Tablet News

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  Android overtakes iOS in tablet OS market for Q1 2013

  02 May 2013

  Reports show that Google Android took the highest tablet OS market share for the opening three months of this year, surpassing Apple iOS.

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  UK tablet use grows despite predicted slow in iPad sales

  02 May 2013

  According to new data, UK tablet use has grown by nearly 40 per cent in comparison to last year, despite a predicted slow in iPad sales over the year.

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  HP rumoured to be planning 10-inch Android tablet

  01 May 2013

  Mention of a high-end 10-inch HP tablet has hit the internet, suggesting that the PC manufacturer is set to take on the iPad.

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  BlackBerry CEO quashes rumours of new tablet launch

  30 April 2013

  BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has dispelled rumours that the Canadian manufacturer will launch a new tablet suggesting tablet will die out within five years.

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  iPad mini 2 facing Retina display based delays?

  29 April 2013

  Apple’s second-generation 7-inch tablet is reportedly facing delays as new iPad mini 2 rumours point to Retina display issues.

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  Samsung targets iPad mini with 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 unveiling

  29 April 2013

  Samsung has expanded its range of tablets with the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 given an understated unveiling via the company’s website.

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  Microsoft Surface Pro coming to UK in May

  25 April 2013

  Microsoft has confirmed that UK markets will receive the Microsoft Surface Pro tablet before the end of May.

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  Acer Iconia W3 8-inch Windows 8 tablet leaks

  23 April 2013

  Images have leaked of the Acer Iconia W3, which could be the first compact Windows 8 tablet to hit the market.

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  Google Nexus 7 2.0 set for Google I/O launch with Android Key Lime Pie

  23 April 2013

  Google is set to launch the follow-up to the Nexus 7 at Google I/O, along with its brand new Android Key Lime Pie OS.

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  iPad 5 to be 15 percent thinner and 25 percent lighter

  18 April 2013

  A new analyst report claims that the iPad 5 will be 15 percent thinner and 25 percent lighter than the previous model.

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  HP Slate 7 available May 1 with £129 price tag

  17 April 2013

  HP has confirmed on its website that the HP Slate 7 will be available from May 1 with the budget-tablet priced at £129.

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  Another iPad 5 case leak points to iPad mini redesign

  16 April 2013

  Another iPad 5 case has leaked online, seemingly supporting the idea that Apple’s next 9.7-inch slate could look very similar to the iPad mini.

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  Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 specs leak, reveal 10- and 8-inch screen sizes

  15 April 2013

  Specs for the highly-rumoured Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 have leaked online, revealing the slate could sport a duo of screen sizes.

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  Nokia tablet rumoured by patent

  12 April 2013

  Nokia has filed a patent with the US Patent and Trade Organisation outlining a keyboard and cover device for a tablet.

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  iPad 5 to slim down through smaller backlight components

  12 April 2013

  Reports claim that Apple will adopt a brand new backlighting system in order to slim down the iPad 5.

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  Microsoft planning a 7-inch Surface tablet

  11 April 2013

  The WSJ is again claiming that Microsoft will launch a 7-inch Surface tablet later this year, but that it was only a fairly recent decision to do so.

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  iPad 5 fascia picture appears online

  10 April 2013

  A picture of what appear to be an iPad 5 fascia have emerged online, revealing the upcoming Apple slate will greatly resemble the iPad mini.

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  iPad 5 production to kick off this summer?

  09 April 2013

  With an iPad 5 release date expected in September, latest reports have suggested that the next-gen tablet will enter production this summer.

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  Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 to launch this summer

  08 April 2013

  The much debated Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 will be arriving in the UK this summer, if one particular source is to be believed.

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  Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 goes on sale in the UK

  05 April 2013

  Samsung has made the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 available for purchase in the UK, with the 8-inch tablet available direct from the company’s experience store.