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How to Use E-book Readers and Tablets as Tools for Research

It is often claimed that superficial and occasional readers are more likely to “succumb” to the lures of e-book reading devices, whereas “serious” readers will always prefer printed books. However, studies conducted among e-book users have steadily shown them to be avid readers, who read books in all formats and for a number of reasons,…

1st October 20141st February 2016 Tech Digest Correspondent E-Books, Gadgets, Tablet

Microsoft working on a split controller for tablet gaming?

Getting rid of physical buttons on our gadgets has been a massive advantage for phones and tablets - but for gaming... it makes things more difficult. Luckily though, it appears that Microsoft could be working on an interesting solution. Patently Apple has dug up some diagrams filed by Microsoft with the US patent office that…

28th July 20142nd January 2018 James O'Malley Gaming, Microsoft, Mobile phones, Tablet

Battery breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting smartphones

As new rules come into force about proving your phone is actually a phone when you catch a plane, there is good news for people worried that their battery may well give out on the journey from home to the airport. Beacon News reports that a team at the energy storage technology company AdvEn Solutions…

10th July 201410th January 2016 Stuart O'Connor Mobile phones, Smartphones, Tablet

LG launches new G Pad 10.1 across the globe – including UK

LG has today announced the US launch of its new G Pad 10.1 tablet, which is set to arrive in Europe, Asia and Latin America later this month. LG says that the G Pad 10.1 features a 10.1-inch WXGA display…

7th July 20148th July 2014 Stuart O'Connor LG, Must read, Tablet

Tablets now go-to devices for TV, gaming and more

Tablets have become mainstream consumer devices in the UK with more than half of 16-44 year olds having access to one, according to new data from Kantar Media's FutureProof study. This means that tablets are now the go-to portable device…

30th June 20141st February 2016 Stuart O'Connor Gaming, Tablet, TV

BBC iPlayer users 'should pay licence fee'

BBC viewers who avoid paying the annual licence fee by only watching television via the iPlayer may not get away with it for much longer. Acting BBC Trust chairwoman Diane Coyle said the BBC will propose that those using just…

25th June 2014 Stuart O'Connor BBC, Computers, HDTV, Internet, iPad, iPhone, IPTV, Smartphones, Tablet, TV

SwiftKey Android app goes free

The popular Android keyboard app SwiftKey is now free to download via Google Play. The app has always been available for a month's free trial, after which it cost £2.99 to buy to be able to continue using it. The…

11th June 2014 Stuart O'Connor Android, Android apps, Apps, Smartphones, Tablet

Is Google working on a 3D tablet?

Google is developing a new 7-inch tablet with 3D mapping capabilities, according to reports. CNET says that the new tablet incorporates advanced vision capabilities that can capture more precise three-dimensional images of objects. It says that the tablet will have…

23rd May 2014 Stuart O'Connor Gadgets, Google, Tablet PC

Archos unveils ArcBook 10.1-inch Android netbook

Tablet-maker Archos has announced an Android-powered portable netbook called the ArcBook. The new device will features a 10.1-inch, 1024 x 600 pixel touchscreen display, is powered by a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz with 1GB of RAM, 8GB of flash…

13th May 2014 Stuart O'Connor Android, Computers, Laptops / Notebooks, Tablet PC

12.2 inch Samsung Galaxy Note on the way, suggests leak

Things can only get bigger for the Samsung Galaxy Note range, if the current screen-size trajectory for the line is anything to go by. Now, the latest leak suggests that Samsung have a real whopper lined up next to bear…

19th September 2013 Gerald Lynch Tablet, Tech Digest news

Apple’s recycling robots take 200 iPhones apart EVERY hour

Facebook uploaded 1.5 million users’ email contacts without their consent

Some £1500 Samsung Galaxy Fold phones are already breaking, journalists report

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