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Aakash Tablet

Aakash, World's Least Expensive Tablet Gets Update: UbiSlate 7+ Debuts

Aakash, the $35 tablet computer released in October for Indian schoolchildren has a successor, dubbed the UbiSlate 7+, a slightly more expensive tablet for impoverished students in Latin America, Egypt, Thailand and Brazil. Due to huge demand for inexpensive Internet access in third world countries, DataWind, the company that made the Aakash, has been overwhelmed with interest in the device.

RIM's PlayBook Gets E-Mail with Software Upgrade

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Research In Motion on Tuesday gave its PlayBook tablet computer the ability to handle email as easily as a BlackBerry does, with new software that eliminates a shortcoming that has throttled sales since the PlayBook launched last April.

Ten Best New Free Android Apps for BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0

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Android apps are now available for download on the BlackBerry PlayBook thanks to a new OS 2.0 software update. The update began rolling out Feb. 21, and it's free to all PlayBook owners. The apps won't come from the Android Market, instead, they'll be offered through the BlackBerry Appworld once they are ported over. So far, there are only a couple hundred that run well, but as more developers convert their apps for the QNX system, more popular apps like Words With Friends will be avail...
Nook Tablet

$199 Nook Tablet or BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0: Which Should you Buy?

Barnes & Noble have reduced the price of their Nook Tablet to $199, and the BlackBerry PlayBook has a new software update (OS 2.0) integrating thousands of new apps, but which should you buy? The seven-inch tablet space just got a whole lot juicier because now both the PlayBook, Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire are $199, a price that looks to be the point at which many new tablet owners will grab one. It's proved to be successful for the Kindle Fire because it's now the best selling Android tab...
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Best Tablets Under $299 To Debut in 2012

Nook Tablet with 8GB of Storage: Enough to Blow Away Amazon Kindle Fire?

Barnes & Noble is ready to debut a new 8GB Nook Tablet Feb. 22, and it could even come out at a lower price, but will it be enough to blow away the Amazon Kindle Fire? Kindle Fire is $50 less than the Nook Tablet, and it has more internal storage, but that's about to change when Walmart begins selling the eight gigabyte Nook Tablet Feb. 22, tech blog The Verge reported.
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Android 5.0 -Jelly Bean in June? Will Dual Boot-ability Help Google Re-Enter Notebook/ Tablet Market?

Even before Google's Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system has managed to live up to all of its hype, rumor mills have already begun announcing the launch of Android 5.0, nicknamed Jelly Bean, sometime in June 2012. According to a Digi Times report, Jelly Bean will target tablet/notebooks and is supposed to have a dual booting system. It is also expected that the new version will bring in some updated features for mobile platforms as well.
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iPad 3 Release: Why the New Apple Tablet Will Support 4G LTE

With the speculated release date of Apple's next generation tablet - dubbed iPad 3 - drawing near (iMore and AllThingsD are betting on an early March release while the Verge believes that iPad 3 could debut as early as Feb. 29), everybody must be wondering whether the iPad 3 will support 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution). Let's examine the possibility.
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Apple Did Not Infringe Infringe HTC Technology

Apple Inc did not infringe patented technology owned by Android phonemaker HTC Corp, the U.S. International Trade Commission said on Friday, the latest ruling in the wide-ranging smartphone patent wars.
Rovio says it will release more information about Angry Birds Space in early March, but come the 22nd, the company will be launch the game across several different verticals, including mobile gaming, retail, publishing, and animation. The game's tagl

Angry Birds Space: Rovio to Launch Completely New Game on March 22

Rovio Entertainment's Angry Birds have conquered mines, construction sites, Rio, and all four seasons, which is why the colorful birds will leave this planet and take their slings and fury to space. On Friday, Rovio announced their new game, Angry Birds Space, which will launch on March 22.
HTC Droid Incredible 2

HTC Thunderbolt and Droid Incredible 2 on Verizon Confirmed for Ice Cream Sandwich Update

HTC has confirmed the HTC Thunderbolt and Droid Incredible 2 will both be getting the Ice Cream Sandwich update, a move sure to please many Verizon customers. It had been announced on an HTC Facebook Page there would be updates to several other devices, but the above two were not mentioned. A new HTC Ice Cream Sandwich Updates: The North American Edition Facbook Page now includes confirmation of Android 4.0 updates coming to the HTC Rhyme, also on Verizon.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Sprint vs Motorola Photon 4G with Ice Cream Sandwich

Sprint customers waiting for higher network speeds have big choice to make when the new LTE network debuts this summer. The question will be whether to buy the Samsung Galaxy Nexus or the Motorola Photon 4G with Ice Cream Sandwich. It's all very preliminary, starting with the fact there are no dates given for the Galaxy Nexus releas, LTE opening or Photon 4G updating.
A boy looks at an Apple iMac desktop computer at the new Apple Store in Pudong Lujiazui, in Shanghai July 10, 2010.

FTC Warns App Makers to Protect Kids' Privacy

Apple Inc, Google Inc and their vendors must do more to protect children using iPhones and other mobile devices to read or play games, U.S. trade regulators said, and warned they may punish software makers that secretly collect data on kids.
Apple OS X Mountain Lion: Top 10 Features and All You Need to Know

Apple OS X Mountain Lion: Top 10 Features and All You Need to Know [VIDEO]

The release of Mountain Lion (10.8), the new version of Mac OS X announced by Apple Thursday, brought an end to the seven-months-old lifespan of OS X 10.7 Lion. Apple claims the ninth major release of the desktop operating system brings popular apps and features from iPad to the Mac and accelerates the pace of OS X innovation. Let's explore all these.
Samsung Galaxy S2

Samsung Galaxy S2 vs. Motorola Droid 4: Who Wins the Android Smartphone Battle? [VIDEO]

The Samsung Galaxy S2, considered the best Android smartphone yet, has received rave reviews around the world since its launch. Droid 4, on the other hand, Motorola’s first smartphone that combines 4G LTE with a QWERTY keyboard. Check out the comparison of the features of two great phones launched by AT&T (Galaxy S2) and Verizon (Droid 4) and see how they are going head-on-head.
An employee walks past the Baidu company signage outside its headquarters in Beijing

China's Baidu Looks to Mobile Search for Growth

China's top search engine, Baidu Inc, plans to begin monetizing its mobile search traffic and social media platforms this year in an effort to boost growth outside its traditional PC domain, Baidu's chief executive said on Friday.
ASUS Transformer Prime

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer vs Archos 100 G9: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Tablet Shootout

Both the Asus Eee Pad Transformer and the Archos G9 tablets will be updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the next two weeks, so here is how the tablets compare. Archos will start updating their G9 10-inch tablet soon, but no exact date has been given. However, online retailer Dynamism is promising a ship date of March for the eight gigabyte variant with ICS on-board.
Apple iPad posters are seen at a dealership as a customer tries out an Apple Mac in Wuhan

FTC Warns App Makers to Protect Child Privacy

Apple Inc, Google Inc and their vendors must do more to protect children using iPhones and other mobile devices to read or play games, U.S. trade regulators said, and warned they may punish software makers that secretly collect data on kids.

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