Not too long ago, we often would come across images of an e-reader or a tablet device that could bend to some extent. Prominent among them were Liquavista though none of them ever made it to the market. Samsung too had showed off displays in the past that could even be rolled like a paper. However, Samsung has upped the game a notch higher by coming up with a display that is … [Read more...] about Samsung shows off Flexible Transparent Tablet Concept
Upgraded Archos 70 V2 to Run Android 3.2
Archos had launched the 7 inch Gen8 tablet in 2010, and the company has now come up with an upgrade. However, the upgrade package does not include the processor, as the Texas Instrument OMAP3 processor has been left intact, though a dual core unit would have made things a lot more breezy here.So what does the upgrade add to the experience? Additional RAM strength which has … [Read more...] about Upgraded Archos 70 V2 to Run Android 3.2
Microsoft Ramps up Plans to Run Windows 8 on ARM Tablets
Microsoft has selected chip makers Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, and NVIDIA to take their Windows 8Â into the tablet and mobile world ahead. These chip makers have their processors on the ARM platform and the device makers that are involved with them are Samsung, Toshiba, and Lenovo. Digitimes reports of each of the chip makers having selected two device makers to partner with … [Read more...] about Microsoft Ramps up Plans to Run Windows 8 on ARM Tablets
Android 4.0 Being Readied to Run on the HP TouchPad
Developers who are working on a modified version of Google Android 2.3 to allow it to run on the HP TouchPad tablet have made another early breakthrough. A version of Android 4.0 has been modified by one of the team members to work on his personal Touchpad. There are, however, certain bugs that are occurring on the device and are being attended to.The issues that have to be … [Read more...] about Android 4.0 Being Readied to Run on the HP TouchPad
Refurbished TouchPads to go on sale Sunday 12/11/2011 for $99
Make sure you have $99 to spare this coming Sunday if you do not wish to miss out on the HP TouchPad craze again. For the TouchPad is back with its now famous $99 price tag one more time (and probably the last) and would be making an appearance at HP's ebay store on that day. One though will also have to act really fast since there surely will be a lot of TouchPad fans lurking … [Read more...] about Refurbished TouchPads to go on sale Sunday 12/11/2011 for $99
HP TouchPad WebOS updated to version 3.0.5
WebOS' fate might be hanging in balance right now but has just received a fresh lease of life with a new update just made available. However, WebOS 3.0.5 is not about any massive upgrade and shouldn't be expected to bring along a huge improvement in performance.However, the update still brings along some nice changes. Like the update is supposed to be addressing the issues … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad WebOS updated to version 3.0.5
Amazon Kindle Fire to reach Australia in New Year
The Kindle Fire is all set to embark on a journey that will take it to Australia in the new year, making it only the second country in the world to be able to play host to the second most hottest tablet after the iPad right now. We have already come across reports, though unconfirmed of Amazon making available its Kindle Fire in the UK sometime in January.But till then, … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire to reach Australia in New Year