Affordable Android tablets have been dominating the news lately, and the latest is the IdolPad PLUS from Idolian Mobile. The low price is the tablet's biggest strong point and the IdolPad excels in this, priced at just $98. You get a tablet running Android 4.0 ICS with a 7 inch capacitive touch screen. In the US market, this is the lowest priced tablet to date. The IdolPad … [Read more...] about IdolPad PLUS Is the Lowest Priced Android ICS Tablet in the US
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MTS Launches Tablet In India For INS 8,999
MTS, the CDMA mobile telecom service provider is all set to join the budget tablet segment in India with a suitably priced device named MTS MTag 7.0. The tablet has been developed in association with Lava Mobiles with a 800 MHz Qualcomm MSM7627-2 processor lying underneath the 7 inch capacitive touchscreen display. However, in an unusual move, the tablet will run the long … [Read more...] about MTS Launches Tablet In India For INS 8,999
Google Nexus Tablet to Pose Tough Challenge to the Kindle Fire
The Amazon Kindle Fire isn't burning as bright as it was a few months back, as shown by the shipment figures that have taken a nose dive from a promising 4.8 million during Q4 2011 to a dismal 0.7 million in Q1 2012. The numbers clearly reveal it was nothing more than just a short term fad, though analysts are also quick to point out shipments do tend to slump during … [Read more...] about Google Nexus Tablet to Pose Tough Challenge to the Kindle Fire
Free 50 GB Cloud Storage for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Owners
The Galaxy Tab 2 range of tablets has just been made all the more tempting thanks to a new Dropbox initiative to give you 50 GB of free cloud storage. The generosity will only last for a year, at the end of which the free storage space will shrink to just 2 GB for any free account. The company will also offer a upgrade solution to make it more alluring to sign on for a longer … [Read more...] about Free 50 GB Cloud Storage for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Owners
Toshiba AT300 Ready for English Debut
Toshiba has announced its AT300 tablet will be ready for an English debut by the end of June. There will be two different versions available in the form of a 16 and 32 GB of internal memory. The announcement was made in a Twitter update with further details held back for a future post. Both versions will feature a 10.1 inch display and powered by the Tegra 3 quad core CPU … [Read more...] about Toshiba AT300 Ready for English Debut
Sony Tablet P to Get Android ICS on May 24
The Sony Tablet P has been one of the most unique tablet devices, and it takes a lot to stand out in the world of tablets. Now Sony has announced the update to Android ICS starting May 24 for the twin display device. The domestic consumers in Japan will be getting the upgrade before anyone else, and its not known when users of the Tablet P elsewhere in the world can consider … [Read more...] about Sony Tablet P to Get Android ICS on May 24
Digilink’s 8 Inch Android ICS Tablet Costs Just $120
The deluge of cheap Android tablets continues unabated. The latest in the list is from Digilink and will set one back by a comfortable $120. Also, a strong point with the Digilink tablet is that with its 8 inch display, it offers an inch more than most budget tablets on offer at the same price range. The spec sheet is quite impressive with a 1.2GHz dual core Boxchip A10 … [Read more...] about Digilink’s 8 Inch Android ICS Tablet Costs Just $120
Android ICS Update for Coby Tablets
It's Android 4.0 ICS time for users of the Coby tablets that shipped with an earlier version of the Google operating system. The good news was revealed in the Coby Germany website and it's not yet known if the update is limited to only the German language tablets or all languages. The update comes with the usual ICS goodies, which include a better recent apps menu and … [Read more...] about Android ICS Update for Coby Tablets
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Launch Postponed for Upgrade to Quad-Core CPU
Samsung has held back on releasing its Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and with a very good reason. The delays are occurring because the company has taken the wise step to equip it with the more potent Exynos Quad core chip. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is also going to be pushed back for the very same reason. When the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 was announced, it met with tepid reactions because it … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Launch Postponed for Upgrade to Quad-Core CPU
Micromax Launches Budget Android ICS Tablet for Students
It's raining tablets in India. No sooner had the country witnessed the launch of Android ICS tablets from HCL, handset maker Micromax is out to pamper the Indian tablet buying crowd with its Funbook tablet device. The tablet's specification presents a few contradictions. While the Funbook comes with a powerful 1.2 GHz Cortex A8 processor that operates in conjugation with a … [Read more...] about Micromax Launches Budget Android ICS Tablet for Students
HCL Launches Three New ICS Tablets in India
There is quite a number of of HCL made tablets that you can find in the market today. The IT focused company has come up with three more, all of which are targeted at the student community. One of the strongest assets of these devices is the operating system, running Android 4.0! The price range is also fairly solid from INR 7,999 for the Me Tab U1 to INR 9,999 for the MyEdu … [Read more...] about HCL Launches Three New ICS Tablets in India
Micromax ICS Tablet Listed at Homeshop18
We all know Micromax is in the process of launching an Android ICS tablet though the details were missing so far. The tablet has however made a surprise appearance at the HomeShop18 site and the image does point towards a nice looking tablet device. The price being mentioned is nice too, for at INR 7,999 the P300 -- as the tablet is called -- does call for attention. As for … [Read more...] about Micromax ICS Tablet Listed at Homeshop18
Asus Transformer Android ICS Update Now Underway
After a series of flip flops, the much awaited Android ICS update for the first gen Transformer TF101 device has finally become a reality. However, that's only in Taiwan as of now though the big thing is the update is being rolled out at last. So it shouldn't be too long before the update is also made available in other parts of the world as well. The firmware version … [Read more...] about Asus Transformer Android ICS Update Now Underway
Android ICS Update For Asus Transformer Delayed Again
Here is a disappointing piece of news for Asus loyalists. The company has once again announced a delay over its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Eee Pad Transformer device. A recent post on their Facebook page mentions Feb/March as the time line by which the update would be made available. Asus has not even given any reason or explanation for this delay though … [Read more...] about Android ICS Update For Asus Transformer Delayed Again