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One of the most underrated tablets, because of the lack of apps, the Blackberry Playbook, picked yet another wireless carrier to help reach more consumers. Sprint just announced availability of the WiFi only Blackberry Playbook tablet for the same $499 price you'll going to see in other stores.Since it hasn't got a 4G data chip inside Sprint can't offer a monthly plan for us to subscribe to, so no subsidy here: you have to pay full price for the WiFi Playbook. If you have your doubts, as man...

After yesterday's news about the dual screen Sony S2 tablet passing FCC tests, it's time for the bigger 9.4 inch brother, the Sony S1 tablet, to pass the same tests which means release date is imminent and the product can safely be sold in US. As with each early unit that goes through FCC there's little info known, so here's what we've found out about the Sony S1 Android tablet: there will be four models, SGPT111US/S, SGPT112US/S, SGPT111CA/S and SGPT112CA/S, presumably two for Canada and tw...

In a market where usual tablets sell for around $500, everything half the price is deemed to be considered a no-name product from China, but that's changing, as in past months a lot of known manufacturers have announced (MSI, Archos for example) or launched cheap tablets that cost around $250. The latest is Viewsonic with the ViewBook 720, an Android tablet/eReader, which will debut at the end of June for the aforementioned price.What makes the Viewsonic ViewBook 730 different is that it's n...

It's been only a week since I've got the Blackberry Playbook and the 7 inch tablet has already received a second update, the Blackberry Tablet OS 1.0.5 which slowly but steadily improves on RIM's tablet. There is a list of the changes on RIM's blog, but since you don't like to read too much (I know I don't) this post will be a short walk-through of what you do get in this 300+ MB update. I have to say Apple's decision to implement over-the-air updates that push only delta information (data tha...

Today at WWDC 2011 Apple has announced officially its latest products that will be delivered to market in the months to come. Surprisingly, no new hardware was announced, as the focus was on software and services. From the things announced today what interest us is iOS 5 and iCloud, both coming this Fall.iOS 5 is the next big update in Apple's mobile operating system, bringing over 200 new features, while iCloud is Apple's vision on cloud computing, with all user data being uploaded to cloud...

A dual boot tablet is already something to be proud of as a manufacturer, but a triple boot one it's a record, and Evolve III knows that with their Maestro C and S 10 inch tablets that were showcased at Computex last week. We've been talking about them here at AllTouchTablet in past, but this was the first chance to take a look at working samples.Why two tablets? Because Evolve III wants to offer users the option of a kickstand with the Maestro C, making it suited for desktop use together wi...

Most wireless carriers in US like to rename their products, use slightly different cases and all those elements that can be called branding, but which also confuse customers from time to time (like 99% of the time). The latest product that does that is the HTC Evo View 4G, essentially a HTC Flyer 7 inch tablet with a 4G WiMAX chip that supports Sprint's 4G  wireless network.Sprint announced today that HTC Evo View 4G will arrive on June 24, with a promotional offer: the Magic Stylus (or Scr...

If you want your tablet to stand out from the crowd there's no better option than the Sony S2, a dual screen (2 x 5.5 inches with 1024 x 480 pixel resolution) Android Honeycomb model that just passed FCC checkings. What that means is you'll soon be able to get one, as the hardware is quite ready (that's what FCC tests) and all Sony has to do right now is get the software ready. And I belive Sony has some work to do, as adding a second screen means work to make the Android Honeycomb, meant for si...

After Microsoft showed it's willing to make its operating system open for ARM chips, is clear that Intel has to do something and make its chips compatible with more widespread operating systems ("you took my lunch, I'll steal your desert" kind of policy). And that something is, of course, opening up for Android, as some prototypes of Intel Oak Trail Atom tablets running the aforementioned OS were displayed for demo at Computex 2011.The Oak Trail series is not something new (read our first me...

Samsung is the only manufacturer to launch a tablet in 2010 and successfully sell quite a few millions Galaxy TABs, biting from Apple's iPad market share. They've shown a great tablet at CES 2011, the Galaxy Tab 10.1, but once Apple announced the incredibly thin and light iPad 2, Samsung decided it's time for a redesign, so it announced a few weeks after the slim Galaxy TAB 10.1, then only a prototype, but slightly thinner (8.6mm) and lighter (1.25 lbs) than the aforementioned iPad 2. A matter o...