Tablets

Color LCDs & Outdoor Color TFT Tech for Improved Readability

One of the most widespread and long-standing technologies known to us today is, hands down, the LCD display. These displays have started out as basic monochrome screens only to become…

Air travel: smartphones and tablets replacing built-in systems

Gone are the days of bulky overhead screens and limited movie selections on airplanes. With the advent of smartphones and tablets, passengers are now able to bring their own entertainment…

Google confirms that it’s stopped making tablets, will focus on phones and PCs

Google has confirmed that it is no longer working on tablets, and has canceled two models that were in development, putting renewed focus on its smartphone and laptop products. Speaking…

Apple Extends Lead in Global Tablet Market, IDC Reveals

The research firm IDC has revealed that 2016’s second quarter saw Apple grow its lead in the worldwide tablet market, the company’s share reaching 25.8% thanks largely to a slump…

L.A. Unified Surveys Prices Others Pay for iPads, Similar Devices

The Los Angeles Unified School District is conducting a survey to determine what other districts pay for technology just as the Board of Education is scheduled to vote Tuesday on…

Tablet Frenzy Clears Stocks

LONDON–More than three million tablet computers have been sold in over the Christmas period, leaving hundreds of shops out of stock. Retailers including Dixons, Argos and Aldi launched new models…

Alaska Airlines Allows Gate-to-Gate Use of Smartphones, Tablets and Laptops

Starting Saturday morning, passengers on all Alaska Airlines flights will be able to entertain themselves gate to gate much the same way they do on the ground — listening to…

T-Mobile Says Free Data Offer Applies to All

T-Mobile says its offer of free data for tablet owners is just that – free. The wireless carrier launched its free data for life offer on Thursday. The service is…

helpware SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive

This column usually concerns itself with software, but a little device I bought recently is worthy of mention. How can you get those videos and photos off an iPad and…

Survey Puts Samsung Tablets Ahead Of iPad

A customer satisfaction poll ranked tablets made by Korean electronics giant Samsung ahead of Apple’s iPad but some tech analysts are questioning the finding. The JD Power biannual customer satisfaction…

iPads face toughest holiday competition yet

Apple CEO Tim Cook believes Santa’s sleigh will be loaded with iPads this Christmas, but a variety of competing tablets are sure to be along for the ride, too. Apple’s…

iPad Air Versus the 4th-Generation iPad: How the Two Compare

The star of Apple’s event was clearly the iPad Air. The tablet has a new look, but how different is it really compared to its predecessor, the fourth-generation iPad? Thanks…

Apple Developing a Mystery Product?

Rumor has it that Apple is developing a 17-watt charger, supposedly for a new product that will soon be on the market. No one is quite certain what the product…

Hawaiian Airlines Now Offering In-flight iPad Minis

There are few things more boring and uncomfortable than a long airplane trip.  Some people don’t mind it much;  they tap away at their laptops and get ahead with work,…

The Tabby Awards open for submissions: First competition to honor excellence in tablet apps for consumers

NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — TabTimes and the Application Developers Alliance are partnering to launch THE TABBY AWARDS, which will begin accepting submissions today. TabTimes is the only…