Wiley & Sons announced that they would be selling off key pieces of the publishing family that no longer pertained to their long term vision, notably the travel assets and the Frommer’s line of travel guides. The sale is reported between $23 and $25 million and will include the Frommer’s website as well, although Google has apparently not officially committed to continuing … [Read more...] about Google to Acquire Frommer’s from Wiley
Tablet PC News
Asus, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung to Launch Windows RT Devices
While several of Microsoft's hardware partners have despised the decision to launch the Surface Tablet, the Redmond based company has stated there still won't be a dearth of tablets running Windows RT. Many of the largest companies in the business such as Asus, Dell, Lenovo, and Samsung have already confirmed they are into developing their own version of a tablet running … [Read more...] about Asus, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung to Launch Windows RT Devices
New Aakash II Will Be Released Soon
Human resource minister in India has confirmed one more time the new upgraded Aakash tablet will be formally launched very soon. The tablet was unveiled earlier in the year by IIT Mumbai and DataWind though a formal launch is slated during the end Aug-early Sept time frame. The minister though wasn't forthcoming with any specific date or period and kept himself limited to 'very … [Read more...] about New Aakash II Will Be Released Soon
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Will Run Windows RT
Remember the IdeaPad Yoga tablet that Lenovo had unveiled at the CES event early in the year. More than six months down the line, the tablet now seems finally headed to the production line, but not before incorporating some changes in its internals. The tablet will now be running an ARM chipset and not Intel and will accordingly boot Windows RT and not Windows 8 Pro. Its the … [Read more...] about Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Will Run Windows RT
Samsung’s Newest Tablet To Take On iPad
Apple may have picked up Samsung as its prime contestant for sharing the same 'looks and feel' of its iPad with the Galaxy Tab range of tablets among a hoarde of other out there though here is one Samsung tablet that can force Apple to think otherwise. The tablet codenamed P10 could be released sometime in 2012 and aims to take on what can be said the biggest USP that is … [Read more...] about Samsung’s Newest Tablet To Take On iPad
Barnes and Noble Slashes the Price on the Entire Nook Tablet Product Line
Barnes and Noble has slashed the prices on the entire Nook Tablet Product line! This price drop is in effect online and at many retail stores, including Best Buy. The Nook Color is now $149, the Nook Tablet 8 GB is $179, and the 16 GB Nook Tablet is $199!This is a welcome decrease in price as Barnes and Noble is seeing increased competition from the Google Nexus 7 and … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Slashes the Price on the Entire Nook Tablet Product Line
Good eReader Week in Review – August 5th to 10th
During the last week, no new e-readers have dropped but rumors continue to swirl about the new line of Amazon Kindle Tablets and e-Readers hitting the market. Sony also intends on releasing a followup to the Sony PRS-T1 in the next few weeks and Blackberry released the Playbook 2! In our Week in Review, we focus on only the MAJOR news items that you might have missed but need … [Read more...] about Good eReader Week in Review – August 5th to 10th
Kindle Dump Could Be A Sign of New Things to Come
Brian Barrett of Gizmodo posted an interesting theory related to Amazon’s price slashing of all things Kindle DX today, a theory that consumers can only hope in their collective hearts is true. Why should digital reading fans care so much if Amazon slashes the price of the 10” Kindle DX, a two-years-out-of-date e-reader that never really took off? Because, as Barrett … [Read more...] about Kindle Dump Could Be A Sign of New Things to Come
How PlayBook LTE Stacks Up to Its Competitors
One of the recent developments in the tablet sphere is the launch of the LTE version of the PlayBook. The 4G compatible RIM tablet came in almost unnoticed, perhaps because it arrived over a year since RIM had first announced it was in development. In the last year, quad core CPU's and high resolution displays have become associated with tablet devices, and the late … [Read more...] about How PlayBook LTE Stacks Up to Its Competitors
ICE X Electronics Launches New ICE Xtreme 7 Tablet Priced at ₹6,999
ICE X Electronics is the newest company to launch a budget tablet in India. Named ICE Xtreme, the tablet presents a 7 inch display with a rather low screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The Android 4.0 ICS tablet is powered by an Allwinner A10 processor that can be clocked to 1.5 GHz, with a Mali 400 GPU as well to take care of graphic files. For RAM, the ICE Xtreme boasts of … [Read more...] about ICE X Electronics Launches New ICE Xtreme 7 Tablet Priced at ₹6,999
Samsung to Launch Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition
With Nexus 7 ruling the roost in the 7 inch tablet segment, what do other players in the segment do to make their products noticeable? Slashing prices has been the most favored and time tested method of increasing sales, though there is also the option of adding a few more accessories to the package while keeping the price the same. Samsung has opted for the latter with its … [Read more...] about Samsung to Launch Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Student Edition
Lenovo to Launch ThinkPad Tablet 2 Running Windows 8 Pro This October
We are aware of Lenovo being in the process of developing a Windows 8 device named ThinkPad Tablet 2, which would be aimed at the business community. Now we have some hard facts that present us with a clearer picture of the upcoming device.To begin with, the 10 inch tablet will be debuted towards the end of October, since Microsoft has announced the launch of Windows 8 on … [Read more...] about Lenovo to Launch ThinkPad Tablet 2 Running Windows 8 Pro This October
Phablets – Where Smartphones and Tablets Meet
Mobile devices with a 5 inch sized display presents a strange scenario. This, since we are not sure if we should perceive it as a smartphone with some added functionality of a tablet or the other way round, that is a tablet that can also be a smartphone. However, a recently coined term -- 'Phablet' comes to our rescue which correctly describes a device that can be both a … [Read more...] about Phablets – Where Smartphones and Tablets Meet