Tablets - News - Good Gear Guide

News

Article | 24/02/2013 HP lets loose Android-based Slate 7 tablet starting at $US169

Hewlett-Packard has reentered the consumer tablet market with the Slate 7, an Android-based device with a 7-inch screen that will start at US$169.

Article | 24/02/2013 Lenovo's new tablets have Android 4.2, quad-core processors

Lenovo has announced new 7-inch and 10-inch tablets with quad-core processors and Google's latest Android 4.2 operating system, becoming one of the fe...

Article | 24/02/2013 10 top creative tools and apps for the iPad

Apple’s tablet is tailor-made for touchscreen creativity – as are many iOS apps. Here are 10 of the most inspiring examples

Article | 24/02/2013 Samsung reveals Galaxy Note 8 but holds back on price

Samsung has introduced the Galaxy Note 8 tablet with an 8-inch display, adding a new screen size to its expanding lineup of Note products.

Article | 21/02/2013 New budget Kogan Agora tablets run Android 4.1

Australian manufacturer and online retailer Kogan has today unveiled two new budget Android tablets, both running the 4.1 Jelly Bean version of Google...

Article | 21/02/2013 In Pictures: 10 free Android apps for easy task management

Busy? Of course you are. Own an Android tablet? Then one of these 10 free task management apps will help you organise your business and professional l...

Article | 20/02/2013 iPad mini 2's Retina display could add 30% to component costs - report

Introducing a Retina display to the next iPad mini could add 30 per cent to the overall cost of the tablet's components, a new report has suggested.

Article | 19/02/2013 Nvidia targets low-cost LTE smartphones, tablets with Tegra 4i chip

Nvidia hopes to power sub-$200 smartphones and tablets under $300 with its latest Tegra 4i processor, which is also the company's first chip with an i...

Article | 18/02/2013 Product snapshot: Microsoft Surface Pro tablet

If you’ve been following Microsoft’s announcements in the last year, you would have to have heard about the Surface. It was announced alongside the ne...

Article | 18/02/2013 Aldi to sell new dual-core, 3G Android tablet for $249

German supermarket chain Aldi will sell a 3G-capable, dual-core Android tablet running Google's Jelly Bean software in Australia for $249, but has onc...

Article | 18/02/2013 In Pictures: 15 tablet apps for ditching dead trees

These tablet-optimized apps bring your business one step closer to going tree-free and totally mobile.

Article | 16/02/2013 New Zealand Police choose iPads and iPhones in $159m deal

Apple and Vodafone have secured a deal with the New Zealand Police to provide 6,000 police officers with iPhones and 3,900 of those officers with iPad...

Article | 16/02/2013 The week in iOS accessories: Yippee-ki-yay!

Yippie-Kay-Yay

Article | 15/02/2013 Google rolling out Android 4.2.2

Google has begun rolling out the latest version of its Android mobile operating system, version 4.2.2, to its range of Nexus smartphone and tablet dev...

Article | 14/02/2013 Apple takes blame for iOS 6.1-Exchange battery-draining bug, promises patch

Apple yesterday confirmed that a bug in iOS 6.1 causes devices to aggressively ping Microsoft Exchange email servers, shortening iPhone and iPad batte...

Article | 13/02/2013 iFixit's Surface Pro teardown shows repairs won't be easy

Although Microsoft likes to say the Surface Windows 8 Pro is a full-blown PC, it's not nearly as repairable as a typical laptop.

Article | 13/02/2013 Watch an iPad mini car dash install

Apple's iPad certainly has a whole variety of uses. One of the coolest we've come across specifically is iPad mini being professionally installed into...

Article | 13/02/2013 Product snapshot: Sony VAIO Duo 11

Sony’s VAIO Duo 11 hybrid tablet is a ‘slider’, with a flip-up screen that exposes a built-in laptop-style keyboard and track-ball mouse controller. R...

Article | 13/02/2013 In Pictures: 10 most excellent free Android games

No money? Need entertainment? No problem.

Article | 13/02/2013 Apple accused of 'trashing' Indonesia thanks to use of tin in iPad and iPhone

Friends of the Earth is accusing Apple and Samsung of "trashing tropical forests and coral reefs in Indonesia" due to the use of tin in the iPhone and...