The Amazon AppStore has gone live in a number of locations around the world. The service up till today was only available for those in the US. At the time of writing this, Amazon hasn’t made any formal announcement although there’s a number of reports of various countries now getting access to the service.
iPad iOS 5 Compared Side by Side with Windows 8 Slate
September 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
After the quite impressive looking Windows 8 preview was released to developers a few days ago the question that I’ve seen across the net asks if it will be the next iPad killer. Windows 8 actually looks quite good and seems to have been thought out well. We’ve seen it running on a few tablets in the past few days but haven’t seen a side by side comparison with the actual iPad.
Firefox for Tablets Android Version Ready for Testing
September 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Last week we showed an update on where Firefox for Tablets was in terms of design. What we saw was a well designed browser with a handy tabs section that appears down the side when in landscape mode. We now hear that a test version is available for Android tablet users to download.
Android to be Optimised for Intel Chips
September 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google Android will soon run on Intel Chipsets according to an announcement made earlier today. Over at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) Andy Rubin of Google went on stage with a prototype smartphone running Google Android 2.3 which was powered by an Intel Medfield chip which is the latest in the Atom series from the company.
Shatterproof Plastic Logic 100 eReader For Classrooms Launches
September 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Plastic Logic 100 is a new eReader that has a 10.7 inch eInk display. The eReader has been designed specifically for use in schools and works well with educational type applications.
Lenovo Android ThinkPad Shipping to Europe This Month
September 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Lenovo will be launching the Lenovo ThinkPad in Europe this month. From September 10, Italy will have the tablet on sale. The ThinkPad first went on sale last month.
Android for HP TouchPad Gets Multitouch Support
September 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Developers, TouchDroid, have managed to get multitouch support working on the port of Android on to the HP TouchPad. You’re probably aware that the HP TouchPad is a webOS device and not an Android device which makes this next step in the progress a nice step in the right direction.
Motorola Xoom Prices Dropped
September 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It appears that Motorola is about to officially drop the price of the Motorola Xoom tablet. In the UK, Dixons has dropped the tablet from £500 down to £329 for the 32GB model and also has dropped the 32GB 3G version down from £580 to £400.
November Launch for Amazon Kindle Tablet is Likely
September 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Since late last week we began getting a lot of decent info about the Amazon Kindle tablet. We found out that the price would likely be $250 when it launches and also found out that a 7 inch model would be launching alone in the beginning. We now hear that it will launch in November. Nothing is official just yet although Digitimes is reporting that orders are being made for the components and that the Kindle tablet is getting ready to be built.
HTC Jetstream Now Available at AT&T
September 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
AT&T is now selling the HTC Jetstream tablet. The new device was announced at IFA last week and is currently an exclusive for the AT&T network. Price wise, it costs a hefty $699.99 along with a 2 year contract. Without contract the price moves up to $849.99.
Amazon Tablet Focused Store in Testing
September 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We’ve seen quite a bit about Amazon in the last few days. The main story is about the Amazon Kindle Tablet that details were revealed about the other day.
Amazon Kindle Tablet Mockup
September 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Last week more details of the Amazon Kindle tablet were revealed. The report came from TechCrunch who had apparently tested the device but were unable to post pictures of it. TechCrunch has now created a mockup of what the tablet might look like. In the previous report it was described as looking like a BlackBerry PlayBook. Take a look at the picture below:
