Which Android tablet should I buy? Follow our tablet buying guide to help you decide! / © ANDROIDPIT Price Price will vary for many reasons, and seemingly small differences in components can still mean a big difference in price. They key to getting good value is to determine which features you must have, and which you can live without. These features will become clearer as we go on but remember, more expensive does not necessarily mean better. Screen Several display technologies exist, but not all are created equal. While it’s true that within indoor environments any tablet…

So you finally got that SHIELD tablet and now you’re jonesing big time to pack it full of the best games available. Sure, you could head over to the Google Play store but who wants to wade through all that chaff just to get to the wheat? Not us, and we’re pretty sure, not you. So we’ve put together an ever-growing list of the best Android games for the SHIELD tablet. And if there’s a game that you think we’re missing, head over to Twitter or Facebook and let us know. Tales from the Borderlands (Free) Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game series set in Gearbox…

The Roku 3 is a premium player with a superior feature set to rivals. The wireless headphones are a boon and the UK content selection is superb, although we experienced lip-sync issues and network media playback is too unreliable. Owners of the original Chromecast have very little reason to upgrade the new model. Google has improved the design with the Chromecast 2 and added better Wi-Fi. We also like the new app and, in general, the device is a bargain at £30. However, the Roku Streaming Stick outclasses it for less than £10 extra with more content available, a remote control…

Figure 1. An application running in compatibility mode on an Android 3.2 tablet. Figure 2. The same application from figure 1, with compatibility mode disabled. Notice: If you ve developed an application for a version of Android lower than Android 3.0, but it does resize properly for larger screens such as tablets, you should disable screen compatibility mode in order to maintain the best user experience. To learn how to quickly disable the user option, jump to . Screen compatibility mode is an escape hatch for applications that are not properly designed to resize for larger…

Rechargeable Battery:Rechargeable, Technology:Lithium polymer, Battery Enclosure Type:Internal, Battery Life Details:Audio playback - up to 22 hour(s) Video playback - up to 7 hour(s), Connections:Headphones - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm USB Docking station, Audio Output:Built-in speaker, Microphone:Built-in microphone, Supported Audio Formats:WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, MP3, ADPCM, FLAC, protected WMA (DRM), AAC +, TV Output Resolution:720p, Display Type:TFT 4.8 - colour, Display Format:800 x 480, Display Features:Touch screen, Display Form Factor:Built-in, Weight:182 g…

If you re the kind of person who would page Uber to drive you across the street or buy an episode of Orange is the New Black on Google Play, even though you already have Netflix, a 4G LTE tablet should be your next major purchase. Not content to drain your bank account with smartphone charges alone, the four major carriers would like you to spend hundreds of dollars more to get mobile Internet service on a slate. Yes, having a cellular connection on your iPad, Android or Surface is a helpful convenience, but when you look at the numbers and realize you can get the same connection…

Perfect for anyone in the family looking to dip their toe into the world of tablets, this LePan Mini provides the essential features you re looking for without the premium price tag. The best of both worlds. The Mini, with its 8 diagonal touchscreen display, offers the same intuitive, easy-to-use design as your smartphone-right down to the familiar Android Jelly Bean operating system-except with a larger screen, so you don t need to squint to read emails. And thanks to a quad-core processor and 8GB ram, it s got the power of a laptop-minus the bulky frame. Plus, with the included…

In January of 2012 something magical happened: executives from Asus and Google got together and began work on a project that would change the face of mobile computing. Apple had released the first iPad two years earlier and OEMs had followed suit with tablets powered by Android shortly thereafter. All the options – both Apple and Android – were relatively costly. What Asus and Google did changed the industry. Those two powerhouses came together and built a tablet with very respectable specifications and a price that couldn’t be matched. This strategy pushed the prices of tablets…

As a platform, Android has been business-ready for quite some time. However, it s often difficult to find the right app to do the job. Considering how many apps are available in the Google Play Store, digging out the business-gems can be a long, involved process. With that in mind, I ve developed a list of what I believe to be the must-have business-centric apps for your Android device. 1. Dropbox There are plenty of cloud-based storage apps out there (my favorite being Ubuntu One), but few of them can hold a candle to the wide-spread support that Dropbox enjoys. Nearly any…

The end of the year is upon on us, which is great - the holidays often mean a bit of a break from work or school, and gives us all a chance to sit back and reflect on the year. You might spend that time traveling, getting together with friends and family, or gearing up for a brand-new year ahead. Or, you ll while away the hours playing video games. Lots of them. Here are a few for Android that should get you through the next few weeks. Do note: this is a list of my favorite Android titles from the the last few weeks. They re not necessarily the biggest (or freshest) games on…

Earlier this month we announced Evernote 7 for Android phones. The update aligned our design with Google’s Material Design guidelines for Lollipop, including a flatter look, bolder colors, and improved typography. This week, we’ve extended the update to Android tablets. Considering the relatively large variety of the Android device ecosystem, it seemed only natural to build a version of Evernote specifically optimized for the larger screen sizes of tablets. Regardless of whether you are using Evernote on an Android-powered phone, tablet, or watch, we wanted the experience of…

Tablets may be fading in popularity, but there are still some great devices out there. If you’re in the market for a new tablet, then we’re here to help you cut down that short list and snag the right tablet for you. Apple’s iPad range still dominates the scene, but there are some innovative alternatives running Android and Windows. We also have top picks for the budget-conscious and for kids. These are the best tablets you can buy right now. Our pick Why should you buy this: The iPad Pro offers the most power and flexibility in the best all-around size. It’s expensive, but…

IPad vs Android tablets Photo: Google Gartner s recently released data on tablet sales in 2013 show that Google Inc. s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android was the most popular operating system for tablets. This was the first time that sales of such tablets surpassed those made by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). There were 195 million tablets sold in 2013, and nearly 62 percent, or 121 million, of them were powered by Android. Apple s iOS, previously the most popular OS for tablets, only accounted for 36 percent, or about 70 million, of the tablets sold. Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) rounded out…

The new Google Nexus 7 is the much-anticipated follow-on to the highly-successful original Nexus 7. The hardware, once again manufactured by Asus, consists of a 7-inch display with a resolution bumped up to 1920x1200 HD display and a pixel density of 323 pixels per inch, a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor, an Adreno 320 GPU, a choice of 16GB or 32GB of storage, a 5 megapixel rear camera, and a – somewhat limited – 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera. The main downside of the Nexus 7 continues to be that it does not feature a card slot to allow you to expand…