Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids edition launches next month

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids edition launches next month

Samsung seems to be preparing a Kids edition of its Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 slate. The tablet is called Galaxy Tab 3 Kids and will launch this September.

The specs of the customized Tab 3 Kids are identical to those of its vanilla sibling – it comes with a 7″ TFT display with a resolution of 1024×600 pixels, runs on a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and features a 3MP camera, 1GB of RAM and 8GB expandable storage.

The Tab 3 Kids runs on a deeply customized Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with completely redesigned and simplified UI. Samsung will preload lots of educational software, games and multimedia for the kids too.

There is no official announcement yet, nor is there a rumored date and price. Samsung’s official website for Korea has already listed the slate’s manual, so we guess the Galaxy Tab 3 Kids will indeed hit the stores very soon as the source suggests.

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Android 4.2.2 for Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 now seeding

Samsung is pushing hard with the Android updates this week. First we saw the 4.2.2 Jelly Bean version rolling out for the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, then it hit the Galaxy S II Plus, and now the Galaxy Note 8.0 is following suit.

The update is no surprise since we already knew Samsung has scheduled the update process of its slates to complete by the end of September.

The Android 4.2.2 update for tablets brings a few important new features including multiple user accounts, lockscreen widgets, DayDream and a new two-tier notification panel.

According to earlier reports the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 won’t be stopping with Android 4.2 and will be getting Android 5.0 eventually.

The update is currently rolling out for the LTE version of the Note 8.0 in the UK, but we expect other countries and versions to follow soon. We also expect even more Tabs to be updated in the next couple of weeks.

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Microsoft drops Surface Pro price by $100

After recently dropping the Surface RT prices by a cool $150, Microsoft has now announced that the Surface Pro will be receiving a $100 price drop, which means prices for the 64GB model now start at $799.

The offer is only for a limited time between August 4 and August 29 and is only available to customers in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the US.

Microsoft recently faced a major loss in the region of $900 million due to poor Surface sales. The price cuts are an obvious attempt to clear stock that has piled up over the months and also signal the imminent arrival of a successor.

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Sony Xperia Tablet Z gets Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, refreshed UI

The Sony Xperia Tablet Z SGP321, which is the European LTE version, has started receiving its Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 update from Sony. The update brings centered soft buttons, a notification area on top instead of at the bottom and with quick settings in it

The status bar is semi-transparent in the lockscreen and there are a number of optimizations and improvements under the hood.

The software has the kernel, build number and baseband of the Sony Xperia Z, ZL and the ZR, which got the update a couple of days ago.

The Wi-Fi-only version of the slate is yet to receive the update and markets outside Europe are on the waiting list, too. Still, now that the rollout has begin it shouldn’t be too long a wait for everyone to join the party.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 now getting Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is part of the long list of Samsung devices that were destined to get the Android 4.2 according to an earlier leak. The wait for the owners of the slate is now over as Samsung has just started seeding the Android 4.2.2 update for it.

Unfortunately, according to the previous info, this Android 4.2.2 update will be the last major one for the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. Other Galaxy Tab 2 tablets will be soon getting the same update and the process is scheduled to complete by the end of September.

The Android 4.2.2 update for tablets brings minor but important improvements such as multiple user accounts, lockscreen widgets, DayDream, new dedicated notification panel, etc.

We still have some tiny hope that those devices supposed to end their life-cycle on Android 4.2 may get 4.3 considering how minor that one is, but we wouldn’t bet the house on it. Note that even if this is the last major update for the slate, you may get the occasional minor release to squash some bugs.

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