Neowin News Feed for: Android tablet

Google contemplating a $99 Nexus 7

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:15:01 +0000

Google is planning to be even more competitive in the mobile device market, this time lowering the price of its Nexus 7 tablet to the eventual “it makes my wallet happy” price of $99. Read more...

Just call me Wayne: Tegra 4 specs leak

Jake Durasamy — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:54:44 +0000

The Tegra 4 chipset codenamed "Wayne" has had it's specs leaked by a Weibo user. Judging from what we can see, we know that it's a substantial improvement to current existing chipsets. Read more...

Lenovo IdeaTab A2107 and A2109 get priced in the UK

Jake Durasamy — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:30:28 +0000

Lenovo's two new Android tablets have been priced in the UK, and the prices are very reasonable. The 7-inch model will cost £149, while the 9-inch model will cost £199. Read more...

Best Buy building their own tablet

Tyler Holman — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:45:37 +0100

Beleagured electronics giant Best Buy is turning to Android to pull them out of their slump, and is planning to release their own 9.7 inch tablet, the Insignia Flex, next month for around $250. Read more...

Russia develops Google free Android tablet

Rob Schorman — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:49:14 +0100

Russia wants to equip military and government personnel with tablets, but the country isn't comfortable with Google collecting information from Android users, which could fall into U.S. hands Read more...

TechSpot: Acer Iconia Tab A700 Review

Julio Franco — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:50:52 +0100

The Iconia Tab A700 is Acer's latest update to its Android tablet line-up. Featuring Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a quad-core processor, the A700's claim to fame is its new 1920 x 1200 pixel... Read more...

Samsung to release Student Edition GTab, undercutting their own product

Paul Ferson — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:30:19 +0100

Samsung are to release a new variant of their Galaxy Tab 7.0. Entitled the 'Student Edition', it includes extras and retails for the same price as a standard model.... for some reason. Read more...

Google Nexus 7 Tablet Review

Julio Franco — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 04:57:52 +0100

Google has released a number of Nexus branded "hero" smartphones in the past, but the new Nexus 7 is the first ever tablet to bear the moniker and is the first to run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean too. Read more...

Google Nexus tablet revealed?

Tyler Holman — Wed, 30 May 2012 02:09:15 +0100

A new benchmark for a mysterious Google branded tablet seems to confirm rumors of a Nexus tablet coming in the near future, boasting an Nvidia Tegra 3 processor and (maybe) a Jelly Bean OS. Read more...

My top 10 Android tablet apps (mid-2012)

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 29 May 2012 07:32:37 +0100

The selection of Android tablet apps is pretty slim, so today I'm looking through some of the ones I use frequently, and not just the well-known ones so hopefully some will be new to you Read more...

Report: Google-branded tablet coming in July

Anthony Tosie — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:04:34 +0100

Google will release a 7-inch tablet in July, according to a new report. The tablet will likely be a part of Google's Nexus category of hardware, which it partners with third parties for. Read more...

Windows RT predicted to grow slowly in tablet market

John Callaham — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:19:45 +0100

A new report from NPD DisplaySearch predicts that tablets with Windows RT installed will grow slowly over the next five years, reaching up to 7.5 percent of the tablet market by 2017. Read more...

Analysis: How the Kindle Fire is killing Google's tablet hopes

Andy Weir — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:46:36 +0100

As figures reveal that the Kindle Fire has now captured over 54% of the Android tablet market, we consider how Amazon's slate is impacting Google's ambitions of making money in the tablet space. Read more...

Intel announces Windows 7/Android-based Studybook

John Callaham — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:45:59 +0100

Intel has announced plans to develop the Studybook, a rugged tablet design that can run both Windows 7 and Android that is designed to be used primarily by students. Read more...

Amazon gives update on Kindle Fire sales

John Callaham — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:32:55 +0000

Amazon has announced that it has now sold "millions" of its Kindle Fire tablet along with "millions" more of its Kindle eReaders and that it was the best holiday ever for the Kindle hardware family. Read more...

TechSpot: Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 & Xyboard 8.2 Tablets Review

Julio Franco — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:22:35 +0000

The Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 and 8.2 tablets pick up where the original Xoom tablet left off. They both offer Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE data speeds, large displays, and a stealth black finish... Read more...

Kindle Fire ships today, one day earlier than planned

John Callaham — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:57:11 +0000

Amazon has announced that it has begun shipping its Kindle Fire seven inch tablet to customers, one day earlier than first announced; its new Kindle Touch eReaders start shipping out on Tuesday. Read more...

Transformer 3: 10" Android, quad-core tablet on the way

Owen Williams — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:13:01 +0100

One of the most powerful tablets to date has been announced; the "Transformer Prime" which sports a quad-core processor and measures in at just 8.3mm thick. Read more...

Amazon to hold press conference Wednesday

John Callaham — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:07:12 +0100

Amazon has officially announced plans to hold a press conference this Wednesday, September 28. It's likely the company will officially announce a new hardware product Read more...

GameStop to sell branded Android-based tablet in 2012

John Callaham — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:58:40 +0100

GameStop has confirmed it plans to sell a branded Android-based tablet sometime in 2012 that will be pre-installed with a number of games. It will also be able to stream console games at some point. Read more...