BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK OS 2.0 COULD LAUNCH ON FEBRUARY 21

Research in Motion is expected to launch its BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 on February 21st. This major software update will bring a lot of features that the BlackBerry PlayBook doesn’t have at the moment. For example, it will bring native email, calendar and contact apps to the tablet. It will also give PlayBook the capability to run some Android apps. Of course, it won’t be able to run all Android

AMAZON COULD HAVE SOLD 3.9 MILLION KINDLE FIRE TABLETS IN 2011

Amazon has always maintained that its Kindle line of tablets and ebook readers have been best sellers. The company has never released exact sales figures so we don’t know exactly how many Kindle devices have been sold so far.


Now the folks at iSuppli have done some math and released the estimated sales figures of the Amazon tablets / ebook readers. According to them, Amazon may have moved

ARCHOS G9 TABLETS WITH ANDROID 4.0 UP FOR PRE-ORDER

Archos usually shipped its tablets with Android 2.3 or earlier versions of the OS. The Archos G9 tablets were the first tablets from the company to launch with Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system. They also had access to Google Android Market. Now they are getting even better.

The 8 and 10 inch tablets will soon get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Dynamism has already started taking

ATOM-POWERED SMARTPHONES AND NETBOOKS SHOULD COST $199 TO $299, SAYS INTEL

Intel only makes processors. Of course, its chips power the vast majority of laptops and desktops out there. That, however, doesn’t mean that Intel gets to decide what price device makers will charge for their products. Nonetheless, Intel can set guidelines.

Intel is expected to launch its first line of processors for phones and tablets later this year. The company’s Cedar Trail processors for

ZTE LIGHT TAB 2 7 INCH TABLET NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UK FOR 235 POUNDS

Chinese company ZTE has been making phones and tablets for a while. But up until now its devices were only available in China. Of course, some of them were sold in the West under different brand names, but it was not easy to sport a device carrying the name ZTE. But that is changing. ZTE has started selling its products in western countries under its own brand name. In the US it is offering the

SAMSUNG COULD LAUNCH 10 INCH GALAXY NOTE WITH STYLUS SUPPORT

It looks like the stylus is making a comeback. They have been around for decades. However, in recent years device makers have been favoring finger input instead of the stylus. The digital pen or the stylus, however, has a few advantages over finger input. For instance, if you want to make precise writings or drawings, you need a stylus. If you have ever tried drawing using your fingertips, you

ARCHOS ARNOVA G2 NOW AVAILABLE IN THE US

The Archos Arnova G2 is a budget-friendly 9.7 inch tablet running Google Android 2.3 operating system. The tablet was introduced a few months ago. Right now it is available for purchase from several retailers in the US. Prices range between $230 (PC Richard & Son) and $250 (B&H).


The Archos Arnova G2 is powered by a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 single core processor. It has a 1024 x 768 pixels display