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CNET
18 hours ago
- Business
- CNET
Today Only: You Can Grab Google's 11-Inch Pixel Tablet With 256GB Storage at a $190 Discount
If carrying your laptop everywhere is not always convenient for you, investing in a tablet can be a smart move. In fact, when streaming shows or movies, drawing or taking notes and more, a good tablet is a much better option. And right now, you can pick one up at a solid discount. Best Buy is currently offering the 256GB version of Google's 11-inch Pixel tablet at a sweet $190 discount, but only for today (July 31). This brings the total to just $309. Amazon is matching the Best Buy price with its own limited-time 38% discount. Just hurry -- Best Buy's discount ends at midnight, and we're expecting Amazon to push the price back up around the same time. So, what makes the Google Pixel Tablet better than other Android tablets? For one, it uses a "clean" version of Android, without the extra stuff from other manufacturers like Samsung's OneUI and OnePlus' OxygenOS. If you prefer a pure Android experience, Pixel devices, including the Pixel Tablet, are the way to go. Plus, Google packed the Pixel Tablet with its own Tensor G2 chip, just like the Pixel smartphones, so it's an overall optimized experience when you use Android to stream video and audio, play games and more. The Tensor G2 chip is also optimized for power efficiency in Pixel devices, so it should last all day before you need to plug it in and top it off again. Hey, did you know? CNET Deals texts are free, easy and save you money. If you have some smart home devices, consider pairing your purchase with a speaker dock (sold separately) to turn your tablet into a useful smart home hub. The Pixel Tablet also has access to Google Gemini, the company's AI system. This means you'll get cool photo editing tools, like the Magic Eraser or the new Magic Editor. And Gemini can help you brainstorm ideas, summarize text, take notes, generate images or do a Google search just by drawing a circle around what you want to search for on the screen. Why this deal matters Though it's not the lowest we've seen, these Amazon and Best Buy deals let you upgrade at a solid $109 discount. You really can't go wrong if you just need a tablet for basic tasks and activities. Just be sure to get your orders in before the deal expires or the stock runs out.
Android Authority
19 hours ago
- Android Authority
These are the drawing apps I recommend, but one sticks out from the rest
Tushar Mehta / Android Authority Drawing is the oldest form of human expression, dating back to a time far older than writing. I, as a visual learner, rely heavily on illustrations or sketching out things like a prospective DIY furniture project or even cable management under my desk to visualize better. And there are a few incredible apps that help me achieve that. While Procreate is the most recommended drawing app for iPad, there is little unanimity on the Android side. Since I belong to the latter group and happily use my Android tablet — a OnePlus Pad 2 — extensively, I can recommend my favorite apps that I use not just for drawing, but essentially for all forms of scribbling. All of these vary in utility, and you don't need to stick to just one. Most importantly, all the apps I have covered offer the mentioned functionalities in their free versions, giving you a lot to experience before you may choose to pay. Here is the list of drawing apps that I recommend, starting with the one I use the most. Which of the following drawing or note-taking apps have you used? 0 votes May: Beautiful Bullet Journal NaN % Sketchbook NaN % Concepts NaN % Notewise NaN % Microsoft OneNote NaN % Other (let me know in the comments) NaN % May: Beautiful Bullet Journal Tushar Mehta / Android Authority What if I told you that the app I use most frequently to draw is not, in fact, a drawing app? While its unassuming name doesn't justify its beauty, May is the app I turn to daily to doodle, both to loosen up and to ensure my day goes as planned. If the name and the picture above do not make it immediately apparent, May is a daily planner app, with an expandable canvas for daily scribbles. Because I love to use a stylus or a pencil while also ensuring all my musings are not siloed in physical notebooks, I rely on May to do more than just jotting my to-dos. Besides its time-blocking features, May lets me track my mood daily simply by choosing the most fitting emoji. While I have never been the kind to embellish my journal with stickers — or even have a daily journal, except for one where I dump sporadic thoughts — I enjoy the fact that May integrates my daily doodles so seamlessly. On days when I don't feel like doing much, the app doesn't force me to enter something. I can scribble vacuously, add a picture or meme, or type out my notes using the keyboard. It's this simplicity and effortlessness of using the app that makes me come back to it repeatedly. Sketchbook Tushar Mehta / Android Authority Sketchbook is like the Samsung Galaxy S series of drawing apps, and was first adapted for mobile platforms in 2010. It would be a disservice to credit its popularity wholly to the fact that Autodesk, the creator of AutoCAD, owns it. Instead, Sketchbook earns its reputation for its extensive set of features and easy-to-adapt workflow. I was first introduced to the app over a decade ago by a friend who used it to doodle caricatures for 2D animations on his Samsung Galaxy S III Neo. Since then, I have found myself coming back to Sketchbook frequently. That is because the app is replete with guides and options that make it easy to translate thoughts into actual sketches. And for times when I am harboring a drought of original ideas, the app's layering and or mirror drawing features allow me to easily scale another image or combine random squiggles into a profound mandala drawing. For the latter, the app's bucket fill feature remains my favorite for a low-effort-but-high-reward experience. Besides those features, I enjoy the almost-plateaued learning curve with Sketchbook. However, it also offers more advanced features, such as guides for tracing three-dimensional perspectives, which are particularly useful for those who can easily visualize them. Concepts Tushar Mehta / Android Authority Unlike the conventional and proven experience that Sketchbook offers, Concepts leans towards a significantly more modern interface. I find it highly refreshing and rely on Concepts when I am brimming with the urge to draw but don't have a clear direction on where to start. The free version offers numerous brushes and tools, but it's the extensive range of customization features for the background canvas that truly inspires me. From textured backgrounds that feel welcoming for an early morning scribble to dark gray ones that are apt for midnight reflections, Concepts, to me, feels like the perfect outlet for visual creativity. Among other features that keep me engaged is the pinwheel palette picker. When you tap on it, palette variations spread out radially, while the rotating interface stirs up the most lucid dopamine release that I experience on any of the drawing apps listed here. I hope whoever was responsible for designing that experience received a well-deserved pay hike. Another reason I respect the app's designers is that they put every control within easy reach. I rarely have to lift my palm to access different options and can simply extend my Stylo pencil with my OnePlus Pad 2 to choose pen presets, configure backgrounds, or tweak other options. Notewise Tushar Mehta / Android Authority Despite being smitten by the extensive set of tools that other drawing apps offer here, I find myself inclined to use Notewise, an app with a slightly varied utility. Unlike the others, Notewise focuses on note-taking, but its free version offers so many features that make it impossible for me not to recommend it for drawing. Notewise is like Google Docs (or Microsoft Word, if you prefer paying or viewing ads in your documents) on steroids, allowing you to add text, media, tables, and more without limitations. Meanwhile, its drawing tools are what draw me to it. Notewise offers two pens, a brush, and a highlighter along with the text and media options I mentioned above. While there isn't an abundance of drawing tools or fancy color pickers, what makes it so enjoyable for me is the more liberating placement. Unlike Word or Google Docs, boxes do not need to be snapped to a grid and can be thrown around wherever you want. However, the feature I cherish the most is the flexibility to write or draw anywhere, even on top of existing images. Since each element is a separate entity, I can move the photos and the outlines I later drew over them to separate places. If a plain white sheet doesn't cut it, I can also choose from a host of ruled or accented page formats for times when I want to focus on writing or working out a math problem. Although Notewise is not solely a drawing app, it remains one of the escape routes for my contemplations and reflections. Microsoft OneNote Tushar Mehta / Android Authority Microsoft's OneNote is the most rudimentary drawing app from the lot mentioned here, in that it offers the least number of drawing tools — a pen, a highlighter, and an eraser. Gladly, it allows tailoring colors and the thickness of the pen to requirements. I wouldn't readily pick OneNote over the other drawing apps, especially Concepts and Sketchbook, which offer far more options, even in their free or trial versions. However, just one feature catapults OneNote higher in my preference, and that is its ability to sync notes with other devices. I juggle multiple devices, running almost every operating system, for work and personal use. As you would expect, keeping a tab on notes and files can be extremely challenging, especially as I try to avoid paying for services just to enable synchronization features. In that light, OneNote is just the perfect app for me to view my drawings, scribbles, or other brain dumps across multiple platforms, including its web interface. Unlike other Microsoft 365 apps, OneNote is completely free to use. Syncing comes without a cost, either, and all I need to do is ensure I'm logged into my Microsoft account, although that isn't a prerequisite for using the app locally. Unlike its limited set of drawing tools, OneNote also allows inserting a variety of text boxes anywhere freely throughout the canvas. And when I am done jotting down ideas, I can easily share the document across as a PDF directly from my Android phone or tablet, or use the desktop interface to create a shareable link. It's for these features that I feel OneNote can also be a great free whiteboarding app. Are there any drawing apps that you rely on and swear by? Be sure to share your experience in the comments below. Follow
Phone Arena
a day ago
- Phone Arena
A compact Android powerhouse? OnePlus Pad Mini leak says yes
The OnePlus Pad Mini, a tablet that OnePlus is working on, is now in the rumor mill. The tablet is said to be a flagship device, and the latest rumor says it may be powered by the mighty Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2 chip. The device is expected this year, aiming to offer you high-end performance in a smaller body, a more portable alternative to the OnePlus Pad 3. There are not a lot of compact tablets on the market with high-end performance. Luckily for people looking for such a device, it seems OnePlus is working on one. Reportedly, the tablet is going to be called the OnePlus Pad Mini. Now, reputable leaker Digital Chat Station (DCS) has something to say about the upcoming model. According to a post on the Chinese social media website Weibo, OnePlus is working on the OnePlus Pad Mini with a different concept than the OnePlus Pad Lite. The OnePlus Pad Mini will reportedly be designed as a premium device, not like a Lite model. The tablet is currently being tested, according to the leaks, with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 2. Obviously, this is a high-end chip, which is good news for compact powerhouse fans. This means the OnePlus Pad Mini will be able to handle anything you throw at it, including demanding apps, games, and heavy multitasking. The OnePlus Pad 3. | Image Credit - PhoneArena Meanwhile, the OnePlus Pad Mini is expected to rock a smaller screen than the OnePlus Pad 3. The Pad 3 sports a big 13.2-inch, 3.4K resolution display and is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite. We don't know exactly the size of the OnePlus Pad Mini just yet, but we know it will be smaller than the Pad 3. The leak also claims the OnePlus Pad Mini may launch alongside the OnePlus 15T, which is also expected to be on the "smaller" end of smartphones, reportedly rocking a 6.3-inch display. With the OnePlus Pad Mini, OnePlus is targeting users who still want powerful performance but a more portable tablet. Apple is also offering a compact tablet - the iPad Mini - which sports the iPhone 15 Pro's A17 chip, which is also a powerful processor. I value portability a lot. I think that being able to carry a powerful tablet without the bulk makes a big difference in everyday life. If the OnePlus Pad Mini really does come with a top-tier chip like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Elite, that means we'll finally have a compact Android tablet that can keep up with the big players – and still fit in a small bag. That's exciting.
Digital Trends
2 days ago
- Business
- Digital Trends
iPad: Everything you need to know
In the consumer electronics industry, some products define an entire category, owing to their sheer excellence and lasting presence. They are far and few, though. The iPad is one such product, and it has continued to blaze its path for nearly a decade and a half. It has gotten faster, slimmer, and more popular than ever. For most shoppers out there, the first choice for buying a tablet is often an iPad. Over the years, Apple has diversified the iPad family to cover everything from a budget browsing and video streaming machine to a premium mainstream computing machine for demanding workflows. What is the Apple iPad? At its heart, the iPad is a large-screen device that fills the gap an iPhone can't. Watching videos, playing games, or reading books — the larger canvas is suited for both work and play. Given the firepower under the hood, you can pair it with a computer and get serious work done with ease. Recommended Videos It technically runs software that was first developed for a smartphone, but optimized to work on a bigger screen. It runs the same apps, but over the past few years, it has gained its fair share of exclusive productivity tools. From video editing in Final Cut Pro to running AAA games such as Death Stranding, the iPads can handle it all. What's the newest iPad? The latest Apple tablet is the 11th Gen baseline iPad, which starts at $349 in the US. It was introduced in March this year, alongside the new iPad Air with the M3 silicon inside. This one is available in 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, starts at $599, and comes in Wi-Fi and Cellular models. The latest iPad Pro, available in similar size options, and the mini version, went on sale in 2024. Our latest iPad reviews At Digital Trends, we have tested every current-generation iPad available across the mainline, mini, Air, and Pro families. The entry-point iPad, surprisingly, has emerged as the biggest winner after the iPadOS 26 update. Aside from a new design language, the update has also added some missing productivity features, such as Stage Manager, to the most affordable Apple tablet. The iPad mini is smaller, but it packs more firepower and actually doubles as a fantastic secondary screen and a serious gaming powerhouse. The iPad Air strikes a fine balance between power-packed performance and affordability. On the other hand, the iPad Pro is simply the pinnacle of tablet engineering, both in terms of looks and hardware capabilities. Every iPad variant explained As mentioned above, Apple offers its iPads in different sizes and at diverse price points, which means you can pick the one that best suits your needs. Let's start with the smallest slate in the group. A hot favorite among tablet fans who prefer one-handed usage, the iPad mini stands out with its compact chassis and an 8.3-inch display. It is also the most affordable tablet that can run the full suite of AI features enabled by Apple Intelligence. The mainline iPad is Apple's most affordable tablet, offering an 11-inch screen packed inside an all-metal chassis. It is an ideal choice for streaming, web browsing, and gaming on a budget. Moreover, if you've got a keyboard case or Bluetooth-based peripherals, it can also handle web-based tasks without breaking a sweat. Moving to the iPad Air, it's available in 11-inch and 13-inch sizes. The standout element of this tablet is the processor, the laptop-class M3 silicon, which also powers a wide range of Apple laptops. If you're eyeing a tablet that can handle video editing, sketching, or other graphics-intensive workflows, but don't want to spend over a thousand dollars, the iPad Air is the best choice. Finally, we have the iPad Pro. If budget is not a constraint, this is the best tablet that the industry has to offer. It's the slimmest slate out there, but despite its slim waistline, it also comes armed with up to 16GB of RAM and the latest Apple M4 silicon. It also offers a bunch of other niceties, such as a sharp OLED panel, Face ID convenience, a fantastic set of speakers, and a choice between 11-inch and 13-inch formats. What iPad do I have? If you're pushing an iPad as your daily driver for work and play, but are not sure about the exact model details, we've got you covered. Open the Settings app on your iPad, go to the General section, and then open the About section. There, you will find the model name and number, listed alongside the software version it is running. You can also check Apple's design-based identification guide here. How much does an iPad cost? The most affordable line-up in Apple's portfolio is the baseline iPad, which starts at $349. The iPad mini costs $499 for the Wi-Fi model, while the cellular model will set you back $649 a pop. Apple asks $599 for the 11-inch iPad Air and $799 for the 13-inch model. For the iPad Pro, you'll have to part ways with $999 for the 11-inch version and $1,199 for the 13-inch trim. Which iPad should I buy? Buying an iPad can be a bit daunting, especially when you see at least six different models on the shelf, each with separate WiFi-only and cellular variants. So, let's ease the buying dilemma for you. If you are on a tight budget and want a large screen for reading, streaming, and basic web-based tasks, the vanilla iPad is the right choice. It's also a fantastic solution for students as a note-taking device, attending online classes, and handling assignments. The iPad mini is a rather straightforward sales pitch. For folks who chase the convenience of a compact tablet, this is the best tablet out there. It offers plenty of firepower and can handle even the most demanding games with ease. Additionally, if you're into journaling or want a one-handed digital note-taking device, the iPad mini is an easy pick. Of course, it can handle your reading and binge-watching duties just fine. Next, we have the iPad Air. It's for the buyer segment that prioritizes performance and long-term usage, but doesn't necessarily want to spend a fortune on a tablet. Available in 11-inch and 13-inch variants, the M3 silicon inside the iPad Air offers plenty of firepower for everything from video editing and digital illustration work to demanding multi-app workflows and gaming. For most people, the iPad Air is powerful enough. But if you're looking for a no-compromise, future-proof slate and need the color realism of an OLED for creative tasks, the iPad Pro is where you should put your money. It's the most powerful tablet currently on the market, and also the thinnest. Moreover, the Magic keyboard case for this tablet is in a class of its own, and a total must-have.
Phone Arena
2 days ago
- Business
- Phone Arena
Amazon and Samsung make the Galaxy Tab S10+ a deal too good to pass up
The Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra may be heavily discounted at the official Samsung store right now, but it's not the only tablet from the lineup that's selling at a cheaper price. Amazon is currently offering a $125 discount on the 256GB version of the Galaxy Tab S10+, letting you treat yourself to one for just under $876. And if you have a device to trade, hop over to where you can save up to $500 with a trade-in. Plus, you can bundle it with the book cover keyboard and score 50% off the accessory as well. $125 off (12%) Amazon is offering a sweet $125 discount on the 256GB model of the Galaxy Tab S10+ in Moonstone Gray, letting you get one for just under $876. This tablet is one of the best on the market, offering fast performance and a gorgeous display, backed by seven years of software updates. Don't miss out! Buy at Amazon Trade-in $499 99 $999 99 $500 off (50%) Alternatively, you can get the Galaxy Tab S10+ at Samsung. You can save up to $500 with a trade-in or $120 without one. In addition, you can score a 50% discount on the book cover keyboard when bundling. So, don't waste time—save now! Buy at Samsung Just like the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra, our friend here also ranks among the best tablets on the market, and it's easy to see why. Thanks to its high-end MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ and 12GB of RAM, it can handle anything from day-to-day tasks like web browsing and video streaming to running demanding apps and games. Meanwhile, its 12.4-inch AMOLED display delivers a pleasant viewing experience thanks to its 2800 x 1752 resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio, and HDR support. This makes it a top choice for watching movies and TV series on the go. And just like the more expensive Ultra model, it should receive software updates for up to seven years, making it a solid long-term investment. All in all, both the Galaxy Tab S10 + and the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra are unmissable right now, with the decision coming down to whether you need a tablet with a 12.4-inch screen or a device with a larger 14.6-inch display. So, if it's the former, don't miss out—grab one on Amazon or for less while you still can! When you switch to Total Wireless, keep your number & grab 3 mo. of 5G We may earn a commission if you make a purchase Check Out The Offer
