Earlier rumours suggested that Samsung was planning to launch five new smartphones in the first quarter of 2014. This would include a new flagship smartphone, likely the Galaxy S5, along with two mid-tier ones and two entry-level ones. Now sources have told SamMobile that Samsung is also planning to launch four new tablets in the same time frame. One very […]
Tablets
Samsung readying two AMOLED display tablets for 2014?
Details have already emerged about what Samsung could have in mind for Q1 2014 when it comes to smartphones. Now comes word that it is also planning two high-end tablets sporting AMOLED displays. According to South Korean Web portal Naver, both an 8-inch and a 10-inch model are planned with at least one to possibly launch alongside the Galaxy S5 […]
More tablets coming from LG, Nokia and Sony Mobile in 2014
At least three smartphone manufacturers are set to stay in the tablet market in 2014 despite having only found moderate success at best so far. A report by Digitimes suggests that LG, Nokia and Sony Mobile will all offer new tablets next year. LG will broaden availability of the LG G Pad 8.3 starting this month. Originally launched in South […]
Nintendo working on an Android tablet?
There could be a new player in the Android tablet space in the future. None other than Nintendo is reportedly working on an Android-powered tablet geared to the educational market. The revelation came from a series of now-deleted tweets (but not before being grabbed) from Nintendo software engineer Nando Monterazo: Experimenting with a tablet of Nintendo, the system is based […]
Apple and Samsung working on 13-inch tablets
2014 could well become the year of the large tablets. Rumours of a 12.2-inch Samsung Galaxy Note tablet and a 12.9-inch Apple iPad tablet have been with us for some time now. Not only are those rumours back today but now comes word of an even larger tablet. We already found out earlier today that Samsung’s oft-rumoured 12.2-inch tablet, possibly […]
Lenovo to livestream October 29 “Better way” event
Lenovo today announced via Twitter that it will make an announcement online tomorrow. The tweet itself reveals little about what the Chinese manufacturer will unveil but it has been teasing the event using the #betterway hashtag for a few days now. Please join Ashton Kutcher and musical guest, Hunter Hunted, in a LIVE global webcast launching Lenovo’s latest exciting product […]
Systena unveils 10-inch Tizen developer tablet in Japan
With Samsung’s first developers conference set to take place next week, we may finally see at least one Tizen-powered device get officially announced. But one thing is sure: Samsung will not be the first to release a Tizen-powered tablet. That honour now belongs to Systena Corporation, a Japanese IT product and solution provider. In fact, Systena first announced its Tizen […]
HTC hints at future beyond smartphones
We learned this morning that HTC CEO Peter Chou and Chairwoman Cher Wang had shuffled their roles and responsibilities a bit. Chou will now focus on product development while Wang will take on a more operational role, looking after sales, marketing, logistics and customer service. The two also gave The Financial Times some details about what the company is now […]