After showing phone makers how it’s done with the Nexus One and Nexus S smartphones, Google may be moving on to a Nexus tablet.
The Google-branded tablet would be manufactured by LG, CrunchGear’s John Biggs reports. However, the rumor says nothing about the hardware or software inside. Presumably, it would run Android 3.0 Honeycomb, …
On Saturday, the future of Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color will be revealed in the unlikeliest of places.
The Home Shopping Network claims to have the exclusive scoop on new features for the 7-inch color e-reader, including an app store with Angry Birds, Lonely Planet Phrasebook, Drawing Pad and more. The TV retailer says it will provide …
Those rumors about the Blackberry Playbook running Android apps weren’t so wacky after all.
Research in Motion confirmed that its upcoming 7-inch tablet will provide Android developers with a simple way to port their apps to the Playbook. In other words, the entire Android Market won’t be available automatically–developers will still …
With the smartphone and tablet markets booming, 2011 is a great time to have a wireless industry trade show. Press releases from CTIA 2011 flowed as soon as the week began, with device makers and wireless carriers flexing their muscles and hyping up their latest gadgets. Here’s a quick look at the biggest smartphones and tablets to debut …
Research in Motion’s Blackberry Playbook will start at $499 when it launches on April 19, but we’re still missing a few details on the 7-inch tablet.
The Playbook is RIM’s first shot at the tablet market. It has similar processing power to Apple’s iPad 2, but comes in a size that’s more like Amazon’s Kindle, trading a larger screen …
Here’s a first for iPad rivals: Samsung not only announced a pair of Android tablets on Tuesday, it also revealed prices and a release date at the same time.
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 will cost $499 for a 16 GB model and $599 for a 32 GB model with Wi-Fi — same as comparable iPad 2 configurations — when it launches on June 8. This …
Oh Samsung, you’re such a tease.
For a couple of weeks, you’ve been hinting at an 8.9 inch tablet, first with a press event invitation, and now with a YouTube video of some dimly-lit, stylized renderings. Just one problem: Nobody cares.
Admittedly, it was cool when you teased the original Galaxy Tab late last year. Back then, …
Chris Bangle, the most controversial designer of automobiles in recent memory, has a nifty new geek gig: designing cellphones and notebooks for Samsung.
A wee bit of backstory, for those one or two of you who don’t passionately follow design trends in high-end automobiles. Bangle, a stylish and persistently innovative Midwesterner, …
Electronics retailer B&H has jumped the gun and started taking pre-orders on a Wi-Fi-only Motorola Xoom tablet for $599, even though Motorola hasn’t confirmed the pricing itself.
B&H’s Xoom product page doesn’t say when the Wi-Fi version will ship, but says it’s “a new item being released in limited quantity, We are accepting orders …
If you’re tempted to complain about the latest iPad’s price tag, consider this: in Hong Kong, iPad 2s are easily selling for twice the price, and in some cases up to $1,500. (And that’s not in Hong Kong dollars, either.)
Even though the iPad 2 has yet to make it way to Hong Kong, the device is already sold out. It’s been …
Here’s a bit of schadenfreude for the folks who can’t find or don’t want an iPad 2: Some owners of Apple’s new tablet say the edges of their screens are bleeding light.
YouTube user IAmPhones has documented the problem in a video, which clearly shows a patch of white light on the side of the screen near the iPad 2’s home button. Users …
The business of buying an iPad 2 has predictably turned to madness, with scarce in-store supplies and ship dates stretching into April.
Apple’s online store shows a shipping delay of three to four weeks for all iPad 2 models, up from a flat three-week delay for people who ordered the tablet on its March 11 launch day. The iPad 2 is …
