Your next Android tablet may well be dedicated to video games, and the company behind it’s arguably the one you’d least expect: GameStop. That’s right, the monster-sized video games retailer we’d probably have long since bid farewell, but for the company’s prescient move into the used games market, now responsible for over half its …
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Germany: You’re Banned Forever Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Alas, the poor Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, we knew it well, but not in Germany, where a German district court ruled on Friday—it seems once and for all—that Samsung can no longer sell it, because, in so many words, it’s too much like Apple’s iPad 2. Worse still for Samsung, that means German retailers are banned from selling it …
Amazon’s Kindle Tablet Won’t Be for Geeks
After months of rumors and speculation about Amazon’s tablet plans, TechCrunch’s MG Siegler broke some solid details.
Reportedly dubbed the new “Amazon Kindle,” this 7-inch tablet will use a heavily-modified version of Android, without any involvement from Google. The interface will be laser-focused on delivering Amazon content to the …
Hands-on with Sony’s Tablets: They’re the Sonys of Tablets!
Sony had already sort of announced its new Android tablets again and again, but at the IFA consumer-electronics show in Berlin, it did the job officially. The 10.1″ model is the Tablet S, and will ship on September 16th for $499.99 (16GB) and $599.99 (32GB). The folding one with two 5.5″ displays is the Tablet P, and will be sold …
There Is No Tablet Market: Why Consumer Experiences Matter
Ben Bajarin is the Director of Consumer Technology Analysis and Research at Creative Strategies, Inc, a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm located in Silicon Valley.
Buried deep in the language on Apple’s website for the iPad 2 you’ll find this phrase: “It’s not a tablet, it’s iPad 2.” I would also challenge you …
Eight New Tablets and Ultrabooks You Should Know About
Tech companies have been flexing their design muscles at the IFA trade show in Berlin this week, trying to prove that Apple’s not the only one that can make ultra-thin, ultra-light laptops and tablets. Turns out that these PC makers can out-slim the iPad and the MacBook Air after all. They just needed Apple to start the fire. Here’s a …
Lenovo Tablet Cracks the $200 Barrier
It’s no fire sale HP TouchPad, but for $199, Lenovo’s IdeaPad A1 tablet looks like a decent 7-inch slab of Android for cheap.
Just keep in mind that the IdeaPad A1 is far from the cutting edge of technology. Inside, there’s a 1 GHz processor (all the rage in 2010), 8 GB of storage, a 3-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing
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Amazon’s iPad Rival May Not Land Until 2012
Amazon’s apparently not in a huge rush to send a 10-inch tablet to market. Anonymous sources tell DigiTimes that Amazon’s first tablet will be a 7-inch model, and that mass production on a true iPad rival with a 10.1-inch display will begin in the first quarter of 2012.
If the rumor’s accurate, it would mean that Amazon is first setting
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New Sony Tablet Up for Preorder at $500, Ships in a Couple Weeks
Sony is officially the latest to join the legion of Android tablets as they attempt to chip away at Apple’s market share. The new “Sony Tablet S” is available for preorder today, with shipments expected in the middle of next month.
Starting at $500 for the 16-gigabyte version, Sony finds itself engaging in the dangerous game of trying …
HP TouchPad Might Not Be Dead After All
HP’s TouchPad tablets might not be gone for good, even after the fire sale ends. A company executive believes that the doomed tablet, which was more popular in death than in life, could make a comeback if HP spins off its personal computer business.
The TouchPad was on the market for about six weeks before HP announced that it would …
The Future of Toys Is…Apple’s iPad?
Could tablets like the iPad ever replace toys like LEGOs, Erector Sets and crayons? Probably not, but startup Launchpad Toys thinks the iPad (and presumably tablets in general) has the potential to.
Okay, so the iPad’s already fairly toy-like. If you have one and kids, or you’re just a big kid (like me), you’ve probably goofed around …
Amazon Tablet Pricing: How Low Could It Go?
The New York Post’s Garett Sloane is reporting that a source tells him that Amazon.com will start selling an Android tablet for “hundreds less” than the $499 iPad in late September or October. “Hundreds less?” That’s both a specific claim and a vague one.
Could Amazon sell a tablet for $399? Sure, that’s entirely …