Tablet Crunch

Ah yes, another iPad 3 leak coming at ya'... this time it's coming to you fresh from the suppliers who are claiming that Apple is currently testing an 8 inch model of the iPad and that it will have screen resolution close to the 1024 x 768 display on the iPad models.  This might point ...

I can't imagine what the tension must be like at the Cupertino campus as executives run around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to find just the right apps to show off the iPad 3's amazing retina display during the iPad 3 conference that's reportedly scheduled for the first week in March. It can't ...

Estimates for Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet have just been bumped up from 12.7 million to 14.9 million by Pacific Crest analyst Chad Bartley.  The reason for the jump in forecast is none other than the expected arrival of a new 7 inch Kindle Fire tablet along with a larger 9 inch model, both of which are ...

Interesting leaked photo from the USA Today shows that USA Today app for the Kindle Fire has been downloaded twice as much as all other USA Today Android tablet apps combined.  It's important to note this doesn't mean all apps have the same figures associated with their download volume, but because the USA Today app has ...

There's been some buzz for awhile now about Apple launching a 7 inch iPad tablet. - or sometimes referred to as the iPad mini.  Mostly though the talk has been negative because Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple, believed and I quote "7-inch tablets are just too small."  But with the rising popularity of the ...

Perhaps the next big market for Apple is actually the United States government.  In fact, the USAF is ready to place an order for approximately 18,000 iPad 2's - not a bad day for Apple.  The United States Air Force is ready to replace their huge, inefficient bags of manuals that pilots have to carry ...

There is definitely no shortage of excitement building up around iPad 3 rumors.  In fact, as the Boston Herald is reporting this morning that the iPad 3 rumors are actually driving up Apple's stock price - shares currently up 16.49 points or 3.46% @ 493.17 [NASDAQ:AAPL]. The rumors are starting to ramp up just like they do for ...

This is the type of story that you are always excited to see pop up.  In Cameroon, Africa, a 24 year old engineer named Arthur Zang invented the CardioTab, a touchscreen tablet that allows patients in remote areas of Africa to undergo heart examinations such as the ECG.  Once the exam is performed, the results ...

Here's a great deal for you tablet lovers.  How about a hot new Windows 7 based tablet for only $499.  This puppy is 10.1 inches, has 802.11n WiFi, bluetooth 2.1, a 1.3MP front-facing camera, stereo speakers, 2 USB ports, a microSD card slot, and a SIM card slot. Oh, and hit has a 3 cell ...

Amazon has given a new spin on hot ladies in bikinis reading a Kindle device in bright sunlight.  This time, Amazon goes straight for the jugular of Apple by attacking the iPad on price.  That's right - we all know that Kindle Fire can't hold up to the iPad on specs, but I've been a ...

BRG is reporting via All Things D that Apple's annual iPad press conference is going down during the first week in March where the Cupertino company will be announcing the much anticipated iPad 3.  Along with the breaking news on the iPad 3 press conference, they are reporting (or confirming) the rumors on the iPad ...

A German court has dealt a serious blow to Apple today.  The state court in Duesseldorf said on Thursday there were "clear differences" between the Galaxy Tab 10.1N and the iPad, thus releasing the ban and allowing the Galaxy Tab 10.N to be sold in country.  After being previously banned by the German courts because ...

Just like its close cousin the Tablet P 3G, the Tablet S will be getting a much needed upgrade to 3G.  But will it be enough to bring the Tablet S Android tablet out of the bowels of the tablet market?  Sony sure hopes so!  The Tablet S has yet to gain any substantial traction ...

Sony is getting ready to take a stab at reviving the Tablet P by adding 3G to the mix.   The dual screen, fold out tablet has yet to gain any substantial traction with customers.  This may be partly attributed to the fact that it was only capable of WiFi connectivity.  After all, folks who are ...

The now infamous $35 Indian tablet (a tablet that costs $35 in India) is now going to be given away to students in India for absolutely free.  The Indian government wants to ensure that all students have the opportunity to own the Aakash tablet and so will subsidize 50% of the purchase price for each ...

Amazon just struck a huge deal that opens up thousands of new TV shows for Kindle Fire owners who subscribe to Amazon Prime.  The deal with Viacom will give Kindle Fire owners access to a massive inventory of TV shows from popular stations such as  MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TV Land, Spike, VH1, BET, CMT and ...

The Kindle Fire is booming in the U.S., but with Amazon holding off on  an international release, some in the UK are growing restless. People in the UK and Canada are not pleased whatsoever with the fact that Amazon has yet to release the popular Kindle Fire tablet in their respective countries.  Up to this point, ...

This should bode well for the iPad 3 rumor mongers!  Straight out of China comes a leaked photo of what's claimed to be the back panel of the much anticipated iPad 3.  The image, when aligned next to a the back panel of an iPad 2, gives us some insight as to what to expect ...

iPad kiosks are being installed at Colgate University in an effort to provide engaging and interactive content to visitors. Here's another great example of the iPad being used by an organization to help engage visitors.  Just yesterday, I wrote about how Buffalo Wild Wings is testing iPad's at tables, and today I'm reading about Colgate University ...

T-Mobile is getting all radical on us for Valentines Day.  In a press release issued late yesterday, the carrier announced a new promotion for this coming Saturday, February 11, where they will be giving away all of the 4G smartphones, and their best select tablets, for free.  The myTouch series and Galaxy S II smartphones ...