Dell has never been huge in the Android tablet market, but today it admitted defeat — the company has just revealed (via PCWorld) that they will no longer be selling Android tablets. The tablets never sold very well and as its 2-in-1 Windows tablet business picks up, it only makes sense that the company put to rest the Android-powered devices that mostly played the background. Dell’s Venue tablets brought some new technology such as Intel’s RealSense 3D cameras, and the designs found on its tablets were among the few that actually stood out from the norm. Dell says it will continue…

More than other tablet operating systems, Android goes from low to high. The broad flexibility of Google s OS lets manufacturers build useful products ranging from $50 to more than $500, fitting a broader range of niches and tastes than the Apple iPad, which has dominated the tablet market since its first release in early 2010. We ve rounded up our top picks here. While Android dukes it out with the iPad and Windows tablets at the top of its range, and doesn t always win, its strengths at smaller sizes and lower price points can be hard to beat. Android tablets also sometimes…

If you want to achieve this without increasing your app size, there is a way to let a high density screen and a large medium density screen use the same resource. You need to place the image you want to re-use in the drawable-nodpi folder. This will stop the platform performing its own scaling when using it. For example, assuming you have a resource called my_resource , if you want the tablet-size screen to use your xhdpi resource, then move it out of drawable-xhdpi and rename it like this: /drawable-nodpi/my_resource_xhdpi.png Then in both the drawable-xhdpi and drawable-xlarge…

The last few years have seen some big changes in smartphone and tablet hardware; we ve observed the continued decline of tablet sales, although they are still widely used by many consumers, and we ve seen high-end phones not only introduce some interesting new advanced technologies (such as biometric scanners and QHD displays), but also a shift from the old plastic slab days into an era of refined, sleek metal and glass bodywork. But above all that, the really significant shifts have occured, as they often do, in the software ecosystems these devices run on. Both Apple and Android…

CNET Google s hardware event today was arguably as noteworthy for what wasn t announced as what was. While it launched a pair of new smartphones, a new Chromecast streamer, an Amazon Echo competitor, and a budget-priced VR headset, none of them carried the Nexus name. Nexus has long been synonymous with the search giant s forays into hardware, branding a slew of Android mobile devices and a pair of media streamers, but that string has apparently ended. According to The Verge, Google has halted using the name for new products, with nothing Nexus-related on the drawing board…

Photo by: CNET Nvidia Shield Nvidia s first tablet-as-gaming-system deserves a place on this list thanks to its inclusion of a touchscreen, Android 4.2, and a Tegra 4 processor running at maximum speed. However, it s the well-engineered console-like controls that elevate it beyond all other tablet competitors when it comes to gaming. Read full review Photo by: Josh Miller/CNET Pricing is currently unavailable. Apple iPad Mini with Retina Display There are three reasons the iPad Mini with Retina Display is so high on this list. One, the A7 chip is as powerful as any current mobile…

Office for Android is a key piece of Microsoft’s conquer-the-cloud strategy. The promise is you can work on any device, yes even on Android, with the productivity suite you know and (maybe) love. I got a chance to tinker with the final builds that are going live Thursday. While there were no sweeping changes, the apps are maturing into a compelling productivity suite that could challenge the dominance of Google s productivity apps (Docs, Sheets, and Slides) on Android. Get started with a Microsoft account To use and edit each of these Office files you’ll need a (free) Microsoft…

Calling a new Android tablet a potential iPad killer is a cliche. But make no mistake: Acer s Iconia Tab A700 has its sights set on doing just that thanks to an impressive list of specifications that includes a 1920-by-1200-resolution display and 32GB of storage, and a $450 price that comes in at 25 percent below the price of a same-capacity iPad. The Iconia Tab A700 goes on presale today, and will be shipping later this month at retail and directly from Acer; it will be available either in black or silver. Acer was one of two Android tablet makers to introduce a high-resolution…

Tablets are a slowly dying form factor, but for many, a cheap tablet is a fantastic option for getting things done on the go or just consuming media. Not everyone wants to spend hundreds on a tablet, though. About a year ago, Amazon stepped in to fix that problem by debuting a 7-inch Android tablet that cost just $50, and wasn’t just total crap. However, there were still some big caveats aside from the specs. The tablet ran fine and the software was OK, but its performance degraded over time and the lack of the Google Play Store was a pain. Then, things all changed when Barnes…

China s best high quality collection of 10 inch tablets with Android OS is right here in our Chinavasion large tablet category. Large tablets make it easier to browse the web and it makes it more convenient to watch movies. It will also open many doors to make it a useful tool in office. China s Best 10 Inch Tablets Why spend hundreds of dollars when you can now source them directly from China? The Best 10 Inch tablets are now available at Chinavasion. Our secret is that we get them directly from manufacturers and offer them directly to you. Whether you are sourcing tablets…

Share Despite modern phones having cameras in them with hugely powerful cameras, tablets are somewhat left behind. But if you do want to shoot photos with your tab, what has the best camera? Obviously comparing cameras across devices is incredibly tricky, but on spec alone and using the simple (and some pro-photographers would say too simple) comparison of the number of megapixels – there’s surprisingly only one winner. The Huawei MediaPad X1 . Despite being a virtual unknown, the camera packs a 13MP camera into its 7″ body – which can shoot photos at 4160×3120. It also sports…

Wake in a flash, quickly open files and photos, and seamlessly switch between apps without any delay on this 10 inch Android tablet. Four Ways to Use Your Tablet Yoga Tablet 2’s innovative design places a battery cylinder and kickstand on the side of the device, shifting the center of gravity and opening up multiple ways to use it: Hold, Tilt, Stand, and Hang. That means there are four different ways to enjoy media content, games, and more on your 10 inch HD tablet. Epic Battery Life Yoga Tablet 2 keeps going over the long haul with its off-the-charts battery life. Its battery…

How big do you like your tablet? If you re designing a kid-friendly device that can be used as an easel, learning resource and game platform, the answer is probably: roughly Monopoly-board big. No, inches isn t going to do it for you. You re going to want a device with a 20- or 24-inch display, like nabi s new Big Tab tablets, made by Fuhu. The Big Tabs are the biggest Android slates we ve ever seen for sale (although there have been demos of significantly bigger models). These gigantic slates come loaded with plenty of kid-oriented entertainment — like board games and storybooks…

With over 15 million people around the world now depending on our app for their day-to-day productivity, we’ve made Any.do 3.0 our most extensive and powerful update ever. With Any.do 3.0, we’ve worked to strike a balance between the kind of birds-eye view that keeps you in charge of your future while bringing focus to your everyday tasks that let’s you home in on what matters. Over 150 product improvements focused on two things – fluidity between lists (both personal and shared) and customized views for when you need to take a different lens on your goals. Jump between lists…