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Samsung tipped to launch a “Brown Black” Galaxy Note 8.0 in mid-June

By Robert Nelson
on 7 May, 2013

Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet back in late-February during Mobile World Congress. At the time they were showing the tablet as being available on one color -- white. Since that point we have seen a few bits and pieces about additional colors coming available and as of today, we are now seeing details that another color will be released in a few months.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Review

By Craig Lloyd
on 21 Apr, 2013

Samsung has had a place in the mid-size tablet market for a while now, and their newest piece of machinery takes things to a new level. The Galaxy Note 8.0 is the happy medium between the company’s Galaxy Note 10.1 and the 5.5-inch Galaxy Note II, and we first took a look at the new device during Mobile World Congress back in February. It comes with the infamous S Pen, as well as a quad-core processor to keep things humming along nicely. However, the tablet starts at $400, which is a bit expensive compared to other tablets in the same playing field, which makes us wonder what’s so special about this specific slate. Let’s take a peek.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 WiFi available today in the USA

By Cory Gunther
on 11 Apr, 2013

For all you Samsung fans out there wanting to get your hands on the latest and greatest Galaxy Note device, we have some excellent news. In case you missed our report earlier this week, Samsung's new Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet is available starting today across the US both online and in retail stores nationwide. Read on for more details and our hands-on coverage.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 unboxing and hands-on

By Cory Gunther
on 10 Apr, 2013

Earlier this week the folks from Samsung finally announced their latest tablet to grace the Note lineup, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 WiFi, will be hitting US shelves come April 11th for $399. Tomorrow you'll be able to head to your nearest retail store and take one home, so naturally we have one already to share with you guys. Read on for our initial thoughts, hands-on pictures, and a quick video.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 hits shelves April 11 for $399 in the US

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Apr, 2013

After launching in the UK earlier this month, today Samsung Electronics has confirmed their exciting new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet will be available throughout the USA starting at just $399 on April 11th. First revealed in Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress this 8-inch quad-core tablet is pretty impressive so read on for all the details on when and where.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 spotted at Office Depot for $399

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Apr, 2013

While we're still waiting for the folks from Samsung to officially announce their new Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet for the US, it recently was spotted at Office Depot for the somewhat high price of $399. After launching in the UK earlier this month a US release in imminent, but for now all we have are a few leaks suggesting an April release date.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 UK availability begins today

By Robert Nelson
on 5 Apr, 2013

Samsung has announced the immediate availability of the Galaxy Note 8.0 for those in the UK. The one catch with that though, for now the tablet will only be available at one retail location. That spot is the Samsung Experience Store which is located in Westfield Stratford City. Samsung has yet to offer a release date otherwise, however they have said availability in other channels will follow.

Galaxy Note 8 and ASUS FonePad reportedly both coming in April

By Cory Gunther
on 25 Mar, 2013

For those of you that absolutely love the idea of a phablet, we have some potentially good news today. While we try not to use that word too often, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 and ASUS FonePad are exactly that. Massive 7 and 8-inch tablets that just so happen to have full phone features. If you've been dying to try one, at least one UK retailer says they'll both launch in April.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 3G makes the required FCC appearance

By Robert Nelson
on 13 Mar, 2013

We saw the Galaxy Note 8.0 make an appearance with the FCC back in late-January. At that time the tablet was shown under the model number of GT-5110 and it was a 16GB model with Wi-Fi connectivity. Basically, we were looking at the Wi-Fi only Galaxy Note 8.0 at that time. And well, as of today it looks like the FCC filing for the cellular connected model has been discovered.

Blurring the lines: When a smartphone gets too big!

By Cory Gunther
on 1 Mar, 2013

How big is too big when it comes to a smartphone? That is the question here in 2013. With devices like the 5.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Note II being readily available the limits were already being pushed, but this year the lines are going to get blurred even more. Would you hold an 8-inch phablet to the side of your head in public? Samsung and ASUS seem to think so.