The upcoming Amazon Fire HD 8 will be the first tablet that uses a new Fire OS 6 operating system. It will be based on Android Nougat and more specifically Android 7.1.2. This is quite the upgrade from Android 5.1 or 6.0 that Fire OS 5 used. Amazon first debuted Fire OS 6 on the Fire TV 3 and has since also used it on … [Read more...]
New Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet available on October 4th
Amazon has just announced an all-new Amazon Fire HD 8 which is now available for pre-order for $99 and will begin shipping on October 4! It features a vibrant 8-inch widescreen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 with over a million pixels and bright, vivid picture. It is powered by a Quad-core 1.3 GHz processor and 1.5GB … [Read more...]
Yoga Book C930 features an E-Ink Display
Lenovo has just announced the Yoga Book C930, an ultra-slim, ultra-light and ultra-flexible dual display laptop with E Ink technology, and the first successor to the ground-breaking 2016 Yoga Book. As the world’s first dual display laptop with E Ink, the Yoga Book’s 10.8-inch high-resolution IPS display interacts with … [Read more...]
Tablet sales have declined for the past four years in a row
Global tablet sales are in a state of perpetual decline. They have been down spiraling downward for 15 straight quarters, and the second quarter of 2018 there were 33 million units sold. This is an overall decrease of 5 million units when compared to the same quarter last year. In previous years, tablet sales had been … [Read more...]
Will you buy the new Acer Chromebook Tab 10?
Acer has just released the first ever Chrome OS tablet, the Chromebook Tab 10. All of the other devices that run Chrome are laptops and ultrabooks, so this new Acer model is also the first model not to have a keyboard. You can purchase this for around $350 on Amazon and Acer has told Good e-Reader that "the primary … [Read more...]
Amazon has a number of refurbished Fire Tablets on sale
If you are looking for an extra tablet for your kids or for the bathroom, Amazon has discounted a number of refurbished models. The Fire 10 HD is available for $89, which is a savings of $30. The Fire HD 8 is available for $64 and you save $25 vs the normal price. The Kindle Paperwhite is also available for $69, which … [Read more...]
Microsoft Surface Go is available for pre-order
Microsoft has just announced the Surface Go tablet for $399 which is going to compete against the entry level Apple iPad, which currently retails for $329. The Surface Go basically looks like a smaller version of the Surface Pro 3. This device is going to have a 3:2 aspect ratio display and a resolution of 1800 x … [Read more...]
This is why Amazon continues to develop tablets
Amazon has been in the tablet business since 2011 when they started to release products that tried to compete against Acer, Apple, Asus, HP, Samsung and dozens of other companies taking advantage of the tablet boom period. Over the years Amazon went from offering mid-level and high-end tablets and started to develop … [Read more...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Tablet will be announced soon
The Samsung S3 tablet came out in February of 2017 and the company is going to release a new model sometime in the next few months. The Samsung S4 does not have any buttons on the front of the unit, which increases the size of the screen and removes most of the bezel. Galaxy Tab S4 is expected to feature a 10.3 inch … [Read more...]
Amazon Fire HD 10 Kids Edition will be available July 11th
Amazon has just launched a kids edition of their Fire HD 10. It comes with one free year of Freetime Unlimited, which has a copious amount of free apps, movies and television shows. Parents can rest assured that this device will be able to withstand the trials and tribulations of a cruel world with the rubber case and … [Read more...]
Amazon Discontinues Mayday on the Fire Tablet
Amazon Mayday debuted in 2014 on the Fire Phone and has been a mainstay on Fire tablets ever since. Mayday was a free program that allowed you to talk to Amazon tech support support via video right on the device and they were able to troubleshoot most issues. Amazon has quietly discontinued Mayday and it is no longer … [Read more...]
Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 7 on sale for $29
Barnes and Noble has marked down their Nook Tablet 7 tablet by 40% and is now selling it for a paltry $29. It is available online and in most of their bookstores in the United States. This could be an indication that they are working on a new device that might be announced in the next few months. Barnes and Noble … [Read more...]