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While the current quad-core tablets (actually only the ASUS EEE Pad Transformer Prime is for sale) are certainly impressive in terms of performance, surpassing easily the iPad 2, it's fair to assume that the upcoming iPad 3 will make sure to close this gap, or even go one step further.Samsung is not taking any chances, so it seem that at MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona next month it will introduce a new Galaxy TAB with the new dual-core Exynos 5250 2GHz processor clocked at 2GHz, a ...

I wrote earlier this week about RIM getting a new CEO and somehow confirming a 3G+ enabled Blackberry Playbook tablet for some time later this year, and then a completely new model (probably 10 inches) in Q4, but these were mere rumors.Now I've found a leaked document (or at least that's what the footer says) that gives a few details of the new 7 inch 3G+ Blackberry Playbook tablet.The slides not only shows that the new Playbook will indeed look a lot like the old model (at least from th...

One of the most interesting tablets at CES 2012 was the Acer Iconia TAB A700 (our preview with video here), mainly because it features the best components of 2012, from what I can gather: 1.3 Ghz Quad Core Tegra 3 processor, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixels gorgeous IPS screen.ASUS and Lenovo will offer similar tablets, but this time Acer seems to be on the same page with build quality (see the picture at the end of this post). Now we've got a hint about the pr...

Even if Windows 8 is still months away from the official launch and probably the first devices will arrive just in time for the 2012 Christmas I start to get a feeling Microsoft is starting to promote their next operating system stronger and stronger. After releasing the official requirements for Windows 8 tablets it's time now to take a look a the sensor support at OS level.In a long blog post (very interesting if you need more info) Microsoft details the kind of sensors Windows 8 will be a...

After debuting at CES 2012, tablets have started to get in line for the consumer launch, the one that really matters, as only then you're able to buy the model you like.Today I've found out about the pricing and availability of the Acer Iconia TAB A510, one of the company's quad-core models (the other being the Iconia A700). As a reminder, the A510 is basically an A700 minus the Full HD screen (1280 x 800 px instead of 1920 x 1080 px). Doesn't sound like much but I'm sure it's a huge differe...

It was about time to take a look at a DIY home project that involves some kind of touch screen technology. So here it is: a developer, a genius nonetheless, has turned his living room wall into a giant touchscreen by using his Android headset, a projector and a Microsoft Kinect sensor.After installing a custom ROM on the Android headset and doing some PC programming he was able to make the Kinect detect his hand's movement on the wall and send the gesture information via his PC to the Androi...

Since yesterday RIM has a new CEO, Thorsen Heins, which replaces the two CEO's RIM  previously had. Yeap, that's right, RIM had two heads steering the company into the dark place it's found today.It's no wonder the market demanded for a change at the top, which came yesterday, but not without consequences: the share value of RIM plummeted by no less than 8%.I'm happy that this doesn't mean the end of the company, which issued a statement from the new CEO that we won't going to see a com...

It looks like gaming on tablets has started to become pretty sophisticated, with old titles like Grand Theft Auto III being ported to the new mobile platforms, since current tablets are capable of handling 5-6 years old titles pretty well.The latest title to get developer's attention is Counter Strike, a very popular multiplayer first person shooter a few years ago (I got lots of F grades by playing it in college). This is not an official version, like GTA III, but a port made by the guys at...

I know some of you are looking forward to the ASUS EEE Pad Transformer Prime, an outstanding tablet, but there are lots of people who own the 1st gen Transformer TF101 from last year, one of the few successful Android tablets. And those consumers are waiting eagerly for the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich software update, promised by ASUS at CES 2012.They said back then that the software update will follow soon after the one for the quad core Transformer Prime, but now it seems it got delayed...

It's pretty amazing to see where tablets and eReaders have come in the past few years, since the time when their niche was created. It's even amazing for slate tablets, a product that basically didn't exist until two years ago.A recent market study report shows strong growth of eReader and tablet ownership in US in the past month, where the holiday shopping spree was motivated by various deals and the two categories mentioned above were on top of the wish list for most consumers in US.Pr...