Tablet PC News

Many people have been working from home in April, May and June of this year, due to COVID. This means that certain tech segments are doing really well, such as tablets. Worldwide tablet shipments hit 37.5 million units in Q2 2020, a remarkable 26% year-on-year increase. Tablets, part of the PC market, had faltered in recent years, but demand in Q2 2020 was boosted by consumers … [Read more...] about Tablets sales are through the roof due to COVID

Most flagship smartphones and tablets are using Android 10 and Google is gearing up for Android 11, this fall. Amazon tablets employ Android too, but they bill it as Fire OS. At the end of July, Amazon is going to be updating Fire OS 6, which is based on Android 7.1 to OS 7, which is Android 9. The tablets receiving the upgrades are the Fire HD 8 tablet, which was released in … [Read more...] about Some Amazon Fire Tablets are getting an Android upgrade

Amazon Fire tablets have a very low price point and every year, new devices are issued. The Fire HD 7 and Fire HD 8 are very popular and all have been refreshed. There is a new way you can install Google Play and many of the best Google apps on your Fire HD, without having to go through complicated procedures.The new software is called Amazon Fire Toolbox, the app is … [Read more...] about You can now install Google Apps on Amazon Fire Tablets

Amazon has released the Fire HD 8 today and the Fire HD Plus for customers living in the United States. Pre-orders were shipped out a couple of days ago and new orders are now available.  The major selling points are a faster processor, more RAM, speedier WiFi, and a USB-C port.The Fire HD 8 2020 edition features an 8 inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 with 189 … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire HD 8 is now available

The Samsung S6 is one one of the few Android tablets on the market that comes with a stylus and it can be used to draw or take notes. One of the problems is that this device costs over $650, so it is out of reach of many people. A more affordable version is going to be released soon, the Samsung A6 Lite.The S6 Lite features a 10.4 inch display with a resolution of 2000 x … [Read more...] about Samsung is releasing a cheaper version of the S6

Hisense is a brand that has exclusively focused on E INK phones. They announced a few color models this week, but the company is also going to be releasing the Hisense Q5 Tablet on June 10th and it will retail for $324 on JD.The Q5 features a 10.5 inch monochrome RLCD display with a 16:9 aspect ratio and HD resolution. It has a gyroscope, so you can quickly flip the … [Read more...] about Hisense is releasing an Android 10 inch Tablet

The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus was announced during CES 2020 and this device features a 13.3 inch LCD display and a secondary 10.8 inch E Ink display on the lid. You can interact with the E INK screen with your fingers and also an active stylus to draw or edit PDF files. This device is already available in China for around $1200 USD and it looks like it will be coming to North … [Read more...] about Lenovo ThinkBook Plus with E INK screen is out soon

There is no shortage of digital note taking devices on the market. There are numerous entrants to the E INK space that have Wacom enabled screens and notable products include the Sony Digital Paper, Remarkable and the Onyx Boox MAX 3. Samsung dominates the smartphone space with the S-Pen and their popular Galaxy Note series appeals towards business professionals, they also have … [Read more...] about Samsung is launching one of the best Chromebooks with a Stylus

The original iPad came out ten years ago and it goes without saying that when this device started to catch on, many of the fringe e-reader players went out of business and people started to read on tablets. News, magazines, newspapers, comic books and a myriad of digital content always looked nicer on a full color screen, whereas ebooks tend to look better on E INK. Did the … [Read more...] about Did the iPad kill the e-reader?