Tablet

Toshiba AT300SE review: cheap and cheerful

Making a ‘special edition’ of an older, middle-ranking product between the annual product refresh is rather an unusual move in the world of tablets;…

HP Slate 7 is a $169 seven-inch tablet pitched for glory

Well done HP, a seven-inch Android tablet for US$169. Now this is innovation. It’s got Beats audio, Jellybean, access to Google Play, a 1.6Ghz…

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0: sticking to stylus? [MWC]

Outed at Mobile World Congress 2013 (MWC), Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note 8.0, the tiny stylus-toting successor to the Note 10.1. Here’s what…

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…

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…

Asus slips out $150 7-inch MeMO Pad

There was an abundance of cheap tech garbage at CES 2013, so finding a well-priced tablet amongst the stalls pandering for your attention was…

Microsoft Surface review: prepare for disappointment

Two things instantly irk me with Microsoft’s Surface, Windows RT version, the exceedingly sexy tablet/laptop/whatever. Firstly, the viewing angle when used as a laptop…

Sony tablet released into the wild in Japan

Sony’s first tablet computer will hit the Japanese market on September 17. The Sony Tablet will be Android powererd. Tablet “S” series with a…

HTC throws hat into tablet ring

The HTC Jetstream is due to hit the US market on Sunday, with launch provider named as AT&T. Availability in other markets is still…

Samsung unveils second gen 10″ Galaxy tab

Samsung has launched a new version of its Galaxy Tab in major markets. It’s powered by Android Honeycomb 3.1, and features a 10.1-inch touchscreen…

HP iPad-killer launches: A dollar short and a day late

Hewlett-Packard rolled out its new TouchPad tablet computer on Friday, seeking to get a bit of the iPad tablet action and revive its slumping…

The BlackBerry PlayBook: Like dating someone with a drinking problem

Living with The BlackBerry PlayBook is like dating someone with a drinking problem. When you first meet, things are great. She seems fun. A…

Asia takes on iPad with low cost launches

A tablet war is heating up in Asia as companies from China, South Korea and Taiwan challenge the dominance of Apple’s iPad on features…

BlackBerry delivers touch screen phone (just add phone)

Review: BB PlayBook – BlackBerry users are a special lot. They even have their own religious rite. The BlackBerry Prayer Pose: standing in solemn…

Samsung firmly nails colours to Android mast

Samsung Electronics will depend on Google’s Android mobile-device software to run future versions of its tablet computers, a senior Samsung official said in an…

Two new tablets unveiled as top Asia IT fair begins

Two electronic firms unveiled new tablet computers in Taipei Monday, on the eve of Asia’s biggest IT trade fair, as they try to get…

HTC Flyer takes flight

HTC has released its first real contender in the tablet market, the HTC Flyer, which goes on sale in Tier 1 markets (US, Europe,…

iPaid 2 much for this damn thing so of course it’s great

On a recent trip to LA, once hotel check-in and bag-dumping was done, some colleagues and I went downstairs for a beer. Just the…

Best of Android packed into “Ice Cream Sandwich”

Google said it is packing the best of its Honeycomb tablet computer software into a new “Ice Cream Sandwich” version of Android for mobile…

Why it’s a good time to be developing mobile apps in Africa

The African mobile developer community should be smiling right now, what with being ideally placed to take advantage of a number of factors that…

The tablet: A fringe gadget

Tablets are fringe gadgets. Once we acknowledge this simple truth, Apple’s dominance with the iPad makes perfect sense. In 2011, we still tend to…

Samsung launches an upgraded Galaxy Tab

Samsung’s new version of its tablet computer with a larger screen of 10.1 inches has been launched. Four months after its first Galaxy Tab,…

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