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Microsoft Making 7-inch 'X-Box Surface' Tablet

New tablet would be just for gaming

(Newser) - The latest gossip out of Silicon Valley: Microsoft is developing a new, 7-inch gaming tablet known as the Xbox Surface, insiders tell The Verge . The device, still in the testing stages, will contain hardware designed specifically for games, though some basic tablet and Windows features may be incorporated. Fueling the...

Ethiopian Kids Get Tablets, Start Teaching Themselves

Even begin hacking in 'One Laptop' study

(Newser) - The people behind One Laptop Per Child wanted to see if illiterate children who don't have access to school could benefit from a tablet computer, so they dropped off a few Motorola Xooms in remote, isolated Ethiopian villages, reports the MIT Technology Review . The tablets were preloaded with educational...

Wi-Fi Light Bulbs Are 'Awesome'

You can control them from any smartphone or tablet

(Newser) - Ever stubbed a fragile toe while hunting for a lamp at night? No need, it seems, when you can control your lights from any tablet or smartphone. The technology has been around a while, but Greenwave Reality is releasing new 2700K, standard-size, Wi-Fi bulbs that "may just be the...

Toys 'R' Us Launching Tablet for Kids

Tabeo on sale Oct. 21

(Newser) - Toys 'R' Us is struggling, and in a bid to remain competitive, the toy giant is introducing its own proprietary tablet for kids this fall. The $149.99 Tabeo runs on Android and includes 50 pre-loaded apps such as Angry Birds, the Wall Street Journal reports. The tablet, which...

Amazon Now Streams Movies to iPads

Web giant's Instant Video Store debuts on Apple's tablet

(Newser) - Amazon is popping up on the iPad. The massive e-retailer launched an app for its Instant Video Store for Apple's tablet (but not iPhone—yet). The app can stream "Prime content," which is Amazon's version of Netflix Watch Instantly and is included in Amazon's overall...

Now Silicon Valley Warns of Device Addiction

Take a break from iPhones, iPads, tech leaders warn

(Newser) - You'd think those who work in Silicon Valley, of all places, would want you to be utterly dependent upon your smartphones and tablets—but increasingly, those in the tech industry are actually worried about users' growing addiction to their devices. People "need to notice the effect that time...

Google&#39;s Nexus 7 &#39;Obliterates&#39; Kindle Fire
 Google's Nexus 7 
 'Obliterates' Kindle Fire 
Tech Review
Jul 12, 2012 4:50 PM CDT

Google's Nexus 7 'Obliterates' Kindle Fire

It's got better features and a better design, Rich Jaroslovsky says

(Newser) - Sorry, Kindle Fire owners. When the Google Nexus 7 arrives next week, your tablet will officially be second-rate. "The Nexus 7 obliterates every reason for buying the current Kindle, and sets a high bar for whatever Amazon comes up with to replace it," Rich Jaroslovsky of Bloomberg writes....

Being a &#39;Screen Slave&#39; Will Mess Up Your Back
Being a 'Screen Slave'
Will Mess Up Your Back
study says
Jun 19, 2012 1:11 PM CDT

Being a 'Screen Slave' Will Mess Up Your Back

And your neck, too, warns physiotherapists' group

(Newser) - Perhaps you heaved a huge sigh of relief when you heard that your cellphone probably isn't giving you cancer , but we have bad news for you: Spending all day staring at a smartphone, tablet, or laptop is still harmful to your health. A new study by the Chartered Society...

Windows 8: Bold, Risky, Revolutionary

 Windows 8: 
 Bold, Risky, 
 Revolutionary 
REVIEW ROUNDUP
Feb 29, 2012 12:53 PM CST

Windows 8: Bold, Risky, Revolutionary

Microsoft goes all in with unified tablet and PC OS

(Newser) - Microsoft unleashed Windows 8 on the world today, in the form of a "Consumer Preview" (read: Open Beta), and it's definitely not business as usual. The OS is designed to work on both tablets and PCs, and that means that, while it still has a familiar Windows "...

Amazon Loses Money Every Time a Kindle Fire Is Sold

...and it's totally OK with that

(Newser) - The Kindle Fire is officially available as of today, which means Amazon is officially losing money on it. At NPR , Zoe Chace crunches the surprising numbers: The tablet has a $199 price tag—touted as less than half of that of an iPad. But research firm IHS iSuppli tallied all...

B&amp;N Unveils $249 Nook Tablet
 B&N Unveils $249 Nook Tablet 
Nov 7, 2011 11:53 AM CST

B&N Unveils $249 Nook Tablet

Barnes & Noble device has more memory, better display than Kindle

(Newser) - The Nook Tablet is here, and while it won’t cost you nearly as much as an iPad, at $249 it still comes in a bit more expensive than Amazon’s Kindle Fire . Barnes & Noble unveiled the tablet in New York City today, just in time for the holiday...

Wireless Devices Officially Outnumber People in US

Why? Because many of us need a phone and a tablet

(Newser) - For every person, a mobile device … or two. In the United States, wireless devices now outnumber people, according to a new survey by trade group CTIA. That’s possible because so many people own more than one such device, for example a smartphone and a tablet. There are now...

6 Things Amazon's Tablet Has Over the iPad

Flash lovers, rejoice!

(Newser) - Surely you’ve heard by know that Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet isn’t an iPad killer . But it does have a few desirable traits that the iPad doesn’t. The Huffington Post lists six of them:
  • It supports Flash: Many iPad and iPhone users wish that Apple would take
...

Amazon's Kindle Fire Won't Kill Apple's iPad
 New Kindle Can't Touch iPad 
OPINION
Sep 28, 2011 1:30 PM CDT

New Kindle Can't Touch iPad

It'll be a competitor, but Apple has little to fear

(Newser) - Amazon’s new Kindle Fire has been getting a lot of hype as an “iPad killer,” but Apple shouldn’t exactly be quaking in its boots, opines John Paul Titlow of ReadWriteWeb . “As far as hardware is concerned, the Kindle Fire looks more like a cross between...

Kindle Fire Price Tag: $199

Amazon's offering will be significantly cheaper than most tablets

(Newser) - Amazon is introducing its new Kindle Fire tablet in New York, but Bloomberg got some details—and Mashable got a picture—early. For one thing, the $199 price tag is lower than rumored. It will feature a 7-inch display and WiFi capability, but no 3G, camera, or microphone. A free...

Best Online Shoppers: Tablet Users
Best Online Shoppers:
Tablet Users
Sep 28, 2011 9:03 AM CDT

Best Online Shoppers: Tablet Users

... and store websites may change to accommodate them

(Newser) - Marketing in the modern age: It seems tablet users make the best online shoppers, reports the Wall Street Journal . Industry stats put the coveted "conversion rate" at 4% or 5% for tablet users vs. 3% for PC users. What's more, perhaps because tablet users tend to be wealthier,...

Amazon.com to Announce Kindle Fire Tablet Tomorrow: TechCrunch
 Coming Tomorrow: Kindle Fire 
Sep 27, 2011 7:52 AM CDT

Coming Tomorrow: Kindle Fire

But tablet not ready to ship until second week of November

(Newser) - It’s long been rumored , and tomorrow Amazon.com’s Kindle tablet will finally be announced. The iPad competitor will be called the “Kindle Fire,” TechCrunch reports, and it will resemble BlackBerry’s PlayBook with a 7-inch backlit display. The custom version of Android it will use “...

HP Brings Back Tablet, at $99
 HP Brings Back Tablet, at $99 
Aug 31, 2011 12:11 PM CDT

HP Brings Back Tablet, at $99

Even though it's losing money on every sale

(Newser) - HP has analysts shaking their heads yet again. The company has announced that it’ll be producing one last round of its TouchPad tablet—even though it’ll be losing $207 on every one it produces. When HP announced that it was killing off its tablet , it dropped the price...

iPads Make Up 2.1% of US Web Traffic

And that number's growing

(Newser) - If you thought the iPad was a fad, think again. Its share of web traffic has jumped 10% or more since March, giving it a full 1% of the world’s traffic, and 2.1% in the US, according to new data from NetMarketShare. Overall, June saw tablets and mobile...

Fate of Nintendo Wii U Likely Hangs on Price Tag

If it's $500, analysts don't expect great sales

(Newser) - The upcoming Wii U, part tablet computer, part game machine, could help Nintendo surpass its rivals once again. But not until we know how much it will set us back—investors so far are skeptical of that and other unknowns, and the company's stock has fallen 10% since the...

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