The Google Nexus 10 tablet has surfaced on the GLBenchmark website. Identified as the Google Mantaray, it confirms rumours that the 10-inch tablet will come with Android 4.2 and a display offering a resolution of a resolution of 2,560 by 1,600 pixels (299 PPI). There is also a reference to a Mali-T604 GPU, suggesting it will be powered by Samsung’s […]
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Google Nexus 10 Quick Start Guide leaked online
The rumour that Google would announce the oft-rumoured Google Nexus 10 tablet at next week’s Android event gained some credibility today. It appears that a few pages of the Quick Start Guide for the tablet has been leaked online courtesy of Korean site Seeko. The pictures reveal only a few details. The Google Nexus 10 will sport both front and […]
Square mobile payment system launches in Canada
Square today announced that it has launched in Canada, marking its first expansion outside of the U.S. It offers a mobile credit card payment solution that consists of the free Mobile Card Reader and Square Register app. With the reader plugged into the headphone jack of an iPhone, iPad, or Android device, anyone can now safely and securely accept credit […]
Apple announces fourth generation iPad with faster A6X processor
Along with the new iPad mini, Apple unveiled its fourth generation iPad. It features a number of upgrades over its predecessor, including a faster A6X processor which promises “up to twice the CPU performance and up to twice the graphics performance of the A5X chip.” Other improvements include LTE connectivity, a FaceTime HD camera, improved wireless connectivity, and a new […]
Apple announces iPad mini tablet
As expected, Apple today unveiled the iPad mini, the smaller sibling to the iPad. Featuring a 7.9-inch display, it is 23 percent thinner and 53 percent lighter than the third generation iPad. “iPad mini is every inch an iPad. With its gorgeous 7.9-inch display, iPad mini features the same number of pixels as the original iPad and iPad 2, so […]
Apple to stream today’s event via Apple TV (Updated)
If you own an Apple TV, you will be able to watch a live stream of the event the company is holding today. A new application called “Apple Events” has been added. Clicking on it gives users a message asking them “tune in at 10 a.m. PT on October 23 to watch this event live.” Apple is widely expected to […]
Rumour: What Google has on tap for October 29th Android event
With the promise that “the playground is now open,” Google will host an Android event on October 29th. It is widely expected that Google will use the event to unveil at least one new Nexus device and an updated version of Android. Courtesy of “a source with knowledge of Google’s plans, The Next Web now claims to know exactly what […]
Microsoft delays some Surface tablet pre-order shipments by a week (Updated)
The launch of the Microsoft Surface tablet appears to have hit a bit of turbulence. A number of customers in Canada and the UK who pre-ordered the tablet through the Microsoft Store as early as the first day have received emails indicating that their shipments will be delayed by a week: The release date for the preorder product has changed. […]