SAMSUNG UNVEILS GALAXY NOTE 10.1

Samsung has officially unveiled its Galaxy Note 10.1 Android tablet. Besides pen input, the Galaxy Note 10.1 also supports a new feature called ‘multi-screen functionality’.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. It comes pre-loaded with some free apps such as S Note, Shape Match, Formula Match and free copies of Adobe Photoshop Touch and Adobe Ideas.

The

LENOVO IDEAPAD S2109 HITS FCC

An unannounced Lenovo tablet called the IdeaPad S2109 has made an appearance at the FCC website. Detailed specifications are not available at the moment, but the tablet reportedly has a Texas Instruments chip. It is also expected to have a 9.7 inch display.


The tablet has also got a TI WiLink WL1281 wireless module with support for WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and FM radio. That probably also confirms

ASUS WORKING ON ULTRABOOKS WITH 1080P DISPLAYS

Few ultrabooks on the market have a higher resolution display. Most of them sport 13 or 14 inch displays with 1366 x 768 pixels, but the Asus Zenbook UX31 is an exception. It has a 13.3 inch display with a respectable 1600 x 900 pixels resolution. But it looks like ultrabooks with even higher resolution displays are about to hit the market.


The next generation ultrabooks from Asus will

DELL XPS 15 LEAKS

A certain Dell laptop bearing the model number L521X has leaked. Sources claim that it is the XPS 15 Dell is going to launch in 2012.

The Dell XPS 15 L521X will come with the third generation Intel Core series ‘Ivy Bridge’ processors. It will have a 15.6 inch 1080p anti-glare display. The notebook can be configured with up to 1TB of HDD or up to 512MB of SSD. It will reportedly also have

AT&T NOW OFFERS THE SONY TABLET P AND XPERIA PLAY COMBO FOR $300 ON TWO CONTRACTS

AT&T has started offering the Sony Tablet P for $300. It is $100 off the normal price AT&T charges for the tablet. And now here is the catch. To get the tablet for that price, you also need to buy the Xperia Play smartphone. What’s more, you will need to sign up for separate data plans for each device.


AT&T has been offering the Tablet P since last week for $399.99 on a 2-year service contract

IPAD 2 NOW AVAILABLE FOR $399 AND UP

The new iPad is finally here. So what about iPad 2? Well, it isn’t dead it. Apple has announced that they will continue to offer iPad 2 with prices starting at $399. All models of iPad 2 have had their price cut by $100.

Here’s the breakdown on the new pricing:

$399 – iPad 2 WiFi with 16GB
$499 – iPad 2 WiFi with 32GB
$599 – iPad 2 WiFi with 64GB
$529 – iPad 2 3G with 16GB

APPLE UNVEILS THIRD GENERATION IPAD

Apple has officially unveiled the third generation iPad. Contrary to popular expectations, it is not called iPad 3. The company just calls it new iPad.

The new iPad has a higher resolution display, better graphics capabilities and support for 4G LTE. While the first two generations of iPad had 9.7 inch displays with 1024 x 768 pixels, the new iPad has a 9.7 inch display with a whopping 2048 x

JOYPLUS M10PQ ANDROID TABLET HAS PIXEL QI DISPLAY

In terms of looks and most of the specifications the Joyplus M10PQ isn’t all that different from typical cheap Chinese tablets. It is powered by a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 single core processor. Other specifications include a 10 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage.

But unlike regular cheap tablets this model has a Pixel Qi low power display. When the backlight is on, it is

BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK BEST SELLER AT BEST BUY CANADA LAST WEEK

BlackBerry PlayBook was the best seller at Future Shop and Best Buy Canada last week. The tablet has been selling for $199 for several weeks. At that price point, RIM is unlikely to make a profit. Nonetheless, the company is promoting the tablet aggressively.


RIM launched the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 update last week. That update added a lot more functionality to the tablet including the

MEET NOVERO SOLANA, THE TABLET/NETBOOK HYBRID THAT RUNS WINDOWS AND ANDROID

A certain company called Novero Solana has launched a tablet / netbook hybrid running Windows and Android. The machine is expected to go on sale in the US for $799. In Europe it will run 699 Euros.

Specswise, the computer has a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom N2600 Cedar Trail processor. It can run Windows 7 or Google Android. The tablet has a 9.7 inch, 1024 x 768 pixels touchscreen display.


The Solana

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 7.7 NOW AVAILABLE IN THE US

Verizon Wireless has started offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 in the US. As expected, the tablet isn’t cheap. The contract-free model runs $699.99. If you sign up for a 2-year service contract, you can get it for $499.99. The data plans start at $30 per month.

The Verizon version of the tablet is designed to connect to Verizon’s 4G LTE network. WiFi-only versions of the tablet are not

QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE UPCOMING ARCHOS ARNOVA TABLETS

Archos is all set to launch the third generation of its budget-friendly Arnova tablet lineup. Here is a quick overview of the upcoming Arnova models.

The major difference between the upcoming and existing Arnova tablets is in the operating system. All new models will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. All models are also expected to ship with the AppsLib Market instead of the

ARCHOS WORKING ON A $129 TABLET FOR KIDS

Archos is reportedly working on a 7 inch tablet for children. The Archos Child Pad, as it is going to be called, will sell for about $129.

The new tablet has a 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. No word on screen resolution or storage capacity as yet.


The tablet will come pre-loaded with a Kids App Store powered by the AppsLib Android Marketplace.

GALAXY TAB 7.7 COMES TO VERIZON FOR PRICES STARTING AT $500

US wireless carrier Verizon will start offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 on March 1st. The 7.7 inch tablet will support Verizon’s 4G LTE mobile network. If you sign up for a 2-year service contract, you can pick up the tablet for $499.99.


The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 has a 1280 x 800 pixels Super AMOLED Plus display with wide viewing angles. The tablet is powered by a 1.4GHz dual core

RASPBERRY PI COMPUTER FIRST BATCH ALREADY SOLD OUT

The $35 Raspberry Pi computers have gone on sale. Interestingly, the first batch has already been sold out but we won’t know exactly how many units were there. You can now register to be notified when more computers are in stock.


The Raspberry Pi has a 700 MHz Broadcom BCM2835 ARM system-on-a-chip processor and hardware accelerated graphics which will be able to handle 1080p HD video playback

TOSHIBA LAUNCHES EXCITE 10 LE ANDROID TABLET IN THE US

The Toshiba Excite 10 LE tablet is expected to go on sale in the US on March 6th. Toshiba introduced the tablet at CES in January. At that time it was called Excite X10.


The tablet has a 1.2GHz TI OMAP 4430 dual core processor. The 10 inch IPS display has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The tablet measures just 0.3 inches in thickness and weighs 1.2 pounds. The model with 16GB of storage

APPLE TO UNVEIL IPAD 3 ON MARCH 7

Apple will unveil its iPad 3 on March 7th. The company has already started sending out invitations to an event scheduled to be held on that date in San Francisco.


The iPad 3 is expected to have a higher resolution display. There is no official confirmation on that as yet, but it is one of the rumors that has been floating around for months. The iPad 2 has a lower resolution 9.7 inch, 1024 x

SONY TABLET P COMING TO AT&T

The Sony Tablet P has a pair of 5.5 inch displays which can be used to display two apps at once. Or you can have the same app spanning across both screens. The tablet has been available since last year, and now AT&T is getting ready to launch it on its 4G HSPA+ network.

The AT&T version of the tablet will be available starting March 4th. You can pick up the tablet for $399.99 if you sign up for

TOSHIBA COULD BE BUILDING A 7.7 INCH TABLET

Toshiba is yet to officially announce that it is planning to launch a 7.7 inch tablet. Nonetheless, the company showed off a prototype behind closed glass at CES in January. The same model is on display at the ongoing Mobile World Congress too.


The prototype tablet has a 7.7 inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It is powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad core processor. The

CORNING GORILLA GLASS 2 COMING

Corning’s sturdy Gorilla Glass has been pretty popular with mobile device makers, thanks to its scratch and shatter resistant surface. And now the company is working on the next version of the Gorilla Glass. It will be thinner and more touch sensitive. Of course, there will be no compromise in the sturdiness department.

Corning says that the first devices sporting Gorilla Glass 2 could start