Apple’s iPads, including the new iPad mini, have become the most successful tablets every built. Almost three years after Steve Jobs introduced the original iPad, the device continues to be the king of slates, with more than half of the tablet market share. That hasn’t changed much in 2012, but Android tablets have slowly been eating away at its market share, and it may not be long before they dominate.
Is Samsung hard at work on a 7-inch Galaxy Note?
Benchmarks for a mysterious Samsung tablet codenamed the GT-N5100 have surfaced online, sparking speculation that the Korean electronics giant is working on a 7-inch version of the Galaxy Note. The device would fit in nicely between the 5.5-inch Galaxy Note II and the Galaxy Note 10.1, and it would allow Samsung to compete with other tiny tablets like Apple’s iPad mini, Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD, and Google’s Nexus 7.
That’s not a bad deal.
British broadsheet The Times, the only U.K. newspaper to date to install a paywall on its site, is offering Google’s 32GB Nexus 7 for just £50 (approx. $81) when customers take out a new 18-month digital subscription. That’s £149 (approx. $240) off its regular price tag. The “Digi Bundle” not only gives users access to The Times on their new Nexus 7, but also to the newspaper’s web and mobile content as well.
Could this be a $99 Nexus 7?
Asus has been enjoying plenty of success with the Nexus 7, which continues to sell out on the Google Play Store as we approach the holiday season. It’s no surprise, then, that the Taiwanese company is working on another budget Android tablet. According to new benchmarks, the device will run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on a mysterious 1GHz processor.
Okay, so the Nexus 10 was probably the most mysterious of the 3 Nexus devices being announced on October 29th. Now… not so much. The guys over at Brief Mobile managed to paparazzi this finger-smudged 10-inch fugly device and give us the skinny on what to expect. Aesthetically, I’m very disappointed in the device, however, the specs and rumored pricing are very attractive and we all know it’s what’s on the inside that counts… right?
