Google revisiting a once-failed strategy to boost Android tablet sales: report
Android tablets haven’t exactly been barn-burners in terms of sales. Unlike their smaller counterparts in the smartphone world, tablets running Google’s mobile operating system have not caught on with...
View ArticleIs Microsoft’s mystery device really a Barnes & Noble tablet? (Nope.) [Updated]
Update 3.0: Microsoft’s mystery is mysterious no more. Late this afternoon in Los Angeles, the company took the wraps off its Surface tablets, a pair of devices running Windows RT and Windows 8...
View ArticleOoops! Microsoft may have accidentally shown its Surface pricing early [Updated]
[Update: Microsoft has confirmed the pricing in a news release, though the pre-order page is not yet live. Update 2.0: And the pre-order page is now live.] Microsoft appears to have inadvertently...
View ArticleReview: Microsoft Surface with Windows RT [Updated]
When I first got my hands on the Surface tablet, the first general-purpose computer Microsoft sells under its own name, I was immediately impressed. It feels solid, has a bright and crisp display,...
View ArticleLinkpost | 11.7.2012
Updated 2:32 p.m. • Exclusive: Microsoft Office for iPhone, iPad, and Android revealed – The Verge uncovers screen shots of Office for iOS and Android, which should be available early next year. •...
View ArticleIn praise of Microsoft’s Surface Pro . . . as a notebook PC
At the end of my review of Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet in November, I wrote this: As slick as the Surface is, I’d recommend waiting a bit. In a few months, Microsoft will release a version that runs...
View ArticleReview: Google’s Nexus 7 tablet
Google has updated the Nexus 7, and it's a much more compelling tablet. It's much thinner and lighter, has a front and rear cameras and the base model has 16 GB of RAM. It's faster, with a better...
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