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Feb

27

2012

ASUS Padfone Formally Announced At MWC, Due To Arrive In April

by Roy Alugbue
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We knew the Padfone was on its way to MWC, but ASUS has finally unveiled its new jewel of a smartphone to the masses. That means that sexy smartphone (and ”tablet” accessory) is officially on its way. Some of the noteworthy features of the Ice Cream Sandwich-powered device includes:  1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 dual-core chip with Adreno 225 [...]

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Feb

27

2012

ASUS to utilize ‘Transformer Pad’ as new branding for tablets, TF700T now part of Infinity Series with additional LTE model

by Robert Nazarian
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Today ASUS announced they will rebrand their tablet line using  ”Transformer Pad” moving forward, which should simplify things. Additionally they showed off the Infinity Series which seems to be another rebranding. Do you remember the TF700T we showed you at CES in January? It’s basically the same tablet as the Transformer Prime, but with a [...]

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Feb

27

2012

Samsung Officially Announces the Galaxy Note 10.1

by Stacy Bruce
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We already knew we were going to see the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 after we saw the huge billboard in Barcelona yesterday, but now we have the official announcement and device specs. Not to be confused with the Galaxy Tab 2, the Galaxy Note 10.1 provides more of a desktop experience and allows for ‘multiscreen’ [...]

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Feb

26

2012

ViewSonic details the ViewPad E70, ViewPad G70, and ViewPad E100

by Robert Nazarian
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We already heard some rumored specs on the ViewPad G70, but today Viewsonic unveiled it along with the ViewPad E70 and ViewPad E100. Let’s start with the ViewPad E70 (pictured above) which is an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet that comes in at a very reasonable price of £129 ($205). It will have a [...]

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Feb

26

2012

Samsung officially announces the Galaxy Tab 2 in both 7-inch and 10.1-inch variants

by Robert Nazarian
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Samsung just officially announced the Galaxy Tab 2, which will come in both 7-inch (pictured below)and 10.1-inch (pictured above) versions. We already got a glimpse of the 7-inch version a couple of weeks ago, but weren’t certain about the 10.1-inch version. They will both come in 3G and WiFi versions and have Android 4.0 Ice [...]

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Feb

25

2012

Toshiba Excite X10 up for pre-order

by Chris Stewart
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  We brought you some hands-on time with the X10 at the CES in January and we also broke the news that the X10 was on sale in the UK (albeit badged as the AT200). Today we can tell you that Toshiba’s super-slim, Android powerhouse has arrived on the Future Shop website, available for pre-order. The [...]

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Feb

24

2012

Google Possibly Entering Tablet Domain With Branded Device

by Josh O'Donnell
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With branded handsets under the Nexus moniker, it’s really only a matter of time before Google considers beginning to dive into the domain of tablets. Its Android operating system runs on tablets fit for contention with Apple’s iPad, so it would be a no brainer for the tech giant to launch a branded tablet. Richard [...]

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Feb

24

2012

Samsung Secretly Developing Bezel-Less Device Called Galaxy B?

by Roy Alugbue
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It looks like a major breakthrough in Android smartphone and tablet design is upon us. Rumor has it that Samsung is secretly working on a bezel-less device, meaning a device featuring an all-screen front may soon be within our grasp. Because Ice Cream Sandwich utilizes virtual buttons, it makes total sense that devices with smaller [...]

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