Google’s tablet partnership with Samsung could yield some cutting-edge component tech, not the least of which is the pixel-packing display. The 10.1-inch tablet — expected in the first half of next year — should boast a pixel density that is higher than any tablet on the market now. That includes the 8.9-inch display on the …

A Google Nexus 10-inch class tablet is in the works, CNET has learned. The 10.1-inch tablet will boast a pixel density that is higher than Apple’s third-generation iPad, said Richard Shim, an analyst at NPD DisplaySearch. The 2,560×1,600 display will have a PPI (pixels per inch) of about 299, said Shim. That tops the 264 PPI on the 9.7-inch 2,048×1,536 …

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD display is good enough to challenge the pricier Retina iPad’s display and “decisively” beat Google’s Nexus 7, said display testing firm DisplayMate. In an article posted Wednesday, DisplayMate compared the 7-inch Kindle Fire HD with the third-generation iPad Retina and got a surprising result. “It is much better than the iPad 2 and almost as good …

The Amazon Kindle Fire HD will bump up against the iPad Retina in the very exclusive ultra-high-resolution tablet club. That club is made up of pretty much one product right now: Apple’s third-generation iPad Retina. Its 9.7-inch display boasts a 2,048-by-1,536 pixel density, which yields 264 pixels per inch (PPI). Amazon’s just-announced 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD almost matches that, with …

Samsung has widened its lead over Apple in mobile phone shipments in the second quarter, said IDC. The global mobile phone market grew only 1 percent year over year in the second quarter of 2012, IDC said Thursday. Samsung and Apple shipped almost half of the world’s smartphones. Samsung and Apple have more than doubled their combined market share over …

Google’s popular Nexus 7 tablet has display issues, according to an expert. First of all, let’s be clear: Google seems to have a certifiable hit with the Nexus 7 tablet and reviews have mostly been positive, if not very positive. And there have been no major complaints from review sites about the display. That said, Raymond Soneira at DisplayMate Technologies …

Qualcomm’s first quad-core Snapdragon chip has arrived in a tablet — but only for those with $1,300 burning a hole in their pockets and developers. The tablet packs an APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 quad-core chip — one of the most highly-anticipated quad-core ARM processors. Why? Because Qualcomm S4 silicon — currently dual-core — can be found in popular mobile devices, including …

The Kindle Fire 2 will see the Google’s Nexus 7 tablet and then raise it, according to an analyst. Amazon will bring out at least three new Kindle Fire models, according to Richard Shim, an analyst at NPD DisplaySearch. Shim gets his information from sources in the “supply chain” — a collection of companies that manufacture components and assemble products. …

A roadmap of Nvidia’s next chip, the Tegra 4, could also be a blueprint for the internals of future Android and Windows tablets. The Asus Transformer Prime uses an Nvidia quad-core Tegra 3. A faster, quad-core Tegra 4 is coming. (Credit: Asus) If VR-Zone’s Chinese site’s sources speak the truth, then we’ve got plenty of tablets packing quad-core A15 chips …

Intel and Nokia are combining their respective Linux operating environments to power future smartphones and tablets, another step in a technology tie-up launched last year. The technology merger will fuse Intel’s Moblin and Nokia’s Maemo software to form a new operating environment dubbed MeeGo, which is expected to power a range of devices, including pocketable mobile computers, Netbooks, tablets, connected …