Samsung has officially unveiled its iPad rival at IFA 2010, the 7-inch Android based Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Boasting dimensions of 19x120x12mm, the 7-inch tablet utilises WSVGA (1024×600) TFT screen technology and is packing Android 2.2 (FroYo).
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Orange seems to be the latest company to jump on the iPad-shaped bandwagon, with a new report claiming that it is working on its own tablet computer.
Les Echos, a French newspaper, is claiming that an Android tablet is being manufactured by a “large Asian manufacturer” which will end up being one of the cheapest on the market.
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Samsung has announced the launch of its first eBook reader in the UK.
The Samsung E60 is a slightly modified version of the Samsung SNE-60K which hit Korean stores earlier this year, and goes on sale online at WHSmith for £199.99. It’ll hit highstreet stores on August 26.
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A seven-inch version of the Apple iPad is to hit shops before Christmas, according to a report by Taiwanese media.
The Economic Daily News, a Chinese newspaper-language newspaper based in Taiwan, is claiming that a smaller version of the Apple iPad (we are going out on a limb and calling it the iPad 2) is already in pre-production and could be this year’s surprise Christmas hit.
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The Samsung Galaxy tab, a rival to the Apple iPad, looks like it is coming to the UK soon, with Vodafone accidently slipping out details that it is to carry the device.
Engadget has had an anonymous tip that the Samsung Galaxy Tab is on Vodafone’s upcoming roster of devices, alongside the ‘nearly new’ BlackBerry 9105 (Pearl 3G) and the BlackBerry 9300 (Curve 3G).
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It’s been a long time coming for the Duracell myGrid. Originally slated for an August 2009 release, the wireless charging device has finally made it to the UK a year later and TechRadar has managed to get a close look at the thing.
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HP is having something of an up-and-down week, with news that the company is set to launch a webOS tablet in the first quarter of 2011 following the shock departure of the company’s CEO earlier this month.
According to a number of sources at a recent company meeting, HP’s webOS is set to be made available on a tablet PC next year. Read more...
Pictures have emerged of what could well be a case for a new iPod touch – a device which Apple is rumoured to release this September.
After refreshing its iPhone range with the iPhone 4 it’s inevitable that the iPod touch is the next in line to get an update with pictures showing a case that’s primed for FaceTime, the video-calling technology.
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Amazon has announced the arrival of its Kindle store, bringing thousands of ebooks to the UK.
Amazon revealed last week it was introducing the Kindle to the UK for the first time, with a 3G and Wi-Fi version penned in for a September release.
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Motorola is teaming up with Verizon to develop a tablet TV device set to rival Apple’s popular iPad.
The Financial Times reports this week that the fruits of the new partnership will be devices that allow users to watch television on the move.
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