Samsung Galaxy Tab 2

Posted By: Richard Dang In: Tablets, Tech, Tech Reviews, Video Gallery On May 12th 2012

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and 7.0 will be releasing to the public on separate days and for different prices. The 10.1 will make its way to the market on May 13, coming up very soon for $400. The 7.0 has already been released since April 22 which was less than a month ago, now retailing for $250. If you want a more portable tablet device with many functions, the 7.0 would suit you better. But if you really want to enjoy yourself and don’t mind the size and weight difference, the 10.0 is for you. Both tablets will be available in Titanium Silver or Pure White depending on your preference. 

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Tape Recorder From The Future

Posted By: Richard Dang In: Mobile Phones, PC, Reviews, Tablets, Tech, Tech Reviews, Video Gallery On May 5th 2012

Tape Recorder From The Future

We’ve heard of tablets with keyboard docks: Asus Transfomer TF300 and laptops with hinges enabling the use of a tablet: Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga. But ever wonder if all three devices can be put into one? The Asus PadFone demonstrates this very well, and it looks a lot like a futuristic tape recorder too. The smartphone (PadFone) can be inserted into the back of the tablet (PadFone Station) like a tape into a tape recorder and like the TF300, there will be a keyboard dock for the tablet. It has also been confirmed that there will be contract prices from phone carriers. The smartphone itself will be priced at $610 US, the smartphone, tablet and bluetooth stylus which doubles as a headset will value $850 US, and the whole package including the keyboard dock will cost a total of $980 US. 

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A Whole New Meaning of Flexibility

Posted By: Richard Dang In: PC, Reviews, Tablets, Tech, Tech Reviews, Video Gallery On May 4th 2012

A Whole New Meaning of Flexibility

If you’ve read my other review on the Asus Transformer Pad TF300 then you’re in for a bit of surprise. Instead of a tablet with a keyboard dock add-on making it a netbook, we now have the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga, which is an ultrabook that is able to bend back into a tablet. With a 360 degree dual-hinge flip and fold design, the Yoga will be available in the second half of 2012 with an estimated starting retail price of $1,199. Mentioned at CES 2012, the Yoga will have 4 modes enabled by the hinges. With no specified names for these positional stands, the modes are standard laptop, convertible tablet, stand, and tent.

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Tablet or Netbook: You Decide

Posted By: Richard Dang In: Tablets, Tech, Tech Reviews, Video Gallery On April 29th 2012

Tablet or Netbook: You Decide

Successor to the Asus Transformer Prime, the Asus Transformer Pad TF300 is much cheaper and fixes many of the problems that appeared in the Prime. Although the screen my not be as bright and the battery life won’t last as long as the Prime, the $100 difference in the prices is something to consider. Just yesterday, the TF300 released in US retailing at $379 for the 16 GB version and $399 for the 32 GB version. If you want the keyboard dock, which is the main feature of this tablet, it will cost you another $149 to a grand total of about $530-550! This may seem very expensive and nearly matches the price of Apple’s iPad, but with the dock you can use the TF300 as both a tablet and netbook.

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Blackberry Goes Casual

Posted By: Nick Hernandez In: Mobile Phones, Tablets, Tech On January 25th 2012

Blackberry Goes Casual

Gone are the days of Blackberry being business only.
With the rise of a new CEO who wants to stay on track with the leading markets, Blackberry maker, Research In Motion (RIM), is going for a complete overhaul of the company. RIM has recently missed new product deadlines and targets for sales, while at the same time all of their competitors in the smartphone market eagerly took their customers from them, while promising a more user-friendly experience.

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Hands On CES2012: Sony Tablet P

Posted By: Nick Hernandez In: Tablets, Tech On January 11th 2012

Hands On CES2012: Sony Tablet P

The Sony Tablet P has been talked about since August, of last year, and was shown off during yesterday’s Sony press conference at CES; it’s a fresh outing for Sony in many ways. To start off, it’s the only fold-able Android device out there and it’s currently running Android 3.2 Honeycomb, which seems an odd choice since Ice Cream Sandwich has been out for a while. Though perhaps that’s for the best, since I don’t have an Android device. The Tablet P sports two 5.5″ displays with a resolution of 1024×480 which gives more than enough pixel room to do everything you’d need to on a tablet.

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Sony Press Conference — It’s Going to be a Good Year

Posted By: Angela Min In: Mobile Phones, Playstation 3, Tablets, Tech On January 10th 2012

Sony Press Conference — It’s Going to be a Good Year

Last year wasn’t the best year for Sony. After the whole PSN debacle, Sony has been struggling to sort out their PR. With spirits up, the Presidents of Sony took the stage earlier tonight for their first press conference of this year’s CES 2012. Some of the highlights of the show tonight were the new Walkman Android smartphone, Netflix for the Vita on day one, Xperia Ion, Bloggie, 4K resolution, 3D, Will Smith and Kelly Clarkson.

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Sony’s Tablet S Sees Price Cut

Posted By: Alex In: Tablets, Tech On January 4th 2012

Sony’s Tablet S Sees Price Cut

The Tablet S from Sony’s stable has had price reductions recently, wherein the 16 GB model is now priced at $400, a $100 slash in price, while the 32 GB model has also had a $100 slash in the price and is now selling at $500. The technical specifications of the tablet however remain unchanged with the 1280×800 9.4 inch display featuring rear and front cameras, 1 GB system memory, Android Honeycomb and eight hours of rated battery life. Sony is not the first company to reduce the price of the tablets in recent times with the largest price deflation being seen in RIM’s BlackBerry Playbook. It has been selling at as much as $300 less than the actual price in recent weeks.

The Playbook, which uses the Blackberry QNX operating system and other Android systems are recently seeing a substantial decline in the initial intended price range of $700-$800 which most tablets started out with. 10 inch consumer Android tablets like the 16 GB Acer Iconia, Lenovo Ideapad K1 Tablet have been listed at $359.99 and $319.99 respectively on Best Buy in recent weeks. The 16 GB Asus Eee Pad Transformer and the 16 GB Toshiba Thrive are also both priced at $400.

The release of the Kindle Fire, though in a different segment of 7 inch tablets, is speculated to be the main reason for the large price slashes we have seen in the last few months. Amazon’s latest offering has taken the market by storm, forcing other manufacturers to reduce prices in order to even hope to complete with the Kindle Fire. Verizon seems to be the only optimistic carrier though, pricing the Motorola XyBoard between $529.99 and $729.99. The decline in the prices of tablets seems to have not affected Apple and the iPad which sold over ten million tablets in the last quarter and is still priced between $499 and $829.

 

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Kindle Fire To Receive Update To Fix Critical Flaws

Posted By: Alex In: Tablets, Tech On December 16th 2011

Kindle Fire To Receive Update To Fix Critical Flaws

The New York Times has released the news that within the next 2 weeks, Amazon will bring out a major update to the Kindle Fire firmware. The users feel this is a much needed move, since they have been faced with problems in the device such as poor performance, along with there being no scope for the users to edit the ‘carousel’ system and eliminating old, unused and embarrassing icons.

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HP Releases WebOS In The Wild

Posted By: Alex In: Mobile Phones, Tablets, Tech On December 12th 2011

HP Releases WebOS In The Wild

HP recently announced that their mobile platform WebOS will be now be released to the open source software community. Analysts speculate that this move is mainly aimed at allowing other smart phone manufacturers to use the OS (leading to greater adoption and more applications) and will lead to greater development of the platform. It is also expected that an open source WebOS will lead to the creation of a truly viable alternative to Android in the open source OS niche, since Microsoft’s Windows Phone and Apple’s iOS (the two other major platforms in the market) are both closed ecosystems.

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Mega Man X Arriving on iOS

Posted By: Sean Bassinger In: Gaming News, Mobile Phones, Tablets On December 9th 2011

Mega Man X Arriving on iOS

Another remake for the popular Capcom title Mega Man X — this time for iOS — is in the works, and set to arrive this month.

Reports on Andriasang indicate the new version is based on the currently available mobile edition. Still, enjoying Mega Man X with touch screen controls is a questionable concept, as the mere thought of an SNES side-scrolling game without conventional buttons is scary.

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Motorola Wins Patent Injunction Over Apple In Germany

Posted By: Alex In: Mobile Phones, Tablets, Tech On November 9th 2011

Motorola Wins Patent Injunction Over Apple In Germany

Motorola and Apple are currently at loggerheads not only in the technology market, but also in the courtroom. This battle is over a lawsuit filed by Motorola against Apple Inc. The German court that is hearing this case recently gave Motorola a formal order of prohibition against Apple. This would mean that Motorola has the right to stop Apple from selling products in Europe that violate Motorola’s patents directly.

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