Computing

ASUS Transformer Pad Tablet Launches In Australia With $499 Price Tag

Gizmodo AU

The Transformer Pad TF300T has launched in Australia with a starting price of $499, which is only a couple of hundred dollars less than its highly rated big brother, the Transformer Prime. ASUS has sacrificed a few things to squeeze it into the sub-$500 category, but the Transformer Pad still has plenty to brag about.


May 11, 2012
Computing

This Is The iPad Keyboard Case You Want

I know you came here looking for a keyboard case, but my honest opinion is that if you do any serious typing with your iPad, you should get the Apple Bluetooth keyboard, along with a separate case to protect your tablet. If, however, you have your heart set on buying a keyboard/case hybrid for your iPad, then I suggest waiting a month and ordering a Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover. It’s the best of all the lousy keyboard cases out there.


May 9, 2012
Computing

Can Windows 8 Tablets Succeed Where Android Has Faltered?

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Despite a couple of years of competition, Android tablets haven’t made the kind of impact into iPad sales and adoption that their manufacturers would have hoped. This year will see the re-emergence of Windows tablets. Can they topple Apple at the tablet game?


Mobile

The Best Display Under Bright Light: It’s Not Your iPhone

Brightness ratings and contrast ratio make for lovely tech spec reading when you’re shopping for a new device. But neither tells you how usable a display will actually be in everyday ambient light situations. So DisplayMate put some of the more popular options to the test.


May 8, 2012
Computing

The Real Reason Why This Year’s iPad Is Bigger And Fatter

This year’s iPad has a very pretty retina display, but it came at a cost: a massive battery that in turn makes for a thicker tablet. Apparently, though, the original plan was to use a newer display technology that would have made the screen thinner and the battery lighter. So what happened?


May 5, 2012
Gadgets

The Upgraded iPad 2 Has Significantly Longer Battery Life Than The Latest iPad

The new iPad might have a gorgeous retina display, but a test from AnandTech shows that its predecessor gets better battery life.


May 1, 2012
Computing

Acer Iconia Tablet Review: The Transformer Prime’s Chubby Cousin

Acer isn’t exactly the first name that pops into your head when it comes to top-tier tablets, but the company’s trying to change that with the Iconia A510. Does it hit the sweet spot between performance and price?


April 28, 2012
News

This Could Be HP’s First Windows 8 Tablet

A slide supposedly leaked from an HP presentation revealing our first look at what might be HP’s first Windows 8 tablet. If you believe the slide obtained by Neowin the HP Slate 8 will be a 10.1-inch, 9.2mm thick, 1.5-pound tablet — in other words it has a slightly bigger screen but a slimmer body than the iPad.


April 26, 2012
Computing

Virgin’s In-Flight Tablet Testing Goes High-Gear In May

Gizmodo AU

We learned back in February that Virgin Australia would be trialling the Samsung Galaxy Tab as an in-flight entertainment option, and that only business class passengers would be in the first round of testing. But it turns out the trial is even more restricted than that: it’s only running for a single week. Fortunately, there’s better news ahead.


April 25, 2012
Computing

Apple CEO Tim Cook Made A Funny!

During Apple’s call today to discuss its monster earnings last quarter, CEO Tim Cook was asked his opinion on Windows 8. He said all of the expected things about how the iPad has unlimited potential, but also weighed in on tablet-PC hybrid devices with this little bon mot.