Today Amazon started advertising a new 16GB version of their entry-level Fire tablet for purchase on their website. The 16GB model sells for $20 more than the 8GB model, making the price $69 for the one with ads and $85 for the one without ads (special offers). So does this mean we can’t call it […]
Tablets
New Samsung Galaxy Tab E Lite Released for $119
Yesterday I posted an article about the new 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A tablet that was just released for $149. It turns out Samsung has another new 7-inch tablet that they’ve also just released called the Samsung Galaxy Tab E Lite. It’s been available in some other markets first and is now available in the […]
New Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7-inch Tablet Released for $149
Samsung has just released a new 7-inch Android tablet called the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7. It’s a new 2016 version of their A series tablets. The Tab A 7 is basically a newer version of the Galaxy Tab 4 that I reviewed back in 2014. The Galaxy Tab A has a slightly faster processor, […]
List of all Fire Tablets and How to Tell Them Apart
A few months ago I posted an article about a List of all Kindles and How to Tell them Apart that Amazon has on their website. I recently noticed that Amazon has a similar page up for Fire tablets called Which Fire Tablet do I have? The page lists every single Fire tablet that Amazon […]
Fire Tablets Can Now Store Audiobooks on SD Card
Amazon has issued another software update—for what seems like the twentieth time this year—that adds support for downloading audiobooks to the microSD card on 5th generation Fire tablets. The new software update, version 5.1.2, is rolling out to 4th generation Fire tablets as well, even though they lack a microSD card slot (Amazon seems to […]
Tablet Deals Roundup – March 5th
There aren’t any sales going on for ereaders at the moment but there are some good deals on tablets right now, even some high resolution tablets that are great for reading, like the 8-inch Asus ZenPad S and the 7-inch Google Nexus 7 2. There are some certified refurbished models for cheap, and Best Buy […]
Newer Tablets Trending Away from Higher Resolution Screens
Over the past couple of years it’s been interesting to watch the evolution of the tablet. For awhile it was all about upgrading to higher resolution screens, and now it’s gotten to the point over the past year or two where a lot of companies are backing off on screen resolution, going lower than previous […]
How to Backup, Restore and Factory Reset Amazon Fire Tablets
An important but often overlooked feature on Amazon’s line of Fire tablets is the ability to create daily automatic backups so that you can restore your data in case your Fire tablet is ever lost or damaged, or if you need to perform a factory reset for some reason or another. The backup feature saves […]