If you walk out on the street and ask any typical passerby what they think of when you say the word “tablet”, chances are you’ll hear “iPad”. While Apple’s original iPad that debuted back in 2010 was far from the first tablet to hit the market, it is hands down the only tablet to gain any notable following with accessory makers, developers and consumers. Where every tablet before it has failed the iPad has succeeded. And with the latest...
RIM appears to be taking a page out of Sony’s update/upgrade handbook — moving forward, updates to the BlackBerry PlayBook ecosystem will remove the app sideloading feature currently allowed by RIM. The move, according to Developer Relations VP Alec Saunders, is in reaction to concerned developers who cite the Android Market’s (Google Play) “rampant piracy problem” and lack of revenue because of said problem. By Sanders’ account, roughly...
Well well well, a 4G PlayBook. While the screenshots don’t 100% confirm which 4G is used (“real” LTE 4G or faux HSPA+ 4G), it’s nice to see a SIM card equipped BlackBerry working its way closer to public release. The vaporware WiMAX version wasn’t meant to be. Hopefully these new tablets live a better life. Aside from the handful of screenshots, not much is known regarding any internal spec changes (if any). While we’d like to think RIM...
Motorola’s Webtop laptop dock and software combo for compatible phones was an awesome idea on paper; give users of smartphones a laptop shell that contains its own UI and apps that can bridge the cap, and in many instances, replace the need for a stand alone laptop or desktop computer. Translated to real life, however, is a completely different story. Lag, lack of added apps/content to support Webtop mode and an overall lackluster support circle by Motorola has made...
Are you an Australian who was misled by Apple and duped into buying a WiFi + “4G” iPad that is anything but in your homeland? You’re entitled to a refund, this according to the Sunday Morning Herald. One solution that was reputedly given to Apple after the brouhaha that erupted earlier today was to have Apple apply warning/notice stickers to all Australian-bound 3rd-gen iPads, though Apple struck down such a plan as “too cumbersome”. Instead,...
