May 17, 2012

Motorola and Samsung each had 10.1-inch slates of their own. Both shipped with Honeycomb, a version of Android that limited their access to Honeycomb-optimised apps. Both tablets – except for some variants of Motorola Xoom – also lacked microSD slots for expandable storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 did surpass the original Motorola Xoom in sales mainly...

May 16, 2012

Looking back, Motorola Xoom was a complete failure. It was the first tablet to ship with Honeycomb and accounted for only 3 percent of devices in the Android Market. Motorola Xoom 2 was launched late last year but it’s not too late to think about getting one since it’s still making its way to other parts of the world. The smallest brother from the Motorola...

May 12, 2012

Toshiba Excite 10 LE is the world’s thinnest tablet to date but with a starting price of $529 for the 16GB model, it’s no wonder you’re having second thoughts on it. Toshiba Excite 10 can’t compete on thinness but includes noteworthy hardware for a cheaper price. Sacrificing specs for design is almost a standard in this industry and acceptable in some...

May 10, 2012

ZTE announced V96 at this year’s Mobile World Congress. It is a 10-inch tablet running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich but was never shown off – not even a prototype. ZTE V96 was unheard of again until the recent CTIA 2012 where it was finally revealed. Everyone got their grubby hands on it and in all honesty, it looks really good. But we’re not sure how...

May 9, 2012

Toshiba Excite 10 is a 10-inch tablet first announced with two more slates from the same line – the 7-inch Excite 7 and the first-ever 13-inch Excite 13. It is now available in the US for $449.99 and will soon be followed by its brothers. Left in the dust was a Limited Edition version which sells for $529.99 for a 16GB model. Excite 10 LE sure has a lot of...

May 3, 2012

Last week, Toshiba has introduced a slew of new tablets, among which the 13 inch and 7.7 inch models are the most interesting. While the 13 incher is so big you literally can’t not notice it, the 7.7 incher is a direct competitor to Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7.7. How do we know that? Well, how many 7.7 inch tablets can you count on the market? Exactly. But the...