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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Gets Much Awaited and Oft-Delayed Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update

Adrian Diaconescu — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:09:52 +0000

Samsung might have already started rolling out the third generation of Galaxy Tabs with the Tab 3 7.0, but that doesn’t mean it has forgotten all about the aging members of the family introduced back in 2011 and 2012. In fact, one of those, the Galaxy Tab 7.7, is reported to be receiving some much awaited [...]

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Deal Alert: Amazon Slashes Price on 7-Inch Kindle Fire HDs in Time for Mother’s Day

Adrian Diaconescu — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:30 +0000

As if to confirm a 10-inch Kindle Fire tablet is in fact in the works and coming our way soon, Amazon has decided to slash the prices of the thing’s existent smaller siblings, namely the 7-inch Fire HDs. However, the promo likely has nothing to do with the alleged coming of the 10-incher, being instead a special, [...]

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Amazon Rumored To Be Working On 10-Inch Kindle Fire With Impressive Display

Adrian Diaconescu — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:02:31 +0000

You’re familiar with the saying “Go big or go home?” Well, it doesn’t exactly apply to the tablet market nowadays, but the tide could turn soon enough. One of the biggest ongoing battles is for the small tab crown, with Google, Asus, Amazon, Apple, but also Acer fighting each other guns blazing. Meanwhile, the bigger [...]

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Sony Xperia Tablet Z Available for US Pre-Orders Starting at $500

Adrian Diaconescu — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:45:08 +0000

Who said high-end 10-inch Android tablets are not attractive anymore just because they’re much pricier than 7-inchers like the Nexus 7 or Amazon’s Kindle Fires? Well, a lot of people, but Sony’s Xperia Tablet Z is bound to make you rethink that. With a splendid design resembling the Xperia Z phone, a stunning Full HD [...]

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Deal Alert: Walmart Offers Free $70 Gift Card With Every Nook HD+ Purchase

Adrian Diaconescu — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:15:50 +0000

Did you miss out on last month’s Barnes & Noble deal bundling every purchased Nook HD+ tablet with a free Nook Simple Touch e-reader? Well, I wouldn’t sweat it too much, seeing as Walmart is now offering the same Nook HD+ as part of an equally as lucrative promotional offer. Every 9-incher purchased via the retailer’s website [...]

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Redesigned Full-Sized Apple iPad 5 To Be Unveiled This Month?

Adrian Diaconescu — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:45:53 +0000

It’s been awhile since we last heard a quasi-believable next-gen iPad story, but it shouldn’t be long now until we get something conclusive. That’s because several sources claim a new full-sized iPad is closing in on its release, with the official unveiling rumored to happen by the end of this month. But is that possible? [...]

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Google Nexus 5 Now Rumored To Be Compact 4.5-Incher With CCD Camera

Adrian Diaconescu — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:26:31 +0000

Shopping for a high-end smartphone these days is surely not easy, with so many ever-so-slightly different devices battling it out for a place in our hearts. But what about six or nine months from now? Well, it’s about to get even more crowded and more crazy-competitive in the mobile market. Aside from the mystery Motorola [...]

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Refurbished iPad Minis Once Again Available from Apple Store, Starting at $299

Adrian Diaconescu — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:38:33 +0000

The iPad mini looked like a bit of a gamble for Apple at first, but you don’t get to Cupertino’s dominant position over the tablet market without taking some risks, do you? And this one seems to have paid off rather nicely, as a second-gen 7.9-incher is allegedly in the works already. Meanwhile, if you’re [...]

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(Time-Limited) Deal Alert: Refurbished Apple iPad 4 With Verizon LTE Available for $500

Adrian Diaconescu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:12:35 +0000

There is no doubt in our minds that Apple’s fourth-generation 9.7-inch iPad is the most spectacular to date, and almost certainly the best-ever conceived tablet. The only catch is that it doesn’t exactly come cheap. At best, you can find one at $500 with 16 GB of on-board storage and Wi-Fi. If you also want [...]

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Sony Takes $50 Off Xperia Tablet S Price, Also Offers A Free “Casual Cover”

Adrian Diaconescu — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:28:58 +0000

Today is Presidents’ Day and that’s reason for celebration not only for Dell, but also for Sony. The latter isn’t exactly as generous as the former, but we still have awesome news for folks that are in the market for a decently priced 10-inch tablet. The Xperia Tablet S, released less than five months ago, [...]

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