Tag: tablets
ASUS Fonepad UK pre-orders now open ahead of 26 April release date
Pre-orders on the gigantic 7-inch ASUS Fonepad phone/tablet hybrid have now opened in the UK. Carphone Warehouse, Amazon and Sainsbury's will each be selling the Fonepad, priced at £179.99, due for release on the 26th April. First revealed back at…
Microsoft working on 7-inch Surface tablet
It's been a relatively slow start for Microsoft's Surface tablets, but that doesn't mean the Redmond company's enthusiasm for the line has been dimmed. According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, the company are working on a…
PC shipments continue to slide as tablets and smartphone sales soar
PC shipments worldwide continue to slide in the wake of the tablet and smartphone revolution, with the first quarter of 2013 seeing only 76.3 million machines ship, resulting in the PC market's biggest ever decline. IDC, which has tracked PC…
Should smartphones be banned from gigs? Yeah Yeah Yeahs spark debate
Indie rock legends the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have sparked debate over the place of smartphones at gigs by insisting that punters at their live shows don't pull out their tech while they play. While attending the New York trio's show…
Acer to take on iPad Mini with Iconia A1-810 tablet
Acer are looking to take a bite out of the iPad Mini and Google Nexus 7's tablet market share with their new Acer Iconia A1-810 tablet, leaking today to French site Rue du Commerce. A 7.9-inch slate, its suggested price…
REVIEW: Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablet
Better late than never seems to be Amazon's tablet motto; landing in the UK a fair few months after its US launch, we've now got the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9, Amazon's biggest tablet device to date. Is this Amazon's iPad killer, or does its Amazon-centric content make such comparisons moot? Read our full review to find out.
Google Nexus 7 HD tablet to go head-to-head with Retina iPad Mini 2?
We're pretty sure that Apple have a Retina display-packing iPad Mini 2 waiting in the wings in their Cupertino R&D labs, and now there's suggestion that Google may be lining up a high resolution tablet of their own. According to…
Introducing the News. Corp tablet, Amplify, aimed at schools
See that tablet above? That's the Amplify, built by the News Corporation-owned company of the same name, an educational unit of Rupert Murdoch's media empire. A 10-inch Android tablet, it's been designed with public school classrooms in mind, aimed at…
Will Microsoft make a Surface tablet with Kinect motion controls?
Microsoft wants to put it's Xbox 360 Kinect motion control system into laptops and tablets, hinting at the possibility of a Surface tablet with Kinect motion controls embedded. It's the "dream" of Craig Mundie, senior advisor to Microsoft CEO Steve…
MWC 2013: Asus Padfone Infinity goes beyond standard smartphone specs with tablet dock
Following on from the confirmation of UK launch details for the Asus Padfone 2, Asus have revealed a new premium Padfone Infinity model at MWC 2013. A seriously well-spec'd device, it's comprised again of a smartphone and docking station that…
