Amazon has started the shipments of the Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Paperwhite 3G, which represent the company’s most advanced e-readers so far. “Kindle Paperwhite is the most advanced e-reader ever created and the Kindle we always wanted to build,” said Jay Marine, VP of Amazon Kindle. “Pre-orders have far exceeded our expectations and we’re excited to start shipping Ki...
Tablets
GoPad is the latest tablet accessory out there
Well, you’ve just bought a new shiny tablet but you somehow find it uncomfortable to use in certain places? GoPad is here to help – it’s a new fancy device that allows you to take and use your tablet pretty much anywhere. It works somewhat like a Baby Bjorn carrier and allows you to carry your tablet around your neck for on-the-go computing, prop it up on a table to surf the Inte...
Prology releases cheap Android-based tablet
The market of cheap but capable tablets is expanding, slowly but surely. The latest proof is here in the form of Prology’s Android-based Evolution Tab-750 tablet. In case you haven’t heard of Prology here’s some info – this is a brand name that belongs to the Russian company Saturn High-Tech – known for making high quality audio and video systems as well as accessories for au...
HP announces new Windows 8 tablet with “smart jacket”
The Windows 8 market is here for grabs and HP isn’t wasting its time. Although the latest Microsoft OS is three weeks away HP has announced a new Windows 8-based tablet that will be known as ElitePad 900. The new device is based on an Intel Atom Z2760 processor (Clover Trail generation) and packs 2 GB of RAM and SSD storage of up to 64 GB. The tablet also hits the right notes when it...
Apple likely to be working on iPad with 16:9 aspect ratio
According to sources “very close” to Apple, the Cupertino-based US tech giant will introduce the widescreen display in the next generation of the iPad tablet – iPad 4. So far the new iPad is at prototype stage only but the sources claim they have seen the widescreen iPad 4 with their own eyes. “I’ve been talking to three people close to Apple and I have confirmed that...
Barnes & Noble releases Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets
Barnes & Noble has followed up the year 2010 release of the Nook Color with two new tablets – the Nook HD and the Nook HD+ - that have been designed to put some pressure on rivals Amazon and Apple. “We did create the category. We are going to do reading better than anyone else - with the weight of the product, the ergonomics, and the screen - this display is unprecedented,” B...
Pantech reveals Vega 3 phablet
The phablet market is still a largely unexplored territory that hides a lot of money and many companies are trying to make some cash out of it. Korean phablet manufacturer now becomes one of them with the Pantech Vega 3 phablet. Here’s a quick list of key specifications of the Vega 3 – 5.3-inch IPS display at 1280 x 720 pixels, quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 processor, 2 GB of...
Detailed ASUS Padfone 2 specs revealed
It’s a common thing nowadays to see the specs of an upcoming device on the Internet well before it actually appears on the market. The ASUS Padfone 2 is not an exception – the device will be launched on the market on October 16, but you can grab the specs right here and right now! In case you don’t know the ASUS Padfone 2 will be a hybrid device that combines the functions of bot...
Morphie offers small-sized battery booster
Mobile devices need power that’s for sure but many of us are constantly on the go and often experience dead batteries exactly when we need to make a call, use a tablet, smartphone etc. Morphie is fully aware of this situation and this is why the company now offers a small-sized battery booster that comes handy in such situations. The device is called Juice Pack Reserve Micro and is s...
Dell comes up with Latitude 10 Windows 8-based tablet
With the launch of Windows 8 just weeks away Dell has decided to go ahead of the competition with the launch of the Latitude 10 – a Windows 8-powered business tablet. The Latitude 10 is based on an Intel Clover Trail chip and boasts a 10-inch display just like the name hints. The device also has 2 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage – all housed in a chassis that is just a little over 10 m...
Samsung starts mass production of LPDDR3 memory for mobile devices
Korean tech giant Samsung has started mass production of 2 GB LPDD3 memory for mobile devices, which means that soon we will witness a new era in the mobile world. (more...)...