In a digital world, we've been doing the best we can to avoid ever having to hold an actual pen again. The problem is, there are some times that it would be handy to use an actual writing device --something Lenovo understands. They also know that we don't want to open up a special app to do a little doodling, so their latest app offering called WriteIt taps into the … [Read more...] about Lenovo Windows App Enables Handwriting Entry for Text Fields
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Jolla Successfully Funds the First Crowdsourced Tablet
A year after their first smartphone was introduced, Finnish technology company Jolla has successfully funded their IndieGogo project aimed to create a tablet. Looking to raise $380K, supporters have already pledged over $865K (and the campaign doesn't end until December 9, 2014). Jolla's tablet should take specific aim at Apple's iPad Mini and the recently announced Nokia N1 … [Read more...] about Jolla Successfully Funds the First Crowdsourced Tablet
Nokia Launches Their First Android Tablet, Aluminum-Shelled N1
The Slush conference in Helsinki brought news that Nokia hasn't been twiddling its thumbs in the seven months since their devices and services unit was sold to Microsoft (for a cool $7.2 billion). It appears the company was hard at work preparing to deliver the N1: a 7.9-inch, aluminum-shelled, Android tablet (running Lollipop OS). It looks a lot like Apple's iPad Mini … [Read more...] about Nokia Launches Their First Android Tablet, Aluminum-Shelled N1
Dip in Customer Satisfaction Causes Apple To Lose Tablet Market Share
A report released by J.D Power and IDC, indicates that Apple is starting to lose tablet market share again (despite remaining at the top of the list of those device manufacturers). The survey also showed that Apple has slipped into the number two slot for customer satisfaction, right behind Amazon (and their line of inexpensive Fire tablets). Of course, if the survey is … [Read more...] about Dip in Customer Satisfaction Causes Apple To Lose Tablet Market Share
Blizzard Delays Hearthstone Mobile App Until 2015
Smartphone gamers are going to have to wait a little longer for the popular Hearthstone card game developed by Blizzard. While the PC and iPad editions have been out for a while now, the acclaimed game creators need more time to best accommodate smaller screens (but don't worry, this delay doesn't include Android tablets --that version is still on track to be released by the … [Read more...] about Blizzard Delays Hearthstone Mobile App Until 2015
LG Starting to Gain in Battle for Android Market Share
According to the latest statistics released by Chitika, the LG user base has exhibited the greatest usage share growth as compared to any of the competing Android brands since June 2014. With a 1.7 percentage point gain and representing over 10% of the total North American smartphone and tablet Web traffic, LG should be counted as a significant player in the mobile … [Read more...] about LG Starting to Gain in Battle for Android Market Share
Apple Announces Modest Updates to iPad Air and iPad Mini
It was a lot of 'yeah, yeah, we were expecting that' at the Apple Event today... leaving many of us to wonder why they didn't just do a soft launch. Brand-loyal Apple fans will be glad to see that the iPad Air 2 is a little thinner (at 6.1mm) and finally features the fingerprint ID sensor that has been present in the last 2 iterations of the iPhone. Other updates for the … [Read more...] about Apple Announces Modest Updates to iPad Air and iPad Mini
Privacy-Focused Blackphone Creators Planning For Tablet
The masterminds at Silent Circle understand how important privacy is to us; so much so that they created the privacy-focused Blackphone device. Now the company's co-founder, Jon Callas, has announced that while that was their first device, it will not be their last. Details regarding what that device may look like, or what features it may carry were sparse, but Callas did … [Read more...] about Privacy-Focused Blackphone Creators Planning For Tablet
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Takes Aim at iPad
It almost seems like tablets can be lumped into two distinct categories these days: "iPads" and "other tablets"; so if you don't have one, you have the other. Those in the know will tell you this isn't true, and that there are plenty of quality contenders in the tablet game --whether you are interested in an iPad or not. To this end, Sony has released their latest contender, … [Read more...] about Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact Takes Aim at iPad