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Deciding which tablet to buy is not always a matter of price and specs. If you go only for price you might find yourself spending more money after the initial purchase to get accessories, apps, or simply another tablet that meets your demands. Going for specs is also bad, since the software is the one that matters most today. Without it a tablet is worthless. See the Playbook example, a small 7 inch slate with great specs, but let down by the operating system and the lack of apps.That's why ...

If you're not one of the consumers who wishes an iPad as a Christmas gift (most of you are) and you still want a tablet there are quite a few options out there, especially for those on a tight(er) budget. That's why I though of putting together this quick comparison article with today's cheap 7 inch tablets that might interest you: the Kindle Fire from Amazon, Nook Tablet from Barns and Noble and Vox from Kobo.First let's start with a comparison of the specs, the thing that seems to matter l...

Black Friday is by far the single most important shopping day of the year. It's the day(s) when you can literally buy all the gadgets you need for half, even third of the normal price you would pay in any other day. There are plenty of websites out there that display various deals and coupons valid for this year's Black Friday, that's why I'll be focusing on Black Friday tablet deals and offers.This is not the definitive Black Friday 2011 article, as the event is on November 25th this year, ...

As the Christmas shopping season is approaching consumers who saved money throughout the year to take advantage of best deals are now facing tough competition in the tablet market, which of course rises the question: which tablet should I buy?.I could point you to the AllTouchTablet favorite lists for cheap Android tablets, 7 inch models or 10 inch slates, but in this post we're going to take a look at the newly released Amazon Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet, pitted together against the tablet ...

Although it was the first of its kind, the Apple iPad often gets a bad rap because of its high price, although some would say that you get what you pay for and the build quality and performance characteristics of the tablet makes it well worth the costs.However, there are plenty of options out there for those of us who either can’t stretch to the iPad or simply don’t fancy using an Apple device. In fact, with the Google Android operating system appearing on countless tablets, this can be...

With the latest update to iOS 5 [our coverage of features here] Apple surely raised the bar for its mobile operating system, but it still lacks to Android in terms of basic things like widgets. The gap was even wider prior to version 5 when all iOS devices needed badly a new notification center similar to the one found in Android devices.This post is about the new Notification Center, a highly configurable software feature that slides down from the top of your iPad/iPhone/iPod screen with a ...

Amazon announced the fourth generation Kindle eReader and the new Kindle Touch (with a 3G version) in the autumn of 2011 and all devices are a huge leap forward in terms of design, functionality and even pricing, starting at as low as $79 for Amazon Kindle 4 and going up to $99 for Kindle Touch and $149 for Kindle Touch 3G.With this pricing scheme Amazon sets a new bar for how cheap it is to get into eReading. It's also pushing Kindle cases and accessories manufacturers to lower their prices...

Announced earlier this year, Android 4.0 ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) finally landed during the official unveiling of Galaxy Nexus S, a joint conference between Samsung and Google. In short Android 4.0 ICS is the one that unifies tablet and smartphone interfaces, again. If Honeycomb had a different UI meant to offer a specialized interface optimized for tablet use, different from the Gingerbread (2.3), Froyo (2.2) and even Eclair (2.1) tablets which were basically using the same UI as the one for sm...

Because the iPad 2 is so slim and light when I look for an iPad 2 case I always try and get a compact tight fit model to complement the 10 inch tablet and not defy the whole purpose of its simple design.Trident Aegis [official page] is definitely one such case, a combination of black silicone and coloured polycarbonate plastic that hides a few surprises. So let's review this good looking skin for iPad 2 and see if it's worth your attention. Construction and mounting procedure As with most...

This is the second Waterfield case we've been testing here at AllTouchTablet.com, after the Muzetto leather bag. I have to say I'm again impressed by the build quality and the overall finish of the product. This time we're going to take a look at the SFBags Waterfield iPad Ultimate SleeveCase [official product page], a cheaper product meant to carry your 10 inch slate tablet in style.Even if it's called iPad Ultimate SleeveCase, the bag is able to carry similarly sized 10 inch tablets (mind ...