Today is 11.11 which became known as Singles Day a few years ago and turned into a sales festival, usually for a day, but sometimes a weekend if the date coincided with a weekend. Not as many retailers join in on 11.11 in the Western markets, but some do, and Amazon started their own sales festival that they call 12 Days Of Deals instead. So far we have only seen … more…
The Nokia T20 tablet, which marked Nokia’s return to the world of tablet PCs last year, has been quietly updated to Android 12 over the last two weeks. It was originally launched with Android 11 in October last year, but Nokia made the Android 12 update available from October 25 two weeks ago, and then on Tuesday November 6, the new Android update received the latest security patches and maintenance … more…
MediaTek announced the launch of the Dimensity 9200 chipset yesterday, which is their new leading chipset for mobile devices from smartphones to tablets and a few larger devices. It consists of an octa-core 4nm processor with 17 billion transistors, that can run at up to 3.05 GHz and produce a 10% higher Geekbench 5 multi-core score than the predecessor, and an 11-core GPU with reduced power consumption. A lot of … more…
Rugged handheld and tablet brand Juniper launched the upgraded version of the Mesa Pro Rugged today, which is their 10.1-inch tablet now featuring Windows 11, and choices of 11th gen Intel Core i5 or i7 processors as well as 11th gen. Celeron. In terms of ruggedness it has the same MIL-STD-810H rating like typical rugged tablets in this class, but the intended user group seems a little more focused with … more…
The Samsung tablet that has confused people the most this year has been the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 (2022) model. For a long time this tablet popped up here and there and seemed like it had not gone through any changes over the original model that launched as the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 back in September 2020, with the model numbers SM-T500 and SM-T505. So this year the Samsung Galaxy … more…
For the first time, you can take a look at the pictures of the upcoming tablet Lenovo Tab M8 (4th Gen) and get all the verified specs too. My first impression is that the Lenovo Tab M8 (4th Gen) looks better than its predecessor, with an Arctic Grey back so that’s a good start. Abyss Blue will be another color option. Lenovo has made three different cases with a rear … more…
Chrome OS is not what most people have in mind when you ask them about their preferred computer gaming setup, but some manufacturers are trying to change that. Which is evident with Asus launching the Asus Chromebook Vibe C55 for $729: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Chromebook-i5-1135G7-Processor-CX5501FEA-DH566T/ Asus underlines that this is a cloud gaming laptop. Nevertheless, it is a Chromebook gaming laptop. And it has at least some gaming credentials. For starters, the 15.6-inch … more…
Hotwav is a small company in China that’s been producing a few smartphones the last five years. But they have ventured into tablets too, and are now having an international launch of their rugged Android tablet Hotwav R6 Pro, which is launching from the global store AliExpress. It was available in a small batch through a pre-launch sale, but with the international launch it now seems to benefit from a … more…
Tablet and smartphone case maker OtterBox is now launching a couple of new iPad cases and one of them is even dishwasher safe. So let’s start with that one. It’s called OtterBox EasyClean Tablet Case, and it’s now launching for the new iPad 10th gen as well as for the iPad mini 6. It has very much the look of a kids case, but that’s what it is too. That … more…
The Swedish computer brand Handheld announced an upgraded version of their 10.1-inch rugged Windows tablet. It’s the Handheld Algiz 10XR, which can be distinguished by being the first tablet with an Intel Atom processor again, though this time around it is of course the Elkhart Lake x6413E processor. But these enterprise chipsets are still quad-core, though the feature Intel UHD Graphics. Other than that it has 8GB RAM and 128GB … more…
It’s unfortunate, but when tablet manufacturers launch tablets with different outer dimensions than the predecessor, the tablet cases, covers, stands, keyboards and other size fitted accessories have to be replaced. But at least the same manufacturers give their partners the design specs before the launch, so that the third party accessory manufacturers have some time to readjust. Which is why the 10 years old locked tablet stand brand Compulocks have … more…
Huawei launched a new 10.4-inch tablet today, which is the Huawei MatePad SE 10.4. This is a mid-range tablet that runs Huawei’s HarmonyOS 3. A lot of people are still unfamiliar with this OS, but unlike an UI on Android, the latest HarmonyOS 3 really is a separate operating system that gets you access to the AppGallery. These apps are available for some of Huawei’s Windows laptops too, which makes … more…
AT&T announced today that they will launch the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Kids Edition in the US on November 4th: https://www.att.com/buy/tablets/ The fundamental tablet computer here is the regular 8.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite which is currently on sale for $109 during Halloween. But the Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Kids Edition also has the bumper case, and the Samsung Kids user interface which is even more intuitive … more…
With the unveiling of the latest iPad Pro 11 and 12.9 two weeks ago, both of which were released on Wednesday, some user groups have complained that Apple didn’t upgrade the displays. It should be mentioned that Apple already have their best tablet displays on the iPad Pro 11 with a LED Liquid Retina display featuring a resolution of 2388 x 1688, and a mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR display on … more…
It’s the Halloween weekend, and that means a couple of tablet deals worth making a note of. So here’s the most interesting tablet deals at the end of October. (Update: Amazon joined in on the fun on Halloween with a maximum discount on the new Fire 7 for $41, and the Fire HD 10 for $75.) Whether you buy it in black or white, the 8.7-inch tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab … more…