Category Archives: Tablet

Sony’s new products doomed to mediocrity

By doris | Published: September 1, 2011

Full Story at Gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com Sony just revealed a flank of products intended to help the beleaguered brand retake the personal electronics world. The trouble is, it all adds up to a pretty weak play. Let’s take it bit by bit: Tablets: As our own Suzanne Choney reported, the awaited Sony Tablet S and weirdly foldable [...]

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Smartphones, tablets can be a port in the storm

By doris | Published: August 28, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com One item that millions will have with them in almost any situation is their smartphone. As Hurricane Irene approaches, that’s important because a smartphone or tablet computer can come in handy during the storm — if you’ve made some advance preparations. There are a host of apps for tracking weather, getting [...]

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Best HP TouchPad Apps

By doris | Published: August 27, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com Since HP’s TouchPad firesale brought prices on the tablet down as low as $99, a number of you have picked one up, and so have we. Since HP chose to use its own proprietary webOS operating system, not all of your favorite apps may be here, but fear not. We’re here [...]

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Apple stops sales of Samsung tablets in EU

By doris | Published: August 15, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc scored a major victory in its multi-country patent infringement battle against Samsung Electronics after a German court barred the Korean company from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the entire European Union except the Netherlands. Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet confirmed that a district court in Dusseldorf, [...]

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Newspaper giant Tribune Co. developing tablet device

By doris | Published: August 11, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Hoping to take a small slice from Apple’s big pie, newspaper publishers are developing tablet computers of their own. The Tribune Co., one of the largest U.S. news enterprises, is working on a touchscreen tablet that it plans to offer to newspaper subscribers, according to people briefed on the [...]

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Tablet table shows Apple’s core advantage

By doris | Published: August 3, 2011

Full Story at Technolog.msnbc.msn.com We’ve long heard that Apple derives a unique advantage by controlling both hardware and software — and anyone who recalls the Mac clone years can attest to the inverse. But according to a study by IHS iSuppli, which performs industry analysis of gadgets based on teardowns and factory reports, the advantage [...]

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Meet the all-new Nook

By doris | Published: May 25, 2011

Full Story at tech.Fortune.cnn.com FORTUNE — Just seven months after it announced its Android-based Nook Color tablet, Barnes and Noble (BKS) unveiled a major hardware update to the original e-ink-based Nook e-reader that cuts down on bulk, weight, and physical buttons. Available for pre-order immediately and shipping on or around June 10 for $139, the [...]

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Verizon to offer family data, global iPhone … but when?

By doris | Published: May 22, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW YORK — Verizon Wireless will offer family plans for data services supporting multiple devices including smartphones and tablet computers, according to a top executive of parent company Verizon Communications. Verizon Wireless plans to kick off pricing changes this summer by eliminating smartphone plans that allow unlimited Web access for a [...]

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- Amazon’s working on an Android tablet?

By doris | Published: May 14, 2011

Full Story at Technolog.msnbc.msn.com We’ve heard reports that Amazon is hiring Android developers and suspected that an Android Kindle or a multi-purpose Android tablet was in the works. Now, thanks to a casual remark by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, we’re even more convinced that the speculation was correct. In an interview with Consumer Reports, Bezos [...]

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Toys R’ Us Confirms iPad 2 On Sale Starting Tomorrow

By doris | Published: April 16, 2011

Full Story at PadGadget.com Two weeks ago, we reported about the iPad 2 coming to a Toys R’ Us near you. The company has been training its employees to sell Apple’s new tablet, after details were leaked on a photograph that showed iPad 2 specific data and details to employees during a recent training session. [...]

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Will we see Windows 8 tablet in June?

By doris | Published: March 4, 2011

Full Story at Technolog.msnbc.msn.com Microsoft may introduce its Windows 8 tablet in June, if an inside source proves reliable. Business Insider’s source at Microsoft told writer Matt Rosoff that “the company hopes to show off its new Windows 8 design for tablets by the end of its fiscal year in June,” and that “Microsoft is [...]

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Sunday’s Super Bowl the most high-tech ever

By doris | Published: February 6, 2011

Full Story at  CNN.com (CNN) — It may not be on the minds of hot-wing-chomping sports fans who want to see Clay Matthews clobber Ben Roethlisberger or Hines Ward streak toward the end zone. But, by all accounts, Sunday’s Super Bowl will be the most high-tech ever. From an in-stadium bank of servers storing 100 [...]

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