CES 2011: BlackBerry Playbook demo shows Flash games and video capabilities

RIM's BlackBerry Playbook tablet is not due out for some time (weeks, months?) but here's another teaser video showing the device and its video playback talents as well as its ability to play Facebook games natively. We're impressed by the smooth scrolling and snappy performance of the tablet and that software keyboard looks good. We hope to swing by Blackberry's CES 2011 booth to see if they will give us a proper preview of the device.

Apple iPad vs Samsung Galaxy Tab

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

2010 was the Apple iPad’s year. It took the tech world by storm and simply became one of the hottest devices to hit the market and its success has been phenomenal with just over 9 million units sold as of this writing.

As of late November, the iPad’s only competition came from Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, a sexy 7-inch Google Android powered tablet with a staggering array of features but whose operating system was that of a smartphone. Still, Samsung was able to sell 1,000,000 units in the firs two months, proving that there is a demand for a 7-inch tablet with features similar to the iPad's.

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Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Samsung Galaxy Tab represents the first real competition to Apple’s highly successful iPad tablet. From the time it was leaked in June, the Galaxy Tab gained a lot of hype from users hungry for an Android tablet experience. Now coming to Canada on Bell's network, we review this much awaited device.

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Handheld releases rugged Windows 7 Tablet

A tough tablet for real work- The Algiz 7Handheld introduced today the new Algiz 7 tablet computer. The Algiz 7 is an ultra rugged mobile 7-inch widescreen tablet that runs Microsoft Windows 7 Professional operating system and features an Intel Atom 1.6 GHz processor with 64 GB Solid State hard drive and 2 GB of DDR2 RAM. It brings together the portability of a tablet, 3G connectivity and the versatility of Windows 7. 

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