People can now pay for products with a click or tap, dispense services and socialise online making the world a global village. Smartphones and mobile computers like tablets, laptops and hybrids are making this possible and have been the most popular devices for this form of interaction. But which of these; tablet, laptop or hybrid […]
It used to be that you could listen to YouTube streams on Safari in sleep mode. This was especially great for catching up on talks or listening to music in the background with the screen off. Unfortunately the ability to play the audio stream from a YouTube video like a piece of music was subsequently […]
These 10-inch tablets may just be the only device you will need for school, college and university. With the right keyboard and/or stylus, it is your perfect companion for research, as a creative tool for music and graphic design, the device your complete your papers and assignments and more.
Just got your new shiny tablet, why not give it a home on your desk with a polished cradle.
From classroom, stage, office, studio to reception, these adjustable tablet mounts let schools, colleges and universities use the tablet in more ways than one.
Yes, think Echo Show, but lighter, more portable, bigger display and comes with its own battery. Amazon calls it the new Fire HD 10 tablet.
No, I am not here to sell you the virtues of Apple’s iOS or the fact that it has an app for everything under the sun, I am here to deliberate over the iPad Pro 10.5-inch as a functional tablet for education.
The stylus is back with a vengeance. While the pen input have been around for as long as we can remember it wasn’t until Microsoft decided to build their own tablet, the Surface Pro, that the stylus had a reboot. Apple joint the stylus game with iPad Pro and have since made it available across the […]
While the stylus is nothing new, in response to stylus totting devices from Microsoft (Surface Pro 7 and Surface Book 2), Apple has come up with its own Apple Pencil, made this only for iPad Pro and eventually added support to the entire iPad family. Other manufacturers are following suit, bringing back the pen input.
Without any fanfare or huge Apple Event, Apple has quietly replaced the iPad Air 2 with an even more affordable and faster replacement, but dropped the numbering. Known simply as the iPad, this is the cheapest full size (9.7-inch) tablet from Apple.
There are many reasons why one would choose an 8-inch over a 7-inch tablet. the whole 1-inch does make a big difference. So, if you do not need a big tablet, and do not like to be limited by a small 7-inch display than perhaps 8-inch is your thing.
Apple is trying to elbow itself into the 2-in-1 PC space with the iPad Pro 12.9-inch. They have been trying to replace the PC since they released the iPad and now with the iPad Pro 12.9, they have their eyes on the hybrid PCs.
Tired of under powered Windows 10 Tablets based on Atom processors. Not one for full size tablets, then the Galaxy TabPro S strikes a balance between performance and portability.
Five of the best powerful, thin, lightweight and compact 12-inch laptops go against the MacBook 12. Watch out Apple, here comes the muscles and brains.
The invasion embracing of technology in education has created demands of classroom learning environments and of educators in ways that are both challenging and unique from the use of technology in teaching and learning to the needs and requirements of handling and supporting technological equipment.
When looking for a suitable Surface Pro 4 alternatives, only ultra-portable 2-in-1 or powerful tablets with optional keyboard and if you are lucky, optional stylus will do. Microsoft’s successor to the Surface Pro 4 is even better and set the standard so high that the only device that can rival and outperform it is the Surface Book.
For those who would rather have a small tablet than an e-reader, you would be glad to know that the small tablet has come down in price so much so that it is now comparable or cheaper to some of the standard e-readers out there.
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pro 4 stuck to the 12-inch mark for display size at 12-inch and 12.3-inch respectively. While there are plenty of 13-inch 2-in-1 laptops, hybrids with 12-inch screen are still a limited bunch. Apart from Microsoft’s Surface Pros, here are your options.
Ultra-thin, meticulously crafted and full of Microsoft’s hardware, a hallmark that we have come to love with generations of Surface Pros and Surface, the Surface Book is the latest addition to Microsoft’s tablet and now laptop portfolio. A first for Microsoft, the Surface Book is a convertible 2-in-1, with a detachable keyboard. So just how […]
Samsung and Apple may have tablets with mobile broadband connectivity but these do not offer phone functionality and therefore cannot be used as a primary device for making calls and browsing the web. If constant connectivity is what you are after from a tablet and only take or make the odd phone calls then one of […]