Tablets
Lenovo Announces the IdeaPad K1 Android Tablet– The First Android Tablet With Netflix
Jul 20th
Looking for a sleek Android tablet but really want Netflix? Well, then this new tablet from Lenovo is for you. Lenovo just took the wraps off the IdeaPad K1 tablet and while it’s very similar to the other Android 3.1 tablets we’ve seen (like the Samsung Galaxy Tab), it also has something the other ones lack– an exclusive Netflix app. We know, we know, the iPad’s had this for a while now, but it’s still nice to start seeing some other big tablet apps come to Android (though sadly there’s no word on how long Lenovo has this exclusive and if or when it will be available on other Android tablets).
Now beyond Netflix support the K1 is like pretty much every other Android tablet we’ve seen with specs like: Android 3.1 Honeycomb (with a custom Lenovo interface and special Lenovo App Store where you can find apps tested by Lenovo and guaranteed to work on your tablet. And yes, you still have access to the normal Android Market and can download apps from there), 10.1 inch HD screen (so those apps and Netflix videos look great), dual-core 1 GHZ processor and 1 GB of RAM (so everything runs fast), 5 megapixel back camera with 2 megapixel front camera for video chat, and 10 hours of battery life.
Lenovo will also be pre-loading the K1 with apps like Need For Speed: Shift, Amazon Kindle, ooVoo, Angry Birds, Docs to Go (similar to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel on your computer), Lenovo Social Touch (for easily updating your Facebook and Twitter from one app) along with many other apps so you’re ready to go right out of the box.
And while all this is nice, the biggest part of all this is the price. Unlike the Galaxy Tab and iPad 2 which start at $500 for 16 GB WiFi-only versions, the K1′s 16 GB WiFi-only version will cost only $449 (and it also has a microSD card slot for easily adding for adding more storage when you need it), with the 32 GB WiFi-only version costing $500.
The K1 is available now and for more info check out Lenovo’s site here.
The Teen Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Jul 17th
As we begin the dreaded time of back-to-school shopping season there is sure to be a lot of interest in tablets. As we wrote last year, we find tablets to be great for use in school, and over the last few weeks we’ve been testing one of the more recently released tablets that if you’re looking for tablet you should definitely consider: Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1. We have to say, out of all the Android tablets we’ve seen recently this is one that gives the iPad 2 a real strong run for your money.
What are you waiting for? Read on for our full Teen Review of the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
We’re Live From AT&T’s Unwrapped Event
Jul 12th
Sure summer is just getting started but that hasn’t stopped AT&T from hosting an event tonight to show off some of their upcoming phones and tablets for the rest of the year at today’s AT&T Unwrapped event in New York.
According to the official invite we’re gonna see some of the “hottest wireless products for the upcoming holiday season” but what these exact devices are we don’t yet know (hopefully one of them will be an AT&T version of the new BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900!)
If you have an upgrade on AT&T any time soon you’re not gonna wanna miss this. So make sure to check back here later tonight for all the info on whatever new devices AT&T shows off.
T-Mobile Sidekick 4G, LG G-Slate and G2X Coming April 20th?
Apr 1st
If you though March was an awesome month for T-Mobile users (well, depending on if you like the idea of possibly becoming part of AT&T) then April looks to be even better as this will be time when 3 of T-Mobile’s awesome new devices– Sidekick 4G, LG G2X and LG G-Slate tablet– are said to be coming to a store near you. And all on the same day no less: April 20th.
How do we know this? Well yesterday Radio Shack– which sells T-Mobile phones– sent out this tweet (which you see above) with the pretty self-explanatory line “The new @TMobile Sidekick 4G comes to The Shack on April 20!” Yeah, can’t get any clearer than that. Now T-Mobile hasn’t officially unveiled this to be the day when this latest awesome Sidekick lands, but unless Radio Shack wants to play a pretty pathetic April Fools joke we really think this will be the date.
As for the LG G2X and G-Slate, rumors have been flying around the internet lately that April 20th will also be the date these 2 new awesome devices will launch. Again, T-Mobile hasn’t officially said anything yet (including a price for the G2X) but the rumors are getting louder and louder so we can definitely see it happening.
We’ll of course keep you updated once we do get the official word, but while you start marking down your calendars T-Mobile users, which phone are you gonna get: LG G2X or Sidekick 4G?
Tablets From CTIA Round Up: First Looks of Motorola Xoom, LG G-Slate, HTC EVO View 4G and BlackBerry PlayBook
Mar 30th
Last weeks CTIA wasn’t all about awesome new phones, we also had the chance to take a look at some of recently released or coming soon tablets that look to give the iPad 2 a strong run for your money: the Android 3.0 Honeycomb running LG G-Slate and recently released Motorola Xoom, Android 2.3 Gingerbread running HTC EVO View 4G with Scribe pen, and of course BlackBerry’s big new tablet, the PlayBook. There’s a lot you’re gonna wanna know here, so let’s get to it.
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Samsung Announces Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9- Looks To Give The iPad A Strong Run For Your Money
Mar 22nd
Samsung has been pretty quiet when it came to new info on its Galaxy Tab line of tablets while everyone else has been announcing or releasing their own. Today that all ended as Samsung announced two new editions of its Galaxy Tab line, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1– and both look to give the iPad 2 and all other tablets a strong run for your money.
T-Mobile Brings The Heat At CTIA- Announces 4G Packing LG G2X and Adds More Details on Sidekick 4G and LG G-Slate
Mar 22nd
While they may soon become AT&T, until that finally happens T-Mobile is still going strong, today taking the wraps off a new impressive 4G phone for its already loaded 4G lineup, the LG G2X, and finally sharing some more info on two of their very anticipated new devices: the Sidekick 4G and LG G-Slate tablet. Let’s get to it! More >
AT&T Drops First-Gen iPad WiFi+3G To $429 for 16 GB, 64 GB First-Gen WiFi+3G Now Only $529
Mar 18th
Not sold on what’s new and great in the iPad 2 and more than happy to go with the first-gen iPad? If so, you should probably head on over to AT&T right now as they are offering probably the greatest iPad price we’ve ever seen– $429 for the WiFi+3G iPad 1 (only $30 more than Apple charges for the WiFi-only iPad 1 on its site) or an amazing $529 for a 64 GB iPad 1 WiFi+3G (SAVING you $70 over what Apple charges for the 64 GB WiFi-only iPad 1). Yeah, these are really awesome deals, and you don’t have to sign up for a 2 year contract here either– making this an even better deal if you want a 64 GB iPad for just WiFi (and you will still have the option to turn on 3G whenever you want and pay per month like any other WiFi+3G iPad– something the WiFi-only iPads of course cannot do).
AT&T’s already sold out of the 32 GB WiFi+3G models (which could explain the price drop of the 64 GB to where the 32 GB would normally be), so if you want in you better hurry.
More info: AT&T (16 GB, 64 GB), BGR
Ask TeensTalkTech: What’s The Difference Between the iPad and iPad 2?
Mar 11th
Ask TeensTalkTech is where we try to answer your questions on technology– from computer problems to cell phone questions and everything in between. Have any questions of your own? Either comment below, email us at ask@teenstalktech.com or tweet us (@teenstalktech) and we’ll try to answer them in a future post!
With the iPad 2′s launch upon us we’ve been receiving tons of questions on what the differences are between this new second generation and the now much cheaper original iPad. Is the iPad 2 really worth it? Well, before you go out to wait in line for hours this weekend read on to make sure you know exactly what you’re waiting for.
Don’t Want the iPad 2? Buy the First iPad From Apple For $399
Mar 2nd
While there’s a lot to love about the new iPad 2, for some the first iPad is more than enough. With the new iPad 2 coming next Friday, Apple is trying to clear out remaining inventory of the old models and what better way to do that than dropping the price $100. Yes, if you hurry you can head on over to Apple’s Clearance section of the online Apple Store and pick up a first-gen 16 GB WiFi-only iPad for $399, a 32 GB for $499, or 64 GB for $599. The first-gen WiFi+3G models also got the $100 price drop, with the prices on them now being $529 for 16 GB, $629 for 32 GB and $729 for 64 GB.
So yeah, if you really want a new iPad and don’t care about having the latest and greatest (or faster speeds and video chat), now may be the perfect time to buy.
