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Samsung’s key Android phone, tablet architect quits
Samsung took a hit this weekend as CTO Omar Khan…
RUMOR: Amazon orders up 1.2 million tablets in third quarter
Upstream component suppliers for non-iPad tablet PCs have been gearing up…
Pogue reviews HP TouchPad: ‘Doesn’t come close’ to Apple’s iPad
HP’s TouchPad supposedly has a blazing-fast chip inside, but you wouldn’t know it…
Multiple Android tablet peddlers give up, focus on 4- to 5 -inch smartphones
Branded handset vendors who have ventured into the tablet PC segment have recently switched their focus…
Even RIM doesn’t want their Playbook tablet
“It is the herpes of tablets — once you have it, you can’t get rid of it.”One of the perks of being a tech journalist are all the new toys we get to try out — companies generally send us products for a week or two, and after trying them out they’re sent back to […]
Google forced to pull several malware-infested apps from Android market
Google has again pulled several Android mobile applications that were lousy with malware…
JPMorgan Chase: iPad knockoffs fail to gain traction
Technology companies who hoped to outdo the Apple iPad…
Apple’s Mac is kicking Windows PC ass
There’s really no other way to say this: The Mac is kicking Windows PC ass…
RIM recalls PlayBook tablets
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. has recalled…
China’s Huadian promises to launch nearly exact clone of Apple iPad 2 next month (with photo)
Huadian, the makers of this tablet, claim that their iPad 2 wannabe…
Nokia CEO Elop: Our tablet must be ‘uniquely Nokia’
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said the company is not going to rush a tablet to market…
Android malware sees explosive growth; even faster than with PCs
Google’s Android mobile-phone platform faces soaring software attacks…
RIM’s half-CEOs whine: It’s not ‘fair’ that our ‘superior’ tablet is getting bad reviews
Research In Motion Ltd. co-Chief Executive Officer Jim Balsillie said…
Microsoft’s ‘Windows App Store’ images leak, look suspiciously like Apple’s Mac App Store
Images of the new Windows App Store have emerged…
Intel launches Oak Trail tablet processor
Intel has formally launched its Oak Trail processor, designed for use in iPad wannabes…
Google to delay Android ‘Honeycomb’ distribution; can’t run on phones
To make our schedule to ship the tablet, we made some design tradeoffs…
37 Android-related patent lawsuits since 2010
The total number of Android-related patent lawsuits has reached 37…
Xoom zuned: Motorola drops Xoom orders, contracts with suppliers end in June
Motorola’s Xoom orders in the second quarter will drop each month and orders will only last till the end of June…
RIM to launch PlayBook on April 19 starting at $499; screen is just 45% as large as iPad’s
Research In Motion Ltd. said its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer will go on sale…
Adobe inflicts Flash 10.2 beta; Android phone ‘chokes’ on test video
Adobe as promised is launching its Flash 10.2 beta for Android devices…
Ars Technica reviews Motorola Xoom: For the best tablet available today, look no further than Apple
Motorola’s Xoom feels very incomplete. It feels like it was rushed to market…
Motorola’s share price Xooms to the negative following iPad 2 debut
Shares of Motorola Mobility slumped Thursday as the new iPad won rave reviews…
Why Motorola’s Xoom costs more than Apple’s revolutionary iPad
“Research firms that have taken apart Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.’s Xoom tablet computer uncovered some additional clues about its features and why it costs more to build than Apple Inc.’s hit iPad,” Don Clark and Andrew Dowell report for The Wall Street Journal. “UBM TechInsights estimates the components inside the Xoom cost Motorola about $278, […]
Xoom Corp. sues Motorola Mobility for trademark infringement over iPad wannabe
Xoom Corp. sued Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. in U.S. District Court for trademark infringement…
Why Apple doesn’t even need an iPad 2
As competing manufacturers trip over themselves to out-spec each other…
Nvidia CEO: In 2014, PC laptops will look like Apple’s MacBook Air
In case you’re wondering where the PC laptop is headed, circa 2014, look no further than last year’s Apple…
Apple product copiers send one clear message: If you want the best, get it from Apple
While everyone is trying to make the best copy possible of the iPhone, iPod, and/or iPad…