Toshiba AT10LE-A with Nvidia Tegra 4 processor gets photographed
Nvidia announced its latest mobile chipset, the Tegra 4, at CES in January. That said, we’re still waiting for the first device sporting it to be on the market. Things may change soon though. The Toshiba AT10LE-A may be one of the first shipping tablets to feature the new Tegra 4 CPU, alongside the recently [...]
Toshiba launches 4.7 mm thin 13 MP camera sensor
Toshiba is set to release the thinnest 1/3 inch 13 MP camera sensor ever made. The module, named TCM9930MD, will be just 4.7 mm thick. It’s specifically designed for use in smartphones and tablets, and may show up in a flagship device or two in the future. The module’s pixel size is 1.12 µm, and you probably [...]
Toshiba Excite 7.7 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update now rolling out
Toshiba really isn’t known for timely updates to new Android versions, so this may come as a surprise to some of you. The Toshiba Excite 7.7 now has an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on the way. The Excite 7.7 was launched back in April alongside a couple of bigger tablets, and it comes [...]
Toshiba Excite 10 SE gets unveiled for the US, yours for $349.99 starting on December 6
Toshiba has announced the Excite 10 SE tablet for the USA today. This looks like it’s a very close relative to the AT300SE that was unveiled over in the UK a few weeks ago. The Excite 10 SE has a 10.1-inch 1280×800 touchscreen, an Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor, a 3 MP rear camera, an [...]
Toshiba AT300SE announced for the UK, run of the mill 10-inch Android tablet for £299.99
Toshiba has announced a new tablet for the UK market today, the AT300SE. While it’s unclear whether the “SE” in that name stands for “second edition”, or “sequel”, it’s pretty clear that this is the successor to the original AT300 unveiled back in May. The AT300SE comes with a 10.1-inch 1280×800 touchscreen, a quad-core Nvidia [...]
Quad-core Toshiba Excite 10 tablet can now be yours for just $299.99
The Nexus 7 is probably your best option right now if you’re looking for a 7-inch Android tablet. But what if you want to go larger? Sure, there are many contenders out there, but none that match the Nexus 7′s price per features ratio. Until now, that is. For just $50 more than you’d pay [...]
Toshiba Thrive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update now available
The update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the Toshiba Thrive is now out. We’re talking about the original Toshiba Android tablet, the 10-inch Thrive, and not its smaller sibling. The update was supposed to roll out this past spring, but it got delayed. Thankfully though, it’s actually a bit early, since it was [...]
Asus, Lenovo, Toshiba, Samsung to launch Windows RT tablets this year. Others await Microsoft’s permission in January
Apart from Surface, which is made by Microsoft itself, we know very little about who else will launch Windows RT based tablets this year. And there’s a good reason for that. Microsoft is being very careful and controlling in selecting OEMs, who will be allowed to make the first wave of Win 8 RT devices. According [...]
Toshiba AT200 finally receives its dose of Ice Cream Sandwich
Toshiba’s AT200 was once the slimmest tablet there was. Maybe it still is – who can keep track of these things anymore? The tablet has so far made its way to the US, Europe (including the UK), Canada, Australia, and other territories. So despite what are almost certainly not sky-high sales, at least it’s available in more [...]
Quad-core Toshiba AT300 Android ICS tablet announced for the UK
Toshiba has announced that it’s bringing a new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet to the UK. Interestingly, the tablet is called just like an older model, released in Japan last year with Android Honeycomb on board: AT300. That aside, the new AT300 is obviously better than the old one. It’s 8.95mm thin, and features [...]
New Toshiba Excite 10 tablet with quad-core Tegra 3 and Android ICS now available for $449.99
Announced last month, Toshiba’s all-new 10-inch Android-powered tablet, the Excite 10, is now available. The price being asked for the Wi-Fi-only version with 16 GB of built-in storage space is $449.99, just as promised by Toshiba during the launch event. You can pick up a Toshiba Excite 10 right now from Amazon, for that exact [...]
Some Windows 8 tablets will be priced below $300, 32 different models expected this year
Windows 8 is coming later this year (probably in the third quarter), and it’s going to be Microsoft’s first foray into the recently-reinvented-by-Apple tablet world. With Intel or ARM-based processors, Windows 8 tablets will compete with the iPads and Android offerings out there by the end of this year. And they’ll be reasonably priced, too. [...]
Toshiba intros three new quad-core Android ICS tablets: Excite 7.7, Excite 10, and Excite 13
Toshiba has just announced no less than three new tablets (part of its Excite series), all running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, featuring quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processors, and Gorilla Glass protection: Excite 7.7, Excite 10, and Excite 13. The Toshiba Excite 13 obviously has a 13 inch (a rare size for a tablet) backlit [...]
Samsung spins off display unit. Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi respond creating Japan Display Inc.
Samsung has announced that it has completed the spin-off of its display unit into a new corporation, called Samsung Display Co., Ltd. It has been spun off from Samsung Electronics, and will be incorporated tomorrow. It will begin business operations thereafter. Samsung’s display unit (now the separate company) is the world’s biggest LCD display producer. [...]
Fujitsu buys out Toshiba’s stake in their mobile venture
Yesterday, while the world was busy with pranks (funny or not), Fujitsu decided to acquire Toshiba’s stake in the two companies’ mobile joint venture. As such, Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications (FTMC) officially is no more. In its place now stands Fujitsu Mobile Communications Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu. FTMC was established in October [...]
Toshiba’s AT200 (Excite X10) Android tablet released in the UK
Announced for the US market under the name of Excite X10, the Toshiba AT200 is now available in the UK, where Carphone Warehouse has started selling two versions of it. The British retailer is offering the AT200 16GB for £399 (about $631), and the AT200 32GB for £449 (about $710). A bit pricey, I’d say. [...]
Toshiba AT200 (Excite) will cost $579 in Australia, should be launched next month
Toshiba AT200 – known in the US as the Excite X10 – will be released in Australia soon, and Toshiba has officially announced its price for the Australian market. The AT200 will cost $579 (about $606 if we’re talking in US dollars), and should become available starting early February. Presented by Toshiba as the world’s [...]
Toshiba Excite X10 (AT200) announced for the US, prices start at $529
Toshiba has unveiled that its AT200 Android tablet would be released in the US under the name of Toshiba Excite X10. The Excite X10 should hit the US market later this quarter. Apparently, it’s going to be launched with Android 3.2 Honeycomb on board, but an update to Ice Cream Sandwich will be available later [...]
7-inch Toshiba Thrive tablet now available in Canada for $369.99
After also having made its way to the US this week, Toshiba’s new 7-inch Thrive tablet is now up for grabs up north in Canada too. The 7-inch Thrive is basically a smaller version of Toshiba’s first Android tablet, the 10.1-inch Thrive. It retains most of the same specs, including the screen’s 1280×800 resolution (which [...]
7-inch Toshiba Thrive tablet now available in the US, priced from $379.99
Toshiba’s 7-inch version of its Thrive tablet is now finally available to purchase in the US. Toshiba itself sells these devices, and delivery takes approximately one to two business days. The prices being asked are $379.99 for the 16 GB model, and $429.99 for the 32 GB variant. Aside from these storage capacity differences, the [...]
