The massive 18.4″ Samsung Galaxy View tablet arrives Nov. 20 at AT&T
AT&T is first again in getting a new device. Most recently they got the LG Urbane Watch 2nd Edition in before all other carriers, and now they will be offering the massive 18.4″ Samsung Galaxy View. The Samsung Galaxy View is one of the largest tablets you can get your hands on with an 18.4″ 1080p display, LTE connectivity, a built-in kickstand since you’ll be watching a lot of video on it, and large speakers to make your movie watching a complete experience.
The Galaxy View comes with 64GB of built-in memory, and with a battery that offers eight full hours of continuous play. With 64GB(expandable to 128GB) of on-board storage, there is plenty of space to download hours of entertainment as that is exactly what the Galaxy View is designed to be.
In just four days on November 20th, the Samsung Galaxy View will be available to purchase at AT&T.com and in AT&T stores nationwide. Customers have three options when making a purchase:
- Two-year agreement for $499.99 with a $10 access charge to a Mobile Share Value plan
- $30 per month for 20 months on the AT&T Tablet Installment plan
- New or existing customers of DIRECTV can pay $99.99 for the tablet with a two-year agreement
“The Samsung Galaxy View is the best parts of a TV and tablet, designed with entertainment as its primary focus,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Device Marketing and Developer Services, AT&T Mobility. “We know our customers are watching video in ways they never used to, and with this tablet you can shift where and when content is consumed. No other Samsung device provides this combination of integrated entertainment experience and value.”
As a fan of Samsung I might have to check this tablet out. Although I don’t think I would be travelling much with it, because it is so massive.
Source – AT&T
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ASUS’ $299 hybrid tablet is a good idea that’s past its prime
When ASUS launched the original Transformer Book T100 back in 2013, it had a relatively novel concept on its hands: a low-cost Windows tablet that could double as a laptop thanks to its included dock. The company clearly thinks it’s still a good idea, since it recently released the Transformer Book T100HA with more powerful guts and Windows 10. But does this concept still hold water in 2015, when 2-in-1 Windows laptops are commonplace and mobile tablets are increasingly powerful? I’ve been living with the T100HA for several weeks to find out, and the truth is that it’s no longer as sweet a deal as it once seemed. There are still many things to like about ASUS’ hybrid, but you’ll have to make some compromises that shouldn’t really be necessary in modern hardware. Slideshow-340742
iFixit pries open the iPad Pro
As they usually do, the folks at iFixit have welcomed the launch of a new device by grabbing their tools and taking a peek inside. This time the device being examined is Apple’s iPad Pro, the bigger and better addition to its tablet family. The teardown is still ongoing at this time, but they’ve managed to tease out the device’s logic board complete with 64-bit A9X CPU, 4GB of RAM and more. Interestingly, all of those components are now mounted in the center of the tablet, while its four speakers come at the cost of some potential battery space. Any nod on its repairability is yet to come, although the team has surprisingly discovered handy pull-tabs on its battery cells — check out the teardown here for a better look at how super-sized tablet is put together/comes apart.
Source: iFixit
10 best Android tablet apps that all tablet owners should have
Whether or not tablets are the next wave of computing is still a topic that’s up for debate and one without any real answer right now. That said, tablets can be a lot of fun and very useful if you can find stuff to do on them. In this app roundup, we’ll try to get you started with the best Android tablet apps that all tablet owners should have.
See also: 15 best Android apps of all time!
Pretty much any Adobe app
[Price: Free]
Adobe has quite the range of products on mobile, including Photoshop Express, Lightroom Mobile, Capture CC, Illustrator Draw, Color CC, Shape CC, Brush CC, and many others. These are all useful applications that do various things but they really shine on the larger screen real estate that comes with having a tablet. They’re all free to download and most of them work well with Creative Cloud if you happen to use that. We recommend giving them a look and you can do just that using the button below.
Get it now on Google Play!
Amazon Kindle
[Price: Free with in-app purchases]
There are a ton of ebook reader apps out there, but there are few that have the stability, selection, and usefulness of Amazon Kindle. The Kindle Store has a ton of books, magazines, and other reading material that you can buy and read. The larger screen sizes make reading much easier and more comfortable than on phones and tablets are where apps like Kindle really shine. Google Play Books is a decent alternative as well.
Get it now on Google Play!
CamScanner and Xodo PDF Reader and Editor
[Price: Free with in-app purchases]
CamScanner is a great productivity app. This allows you to use your tablet’s camera to scan in documents such as invoices, forms, receipts, and other documentation that you may want in the digital space. You can annotate PDFs, send the images in PDF or JPEG format, and there is even a service embedded that will send faxes. It also comes with OCR support, print options, and more. You can use this with an app like Xodo PDF Reader and Editor and between the two, you’ll be able to handle all of your PDF scanning and editing needs. You can use that last link there to pick up Xodo and the button below to get CamScanner.
Get CamScanner now on Google Play!
Clover Paint
[Price: $7.56]
The larger screens on tablets make them almost perfect for artists and Clover Paint is about as good as it gets in the artist space. The app is expensive, but it bills itself as a professional-grade painting app. It comes complete with layers, tons of brushes, customizable canvas sizes, stylus support for most devices, and a lot more. There is a free demo version you can try before you buy it. If this doesn’t sound like your cup of tea, we have a whole list of apps that are great for artists.
Get it now on Google Play!
Flipboard
[Price: Free]
Flipboard is already a wildly popular news-reading application. It uses a magazine-style user interface that looks and feels just delightful on tablets. It’s a great way to read the news and you can customize your news feed with sources you enjoy reading from (we hope one of them is Android Authority!). It’s simple to use, totally free, and you can find virtually any website to use as a news source. If that’s a little over the top for you, Feedly is another great, simple option.
Get it now on Google Play!
Google Drive suite
[Price: Free]
The Google Drive suite is a pretty hearty list of apps and includes Google Drive (cloud storage), Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides (all office apps), Google Photos, and Google Keep (notes). The Drive app will give you 15GB of free storage with more available at a fairly reasonable price and you can back up virtually any kind of file. The individual apps cover the gamut from office apps to note taking, and even photo viewing and backup. Google Photos is especially great because you can backup photos and videos on your phone and then view them on your tablet’s larger screen.
Get it now on Google Play!
HERE Maps
[Price: Free]
It’s true that Google Maps is kind of the de facto option on most mobile devices. However, a good case can be made for HERE Maps. HERE Maps lets you download maps for offline use and also includes offline navigation. You can find info about businesses in the area and you can share your location using the app’s Glympse feature. Google Maps is getting better with offline support but HERE Maps is definitely worth checking out if you want to use your tablet for GPS. Do beware, though, as a few tablets are still waiting for support from the developers.
Get it now on Google Play!
LastPass
[Price: Free with subscription option]
LastPass is a password management application. We’re sure you’re going to log into a bunch of apps, social networks, and websites on your tablet and an app like LastPass can be a real boon for that. The app will securely store your passwords and then automatically help you log into various sites and apps. It’s great for those who don’t want to remember every password they use. There is a subscription service available, but it’s only really necessary if you want to sync between your computer and mobile devices.
Get it now on Google Play!
PushBullet
[Price: Free]
Chances are you have both a tablet and a smartphone. If that’s the case, PushBullet is an app you should absolutely check out. It allows you to connect your devices together in such a way that they can communicate and work together. With this app, you can do things like answer texts on your tablet instead of your phone, copy and paste things between devices, move files between devices, and tons of other features. It helps bridge that gap between your devices and gives you a way to make them all work together.
Get it now on Google Play!
Zedge
[Price: Free]
Of course, you’ll want to pick up some notification tones and wallpapers for your tablet and Zedge is as good an app as any to start your search. It has a ton of crowd-sourced images and sounds that you can use to customize the most basic parts of your tablet. The selections are pretty decent and the app works very well with the advertising being the only minor complaint. If you need something more, we have a whole list of awesome wallpaper apps to try.
Get it now on Google Play!
Bonus: Your favorite video streaming services
[Price: Varies]
One of the more obvious reasons to pick up a tablet is for multimedia and video streaming is a red-hot industry right now. Some of the services we’d recommend is Netflix, Hulu, Crunchroll, Funimation, Sling TV, YouTube, and Google Play Movies & TV. There are plenty of others and none of them are really bad but how good they are will vary based on your taste in video content. There are no wrong answers here because tablets simply rock for video streaming.
Get it now on Google Play!
Bonus: Your favorite music streaming services
[Price: Varies]
Similarly, tablets are great for audio streaming. It could be music from apps like Pandora, Spotify, Google Play Music, and iHeartRadio or podcast apps like Doggcatcher or Pocket Casts. It even works great for a-la-carte apps like SoundCloud. A tablet along with a decent Bluetooth speaker can give you a fun audio experience that’s easy to control and the best part is that it won’t be eating the battery on your phone! With Google Play Music, you can also upload your own music so you can play your own stuff on your tablet without taking up any precious storage space.
Get it now on Google Play!
Wrap up
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Logitech’s iPad Pro keyboard case is relatively affordable
Apple’s iPad Pro is pricey even before you add in the $169 official keyboard case, but Logitech may have a way to make the whole package a little more palatable. It’s now shipping its promised Create Keyboard Case for the gigantic tablet, and the add-on will sell for a slightly more frugal $150. It only works at two angles, but you’ll get perks like backlit keys, automatic pairing (thanks to the Smart Connector) and a raft of iOS shortcuts. And if you don’t want to turn your iPad into a makeshift laptop, there’s an $80 Create Protective case that ditches the keyboard in return for a more flexible stand. Either shell is available in black, blue or red, so you’re not stuck with somber colors on your giant slate. Slideshow-340125
Source: Logitech
ARM’s latest design brings 64-bit processors to smartwatches
It’s no longer hard to find 64-bit processors in smartphones. In smartwatches, though, they’re still a rarity — and ARM wants to change that with its new Cortex-A35 processor design. The architecture promises the most energy-efficient 64-bit mobile chips yet, sipping 32 percent less power than the mid-range A53 even as it outruns the Cortex-A7 it’s meant to replace (6 to 40 percent faster). It’s extremely scalable, too. You can build full-fledged quad-core chips for entry-level smartphones, but you can also strip things back to make tiny chips for watches and activity trackers.
Via: AnandTech
Source: ARM
The ‘tablet’ for your wrist has arrived
Yes, someone actually made a wearable “tablet.” And no, we’re not talking about the Neptune Pine, which is basically an oversized watch that doubles as a phone. This new device, dubbed Rufus Cuff, features a 3.2-inch screen and, since launching as an Indiegogo campaign in 2014, has promised to be more than a smartwatch. Rufus Labs, the company behind it, says its product “ends the era of the watch and ushers in the wrist communicator.” Aside from that ludicrous display size (compared to other wearables designed to be worn on your wrist), it also features a TI Cortex A9 processor, front-facing camera for pictures/video, GPS, WiFi and a 1,1175mAh battery. Although you can use an iPhone to take calls with it, thanks to the built-in speaker, dual microphones and Bluetooth support, Rufus Cuff is powered by Android Kit Kat.
Via: USA Today
Source: Rufus Labs
Samsung officially reveals 18-inch Galaxy View Tablet
In case you’ve missed past news about the Samsung Galaxy View, it is an upcoming tablet with an interesting aspect – a humongous screen. Now, Samsung isn’t a stranger to pushing the screen size limit, but that has traditionally been for phones. So how is it trying to sell you on carrying around a monitor?
The driving-force of the View is a new multimedia experience. Samsung is betting that you’ll use a tablet more for media consumption if the screen is large. And if this is true, then you’ll appreciate the fact that you can move the screen around. Samsung has even developed a dedicated home screen for quick access to content.
There is of course a built-in kickstand, which has an interesting design. It’s essentially an extra panel attached to the back cover of the tablet that bends outward from the bottom. This gives you two positions to set the tablet down – upright or propped up when laying down. There’s even a handle cutout towards the top of the panel, since handling this guy could use extra support.
The specs won’t blow you away, but that’s typical of Samsung with its experimental devices. It’s in line with a mid-range offering:
- Display: 18.4″ 1080P
- Chipset: 1.6Ghz octa-core processor
- Memory: 2GB of RAM
- Storage: 32/64GB on-board, microSD expansion
- Camera: 2.1MP front-facing camera
- Battery: 5,700mAh (rated at 8 hours of video playing)
- OS: Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Since the View is media-centric, Samsung included “high quality” stereo speakers. Also, there will be a cellular model that will have LTE, if you’re brave enough to take it on the go.
Samsung didn’t provide any details yet about pricing or market availability, so stay tuned. Are you interested in this concept and think you would really benefit from it? Let us know!
Source: Samsung
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Huawei hires a former Apple director to design its phone software
Huawei has been kicking up the quality of its hardware design as of late (see the Mate S and Nexus 6P as proof), but software? Not so much, unless you believe that knuckle gestures are the pinnacle of ease of use. However, it might be close to improving its reputation on that front. The Chinese mobile giant has hired former Apple creative director Abigail Brody as its chief user experience designer, which puts her in charge of interfaces for many Huawei devices. The firm is even creating a US design studio in the process, in case there was any doubt as to how serious it is about the new hire.
Via: CNBC
Source: LinkedIn
Android can record your mobile gaming sessions
Google doesn’t want YouTube Gaming to be populated solely with videos from consoles and PCs. It’s rolling out a feature in the Google Play Games app that lets you record 480p or 720p footage from any Android game that supports the Google Play framework. All you do is pick the game from the GPG app and start capturing — when you’re done, you can edit the clip before sending it YouTube’s way. You can have it record your on-camera reactions, too, if pure gameplay isn’t entertaining enough. Only US and UK gamers will have access to recording in the next few days, but more countries are coming “soon after.”
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