By Brandon Russell |
Many were disappointed by Google’s decision to forgo hardware announcements—there was a developer Galaxy S4—at its I/O conference this week. But that doesn’t mean something significant isn’t coming. According to a new DigiTimes report, the search giant is aiming for a July release for its…
By Todd Haselton |
Following in Barnes & Noble’s footsteps, Amazon announced that it, too, is dropping the price of a tablet in honor of Mother’s Day. The online retailer is now selling the 7-inch 16GB Kindle Fire HD for $179 and the 32GB option for $209, a $20…
By Brandon Russell |
Acer’s upcoming tablet regime won’t just center on competitively priced Android hardware. It looks like the company will also introduce an 8-inch Windows 8 tablet, though an official announcement from Acer hasn’t yet been made. Instead, the tablet is currently biding its time on Amazon,…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple has been unusually silent over the past several months—we haven’t seen any big announcements since the iPhone 5, which was back in September of last year. We’re quickly skipping over the company’s annual iPad announcement, and that vow of silence may tell us a…
By Todd Haselton |
Ming Chi Kuo, an analyst with KGI Securities with a rather solid Apple prediction track record, recently sent a note to investors describing the iPad 5. Kuo said he believes the device will be 15 percent thinner than the current fourth-generation iPad and 25 percent…
By Todd Haselton |
Shipments of Apple’s iPad mini are expected to tank during the second quarter as consumers hold out for the second generation version of the device. Shipments are expected to fall as much as 20 to 30 percent according to DigiTimes, which cited upstream sources in Apple’s…
By Brandon Russell |
We’ve heard a number of rumors suggesting Nokia is working on a tablet, and a recent patent filing further suggests something is incoming. The patent itself doesn’t describe physical tablet hardware, but instead details an “apparatus cover with keyboard.” What does that remind you of?…
By Adriana Lee |
We can talk leaks, rumors and specs all day long — and we do — but every once in a while, it’s good to step outside the tech industry and see how these devices can have a deep and meaningful impact in the real world.…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s manufacturing partners will reportedly begin production of the fifth-generation iPad in July or August, DigiTimes said on Tuesday. Partners include TPK, LG, Sharp, Teijin and Nitto Denko. Apple is also expected to announce its iPhone 5S during the same time period, so it’s possible that…
By Sean P. Aune |
The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 looks like it will be hitting this summer in both Wi-Fi and 3G versions, but you had better be a fan of white devices. SamMobile did some sleuthing this weekend and discovered that Samsung is going to be changing up…
By Todd Haselton |
We published a BlackBerry roadmap over the weekend that suggested BlackBerry has two new smartphones and a new tablet coming down the pipeline. The first new smartphone, aside from the already announced BlackBerry Q10, will launch either in Q4 of this year or Q1 of…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple hasn’t adopted wireless charging the way other companies have, and perhaps now we know why. The firm applied for a patent that would allow an iPad to charge wirelessly via its smart cover. That means your smart cover may one day actually serve as…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung announced on Tuesday morning that Verizon Wireless will begin selling its Galaxy Note 10.1 slate with 4G LTE service beginning on Thursday, March 7, backing up earlier rumors that stated the same date. The Galaxy Note 10.1 offers a large display with a 1280…
By Todd Haselton |
There are a bevy of fresh Apple rumors this morning. One of them suggests that Apple will add a fingerprint scanner to its next generation iPhone and that the new device will be introduced alongside a budget iPhone this June or July. A second rumor, also…
By Brandon Russell |
More alleged iPad 5 cases are leaking out from China, further establishing that Apple will introduce an iPad mini-like redesign. The cases indicate a number of changes, including a more refined and thinner body, the same Lightning connector/speaker grille combo as the mini and a…
By Brandon Russell |
Google on Friday posted registration info for Google I/O — developers interested in registering for the big event can do so on March 13 at 7:00 a.m. PDT. The event itself kicks off on May 15 and goes through the 17. Last year, Google I/O was…
By Todd Haselton |
There was a small bit of uproar after Apple introduced its fourth generation iPad with Retina display not long after it released the iPad 3. Consumers felt that they had been somewhat swindled because Apple decided to outclass its older iPad so quickly. That’s just…
By Sean P. Aune |
AU Optronics has finally been able to catch up with demand for the first generation iPad mini displays, so now seems like the perfect time to start work on the screen for the iPad mini 2. According to DigiTimes, which has a hit-or-miss track record…
By Sean P. Aune |
Just how big will the iPad 5 be when it arrives this year? These renders give you some idea of what to expect. The folks over at MacRumors teamed up with the folks over at CiccareseDesign to come up with some pretty convincing renders. All of the…
By Sean P. Aune |
The rumors are true, and there is indeed a 128GB version of the iPad coming our way on Feb. 5. In one of the fastest rumors-to-reality turn-arounds in the history of Apple, we heard the first rumors of a 128GB version of the fourth generation…
By Brandon Russell |
The rear panel of what is reportedly Apple’s fifth-generation iPad is being courted around town, and it follows the same design language as the iPad mini: black anodized aluminum, thin profile, and rounded edges. This is probably the future of Apple’s bigger iPad lineup. 9to5Mac…
By Sean P. Aune |
According to a new report, Apple is in the midst of preparing a fourth generation iPad with 128GB of storage to be released in the near future. An anonymous source has sent 9to5 Mac an image from a high profile retailer’s database that appears to…
By Sean P. Aune |
Sony took the wraps off today on the Xperia Tablet Z in Japan, but still no word on pricing or availability. Word circulated last week that Sony might be close to taking the wraps off of the Xperia Tablet Z. Well, a mere three days…
By Todd Haselton |
A designer named Martin uit Ultrecht recently took to the drawing board to create concept mock-ups of what the fifth generation iPad might look like. Obviously these are the creations of one person, not an Apple employee, but we do love seeing what the human…
