More Tablets Articles

  • 17 May 2011

  • How-Tos: How to secure a Google Android phone or tablet

    Whether you paid a small fortune for the hottest Android device or got it for ‘free’ with a modest contract, it’s a good bet that the data stored on your mobile is at least as valuable as the hardware itself. If your phone or tablet is ever lost or stolen, you’ll either be glad you took precautions to protect all your content, or you’ll sorely wish you had. In this article, we’ll walk you through setting up Android’s built-in security tools and suggest a few third-party extras that can add valuable safeguards for your personal information.

  • How-Tos: How to insure an iPad

    One of the biggest benefits of tablet PCs, such as Apple's iPad, is that are lightweight enough to be taken on the go. But with prices around £400, it'll be a costly mistake if you misplace, accidentally damage or are even unlucky enough to have your tablet PC stolen. This applies to any gadget for that matter, whether it's your digital camera or your smartphone. So, do you need iPad insurance? There are a number of ways to insure your gadgets giving yourself an extra layer of protection should you run into trouble.

  • 16 May 2011

  • Opinion: Simple Hack Brings Hulu to Motorola Xoom

    No matter what brand you have, tablets are pretty cool. They're pretty useful for not only mobile-style gaming, but productivity such as checking e-mails. One really beneficial use that some tablets are still lacking however are TV or movie-streaming apps, such as Hulu.

  • News: RIM recalls 1,000 BlackBerry PlayBooks

    BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has recalled 1,000 PlayBooks after the tablet PC was shipped with the wrong OS.

  • News: Apple offers free repairs for 'quake-damaged kit

    Owners of Macs, iPhones and iPod touches damaged by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in North-East Japan in March can get their devices repaired for free.

  • 13 May 2011

  • Opinion: Tablets Aren't Necessarily Cannibalising Laptop Sales

    Earlier this week, my PCWorld colleague Tony Bradley brought you the news that tablets purchasers are abandoning their laptops in favor of their new devices, according to a study from Nielsen.

  • 12 May 2011

  • News: BlackBerry PlayBook Video Chat Behind the Firewall

    If you're attempting to employ RIM's brand new BlackBerry PlayBook Video Chat application while connected to a corporate network, but keep experiencing connectivity issues, your problems could be related to blocked ports or port forwarding in your enterprise firewall.

  • How-Tos: Transfer files to and from an iPad

    It’s true that you can use your iPad instead of your Mac to take care of many common computing tasks. But unless you’re ready to ditch Mac OS X entirely, you’ll still need to transfer files back and forth between your iPad and your Mac if you’re going to get work done.

  • How-Tos: How to use a QR code

    You may have started to notice square, barcode-like boxes scattered throughout adverts, magazines and so forth. These are QR Codes, and they are only going to get more popular. Here's what QR Codes are, and how to use them.

  • Feature: Google Android Market: what you need to know

    Google’s online store makes it easy to find and buy the apps you need.

  • 11 May 2011

  • News: Skype buy, Windows Phone 'Mango' update, highlight Microsoft mobile strategy

    The success of both the Apple iPad and Google's Android operating system has sent a clear signal to Microsoft that mobility is the future.

  • Video: Friction control project makes touchscreens sticky or slippery

    At CHI2011, a touchscreen that can be slippery when dragging a folder and sticky once it lands on its destination

  • 10 May 2011

  • News: Universal phone charger standard amended to include Tablet PCs

    A universal mobile charger that's currently in development has been adjusted to ensure other devices including MP3 players and tablet PCs can be charged using it.

  • 09 May 2011

  • News: Tablets Replacing Laptops and eReaders

    New survey results from Nielsen show that users are ditching their laptops, abandoning their ereaders, and leaving their MP3 players behind. For a large, and growing segment of the population, the tablet is the new primary computing and entertainment device.

  • Opinion: Scalper Blamed for iPad 2 Buyer Violence in China

    A Chinese man says violence that broke out at a Beijing Apple Store on Saturday resulted from a scalper cutting into a line of customers waiting to buy the iPad 2.

  • Opinion: Conde Nast Reportedly Plans iPad Magazine Subscriptions

    Publisher Conde Nast may start selling in-app subscriptions via Apple's iPad as soon as next week according to the New York Post.

  • News: New Yorker printer readers get free iPad subscriptions

    Just a week after Time offered free iPad access to Time, Sports Illustrated, and Fortunefor its print subscribers, Condé Nast has matched and bettered that offer with [The New

  • Video: Apple iPad 2 goes on sale in China

    For Chinese Apple fans, the wait for the iPad 2 ended on Friday morning. At 8am, Apple stores in Beijing and Shanghai opened their doors to hundreds of people that had queued for the iPad 2

  • 08 May 2011

  • News: Flipboard iPad App Doubles Users In Two Months

    Traffic on Flipboard, which turns your social and media feeds into a sleek digital magazine, has increased 300 percent since early March, to between 8 and 9 million flips, CEO Mike McCue told Liz Gannes of AllThingsD. A flip on the touchscreen app is roughly equivalent to a page view.

  • News: Images Show Violent Exchange at Apple's Beijing Store

    Disturbing images showing what appears to a bloody altercation at an Apple retail store in Beijing, China are believed to show a scuffle among iPad 2 customers and employees. The Website MyChinaViews.com reports one day after the iPad 2 launched in China the Sanlitun retail Apple Store temporarily was forced to close on Saturday after an alleged conflict broke out between iPad 2 scalpers and Apple Store employees. Scalpers buy iPad 2 tablets and resell them for a higher price to different markets where the iPad 2 is out of stock or not yet available.

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