Leaked marketing renders, reproduced via Gemini from watermarked Samsung materials, show the Galaxy Tab S12 Plus and Tab S12 Ultra in gray with aluminum unibody designs. The Plus reportedly has a 12.6-inch display, dual speakers and a 10,600mAh battery, while the Ultra keeps its display notch, quad speakers, dual rear cameras and an 11,600mAh battery. Both are said to use MediaTek's Dimensity 9500 chip, with US prices reportedly starting at $1,200 and $1,400 respectively.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-23
Android Authority's Andrew Grush says he still installs the third-party app AccuBattery on his Android phones, even as most performance-boosting battery apps have proven ineffective over the years. He explains that AccuBattery doesn't try to magically extend battery life but instead helps identify software or hardware issues causing excess drain, using pattern-recognition data gathered over time rather than the factory-calibrated data used by built-in OS tools.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-19
A newly published Show HN project analyzed roughly 1,000 real browser viewport measurements and found that displays marketed as 1080p typically render usable browser content at around 920 pixels of height, once toolbars, address bars, and OS chrome are accounted for. The dataset organizes results by device environment, withholding rankings until each category collects enough samples, and separates out anomalies and legacy tablet data to keep results accurate.
screensize.net
· 2026-09-14
reMarkable has released a software update for its E-Ink tablets that lets users circle any part of the screen to capture and copy it as an image, which can then be repositioned or moved between notebooks. The update also adds green, yellow, cyan, and magenta pen colors, improves grayscale differentiation, and enables importing JPG and PNG files directly from Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-04
Schools increasingly rely on laptops and tablets for coursework, but these same devices expose students to games, social media, and web browsing that can pull focus from schoolwork. Parents often have limited ability to adjust settings on school-managed devices, making it harder to curb distractions than on family-owned technology.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-08-27
ZDNET released its updated roundup of top reading tablets for 2026, based on hands-on testing, research and comparison shopping across vendor listings, retailer data and customer reviews. The guide explains its methodology, noting that while affiliate commissions from purchases support the site, they do not influence which products are recommended or their pricing.
zdnet.com
· 2026-08-26
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