We’ve seen iPad-esque tablets coming out of China before now, but this one doesn’t stop at form-factor or touchscreen: it even dresses up Android in an iPad skin. Shanzhai don’t know the specific manufacturer who made this particular homage, but apparently it runs a 600MHz ARM SoC chipset with a 10-inch touchscreen. That’s dressed up [...]
After Sony’s somewhat bizarre “security” related decision to block Other OS installation on the original PS3 consoles with the next scheduled firmware update, hacker George Hotz – who some believe prompted Sony’s move, after he publicly admitted to having hacked the console back in January 2010 – has promised a lifeline for console owners. His [...]
Apple have begun to distribute the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK, complete with final (aka “Golden Master”) support for the iPad, as well as a number of new iPad-related files on their developer site. The new offerings include a firmware build for the iPad – build 7B367 – and the End User Licence Agreement for Apple’s [...]
What do you think the co-founder of Apple thinks about the iPad? While you might not be able to set up an interview with him, we do know that he will be getting in line on Friday night to queue up for the iPad, and he’s ordered three, two for him, and one for a [...]
While you might still be waiting for the Android 2.1 update for the Archos 5 (read our review), here is a little something to tide you over until that fateful day arrives – with the 1.7.95 firmware update that will feature a bunch of new features as detailed in the image above. We’re stoked that [...]
Can you feel the anticipation for the end of the week? Despite the fact it’s only Monday, there’s definitely more than just a handful of people out there waiting for the weekend. Nevertheless, welcome to another edition of the Daily Slash, where we bring you the other interesting pieces of news you may have missed [...]
The Apple iPad isn’t released just yet, but that doesn’t mean companies are not preparing themselves to offer something for Apple’s hotly anticipated tablet when it hits the market this Saturday. Boingo is offering an app for the iPad that allows you to purchase credits for over 125,000 Boingo hotspots located worldwide, giving you access [...]
The Netbook Navigator Nav 9 tablet is now available for purchase. Priced at $599, the tablet comes jam packed with a 8.9-inch (1024 x 600 pixel) multitouch display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, a 2GB RAM, and a 16GB solid state disk (with support for up to 128GB). Other features include WiFi, Bluetooth, three [...]
Netbook Navigator seemed to have taken a closer look at their Nav 9 tablet, realizing that the initial price point could impact its sales, thus reducing the Nav 9 to $599, which is still $100 more expensive compared to the cheapest Apple iPad, but before you switch your mind off and buy something fruity, check [...]
The first week of April is going to be a good one for prospective tablet owners. If a certain highly talked-about slate isn’t to your liking, it seems that Archos 7 Home Tablet we spent some time with earlier this month will soon be making its debut as well. Both Redcoon.de (“usually ships in two [...]