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Carrypad Refresh – Focusing on Helping Customers Buy the Right Tablet

Posted on 15 May 2012

After 2 years of running Carrypad as a tablet resource in the traditional blogging style we’ve decided it’s time for a change. We’re going to move away from the a news-led format and focus on  putting our expertise into tools that will help you find the perfect tablet.

Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet Specifications and Information Now Available

Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet Specifications and Information Now Available

Posted on 10 May 2012

The Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet is a standard Tegra 2 device with 3G options and up to 64GB Storage. It does feature an IPS display with Gorilla Glass. With its full size USB slot and its SD Card Slot it provides good connectivity for file exchange on the go.

Motorola XOOM 2 Specifications and Information Now Available

Motorola XOOM 2 Specifications and Information Now Available

Posted on 07 May 2012

The Motorola XOOM 2 is a Tegra 2 based Tablet with 1GB RAM. There are Wi-Fi only and 3G versions available with either 16 or 32GB Storage. With its 1.3MP front-facing camera it is well suited for VOIP calling or video calls.

HP Slate 2 Specifications and Information Now Available

HP Slate 2 Specifications and Information Now Available

Posted on 02 May 2012

The HP Slate 2 is a Windows 7 Tablet powered by an Intel Atom Z670 clocked at 1.5 GHz. It has up to 64GB mSATA Storage and should last with its 2-cell (30WHr) battery up to 7.5 hours.
With the possibility to add the Tablet to the optional dock one can…

Lenovo IdeaPad K1 Specifications and Information Now Available

Lenovo IdeaPad K1 Specifications and Information Now Available

Posted on 30 April 2012

The Lenovo IdeaPad K1 is an Tegra 2 powered 10.1″ Android Tablet. It comes with Android 3.0 and should get Android 4.0 (aka Ice Cream Sandwich) in Q2 2012.
At its pricepoint and its still powerful Tegra 2 chipset it offers a good starting point for Ta…

Coby Kyros 7 Specifications and Information Now Available

Coby Kyros 7 Specifications and Information Now Available

Posted on 24 April 2012

The Coby Kyros 7 is an low budget entry level Tablet with a single core CPU clocked at 1GHz and with a screen of 800×480 resolution. It unfortunately comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and comes with 4GB storage built in. With it’s mini HDMI out the de…

Acer Iconia Tab A200 Specifications and Information Now Available

Acer Iconia Tab A200 Specifications and Information Now Available

Posted on 19 April 2012

The Acer Iconia Tab A200 is a new Tablet featuring Android Ice Cream Sandwich. It is a fairly regular Tegra 2 based device with an 10.1 inch display at a resolution of 1280×800. It’s battery lasts for about 7 hours at video playback.
At it’s price of …

Ainol Novo 7 Paladin Specifications and Information Now Available

Ainol Novo 7 Paladin Specifications and Information Now Available

Posted on 14 April 2012

The Ainol Novo 7 Paladin is a 1GHz Tablet featuring Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It is a super low cost entry level device at a pricepoint of around 150. With USB-OTG support and 3G and RJ-45 over USB the device can be a great entry into the tablet …

Deal, Today Only: Archos 101 G9 Turbo for $259, Official Upgrade to Android 4.0 ICS Available

Deal, Today Only: Archos 101 G9 Turbo for $259, Official Upgrade to Android 4.0 ICS Available

Posted on 17 March 2012

Sellout.Woot has the Archos 101 G9 Turbo on sale (for one day only, as is Woot’s style) for a reasonable $259 (permalink). The price has been dropped $20 from when we saw the same product on sale from Woot back in February for $279. This is a brand new 8GB WiFi-only version of the Archos [...]

Apple Announces ‘The New iPad’, Conspicuously Doesn’t Call it ‘iPad 3′. New Battery Tech?

Apple Announces ‘The New iPad’, Conspicuously Doesn’t Call it ‘iPad 3′. New Battery Tech?

Posted on 08 March 2012

Well this is odd. No doubt you’ve heard by now that Apple has just announced the latest refresh of the iPad, but for some reason they aren’t calling it the ‘iPad 3′. This update includes nothing particularly revolutionary, but that’s not to say that they didn’t just up the bar. See the new iPad tracking [...]

Apple iPad 2012 Specifications and Information Now Available

Apple iPad 2012 Specifications and Information Now Available

Posted on 07 March 2012

The new 2012 Apple iPad with its crisp display with a resolution of 2048×1536 features a dual core Apple A5X processor. It comes with a 5MP Camera on its back and comes with Bluetooth 4.0.
There is a Wifi version and a 4G/LTE Version like on previous …

Asus PadFone to be Released in April. Updated PadFone 2012 Design Gallery and Official Specs

Asus PadFone to be Released in April. Updated PadFone 2012 Design Gallery and Official Specs

Posted on 05 March 2012

The Asus Padfone is one of the most unique devices soon to be hitting the Android market. The PadFone can exist in three different states — as just the phone itself, as a tablet (by putting the phone into the tablet dock), and as a smartbook (by attaching the keyboard to the tablet). Android 4.0 [...]

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Hands-On

LG Spectrum Unboxing and Overview [video]

Posted on 05 March 2012

We have the LG Spectrum on hand at Carrypad HQ to give you review coverage of this huge 4.5″ phone. First thing first, here’s the unboxing and overview: The LG Spectrum is one of the last big releases from LG before the company switches up the styling of their devices to something they’re calling ‘L-style’. [...]

Opinion

Is Samsung Going to Confuse Customers With Galaxy Tab Nomenclature?

Posted on 29 February 2012

Samsung was the fist to show that Android could succeed on a tablet when they launched the infamous original Galaxy Tab back in October of 2010. This was a 7″ device and was devised long before the tablet-specific Android 3.0 Honeycomb build was available. Despite relying on a customized version of Android which was meant [...]

Podcast

Meet:Mobility Podcast 66 – Post-PC Fusion

Posted on 17 March 2011

Meet:Mobility Podcast 66 is now available. In this podcast we talk about AMD Fusion, the HTC Flyer, Eee Pad MeMo and talk about what ‘post-pc’ really means. JKK and Al Sutton join Chippy Listen, subscribe and download at MeetMobility here.

Report

At MWC 2012 I’m Expecting ‘Crossover’

Posted on 25 February 2012

I’m heading to Barcelona today to attend Mobile World Congress where I expect to be bombarded with phone, smartphone, tablet, app, operating systems and telecom news but this year I’m going with a specific focus. I’ll be looking for more evidence of crossover from the traditional mobile world – platforms, operating systems and software – [...]

Software

My Ten Favorite Android Games and Thoughts on Android Gaming

Posted on 05 January 2012

If you have been following any of my musings on gaming (over on my personal blog or via my Twitter feed), you know that the past year has presented me with a challenge in keeping up with the latest and greatest. With little time left for gaming after attending to classwork and my day job, [...]

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