If imitation is truly the sincerest form of flattery, then the tablet we’re looking at here today, Acer’s Iconia A1-830, borders on idol worship.
Granted, in one way or another, every compact tablet (which we … Read More
ValueChain ValuePad VP112 (7-Inch)
Dell’s Venue 7 – Tiptoeing Back to Android
In the closing months of 2013, we’ve seen tremendous growth—at least in terms of the sheer number of products—in the market for compact Android tablets (that is, models with 7-to-9-inch displays). It’s to the point, … Read More
Toshiba Excite Pro – Can it be Too Hot?
New Google Nexus 7 – other Tabs Play Catch-up
In 2012, with the release of the Google Nexus 7 by Asus, Google literally redefined the compact-tablet market—erased the slate, you might say. It did that not by delivering anything truly ground-breaking, but instead … Read More
HP Slate 7 – Too Little, Too Late, Too Much
Ever since the webOS-based HP TouchPad debacle back in July 2011, many a pundit has pundit-ized about what role HP might end up playing in the non-Windows tablet scene. With the introduction of HP’s first … Read More
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 – Gotta Love this Android!
In late August of 2012, Samsung brought some of the biggest news to the tablet market not named “iPad” with the debut of the Galaxy Note 10.1. It was the first Android slate we’d … Read More
Asus MeMO Pad Smart – Smart for 2013?
Ever have a case of tablet deja vu? We just did.
In early 2012, Asus was one of the very first tablet makers to release a slate built around Nvidia’s Tegra 3 quad-core processor—a metal-encased, … Read More
Kobo Arc – the Google Nexus 7 in Kobo Clothing
Ever since the Google Nexus 7 by Asus set the 7-inch tablet market afire back in mid-2012, we haven’t seen much heat from other small-screen slates, barring the late-2012 debut of the Apple iPad Mini… Read More
Google’s Nexus 10 – Highest Resolution Tablet to Date
Introduction
When you’ve got a success on your hands, it’s time to go big. That’s clearly the strategy Google has chosen to follow with its branded Android tablets. Hot on the heels of the immensely … Read More