Tablets

Apple’s iPad mini reigns King in the 7-inch form factor market, but may soon lose its crown as Google recently unveiled a refresh of its Nexus 7 tablet that puts Apple’s smaller tablet to shame. Powered by a new version of the Android Jelly Bean operating system, the new Nexus 7 features a 1920×1200 pixel Continue Reading →

From high-speed internet to access to computers, today’s classrooms are more connected than ever. But in Los Angeles’s Unified School District, there’s a whole lot more in the works. Last month, Apple won a $30 million contract to distribute iPads to schoolchildren in Los Angeles County, and the school district recently announced that by the Continue Reading →

Previously, we covered Apple’s announcement that it had won a large contract to supply iPads to LA Unified School District. The program will equip students across the nation’s second biggest school district with iPads that include the Pearson Common Core System of Courses delivered via a new app as part of the integrated solution. Additionally, Continue Reading →

While too much screen time can be unhealthy for kids, there are a handful of apps to help them appreciate their body, how it works and what they put into it. These health, fitness and nutrition apps do everything from encouraging your kids to “smash” doughnuts and soda pop for points, to exploring human anatomy, Continue Reading →

Last year’s Nexus 7 kicked off the small-tablet movement and predated the iPad Mini, with an aggressive price and comfortable design, but a set of features that were slightly bare-bones (no rear camera). The iPad Mini offered a deeper feature set, but the new Nexus 7 has taken the lead — at least, on paper Continue Reading →

News of the new Nexus 7 leaked early, so the highlight of today’s breakfast with Sundar Pichai was a product that truly surprised us: Chromecast, a tiny, $35 dongle that streams audio and video to your TV from phones, tablets and laptops. But that wasn’t all: the new Nexus 7 emerged as expected, with a Continue Reading →

Android 4.3 isn’t an overly dramatic advancement over Android 4.2, but the new version of Google’s mobile OS announced on Wednesday does bring a number of improvements that should appeal to both developers and end users. Highlights include the redesigned camera interface, general performance improvements for the OS including smoother animations, and long-awaited Bluetooth Low Continue Reading →

Google today unveiled its new Nexus 7 tablet at a special event hosted by Android and Chrome chief Sundar Pichai. The tablet isn’t a surprise, thanks to a handful of early leaks, but it is an impressive device nonetheless. The Android 4.3-powered tablet ups the ante on screen resolution in a big way with a Continue Reading →

Apple released its Q3 2013 earnings report, announcing 31 million iPhones sold in the three-month period ending June, along with 14.6 million iPad units sold. Both the iPhone and iPad sales are down from the previous quarter, but this marks the first time the iPad has seen a yearly decline in sales, a 14 percent Continue Reading →

Apple and its Asian suppliers are testing larger screens for iPhones and tablets, people at the company’s suppliers said. Apple in recent months has asked for prototype smartphone screens larger than 4 inches and has asked for screen designs for a new tablet measuring slightly less than 13 inches diagonally, they said. The current iPhone Continue Reading →