Between online video, DVRs, and on-demand cable the amount of time people spend watching live TV (you know, with all of those commercials that advertisers spend $70 billion a year on) is shrinking fast. Only 52 percent of American’s viewing time is spent on live TV compared to online and time-shifting alternatives, according to a [...]
That weekend leak of Galaxy Tab accessories was apparently not done flowing. The same source is today dishing the dirt on a pair of highly intriguing extra bits for Samsung’s upcoming tablet. Firstly, the Bluetooth pen acts both as a stylus for the Galaxy Tab and a sort of wireless remote control. It’s compatible with [...]
In just a few short hours I will be in a jet plane over the Atlantic Ocean con destino a Berlin. Yes: I’m going to IFA. And truth be told, one of the biggest things to come out of the show will be the Samsung tablet, the Galaxy Tab. Here’s what we know so far. [...]
HP are making the most of the interest surrounding their tablet plans with some teasing images in the run-up to CTO Phil McKinney’s SXSW panel. The two shots cover (or fake) the so-called “Hacking the Future” prototype, but are apparently a tablet-scale device, a smartphone-sized portable device, and some form of wrist-mounted device. The panel [...]
O2 has apparently confirmed that it will be releasing the Android 2.1 Eclair update for the Dell Streak later this week, with the scheduled September launch of the new firmware taking place on Wednesday 1st. A bridging release while Dell polish their Android 2.2 Froyo build for the Streak, according to The Really Mobile Project [...]
Toshiba’s 10-inch Android “Smart Pad” slate has been revealed and named, with the Tegra 2 based tablet believed to be the Toshiba Folio 100. It’ll pack a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 multitouch display, according to NotebookItalia, along with Android 2.2, 16GB of internal storage, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth and 3G. Meanwhile, unlike an iPad, there’ll be [...]
Korean carrier KT has outed their own 7-inch tablet, the KT Identity Tab, packing a 1GHz processor, 8GB of internal storage, DMB TV tuner and HDMI connectivity. Bundled with WiBro data service, the Identity Tab also has WiFi and Bluetooth, together with a 3-megapixel camera on the back. Unlike, say, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Korea [...]
With the Toshiba AC100 out in the wild, it’s now possible to see just how well NVIDIA’s second-gen Tegra chipset performs in comparison to other Android hardware. According to Carrypad‘s testing, the answer is “pretty darn impressive”; they’ve run Quadrant on the AC100 (an Android app that measures various aspects of processor, memory, I/O and [...]
Skype may be swapping hands again, with rumors coming from one of TechCrunch‘s more trusted sources that Cisco has made an offer to acquire the well-known VoIP service. According to insiders, Skype are hoping for a $5bn valuation from their ongoing IPO process; there’s no word on how much Cisco may have offered, but presuming [...]
Intel has announced a $1.4bn cash deal to buy Infineon’s Wireless Solutions (WLS) business, maintaining the 3G, WiFi, WiMAX and LTE company as a separate venture but also dipping liberally into their expertise for upcoming Intel products and strategy. This relatively hands-off approach to running Infineon is likely to placate the company’s existing customers – [...]