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Samsung Shows Off 7.7-Inch LTE Tablet and More of That “Phablet”

Lauren Goode in News on January 9 at 4:50 pm PT

At Samsung’s CES press event, the electronics giant again showed off its “phablet” device, plus a 7.7-inch Galaxy tablet that will run on Verizon’s LTE 4G wireless network.

Note is Creating “Phablet” Market, Says Samsung

John Paczkowski in News on December 29, 2011 at 8:26 am PT

One million Galaxy Notes shipped in two months.

Cher Wang: Highlights From AsiaD (Video)

Beth Callaghan in AsiaD on October 20, 2011 at 6:08 am PT

Cher Wang, co-founder and chairwoman of HTC, got her start in tech selling motherboards many years ago, so that she could create smaller devices to power “easier communication.”

A Tablet Children Can Grow Into

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on September 13, 2011 at 3:13 pm PT

LeapPad Explorer from LeapFrog Enterprises, a company known for its educational children’s toys, is a tablet aimed at ages 4 through 9.

Viral Video: Czech President Pen Caper (and Inevitable Facebook Campaign)

Kara Swisher in News on April 20, 2011 at 3:10 am PT

A video of Czech President Vaclav Klaus sneakily pocketing a fancy pen at a signing ceremony has, of course, continued to rack the views on YouTube. And–also, of course–there is now a Facebook campaign to send him more pens.

HTC Shows Off First Tablet, Android Phone With Facebook Button and More

Ina Fried in Mobile on February 15, 2011 at 12:55 am PT

HTC became the latest company to “friend” Facebook, showing off a pair of Android phones that have a button for connecting directly to the social network. It also used Mobile World Congress to show off its first tablet and other Android devices.

Pen Computing Backers Hope to Write New Chapter With Android

Ina Fried in Mobile on December 20, 2010 at 10:00 am PT

The rise of the iPad might suggest to some that people just prefer a touch-based device to pen computing. However, those who support using a stylus say there are yet opportunities and are shifting their attention to Android. Adobe is among those hoping to see a return to pen computing.

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer and Ray Ozzie Live at D8

John Paczkowski in D8 on June 3, 2010 at 8:17 am PT

As an indicator of the headwinds facing Microsoft and its CEO, Steve Ballmer, today, two pieces of news last week are worth considering. The first, that Apple had overtaken Microsoft as the world’s most valuable technology company, would seem to signal Microsoft is no longer quite the driving force in technology that it once was, particularly in the consumer space. The second, word of a restructuring that will give Ballmer greater oversight of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, indicates the company is scrambling to change this.

Almost Famous: Ben Zotto of Cocoa Box Design

Drake Martinet, Intern, All Things Digital in News on May 28, 2010 at 12:05 pm PT

This week, we coffee’d at Coupa Cafe on the Stanford University campus to interview Ben Zotto. He’s the mind behind Cocoa Box Design, the app company responsible for Penultimate, a sleeper hit at the iPad App Store. Ben is developing popular software that is just a little outside of Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s vision for his “magical” device. That doesn’t seem to bother Zotto though.