By Jacob Kleinman |
Microsoft announced a new initiative on Monday to sell the Surface RT tablet to schools around the world in bulk for under half its full retail value. The offer went into effect on Monday and lasts through August 31. The deal is good for institutions that are…
By Adriana Lee |
It’s common for retailers to cut prices during holidays, but for Barnes & Noble, there’s more to it than holding a simple promotional sale. After reducing Nook tablet prices on Mother’s Day, the bookseller did it again for Father’s Day, slashing prices and offering some…
By Maximum PC |
Low cost tablets are fast becoming a reality. It took some time, but Google’s hardware partners finally got the memo that consumers are interested in affordable Android tablets, and the lower the price the better. That’s not to say Android can’t compete with the iPad…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The second generation Nexus 7 tablet from Google will launch next month at a $229 price point for the 16GB model, according to DigiTimes. The news site’s supply chain sources claim that Google intends to avoid the cheaper tablet market and compete with Apple’s iPad Mini.…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8.0 (review) is now available through AT&T on its 4G LTE network, the carrier announced in a press release today. The LTE-connected tablet will be available exclusively on AT&T for the next few weeks. “Demand for 4G LTE-connected tablets is growing,” said…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Microsoft is preparing to cut the price of Windows RT for tablets in an effort to help partners compete with Apple and Android in the mobile market, Bloomberg reported today, citing “people with knowledge of the matter.” The price cuts will affect target manufacturers directly…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Mozilla and Foxconn held a press conference at Computex 2013 in Tapei today to announce what we already suspected: the two companies are officially working together on a Firefox OS tablet. However, we also learned that four other devices are coming from the collaboration in the…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Looking for a great gift to show your dad how much you care about him? Just looking for a deal on a new tablet for yourself? Either way, Amazon’s got you covered. The online retailer is offering $20 off on its line of Kindle Fire…
By Adriana Lee |
Oh, Microsoft. No one will ever accuse you of being demure. On the heels of ads skewering the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy S4, in comes this latest effort to position Windows devices as the savvy consumer’s best value. But this time the move isn’t…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Apple is expected to announce the next generation iPhone, iPad and iPad Mini in the coming months, but according to a recent rumor the Cupertino-based company may also be working on a massive 12.9-inch tablet likely called the iPad Maxi. The current iPad has a…
By Adriana Lee |
Life is full of contradictions — like stupid apps on smart phones, geek glasses on slick celebs, and diet vodka. (Oh yeah, it’s a thing.) And then there’s the class of tablets so big and cumbersome, you don’t really want to move them around. Meet the…
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 Todd Haselton |
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins recently said that the tablet industry will be dead in just five years. The numbers don’t correlate with those claims, however. IDC published its latest findings on the tablet industry on Wednesday and noted that shipments increased 142.4 percent year-over-year during…
By Todd Haselton |
The tablet industry is booming. IDC recently found that 128 million tablets were shipped in 2012 alone as shipments jumped 78.4 percent. Yet, despite the success of the iPad and several other devices, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has gone on the record to proclaim that…
By Brandon Russell |
Microsoft CFO Peter Klein on Thursday confirmed the company is looking into smaller touch devices, further fueling speculation we’ll see a 7-inch Surface later this year. During an investor call, Klein said Microsoft is working closely with OEMs to create small touch-based Windows devices, which…
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 |
Samsung announced that its Galaxy Note 8.0 will launch in the United States on April 11 for $399.99. The tablet will be available from several retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy/Best Buy Mobile, h.h. gregg, Newegg, P.C. Richard & Son, Staples and TigerDirect.com. As we noted in…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8.0 recently arrived so we decided to give you an unboxing to take a quick look at the tablet and what’s included when you pick one up. Samsung sent us the 16GB Wi-Fi only model, but a 32GB option and connected options…
By Brandon Russell |
A new report from Gartner announces what we’ve expected for the last year, probably more. PCs sales are falling, and tablets are flying off the shelves that much faster. As a result, Gartner expects tablet shipments to eclipse that of desktops and laptops combined as…
By Todd Haselton |
Google is largely expected to unveil its next generation Nexus 7 tablet during its developer conference in May, and a report from Reuters on Wednesday suggests the device will be available to consumers in July. That differs from earlier reports that the tablet will launch in May.…
By Adriana Lee |
Now here’s a handy accessory for mobile users with tons of data — a tiny USB flash drive with room enough to stash 8 to 32 GB. The MicroB connector fits any mobile device with a compatible port — sorry, iOS users — and boasts an…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft recently updated its hardware guidelines for Windows 8 to now support devices with a resolution of 1024 x 768, ZDNET’s Ed Bott discovered. Ultimately, that means we may see smaller displays. Right now Microsoft’s hardware partners need to provide a display with a resolution of 1366…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung is reportedly working on a new tablet with an 8-inch AMOLED screen that it hopes will compete against the iPad mini 2 and the second generation Nexus 7, SamMobile said on Thursday. Samsung recently announced its Galaxy Note 8.0 (pictured above), but this new tablet would…
