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Tablet speculation mounts as Amazon schedules media event next week Amazon has scheduled a media event in New York on September 28th, mounting speculation that their forthcoming Amazon tablet will be announced. The tablet is expected to begin retailing in October or November at $299, considerably less than the entry-level Apple iPad. Darren McCarra 2 responses 25th September 2011
Microsoft and Apple agree on Adobe Flash issue Following a controversial precedent set by Apple exactly five years ago with the release of the iPod Touch, Microsoft has announced that the next iteration of Internet Explorer, IE10, will no longer support Adobe Flash in Windows 8's new tablet-friendly mode. Darren McCarra No responses 18th September 2011
Amazon to launch subscription-based book service? Amazon is reportedly in talks with publishers to launch a subscription-based book service, similar to video-streaming service Netflix in the Americas, according to the Wall Street Journal. Amazon would offer nearly unlimited access to its digital library of books for a fixed monthly fee - an offer that would surely delight most bookworms. Darren McCarra No responses 12th September 2011
Amazon’s redesign is all about tablet-friendly shopping Amazon has confirmed that it is in the process of testing a "major" redesign of its website, the first such design change since September 2007. From a screenshot that we've seen, it looks like the site version will be cleaner and contain less navigational elements like category hover states, making it more accessible to tablet devices. Darren McCarra No responses 6th September 2011
Watch out Apple, Sony raises the bar with tablet offerings Sony has today announced two long-awaited tablet offerings that they hope will distinguish them from other Android tablets on the market. The Sony Tablet S and Tablet P will be available in Ireland from mid-September and November respectively. Darren McCarra No responses 31st August 2011
130,000 tablet devices will be purchased in Ireland in 2011 130,000 tablet devices, like the iPad 2 and the HTC Flyer, will be purchased in Ireland by the end of 2011, marking a 250% sales increase on the previous year. As a result, sales of standard desktop machines and laptops are expected to fall considerably. Darren McCarra No responses 26th August 2011
Defunct HP TouchPad now an Amazon bestseller After last week's surprise announcement by HP that it would "discontinue operations for webOS devices", sales of such, specifically the HP TouchPad, have never been so good. As consumers scramble to avail of heavily discounted TouchPad offers in the US and Canada, and now the UK, HP's tablet device has today reached the number one spot on Amazon's electronics bestseller list. Darren McCarra 6 responses 22nd August 2011
Official Facebook iPad app to be launched in the “coming weeks” Facebook have been developing an official iPad app over the past year which they will release in the “coming weeks”, according to the New York Times. The app may include features that “go beyond the features available on the Facebook Web site”. Darren McCarra No responses 18th June 2011
How the iPad 2 compares to other tablets [Infographic] With the iPad 2 set to go on sale in the US tomorrow, and March 25 for the rest of us, how does it compare against other tablet competitors? Skattertech have created a helpful graphic that compares, at least technically, the iPad 2 and its three main, and as yet unreleased, competitors - the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10, the HP Touchpad and the LG G-Slate. Darren McCarra No responses 10th March 2011
Sneak peak at Android Honeycomb [Video] We confirmed yesterday that Android Honeycomb was indeed Android 3.0. Now, just hours later Google themselves have officially confirmed this at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, and have released further details and a sneak peak video of their latest version of the Android OS. Darren McCarra 2 responses 6th January 2011