Best Tablet PC Reviews, News and 2012 tablets

It took Mozilla two weeks to get from the official Firefox for Honeycomb tablets announcement to the first nightly build, but it's here and you can download and install it on your Android tablet.As people report already, the Firefox mobile for smartphone functionality is offered also on the tablet version, but the main change is in the interface layout, with a much cleaner, minimalistic look and a few distinctive elements from what you've seen already on mobile browsers.The most importa...

After yesterday's Window 8 developer demo it's time for Intel to showcase it's Honeycomb tablet prototype based on the Medfield platform at IDF 2011 (Intel Developer Forum). Since Microsoft is opening the window for ARM chips it's normal for Intel to try and get into the traditional ARM territory, which are tablets and smartphones.We don't know too much about the reference Medfield Honeycomb tablet, except it seems roughly the same size and thickness (8.9 mm) as the slimmest Android tablets ...

There's one reason people buy a tablet stand: they want to use their slate on a desk, possibly connected to an external keyboard (and mouse in some cases). Whether you need a stand to work or for media watching something like the [easyazon-link asin="B005M5P34G"]Bweasel stand for iPad 2[/easyazon-link] comes in handy and in the following paragraphs we're going to take a look at it, as I've received a sample for testing from Bweasel.Bweasel is a company based in USA that builds its products i...

As we've anticipated last week, Microsoft demoed Windows 8 with the special touch customization of its interface at BUILD conference, together with some interesting tablets. One of them, disguised under the Samsung logo is the Samsung Series 7 Slate PC, announced at IFA Berlin. Not only that, but all 5000 attendants will get one for free, loaded with the developer built of Windows 8.That's right, the lucky developers not only have insight information about Windows 8, but also get to play wit...

The Samsung Galaxy TAB 10.1 is probably one of the best Android tablets on market today. It's slimmer and lighter than the iPad 2, features powerful hardware and comes at similar price points with Apple's tablet. If you don't want iOS, then Galaxy TAB 10.1 should be on your shopping list [read our articles here]. Sure Samsung has some problems with Apple in Europe, but that's not your concern if you don't live in Germany, Australia and some other countries where you can't buy one at this point. ...

Bella Cases is a premium Apple cases manufacturer, with a portfolio of products covering the iPad, iPad 2 and iPhone 4 [official site]. They were kind enough to send me the Smart Libretto leather case for iPad 2. The model I have comes in Tan colour, but you can order yours in Black, Red or Brown, if you wish.I haven't found any other way to order it than through Bella Cases website, where it retails for $99 (any version you choose). I know $99 puts the Bella Cases Smart Libretton into the ...

If you remember, we've been introduced to the Fusion Garage Grid 10 tablet a few weeks ago, an interesting tablet that uses a completely customized Android experience, 100% different from what you've seen. The main characteristic is a grid-like home screen where you can group app icons to your liking. It's still an Android tablet, so you'll be able to install and run Android apps.The tablet is now available for pre-order, and it already received a nice $200 discount, so it starts at [easyazo...

Traditionally desktop operating systems use x86 architecture and mobile devices like tablets and smartphones are reserved for ARM chips. That's going to change next year once Windows 8 debuts, an operating system that's going to work together with x86 and ARM platforms. Apparently Android will make this step sooner, in January 2012, when the Gingerbread 2.3 version is supposed to arrive for Intel's Atom E6xx series CPU.We know this because Intel made an official announcement past days. This ...

Acer Iconia Tab A500 [read full review] is one of the best Android Honeycomb tablets on market when it comes to the price/performance and build quality ratio, and now it will get even better with the AT&T version that will bear HSPA+ support (not 4G LTE), and will arrive this month starting at $330 with a two year contract and bearing the Acer Iconia TAB A501 name.That '1' at the end will make the difference between the WiFi only and the HSPA+ enabled version. If you don't want to subscr...

We all know Google likes to give sweet names to it's Android versions, literally. Up until now we have names like Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich and apparently the next version will maintain the trend, as serious rumors point towards Android Jelly Bean.While no details were offered about Android Jelly Bean features it seems that some of the game changing features meant to arrive with Ice Cream Sandwich were pushed back to Jelly Bean. That's not necessarily good new...