Tablets

Amazon’s Tablet May Cost “Hundreds” Less Than the iPad

According to the New York Post, when Amazon releases its tablet in the next few months, they’re not just going to be cost competitive. They’re going to be cost kamikaze. The Posts’s source said that the Amazon tablet will cost “hundreds” less than the iPad—whose cheapest model weighs in at $500—currently does. A $300 (or…

Tech News Brian Barrett Aug 26

Microsoft Teases and Previews a Quad-Core Windows Slate

During Microsoft TechEd 2011 in New Zealand, Microsoft showed off something verrrry interesting: a Quad-Core Windows Slate. Reports are unsure if it runs Windows 7 or Windows 8 but more info is supposed to be revealed soon. According to ZDNet, the quad-core Windows slate will be showcased in full at the upcoming Microsoft Build Conference…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 25

Amazon Now Offers Kindle Daily Deals

If you have a Kindle (or a PC/iOS/Android device), and like cheap books (I assume you do, but who knows, maybe you derive pleasure from hemorrhaging cash), Amazon now offers a daily deal for books. Quietly emerging from the mist yesterday, the Kindle Daily Deal will introduce a single book at midnight PST each day…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 25

Vizio’s Android Tablet Is the First to Offer Hulu Plus

A week after hitting stores, the 8-inch Vizio Tablet has now added an important distinction: it’s the first Android tablet to offer Hulu Plus and it’s available for download now. [Vizio] https://gizmodo.com/vizios-media-heavy-econo-tablet-arrives-today-5829023

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 24

Engadget Says Sony’s S1 Will Be Known As the Tablet S for Its September Release

Engadget has some new details for the Playstation-Certified Sony S1 slate. Set maaaybe for release in the first two weeks of September, the gorgeous if drably-named Tablet S will now ship with Honeycomb 3.1, and will be ready for an Ice Cream Sandwich update. [Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-with-sonys-gorgeous-new-android-tablets-5820835

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 23

Why the Hell Are People Buying Touchpads for $300 on eBay?

Ah, the HP Touchpad. When it was previewed, it looked amazing. When it was reviewed, it was smashed. When it was launched, it was ignored. When HP killed webOS and dropped the price to $100, it sold out? Yes. And now it’s selling for more than retail on eBay. What. The. Hell. Is. Going. On.…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 23

10 Things You Can Do with a $100 TouchPad

The TouchPad may not be the perfect tablet, but it is selling for $100 right now, but it’s going fast. Actually, it’s pretty much gone. But if you did manage to snag one, here are ten good uses for it. https://gizmodo.com/hp-touchpad-review-unbreak-my-heart-5816916 1. E-book Reader The TouchPad has a mighty fine Kindle app, but at only…

Tech News Brent Rose Aug 22

Lenovo CEO: We Can Take On Apple

With the release of their IdeaPad K1 behind them and two more on the way, Lenovos CEO Yang Yuanquing sat down with the Financial Times to give his take on how far Lenovo’s new tablet business can go. In short, this is divide and conquer. https://gizmodo.com/lenovo-ideapad-k1-tablet-review-cheaper-brighter-b-5826976 Yuanquing started out by essentially saying Apple remains a…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 22

Why Didn’t Amazon Join the TouchPad Fire Sale?

The following post is based on pricing that was seen over the weekend directly through Amazon; the current prices on the site are reflective only of what Amazon’s retail partners are charging. There are also reports that Amazon offered the TouchPad as a GoldBox deal, although that hasn’t been confirmed at this time. After HP…

Commerce Brian Barrett Aug 22

Key HP Executives Had No Idea What Was About to Happen with WebOS

Down the rabbit hole we go, where tablets last six weeks on the market, great mobile OS’s are put out to pasture before their time, and HP executives are not told of doomed tablets until days before their demise. Updated. https://gizmodo.com/goodbye-webos-the-greatest-phone-youll-never-use-5832332 It’s the world of HP’s consumer-side business, and it’s looking rather uncomfortable at the…

Tech News Jack Loftus Aug 21

Michael Dell Snipes at HP Social Media Intern In Epic Twitter Battle

August 21, 2011: The day billionaire Michael Dell got in a tit-for-tat scuffle with someone from HP, probably some poor social media intern who drew the weekend straw this week, about HP’s withdrawal from the consumer PC space. The image above, which was compiled using screengrabs over at CNET, does not include the earlier August…

Tech News Jack Loftus Aug 21

Microsoft Doubles Down On the “PC Era” with Healthy Dose of Rhetoric

The PC is awesome; the future rosy! So says Frank Shaw, Microsoft spokesman, who blogged this week we’re in a “PC Plus” era, not “post-PC.” Embarrassingly, I thought PC plus meant the extra adware that came standard with Windows. [AppleInsider]

Tech News Jack Loftus Aug 21

Don’t Worry: HP Is Refunding You All Your TouchPad Money

In the midst of all the news about the TouchPad fire sale, some people might feel left out in the lurch with their pre-downfall tablets. You’re covered; HP will reportedly refund you your money or pay back the difference on the sale prices. https://gizmodo.com/so-will-touchpad-buyers-get-full-refunds-update-yes-5832304 It’s funny that the TouchPad has been selling like mad all…

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 20

iFixit Lets You Repair Your New TouchPad Now That HP’s Given Up On It

Now that HP’s practically giving TouchPads away, iFixit has released their full suite of repair guides for the dying tablet, along with a WebOS app for your servicing needs. If you got one before they sold out, you’ll need this. https://gizmodo.com/touchpads-are-now-going-for-100-5832788 [iFixit]

Tech News Kwame Opam Aug 20

What Tablets Looked Like Before the iPad And What They Look Like Now

Plastic. Lumpy. Windows. Buttons. More buttons…handles? Yup, this is what tablets looked like before the iPad came out. After the iPad? Well, um, it’s been a lot different. It’s definitely reminiscent of how Android phones looked more like Blackberry before the iPhone, but I’ve got to say I sorta wish some tablet makers veered off…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 19

Hey PC Makers: Don’t Quit, Fight!

What does it mean when the world’s largest PC manufacturer quits? Some say it’s the death knell for PCs. That may be the case, but only because companies, like HP, are turning tail and running rather than fighting back. Don’t. HP announced yesterday that not only will they stop making WebOS devices, but they’re considering…

Tech News Brent Rose Aug 19

webOS Runs Twice as Fast on iPads Than on TouchPads

An anonymous source tells TheNextWeb that HP had been testing webOS on other devices. One test in particular, saw them running webOS on an iPad 2 and achieving results that were more than twice as fast than the OS running natively on the Touchpad. Furthermore, when run as a web app in Mobile Safari, it…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 19

WSJ Says High-Res iPad 3 Will Appear “Early 2012”

Just in case you really weren’t sure that Apple was readying a new iPad, the WSJ’s sources have tipped them off about an early 2012 launch for the high-res 9.7-inch iPad 3, which will allegedly have a 2048×1536 display. As the WSJ says, this is a marked difference from the iPad 2’s 1024×768 resolution. If…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 19

Goodbye webOS: The Greatest Phone You’ll Never Use

The awesome little phone that could, webOS, is dead. Discontinuing all phones and tablets, HP intends to “explore options to optimize the value of webOS software.” If that’s not murder, then it’s certainly lobotimizing, de-limbing and leaving webOS in the middle of an ocean. Tragic. https://gizmodo.com/the-indie-phone-makers-last-stand-5480452 I bought the Pre when it came out two…

Tech News Adrian Covert Aug 18

So Will TouchPad Buyers Get Full Refunds? (Update: Yes)

HP has officially killed webOS. Offed it with two dinky sentences in a dinky little press release. It’s sad, sure. But what about everyone who bought the $500 (then $450, then $400) hunk of now-scrap metal that’s called TouchPad? Updated. https://gizmodo.com/hp-killing-webos-devices-5832291 Now that HP is abandoning webOS product, they’ve effectively rendered TouchPad useless. Developers won’t…

Tech News Brian Barrett Aug 18

Amazon’s Tablet May Cost “Hundreds” Less Than the iPad

Microsoft Teases and Previews a Quad-Core Windows Slate

Amazon Now Offers Kindle Daily Deals

Vizio’s Android Tablet Is the First to Offer Hulu Plus

Engadget Says Sony’s S1 Will Be Known As the Tablet S for Its September Release

Why the Hell Are People Buying Touchpads for $300 on eBay?

10 Things You Can Do with a $100 TouchPad

Lenovo CEO: We Can Take On Apple

Why Didn’t Amazon Join the TouchPad Fire Sale?

Key HP Executives Had No Idea What Was About to Happen with WebOS

Michael Dell Snipes at HP Social Media Intern In Epic Twitter Battle

Microsoft Doubles Down On the “PC Era” with Healthy Dose of Rhetoric

Don’t Worry: HP Is Refunding You All Your TouchPad Money

iFixit Lets You Repair Your New TouchPad Now That HP’s Given Up On It

What Tablets Looked Like Before the iPad And What They Look Like Now

Hey PC Makers: Don’t Quit, Fight!

webOS Runs Twice as Fast on iPads Than on TouchPads

WSJ Says High-Res iPad 3 Will Appear “Early 2012”

Goodbye webOS: The Greatest Phone You’ll Never Use

So Will TouchPad Buyers Get Full Refunds? (Update: Yes)

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