Google is in the process of coming out with their own flagship tablet device running Android ICS. This was supposed to be competing with the iPad, a normal product that all other tablets target. We have seen many other high profile tablets starting out with the usual iPad bashing, only to falter soon after. However, that's a different story and what we have here is a deviation … [Read more...] about Google Nexus Tablet May Have the Kindle Fire in Its Sight, Not iPad
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ASUS Transformer Prime gets Rooted
Hacking can be fun, even more for a device that has just entered the market. TeamAndRIC got a taste of it with the Transformer Prime and the thing that has made it possible for them is 'NachoRoot' -- a software developed by TeamAndRIC and is being used by hackers to gain superuser privileges to the latest tablet from ASUS. With this the user gets unrestricted access to the … [Read more...] about ASUS Transformer Prime gets Rooted
Fusion Garage May Have Hit a Dead End Again with the Grid 10
The writing on the wall seems to be loud and clear; Fusion Garage may have hit a dead end all over again. The web domains FusionGarage.com and TheJooJoo.com both have ceased to exist, a clear sign of things being seriously wrong with the erstwhile makers of the JooJoo tablet device. Google is only showing the cached version of the Fusion Garage blog site that dates back to the … [Read more...] about Fusion Garage May Have Hit a Dead End Again with the Grid 10
BlackBerry PlayBook Tablets Worth $1.7m Go Missing
RIM's tale of woes has taken a new turn. If flagging sales of its PlayBook tablet device haven't been enough, an entire rig containing $1.7 million dollars worth of PlayBook tablets has gone missing. While exact details are still a bit sketchy, the 22 pallets containing the tablets were believed to be headed towards Ontario. Investigators are already on the job to track down … [Read more...] about BlackBerry PlayBook Tablets Worth $1.7m Go Missing
Pope Prefers Sony Tablet S over iPad to Light up the Christmas Tree
Adam and Eve may have started out with an apple, though the half eaten fruit seems to have fallen out with those that matter centuries later, during the upcoming Christmas season. Pope Benedict XVI will be seen lighting up the Christmas tree on Mount Ingino with a gentle tap on the Sony Tablet S and not the iPad, which until last Christmas was the favored device for the … [Read more...] about Pope Prefers Sony Tablet S over iPad to Light up the Christmas Tree
HP TouchPads to Be Used by UK Prosecutors to Conduct Court Proceedings
In a surprising development in technology, attorneys in the UK courts have been provided with HP TouchPads for maintaining digital copies of their documents pertaining to their ongoing cases. Lawyers of the Crown Prosecution Service will have access to 35 HP TouchPads into which the police will be feeding information directly. These TouchPads cost £1,000 ($1,560) each and are … [Read more...] about HP TouchPads to Be Used by UK Prosecutors to Conduct Court Proceedings
HP TouchPad Go being Auctioned off on eBay
An auction of a rare nature is being conducted through eBay. Rare because the item coming under the hammer is a 32 GB, 3G capable TouchPad Go from HP. The item is coming up from China and appears to be one that did not make it to the stores for sale at any time. Also, lest you have forgotten what the TouchPad Go is, particularly after the series of low cost 7 inch tablets that … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad Go being Auctioned off on eBay
TJ Maxx offering iPad 2 for $399
The unthinkable has indeed happened. That TJ Maxx has been selling the iPad 2 for $399 is a reality after all. There has been talk of such a thing doing the rounds in the various tablet forums of late and all of that fructified into reality on Saturday, with the promotional offer of the 16 GB Wi-Fi version being available at $399. That's a whole $100 less than the usual price … [Read more...] about TJ Maxx offering iPad 2 for $399
ASUS confirms Transformer Prime to reach US on December 12
The Asus Transformer Prime tablet PC, hailed for it being the first to come with a quad core Tegra 3 chipset from NVIDIA is all set to storm markets in Taiwan from today, December 1st. Similarly, the tablet will be made available online to those in the US from December 12 (and not Dec 08 as was earlier announced) while the tablet will be seen sharing retail space in the US … [Read more...] about ASUS confirms Transformer Prime to reach US on December 12
BlackBerry PlayBook Sold Out on BestBuy Site and Refurbs Offered for $149
BestBuy may have been offering the base PlayBook for $199 for a while now but has stopped taking further orders for the same anymore. This is mainly due to the fact that the Cyber Monday and Black Friday orders depleted the existing stock and they are rushing to get more units in time for the holidays.Meanwhile, if you thought the PlayBook priced at $199 is quite … [Read more...] about BlackBerry PlayBook Sold Out on BestBuy Site and Refurbs Offered for $149
$45 off on the iPad at Best Buy for Black Friday
Sales of Apple devices with discounted price tags have been on offer by Best Buy, as part of the regular Thanksgiving deal that is seen every year. Every Apple iPad 2 has been given a discount of $45 by Best Buy and this has resulted in all its Wi-Fi version units sold out by Thursday afternoon itself. What is yet left for picking are the 64 GB version which comes in white … [Read more...] about $45 off on the iPad at Best Buy for Black Friday
NVIDIA Tegra 3 based tablet prices to come down by spring
Tablet PCs based on NVIDIA's latest quad-core chip are the latest to come our way. In fact, they haven't yet come our way in the strict sense of the term and only a few tablets based on these have been announced. The Transformer Prime is the first off the block and is already on pre-order in Germany. After having lived with the NVIDIA Tegra 2 based devices for sometime now, its … [Read more...] about NVIDIA Tegra 3 based tablet prices to come down by spring
Amazon Kindle Fire to include Time Inc. magazines
Time Inc. will have five of its magazines -- Time, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, People and Real Simple -- available on the Kindle Fire, the publishing unit of Time Warner revealed. Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet boasted of the Time Inc. publications right from the start and the reason it took a while longer for that to happen to the Kindle Fire is Amazon’s pricing policy. … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire to include Time Inc. magazines