Tag: tablets
Can Microsoft’s Surface PCs get out of their rut?
I'm not sure when I found myself expecting disappointment from Microsoft's PC hardware. Maybe it was when the Surface Pro X arrived with a gorgeous design, but a woefully undercooked Windows-on-Arm experience. Or perhaps it was when the company gave up on the intriguing dual-screen Surface Neo, following the underwhleming…
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The recently-teased OnePlus Pad Go could take cheap Android tablets to a new level
OnePlus continues to branch out beyond smartphones as it has officially revealed its upcoming tablet: the OnePlus Pad Go. Details are rather slim right now. Most of the device’s specifications haven’t been revealed yet. We do, however, know what it looks like. The company posted images of the OnePlus Pad…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra review: A little too big, a little too expensive
For Samsung, bigger is often better. The company led the way in popularizing the gigantic smartphones most of us now use, so it’s no surprise that it’s also made some shockingly large tablets recently. In this year’s Galaxy Tab S9 series, there are 11- and 12.4-inch models that line up…
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Google Pixel Tablet review: Clever accessories transform an unexciting tablet
The Pixel Tablet is like an emotionally unstable partner. On good days, it’s reliable and helpful, always ready to listen and support me. Every now and then, though, I feel gaslit and annoyed by its inconsistencies and mixed messages. This might be because Google’s latest tablet/smart-display hybrid straddles two product…
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The Morning After: The biggest announcements from Google I/O 2023
Google’s big developer conference had a lot to get through. That included the Pixel Fold (more on that below), a new Pixel A-series phone for only $500, a tablet, Android 14, a faster, more sophisticated AI language model, and lots more tricks for AI chatbot Bard. Coming soon, Bard will…
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OnePlus Tab review: Solid hardware that’s let down by Android
I really thought we were done with Android tablets. Google itself hasn’t released one in years, though that’ll change soon with the forthcoming Pixel Tablet. Samsung has hit on a high-end formula that works pretty well, Amazon’s cheap Fire tablets technically run Android… and that’s basically it. Plenty of manufacturers…
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