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Ice Cream Sandwich on the Transformer Prime review: first look
Friday, January 13th, 2012
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime is currently the pick of the bunch when it comes to Android tablets, but one of its few weaknesses was the lack of the latest version of the OS. Not any more. It’s received its update, so we thought we’d do an update of our own.
You can read about our first encounter with Android 4 – or Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) – in our Samsung Galaxy Nexus review. We were impressed with it, but had a couple of concerns, chiefly concerning the use of soft buttons and the potential waste of valuable screen real estate. That, fortunately, is a non-issue on tablets. We’re already used to it on Honeycomb tablets, and it takes up a negligible amount of room on a 10.1in tablet such as the Prime.
Tags: Android 4, Ice Cream Sandwich, tablet, Transformer Prime
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7: first-look review of the best tablet at CES
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Tablets have come in many shape and forms at this year’s CES, but there’s only one that’s made us go “wow”. And that tablet is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7.
It is, quite simply, drop dead gorgeous. Of course we can reel off the specs – it’s 7.9mm thin and weighs 340g – but that doesn’t do it justice. When you pick it up for the first time your arm jumps up too quickly; it expects to be lifting something heavier.
Will tablets suffer the same fate as netbooks?
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
When did you see your first netbook? I spotted a fellow commuter pecking at the Asus Eee PC 701 not long after its October 2007 debut, and I was impressed: powerful enough for basic tasks and smaller than any laptop I’d ever seen, it seemed like a genuine innovation.
Fast forward, and I spot my first iPad: on the Tube, its user oblivious to the envious gawping of fellow travellers. For me, it had a similar effect, heralding the arrival of another exciting, innovative type of product.
That’s not the only parallel between netbooks and tablets but, as far as I can see, others aren’t nearly so positive. The netbook’s story has been a sad one: that initial flurry of excitement withered by staid products, precious little evolution and a stagnant market.
Look beneath the iPad – which is still a premium product – and the tablet market could suffer from many of the same problems. (more…)
Sony Reader Wi-Fi review: in-depth first look
Friday, September 30th, 2011
The announcement of the new Amazon Kindles caused all manner of excitement in the PC Pro office this week, until we realised Amazon actually had no plans to release the most exciting products in the UK. What a let-down. Still, that does at least give other manufacturers a chance to steal a march, and that appears to be exactly what Sony has done with its new Reader Wi-Fi, of which we have an early sample.
The first thing to notice when you pick up the Reader Wi-Fi is how light it is. It tipped our scales at just 162g, which makes the current Kindle look positively portly. With no keyboard it’s small enough to slip into an inside jacket pocket, and although it does feel a touch plasticky, it’s well made and the soft-touch plastic rear gives you a nice grippy surface to hold onto.
Pierre Cardin: has it got designs on Apple’s iPhone?
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
Apple and Samsung’s recent spat over patents and design has made plenty of headlines, but a new arrival in the PC Pro Labs has reminded us that some devices take more “inspiration” from the iPhone than others.
Pictured above and below is Apple’s iPhone 4, sat atop of Pierre Cardin’s 7in tablet. Need I say any more.
Fusion Garage Grid10 review: first look
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Fusion Garage is a company that doesn’t believe in doing things by halves. Not content with mounting the most overblown marketing campaign – “Who is TabCo?” – seen in recent years, it has now gone on the offensive, and slashed the price of its forthcoming Grid10 10in tablet to £250.
That price undercuts pretty much every Honeycomb tablet and iPad currently on the market, so we were keen to see how the tablet itself stacked up. When Fusion Garage CEO, Chandrasekar Rathakrishnan, came in for an interview he was keen to show it off too.
Toshiba AT200 tablet review: first look
Friday, September 2nd, 2011

Another day at IFA 2011, and yet another launch of a brand-new Android tablet. This time it’s Toshiba’s turn with the AT200: a 10.1in tablet that can (currently, at least) lay claim to being the lightest 10.1in tablet in the world.
Sony Tablet P review: first look
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
With the torrent of carbon-copy Android tablets showing no sign of abating, Sony’s Tablet P is a welcome breath of fresh air. With a lightweight clamshell design, two 5.5in touchscreens and a 1GHz Tegra 2 processor, Sony’s put together something rather extraordinary.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 review: first look
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
With Samsung revealing its original 7in Galaxy tab in IFA 2010, it’s only fitting that IFA 2011 sees the arrival of the all-new Galaxy Tab 7.7.
Tags: Android 3.2, First Look, Galaxy Tab 7.7, review, samsung, tablet
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Samsung Series 7 700T tablet review: first look
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
We can understand if the mere thought of a Windows 7 tablet is enough to set alarm bells ringing, but Samsung’s Series 7 700T marks the company’s first attempt to revitalise the genre.
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