The first Google-blessed Android tablet launched in 2011, and now more than a decade later, Google has rediscovered tablet apps. After neglecting large-screen devices for most of the intervening years, the company has announced new, tablet-friendly features in some of its most popular apps. Google itself is largely responsible for …
Read More »Google Releases Android 12L
Android tablets have existed in some form for as long as Android itself has existed, but Google has spent large swaths of time pretending they don’t. After ignoring tablets for the last few years, Google cares again. Today, it has announced the launch of Android 12L, a mid-stream update to …
Read More »AMD announces low-power processor for tablet, smartphone markets
When AMD announced Ryzen, it made it clear that the chip would hit the desktop market first, followed by server and mobile APUs. Server parts are expected in Q2, with mobile APUs following in the back half of the year. Analysts and reviewers have broadly praised the architecture, but some …
Read More »New Barnes & Noble Android tablet runs same ‘malware’ app recently found on Blu phones
Barnes Noble was pretty thoroughly trounced by Amazon when it came to e-readers and tablets, but now the bookseller is trying to come back with a new $50 Android tablet that competes with the Kindle Fire. It’s a nice tablet by all accounts, but there’s one apparent issue that may …
Read More »Could the 9.7-inch iPad Pro kickstart a tablet upgrade cycle?
Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad Pro, introduced yesterday, is in some respects a smaller version of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro introduced last year. While it might lack the one-more-thing wow factor Steve Jobs kept hidden until the end of a product announcement, it may have enough mini-wows to entice customers. The big question …
Read More »Hands on with Lenovo’s unique Yoga Book convertible tablet: Is it time for an Android laptop?
One of the best things about the Android and Windows ecosystems is the wide variety of innovative products brought to market. Many of them don’t survive for long, but some, like Microsoft’s Surface, persist and eventually thrive. Lenovo is hoping the same is true of its unique Yoga Book clamshell-style …
Read More »NVIDIA Shield Tablet Successor Scrapped?
Rumours are circulating this week that NVIDIA may have cancelled the development of a successor to the NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1. Earlier this year specifications were leaked via an FCC filing that NVIDIA was developing a successor offering 2.4GHz and 5GHz 802.11ac Wi-Fi. However sources close to its development and …
Read More »E Fun Nextbook Windows Hybrid Tablet Launches For $180
If you are in the market for a low-cost hybrid Windows tablet you may be interested in new system which has been launched by E Fun this week and is now available to purchase priced at just $180. The E Fun Nextbook 10.1 2-in-1 Windows tablet comes supplied with a …
Read More »New Samsung Galaxy TabPro S2 Windows Tablet In The Works
Samsung is apparently working on a successor to their Galaxy TabPro S Windows tablet, the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S2. The Samsung Galaxy TabPro S2 will get a number of upgrades over the existing model, this will include the latest processor and more. There will apparently be four different models in …
Read More »Huawei MediaPad M3 Tablet Announced At IFA
Huawei has unveiled a new Android tablet at this years IFA, the Huawei MediaPad M3 and the tablet features an 8.4 inch display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. The Huawei MediaPad M3 is powered by an octa core Kirin 950 processor and it comes with 4GB of …
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