Tablets

Lenovo Tab P12 Pro Review – A Premium Android Tablet That Shines for Entertainment

Big-Screen Android Luxury If you’re after an Android tablet that can flex its muscles as both a binge-watching machine and a productivity sidekick, the…

iSchoolAfrica iPad programme reaches 100 000 learners

South Africa education initiative iSchoolAfrica has enabled more than 100 000 learners with iPads and other digital learning technology. The initiative made the announcement…

Former Rovio CEO to lead Nokia brand’s return to market

Earlier this year, it was announced that new firm HMD Global would be bringing the Nokia name back to the smartphone world. At the…

Gartner: PC shipments slashed, worldwide device shipments set reach 2.5bn in 2015

Gartner has released its latest forecast, this time focusing on worldwide shipments of PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones. The shipments, according to the…

We’re still buying loads of tablets, but iOS isn’t winning any more

There may be some truth to the notion that our love affair with tablets is over (or at least not as passionate as it…

How long before tablet saturation? IDC predicts single digit growth by 2017

If you were one of those people who thought that the iPad was a giant, pointless version of the iPhone, chances are you’ve changed…

When devices outnumber people: considering the consequences

Four years from now, in 2017, the global human population is expected to reach 7.4-billion. By this same time, we expect the global installed…

Global device market on the up thanks to cheaper tablets, smartphones

The global tech giants will be pleased to hear this. We’re still buying devices in their billions, with little sign of a slowdown in…

Lenovo sells more phones and tablets than PCs for first time

If you’re in the hardware game, it might not be a bad idea to pay very close attention to Lenovo. The Chinese company is…

The power of the Apple brand: iPad still top tablet in Asia

Take a little test by yourself: say the word “tablet”, and what is the first thing that pops into your mind? The iPad. While…

Could the iPad really own 85% of the tablet market?

Well now, here’s something to nibble on. New research suggests that Apple now 85% of the global tablet market — around 20% more than…

The smartphone revolution may be unstoppable, but it’s only just begun

Last month, we gave you the low-down on internet prophet Mary Meeker’s 2012 Internet Trends. One of the things that Meeker pointed out is…

Microsoft Surface: Diplomacy is for the birds

The Microsoft Surface looks alright… nice one Microsoft. But, while you were strutting your stuff on the catwalk of LA’s swanky Milk Studios, could…

Microsoft may have finally cracked the convergence code with Surface tablets

The gloves are off as Microsoft, for the first time, commits to a range of computers that bears its own name. In a very…

Web traffic from tablets to beat smartphones by 2013 [Report]

Look, we all know tablets are selling in their droves. What you might not know though is that they’re about to eclipse smartphones as…

Why Microsoft blocking third-party browsers is no cause for panic

Go to most boardrooms today and you’ll see less and less people with laptops and more people using tablets and smartphones. As Android and…

Why the new iPad might not be the tablet that saves journalism

“Sorry, it is not available,” the shop assistant told me. Ordering online wasn’t a possibility either; the ASUS Transformer was nowhere to be found….

Mobile sensors to be worth $6bn by 2016 [Report]

Micro Electronic Mechanical Systems (MEMS) are crucial pieces of equipment in our smartphones and tablets. You might take them for granted, or might not…

Egypt to supply 10k university students with tablets

Egypt is set to give out free tablets to some 10 000 university students. According to Cairo-based newspaper Al-Ahram, the project is a collaboration…

How should everyday users feel about Windows 8?

The only constant in life is change, and the digital world is no exception. Just when you get the hang of one operating system…

Tablet users expect a faster web

Some people think the tablet is killing the PC. Others aren’t so sure. There’s no denying they’re popular either — the opening sales figures…

The iPad tells all, Tim Cook’s wardrobe disappointment [Comic]

I think the guys at Joy of Tech were sitting just waiting for Apple to have an event. Following the launch of the device…

Can ultrabooks halt the ‘post PC world’ onslaught?

At Apple’s iPad launch event CEO Tim Cook waxed lyrical about being in a post PC world. The overarching message seemed to be “tablets…

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