A new update promises to make Amazon’s Kindle Scribe better for notetaking. Released this morning, the update (Version 5.16.2) includes a lasso tool that lets users select handwritten text on… Read More
Amazon announced the next generation of Fire HD 10 tablets on Tuesday, improving the biggest in its line of devices after a year in which more people are using tablets… Read More
Walmart has released its long-rumored set of low-cost tablets, the latest challenge in the retail giant’s multi-faceted battle with Amazon. Walmart’s tablets, which run on the Android operating system under… Read More
Walking on the campus at Washington State University, Jonah Friedl had an “aha” moment. He wasn’t just surrounded by fellow students, he was among an audience perfect for marketing. “There… Read More
More schools are using tablets and laptops in classrooms than ever before, and, in the U.S., Google is leading the charge. Last year, more 12.6 million mobile devices were shipped… Read More
Are you buying new PCs less frequently than you did in the past? You’re not alone. Worldwide PC shipments are now projected to decline by 7.3 percent this year, 2 percentage… Read More
Amazon may be putting Alexa, its AI assistant, into an upcoming tablet-style device, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal today. The device, code-named “Knight,” will let users… Read More
Interest in the tablet market proceeds to wane, according to new numbers from IDC out today. Tablet shipments fell nearly 15 percent year-over-year during the first quarter of 2015. The downturn… Read More
Amazon’s budget friendly Fire tablet may not be the most powerful option, but you can probably find a use for it somewhere in your life. Now, Amazon is making the $49.99… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Microsoft ‘feels the Bern’ as Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders questions the company’s role in the technology behind the Iowa Caucuses.… Read More
Two month after debuting the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, Apple announced today that the giant tablet will hit store shelves this week, along with accessories like a battery-free keyboard and Apple’s first… Read More
The world is full of overpowered technology — gadgets with capabilities well beyond what we need. For me, it’s a $400 iPad mini 2 that I use almost exclusively to watch TV before… Read More
This week, Apple introduced its response to the Surface Pro 3. The iPad Pro features a lot of the functionality of the Microsoft’s professional-grade tablet, including the ability to work… Read More
Remember when people predicted that tablets were going to replace desktop computers? That doesn’t look like it’ll be happening anytime soon as consumers increasingly opt to go with larger smartphones… Read More
HP has announced its first Windows 10 tablet designed for businesses. The new HP Pro Tablet 608 is one of the first examples of how hardware makers will leverage Microsoft’s… Read More
Despite new tablet launches and the holiday shopping season, tablet sales fell in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to new data from market research firm IDC. That’s hardly surprising,… Read More
Are you sitting on the couch looking at your tablet, or walking with your phone in your pocket? The answer to that question could signal how best to reach you with a… Read More
Amazon says unit sales of its Fire tablets tripled and sales of its Kindle e-readers nearly quadrupled on Black Friday this year, compared with Black Friday a year ago. The company,… Read More
Despite iPad sales that were down more than 9 percent year-over-year and below Wall Street’s expectations, Apple has held on as the company with the greatest share of the tablet… Read More
For the second quarter in a row, Apple posted iPad sales that were below Wall Street estimates. The company sold 13.2 million iPads in its fiscal third quarter, a nine… Read More
Apple announced iOS 8 and gave us a look at a bunch of the major features during its WWDC 2014 keynote (you can watch the WWDC 2014 keynote here.) We got a… Read More
Getting a tablet or smartphone fixed by Alexandra McConnehey is not your ordinary repair shop experience. No dropping off your device at a counter, or sending it in the mail. The 24-year-old founder… Read More
Amazon is producing its own TV shows, developing its own videogames, and on Wednesday, we’ll get an update on its video business. So, it’s notable that Kindle Fire users say that… Read More
For PC manufacturers, 2013 was a tough year — but 2014 might be slightly better. Shipments of PCs fell 6.9 percent worldwide in Q4 2013 compared to the same period… Read More
While the holiday has traditionally been a good season for e-readers, Barnes & Noble’s Nook didn’t quite feel the Christmas cheer. In fact, quite the opposite. Revenues from B&N’s Nook… Read More
Amazon’s Kindle app for the iPhone and iPad received an update today that added some cool new features for its users. In particular, students who have textbooks from the Kindle… Read More
The first step when deciding which tablet to buy, as with any device, is to ask yourself how you’ll use it. If your primary purpose is to consume media —… Read More
Memo to Microsoft: When it comes to Surface tablets in the classroom, be careful what you wish for. Because you might be the next victim of education’s Curse of the… Read More
Microsoft offered a temporary promotion for its Surface Pro tablet earlier this month that was set to end Thursday, but now it looks like the new price point will be… Read More
The latest tablet shipment numbers from the IDC research firm show Apple’s iPad leading the worldwide market in the second quarter, followed by Samsung, ASUS, Lenovo and Acer. Yes, there’s… Read More