Opinion: iPad-beating tablets with proper PC performance are nearly here
Intel's new Haswell processors are imminent and I'm getting excited about what that means for tablets. You can already have a tablet PC with a full-on Intel Core processor, of course. I don't mind...
View ArticleBuying Guide: 5 budget tablets tested
Everyone is feeling the pinch at the moment. We've all stared down the barrel of the penny jar, emptied it onto the rug and scrambled around looking for something silver, hoping to cobble together...
View ArticleiOS 7 beta code hints at offline dictation to rival Android
Offline dictation could finally make its way to Apple devices, as code from the iOS 7 beta hints at a local voice-to-text feature. This contrasts with the cloud-based iOS 6 dictation process, which...
View ArticleHuawei MediaPad 7 Youth eyes up connected generation
The Huawei MediaPad 7 Youth has stumbled onto the scene, bleary eyed from the night before and missing a shoe, as the Chinese firm looks to flog the 7-inch tablet market for everything it's got. We've...
View ArticleReaction: TechRadar Reacts: New Nexus 7
Google is out with a new version of the Nexus 7 tablet, and it's a refresh in every sense of the word. It's running an updated operating system ( Android 4.3 ), it's slimmer, it's sharper, it's...
View ArticleIn Depth: Do device repairability scores and drop tests matter?
You've seen the videos. A phone dangles precariously in someone's hands, a countdown begins. On "one," the phone plummets to Earth, accompanied by a "crack!" and, more often than not, a few actual...
View ArticleTablets to usurp PCs from rusty throne within two years
Tablets have been nipping at PCs' heels in the sales stakes for some time, and now market-watcher IDC predicts that they will overtake them for the first time in the fourth quarter this year. In other...
View ArticleUpdated: Android 5.0 release date, news and rumors
Android 5.0 news Google's showing no signs of slowing its pace of Android development, with Android 4.0 appearing on the Galaxy Nexus late in 2011, followed by the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean release that...
View ArticleMicrosoft plans to launch Surface 2 LTE SKU early next year
The just-announced Surface 2 , which stands as the next-gen Surface RT , will see an LTE SKU launch early next year. The news of an LTE-lapping Surface 2 came from Microsoft Vice President of Surface...
View ArticleThe embarrassing climbdowns tech firms would rather you forgot
Samsung made waves recently when it was reported that up to 30% of the company's Galaxy S4 handsets had faulty batteries over in Germany. Users there spoke of extremely fast drain and, in some cases,...
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