Tablets

Apple will reportedly trim iPad Mini shipments for the next quarter, say the folks at DigiTimes. Citing industry sources who provide parts for the tablet,” DigiTimes claims that iPad Mini shipments for the second quarter will fall to between 10 and 12 million units. The cut may be as high as 20 percent in April Continue Reading →

Amazon just announced that it is adding its X-Ray feature to TV shows. The feature already worked with movies thanks to data from IMDb, but the company will now use this very same data for other video content. The entire Kindle Fire family will receive the feature and the Amazon Instant Video app on Wii Continue Reading →

Almost two months after Amazon revealed a new ‘Coins’ virtual currency for Kindle Fire app purchases, Barnes & Noble has now announced that Nook-users will soon be able to make in-app purchases too. The media giant has partnered with Fortumo for this roll-out, which means that developers will now be able to monetize premium content Continue Reading →

Barnes & Noble is seemingly trying to get some stock off its hands with a new, week-long promotion: Anybody who buys a Nook HD+ tablet between March 24 and 31 will get a Nook Simple Touch e-reader (the non-front-lit version) for free. The offer applies at Barnes & Noble retail and college stores, online, and Continue Reading →

HBO has given people who listen forlornly to their friends talking about new episodes of Girls or Boardwalk Empire the barest of hopeful tidbits to snack on: HBO Go “maybe,” “could” be bundled as a service from broadband providers, in place of or addition to cable provider partnerships. Reuters reports that HBO has yet to Continue Reading →

Google on Wednesday announced Google Keep, a note-taking service similar to Evernote, for both the Web and Android 4.0+ (Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean) devices. You can try the service out now for yourself at Drive.Google.com/Keep or download the Android app from the Google Play Store. Google describes Keep as a service that lets Continue Reading →

Google is rumored to be readying the second-generation version of its 7-inch Nexus tablet that will debut later this year. Earlier reports claimed the next-gen Nexus 7 will be equipped with a 1080p full HD display and a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. According to Digitimes, Google and ASUS decided to ditch NVIDIA, which supplied Tegra Continue Reading →

The next major addition to Samsung’s Galaxy Note lineup — the Galaxy Note III “phablet” — may be set to debut at the IFA 2013 conference, which kicks off on September 2nd this year. The report comes from SamMobile, which has a good track record when reporting details about unannounced Samsung devices. The blog also Continue Reading →

The United States has outstanding LTE coverage compared to other markets, however worldwide carriers are beginning to upgrade their networks to deliver the high-speed wireless technology to their customers. According to a new report from ABI Research, the total mobile data traffic for 2012 amounted to 13,412 petabytes, an increase of 69% from 2011 when Continue Reading →

How low will Amazon’s tablets go? We’re now hearing that a $99 Kindle Fire 7″ tablet is in production, and will be shipping this year. At a price that low, the Kindle Fire would be able to more easily compete at the tail end of the Android-based tablet market – an area which is today Continue Reading →