Tablets

Acer Iconia W700 review: high-end 11.6-inch Windows 8 tablet

Windows 8 has seen a host of fresh designs for tablets and laptops, with many manufacturers trying their hardest to build a device that’s capable…

Acer Iconia W510 review: more tablet than ultrabook

Don’t let the Acer Iconia W510 and its hearty hinge confuse you. It’s a tablet, not one of those convertible laptops you’ve been seeing…

Samsung outs 8-inch Galaxy Note, just in time for MWC

Mobile World Congress is fast approaching and with it, a slew of phones you never heard of, or needed. Take the recently-announced 8-inch Galaxy…

The new Sony Xperia Tablet Z: lo and behold it’s thinner than the iPad

Steve Jobs may have coined the “thinner and lighter” idea and pushed extensively for it in the quest for perfection, but Sony it seems…

Asus looks to Windows Phone OS for the next-gen Padfone

Taiwanese PC maker Asustek Computer Inc. is apparently in talks with Microsoft could become the latest Asian manufacturer build a Windows Phone device. At…

Samsung Ativ Tab hands on review: building the perfect tablet

Samsung launched a raft of new tablets at IFA 2012, with the Ativ Tab being the most tablet-esque. Shorn of the keyboard of its…

Archos 97 Titanium hands on review: aiming for the iPad’s crown

The iPad has been a roaring success so unsurprisingly every manufacturer out there has looked to match Apple’s tablet in terms of style, functionality…

It could only be Japan: 21.5-inch Android 4.0 tablet emerges

This is the maddest tech we’ve seen. Take one bog-standard Android 4.0 tablet, inject it with steroids and boom! One instant 21.5-inch tablet we…

iPad Mini headed for October release

It was bound to happen. With the Nexus 7 heating up the tablet wars, Apples now planning to a release a 7.85-incher of its…

The Google Nexus 7 tablet officially announced

We suspected it was coming and now Google has officially taken the wraps off its new competitively priced tablet, the Google Nexus 7. Built…

New Amazon Kindle set to drop late July

Round two, Fight! Amazon’s prepping itself to release the successor to the Kindle Fire. Very little is known but we’re happy to share the tiny…

Rumoured: a US$199 Google Nexus 7 tablet to hit stores in July?

We love a juicy piece of leaked info. And Google’s possible Nexus 7 tablet is the juiciest fruit we’ve tasted in a long, long…

Where does the new Microsoft Surface fit in?

Where does the new Microsoft Surface fit in? What makes it different from the new iPad? Will you ever need one? These are the…

Peering beneath Microsoft’s Surface

Microsoft surprised a lot of people, including me, with a breathtaking new tablet called the ‘Surface’. Built from Magnesium, coming in at a mere…

Is Windows Surface ready to take a bite out of Apple?

After a long wait of Microsoft “keeping it secret and keeping it safe“, it has been revealed. A tablet named Surface. “It’s hardware and…

4 reasons the Windows tablet is tech’s new dawn

Tonight in LA, Microsoft has a “major announcement” in store for us. We’re hedging our bets on a new tablet, as are 99% of the geeks of this beautiful electronic world….

10 revolting phones and ridiculous accessories

There’s a metric-ton of crappy phones and accessories. From golden covers to condom holding cases, the tech world is filled with gadget abortions like…

Extra Android love added to PlayBook OS update

The BlackBerry PlayBook equals love. Android equals freedom. Mix these ingredients together with the PlayBook’s OS 2.1 update and developers get an improved level…

Tablet wars: the New iPad vs Asus Transformer Prime

Comparing the new iPad and the ASUS Transformer Prime (TL201) is a bit like watching two mighty gladiators in full combat. Apple definitely gets…

Targus Truss case for BlackBerry PlayBook [Review]

This review can go one of two ways. Super short, punchy and insightful or long and rambling. I’m going for the former. Targus’ Truss…

Can the Vodafone SmartTab 7-inch beat its brethren? [Review]

Steve Jobs was never all that big on seven inch tablets calling them “dead on arrival”. Here at Gearburn, we’re not so sure. We…

Netsurfer Touch review [Video]

The Netsurfer Touch. They call it the people’s tablet, but is it the tablet that the people want, or need? Gearburn says “yes” so…

Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 costs US$400, ready for pre-order

The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has been priced at US$400 and is primed for pre-order 4 May. If that’s too rich for your blood,…

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