A federal judge has found Amazon liable for in-app purchases made by their children. Starting in 2017 Amazon will be starting a notice-and-claims process beginning in early 2017 to alert parents of their eligibility for refunds, and then to reimburse them.This ongoing court saga begun in July 2014 when the FCC accused Amazon of making it too easy for children to run up … [Read more...] about Court Orders Amazon to Reimburse Parents for In-App Purchases Made By Their Kids
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Lenovo Yoga Book Android Tablet Review
Lenovo has just released a brand new tablet that is tremendously innovate and unlike anything else. The tablet and capacitive keyboard are on a hinge and can be flipped around 360 degrees so you can use it like a tablet. The thing that impressed me the most was the magnetic notepad that allows you to remove the nib on the stylus and inject ink. You can attach the notepad to the … [Read more...] about Lenovo Yoga Book Android Tablet Review
Amazon Fire Tablets Quickly Gaining Market Share
Amazon is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with in the global tablet market. Over the course of this last year Fire tablet sales have increased by over 319.9%. This is primarily due to its Amazon Prime Day sale in early July that led to a huge surge in shipments of its Fire tablets.The new Fire HD 8 released in late September will likely perform well in the holiday … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire Tablets Quickly Gaining Market Share
Lenovo Yoga Book Unboxing Video and First Impressions
The Lenovo Yoga Book is unlike any other two-in-one Android tablet that we have ever seen. It comes with a capacitive keyboard, a stylus and deadly note taking functionality. One of the most compelling aspects about this device is that you can remove the nib from the stylus and put in one of the ink pens. You can then magnetically attach the notepad to the keyboard and whatever … [Read more...] about Lenovo Yoga Book Unboxing Video and First Impressions
Barnes and Noble is developing their own Nook Tablet
Barnes and Noble abandoned making their own tablets in 2013 and forged a relationship with Samsung to rebrand their devices. The Samsung for Nook line has been sold in all 600 bookselling locations for the last three years and it now looks like B&N wants more control over the hardware and it looks like they are back in the tablet game, designing their own … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble is developing their own Nook Tablet
Amazon Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 Now Have Alexa
Amazon has just pushed out a new firmware update for their two latest generation Fire tablets for US residents. The Fire 8 HD and Fire 10 HD have now received Alexa functionality, but you have to tap onto a dedicated button to summon her. If you own an Amazon Echo or Echo Dot device, you can link your Fire tablet to it and have things pop up on the screen automatically based on … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 Now Have Alexa
The new Surface Book i7 costs $2399
Whenever a new tablet comes out, there are always a small percentage of people wishing it had a faster processor and more RAM. The brand new Surface Book i7 from Microsoft is likely the most powerful two-in-one tablet and it will be available November the 11th and retail for $2399.The Surface Book i7 has the same design as the old Surface Book in terms of design, but … [Read more...] about The new Surface Book i7 costs $2399
Barnes and Noble is evaluating the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1
Barnes and Noble has outsourced their tablet business to Samsung and every year the bookseller releases a seven inch and ten inch model. This summer the Barnes and Noble Samsung Galaxy Tab A Nook was released and many people were attracted to this model because of the low price. This year, Barnes and Noble is seriously evaluating the new Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 that just went … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble is evaluating the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1
Asus Transformer Mini Review
The Asus Transformer Mini is a 10.1 inch Windows 10 tablet that features a dockable keyboard and a stylus. This is the most affordable option in the 2016 product line that includes the Transformer Pro and Transformer 3.HardwareThe Transformer Mini features a 10.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1280 X 800 with 149 PPI. The screen is lush and vibrant, but you will … [Read more...] about Asus Transformer Mini Review
Asus Transformer Mini T102H Unboxing Video
The Asus Transformer Mini is a really great 10.1 inch Windows 10 tablet that comes with a keyboard dock and a stylus. It was designed to replace your laptop or ultrabook, while still giving you a full tablet experience.The Transformer Mini features a 10.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1280 X 800 with 149 PPI. The screen is lush and vibrant, but you will not get the super … [Read more...] about Asus Transformer Mini T102H Unboxing Video
PBS Announces the Playtime Pad
PBS has just announced a new tablet that was designed for kids. It was designed to take a lot of punishment and comes with easy-to-use parental controls that let them further customize the experience, including the ability to approve or block streaming videos, online games, and installed apps, and the ability to set daily usage time limits and the hours when the tablet can be … [Read more...] about PBS Announces the Playtime Pad
Amazon Launches New Music Unlimited Service
Amazon has just launched a new service called Music Unlimited. If you have one of the companies Fire tablets you might have noticed a new blue icon show up in the last few days. Amazon is trying to compete against Spotify, but Music Unlimited is only available in the US.Amazon already had a music streaming service, Prime Music, which launched two years ago with a … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches New Music Unlimited Service
Google Hires Major Kindle Executive
David Foster was responsible for developing the Fire Tablet, Echo Speaker, Dash, Kindle Voyage and Kindle Paperwhite. He worked at the secretive Amazon R&D facility LAB126 and he has just been hired by Google to be their Vice president of product engineering.Google is expected to announce the new Pixel Phone at a major event later today. This is the first phone that … [Read more...] about Google Hires Major Kindle Executive
Samsung Galaxy Tab A Nook is Getting Android 6.0
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A Nook is going to be receiving an operating system update in the next few weeks. The device initially shipped with Android 5.1 Lollipop and it will be upgraded to Android 6.0, otherwise known has Marshmallow.The Tab A Nook was the only new tablet that Barnes and Noble released in 2016. It features a 7 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display with … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab A Nook is Getting Android 6.0