Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab S Review: Good Lord, That Display

Samsung’s tablet approach the last few years has been to toss every conceivable size into the stores to see if anything takes. They tended to all look they same, perform the same (not great), and vary by just an inch or two here and there. The Galaxy Tab S is different, though. It grabs you…

This Might Be Volantis, HTC’s 9-Inch Nexus Tablet

Android Police just published renders and specs on a rumored 9-inch HTC Nexus tablet. With an 8.9-inch, 2048×1440 display, Tegra K1 processor, and zero-gap aluminum body, Android Police’s intel says the device, named Volantis, will launch later this year at $400 for 16GB. Though it might not look exactly like the render above. [Android Police]

Samsung Galaxy Tab S: A Shining Screen On a Whole New Body (Update: Hands-On)

Samsung’s Galaxy Android phones have been a terrific success—its Galaxy tablets, not so much. Meet the Galaxy Tab S, Samsung’s crack at making a tablet as great—and as appealing—as the Galaxy S5. The new Tab S replaces last year’s Tab 4 and comes in 10.5 inch and 8.4 inch models with Super AMOLED displays, both…

Remember how Barnes and Noble said it was going to give up on its Nook tablets? Well they are back! As branded Samsung Galaxy Tabs. Samsung and B&N just signed an agreement to bring the Nook software and name to a flavor of the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 4. Hooray?

Come Play With Microsoft’s New Surface Pro 3 at Home of the Future

Now, we may be closing down our Home of the Future this afternoon, but we just added another fresh product to our catalog: a brand, spanking new Microsoft Surface Pro 3. And Home of the Future is the only place you can come see it. https://gizmodo.com/the-surface-pro-3-has-a-big-beautiful-12-inch-screen-1578974248 Microsoft literally just unveiled its new, larger 12-inch tablet/computer…

Microsoft Finally Surrendered To the iPad. Good!

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 is many things. It’s thinner, it’s faster; it’s all of the superlatives that come when you out a New and Improved version of anything tech. It, along with the absence of a Surface Mini, is also a white flag. Microsoft has finally accepted that Surface can’t take on the iPad. But…

LG’s G Pad Will Now Come In Every Size You Could Ever Want

Like LG’s G Pad 8.3 but not convinced by the size? No problem: the tablet will now be issued in three other sizes to make the range exhaustively complete. We liked the G Pad 8.3 when reviewed is Google Play edition last year. Now, that 8.3-inch version will be complemented by 7-,8- and 10.1-inch versions.…

Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Review: Hardware Triumph, Software Facepalm

Last year, the original Xperia Z Tablet was one of our absolute favorite tablets. It was so wonderfully thin and light, plus waterproofiness? Fantastic. But the laggy software Sony put on top kind of knee-capped its potential. This year, the hardware is even better. Bordering on masterful! But some lessons Sony just refuses to learn.…

As if owning one wasn’t bad enough, Nokia has suspended the sale of its Lumia 2520 tablet due to electric shock risk. (It’s actually the charger that is dangerous.)

This Is What Tablets Looked Like in 2001

It’s probably for the best that tablets didn’t really enter the mainstream until Apple launched the iPad, at least if the Nokia M510 Web Tablet was anything to go by. The Nokia M510 entered limited production in 2001, with around 1,000 of them built for testing purposes. It ran a version of Symbian on what…

If you have a Sony VAIO Fit 11A, you should stop using it and get it checked over, because it seems battery issues can cause it to overheat and catch fire.

Magnetic Building Blocks That Interact With Touchscreen Tablet Apps

There’s a fear that touchscreen devices like smartphones and tablets will one day turn kids into lifeless, imagination-less zombies. But technology isn’t all bad. And to bridge the gap between the toys of yesteryear and tomorrow, researchers at the National Taiwan University created a building block toy that can interact with apps on a touchscreen…

Apple Replaces Ageing iPad 2 With 16GB iPad 4

Apple has re-introduced the fourth-generation iPad , replacing the ageing iPad 2 with a single 16GB version of the newer tablet. There aren’t any changes to the re-introduced device: it simply replaces the old tablet which still featured the old 30-pin connector, sitting as a budget option in comparison to the iPad Air. As a…

Microsoft’s Surface 2 now comes in an LTE flavor. The 64GB, data-ready tablet runs on AT&T’s network (for now) and is available at your local or not-so-local Microsoft store or Best Buy today, for $680.

WSJ: Microsoft and Google Are Crushing the Dual-OS Dream

A report by the Wall Street Journal claims that Intel’s grand plans to stuff Android and Windows into the same tablet have hit a brick wall: neither Google nor Microsoft want hardware to sport the competitor’s OS alongside their own. The Journal reports that the Asus Transformer Book Duet—a hybrid laptop-cum-tablet capable of switching between…

Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Hands-On: A Familiar Waterproof Monolith

The tablet market is busier than it’s ever been, but Sony’s Xperia Tablet Z, with its waterproofing, minimalist design and super-slim frame, always felt like a unique prospect. While the impact of today’s reveal of the Xperia Z2 Tablet is lessened by familiarity with its excellent predecessor, it’s still looking like a very impressive slate.…

Sony’s New Xperia Z2 Phone and Z2 Tablet Look Pretty Sweet

Surprise, surprise. Just over a month after Sony released what we thought was its flagship phone for the time being in the Xperia Z1S, it surprised us today by unveiling the upcoming Xperia Z2. It’s like a beefed-up version of its predecessor. And tagging along with it is the Xperia Z2 Tablet, which looks like…

From Tablets to TVs: What’s Next For Display Tech in 2014

Starting in 2010 when Apple made the retina display and display quality a central theme for their product marketing, displays have moved up from the doldrums into an unprecedented renaissance of new display technologies for smartphones, tablets, TVs, and entirely new classes of products like wearable displays. That approach impressed consumers and moved the entire…

Every Real-Life Technology Star Trek Predicted

Most hardcore science fiction fans will brush Star Trek off as being just another ‘space opera’, but all of that drama takes place alongside some wonderful technology. Believe it or not, over the years the Star Trek writers have predicted everything from tablets, to Google Glass, to even 3D printers. Of course the replicators aboard…

You Can Build This Elegant Raspberry Pi Tablet Yourself

Hey, a new tablet! Crisp 10-inch touchscreen? Check. Luxurious carbon fiber and wood case? Present. Huge 10,000mAh battery? Yep. Linux-based and built at home? Err… This chunky-yet-oddly-elegant tablet was designed and built from scratch by Michael Castor. Powered by one of those open source Raspberry Pi mini computers, it’s affectionately known as the PiPad. Castor…