By Joseph Palenchar On Dec 12 2012 - 10:37am

Microsoft Expands Surface Tablet Distribution

Redmond, Wash. — Microsoft, which originally limited sales of its Microsoft-brand Surface tablet to its online store and company stores, is expanding distribution to other retail outlets in the coming days.

TWICE Staff On Dec 10 2012 - 12:01pm

Nook Simple Touch Price Dropped to $79

New York — Barnes & Noble dropped the price of the Nook Simple Touch to $79.

By Alan Wolf On Dec 10 2012 - 10:15am

Amazon Discounting Top Kindle Fire In One-Day Sale

Seattle — Amazon.com is offering a $50 discount on its 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD today.

By Doug Olenick On Dec 6 2012 - 10:27am

Tablet Shipments To Hit 132 Million

Bedfordshire, U.K. — The research firm FutureSource Consulting is forecasting that the global tablet market will hit 132 million shipped in 2012.

By Joseph Palenchar On Nov 28 2012 - 12:32pm

E Fun Adds First Table With GooglePlay

West Covina, Calif. – E Fun is launching its first Android tablet with access to the Google Play store to download apps and content.

Doug Olenick On Nov 27 2012 - 1:42pm

Kindle Sales Catch Fire

Seattle — The 2013 edition of Black Friday and Cyber Monday were the best ever in sales of Kindle products, Amazon said.

By Lisa Johnston On Nov 21 2012 - 12:48pm

Ematic Adds New FunTab Kids Tablet

Los Angeles — Ematic took the wraps off another kid tablet this week, this time a stepped-down version of its FunTab Pro.

By Joseph Palenchar On Nov 19 2012 - 11:20am

DyleTV Comes To Apple Devices

San Francisco – Computer accessories supplier Elgato has begun offering a dongle that turns iPads, iPhones and iPod touches into TV screens for viewing free live mobile-DTV broadcasts transmitted by local stations under the Dyle Mobile TV brand.

By Joseph Palenchar On Nov 16 2012 - 10:20am

4G LTE iPad, Mini Trickling Into Market

New York – The 4G LTE versions of the iPad Mini and fourth-generation iPad have begun to trickle into the U.S. market for activation on the AT&T, Sprint and Verizon Wireless networks.

By Joseph Palenchar On Nov 13 2012 - 2:20pm

LTE-Equipped Asus VivoTab RT On the Way

Dallas – AT&T will begin offering the first Windows RT tablet with 4G LTE when the Asus VivoTab RT becomes available on Nov. 16 for as low as $499.