Daily Roundup: Apple confirms September 10th event, Google teases Android ‘KitKat,’ Nintendo 2DS hands-on, and more!

DNP The Daily RoundUp

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

Comments

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Hands-On Review (+Video)

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Hands On Review (+Video)

[MWC 2013] After nearly one month of leaks and rumors, Samsung made the Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet official at Mobile World Congress and I had the opportunity to briefly try a global pre-production unit at the show. Basically it looks like a large Galaxy Note 2 and the key features are pretty similar with a few enhancements here and there. At the briefing, Samsung confirmed that it sports the same 1.6 Ghz Exynos Quad-Core cortex A9 than its smaller sibling. Additional similar features include 2GB RAM, a 1280×800 resolution (1280×720 in the Note 2), Android 4.1.2,  and the S-Pen supports with 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity.

(more…)

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Ubergizmo’s Best of MWC 2013, ASUS Padfone Hands-On Review,