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Google's Android tablet: How might it be different?

Google appears to be building its very own Android tablet, one designed to compete at the high end of slate spectrum.

By Jeff Bertolucci | 21 December, 2011 03:22

Tags: tablet PC, consumer electronics, apple ipad, Google, smartphones, hardware systems, Android, tablets
Refurbished HP TouchPad fire sale is happening this Sunday

Just when we thought the $99 Hewlett-Packard TouchPad was gone forever, the tablet that refuses to die is coming back for one last sale, according to online reports. A limited quantity of refurbished TouchPads will reportedly go on sale at HP's eBay Store starting at 6 p.m. US Central Time (7 p.m. Eastern) on Sunday, December 11.

By Ian Paul | 12 December, 2011 08:28

Tags: HP, tablet PC, webOS, ebay, hardware systems, tablets, paypal, Hewlett-Packard
WebOS lives on! HP's mobile OS to go open source

The future of webOS has been hazy since HP announced in August that it will discontinue its webOS line of devices. The HP Veer 4G faded into oblivion, but the HP TouchPad has enjoyed numerous fire sales since the announcement. Today, HP announced that webOS will live on as an open source platform.

By Ginny Mies | 12 December, 2011 08:30

Tags: open source, tablet PC, Handhelds, webOS, hardware systems, tablets, software, Hewlett-Packard, HP
$99 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet to debut in US

The Novo7, a 7-inch tablet available in China that runs Ice Cream Sandwich, is set to arrive in the United States in the coming months with an expected price of $99.

By Eric Mack | 08 December, 2011 05:00

Tags: tablet PC, consumer electronics, Google, smartphones, hardware systems, Android, tablets
Kindle Fire gets knocked on usability

Amazon's Kindle Fire "offers a disappointingly poor user experience," according to an expert on usability.

By Jared Newman | 07 December, 2011 06:27

Tags: amazon, tablet PC, amazon.com, apple ipad, hardware systems, tablets, Kindle Fire

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The 25 Worst High-Tech Habits (and How to Fix Them)

Good citizens of technological America, this story is not for you.

By Christopher Null | 02 November, 2010 01:21

Tags: online security, power supply, tech support, tablet PC, spam, antispam, security, online privacy, Office Hardware

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Guide: How to sync your PC, smartphone, and tablet

A few years ago businesspeople carried a laptop on the road, used a desktop PC in the office, and worked on another PC at home. Maybe they had a BlackBerry, too--but only if they were real big shots.

By Loyd Case | 29 September, 2011 23:55

Tags: applications, smartphones, Cell Phones, software, cloud computing, internet, file management, tablet PC, consumer electronics, file transfers, document management, Cloud
Tablet or netbook? How to choose the right mobile tech

Tablets, netbooks, smartphones--these days, you can't buy a microwave without being upsold on the touchscreen, app-store model. But when you're picking out your preferred mobile tech for work (or even for play), you can't rely on a features chart or a list of specs to tell you what you should buy.

By Patrick Miller | 24 June, 2011 02:16

Tags: tablet PC, Google, hardware systems, tablets, tablet PCs, laptops, netbooks, netbook
HTC Android tablet: The pen makes it special

HTC has posted a new promotional video for its upcoming Android tablet, which will either be named the Flyer--its moniker in the video--or the smartphone-like Evo View 4G when it arrives this summer.

By Jeff Bertolucci | 01 April, 2011 09:28

Tags: tablet PC, consumer electronics, Google, htc, Phones, Android, tablets
Why BlackBerry PlayBook is an ideal tablet for business

The BlackBerry PlayBook is available for pre-order, and will be on the street in a matter of weeks. I am not sure the RIM tablet will see much consumer success, but then consumers have never been RIM's primary market. Consumer tablets aside, the PlayBook has some unique features that make it an ideal tablet from a business or IT admin perspective.

By Tony Bradley | 30 March, 2011 06:05

Tags: tablet PC, research in motion, hardware systems, tablets, tablet PCs, laptops, RIM BlackBerry
Tablet cameras: iPad 2 vs. Xoom vs. Galaxy Tab

Odds are, if you ask anyone waiting in line for an iPad 2, they'll list plenty of reasons why they're lusting after Apple's latest camera(s)-equipped tablet.

By Tim Moynihan and Tony Leung | 15 March, 2011 05:08

Tags: Motorola, Photo / video, ios, hardware systems, Phones, Android, Photo, tablet PC, Apple, samsung, apple ipad, consumer electronics, Samsung Electronics, tablets, software, tablet PCs, laptops, photography, applications

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