Intel are planning to release a new tablet for emerging markets, the codename is ‘StoryBook'. The product is set to follow in the footsteps of the Classmate PC sales model. I spoke to an industry insider this morning in Taipei who confirmed that the StoryBook tablet PC will house a …
Read More »Google to sell tablets directly to customers?
We have already heard rumours of Google and Asus combining to sell a $199 Nexus tablet and Google may now be resorting to old ways to distribute products. Rumours have it that Google will open its own online store to sell tablets directly to customers. Just like the Nexus One, …
Read More »Google To Start One Of The Hottest Summers
It looks like this summer will be a hot one, and not just the weather. The new Google 7” tablet looks set to be released this year and with it will come one of the hottest price wars we’ve seen to a long while. Google have decided to go in …
Read More »Amazon planning a tablet launch later in 2012
Amazon have experienced a high level of success with the Kindle Fire in America, achieving strong sales in the budget sector of the tablet market. The latest news indicates that they are preparing to launch at least two more tablet computers later this year. Digitimes have said that the number …
Read More »Toshiba previews 13.3 inch Android 4.0 tablet
If you walk into an electronics store these days you (should) find a bunch of tablets on display near the laptops. If you're curious as to what is offer you'll find tablets mostly with screens roughly 10 inches in size such as the Asus Transformer Prime or the Apple iPad. …
Read More »iPad 3’s new A5X processor beats Nvidia Tegra 3 in 3D gaming
Apple claim that the new A5X processor in the iPad 3 outperforms the Nvidia Tegra 3 chip when it comes to 3D duties. It would appear they are right, according to a new test which has been posted online. Australian tech blogger Richie ran a benchmarking test which shows the …
Read More »Apple iPad 3 Review (64GB)
Today we are looking at the Apple iPad 3, the latest version of the tablet computer that has been breaking worldwide sales records over the last two years. It has been impossible to escape the hype, everyone knows that the latest version has the new super high resolution Retina screen, …
Read More »Nokia confirm Tablet PC is coming
Many people will be pleased to hear that Nokia will be entering into the tablet wars, a sector currently dominated by Apple's iPad. Nokia chief design guru Marko Ahtisaari is spending a lot of his time creating the new tablet for Nokia which they want to stand out in a …
Read More »Archos teases the G10 XS, slimmest 10 inch tablet to date
Something that is not often talked about is the thickness (or thinness) of tablets. Toshiba's AT200 currently holds that title but Archos' G10 XS is to soon take this particular featherweight title. The G10 XS will be a mere 7.6mm thick, just 0.1mm thinner than Toshiba's own 10 inch tablet. The tablet …
Read More »Nokia reportedly working on a Windows 8 tablet
Rumour has surfaced that Finnish phone maker Nokia is planning to hit up the tablet PC market later this year with a Windows 8 + ARM entrant. Very little was said / known by the source about the tablet's specs at this early stage other than it supposedly being 10-inches …
Read More »Archos G9 tablet lineup get suited up with ICS
If you're an existing Archos G9 Android tablet user you may or may not have been pleasantly surprised with a certain update that graced your tablet yesterday. Archos has started rolling out over-the-air updates for its G9 series tablets that will suit them up with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich …
Read More »Google and Asus to combine and forge $199 Nexus tablet
If you can imagine a fully featured $199 tablet being released into the market you may not be all that crazy. Recently there has been reports surrounding a 7 inch Nexus tablet that would be available for just $199 later this year. Android and Me has heard from two independent …
Read More »ASUS announces some more Transformer Android tablets
Revealed alongside the Padfone last night were a couple of new Transformer series tablets. The tablets in question are the Transformer Pad Infinity 700 series and the Transformer Pad 300 series. Starting off with the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity 700 series (buzz-word galore) there is a really impressive 1920×1200 Full …
Read More »Samsung announces a pair of Android 4.0 tablets
Samsung has just announced two new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablets, the Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) and the Galaxy Note 10.1. Just like I speculated when the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) was announced I knew Samsung would announce a larger 10.1 inch version fairly soon, and I was …
Read More »Huawei outs a 10.1″ Full HD Android tablet
Today at Mobile World Congress the mobile world's underdog Huawei announced the MediaPad 10 FHD. The tablet is still fairly early into the production process with the model on show today being handmade. The tablet has Huawei's home-brewed chipset, the K3V2 quad-core Cortex-A9 chipset inside. This chipset is apparently “more than 49% faster …
Read More »RIM outs BlackBerry Playbook OS 2.0 Update
Without any real prior confirmation, Research in Motion (RIM) has released its second generation OS for its BlackBerry Playbook tablet today. BlackBerry OS 2.0 for the Playbook brings with it quite the list of updates, some of the most notable being much needed native email, contacts and calendar apps, BlackBerry …
Read More »Tablet shipments rise 77.6% on year
Digitimes Research have published a forecast showing that vendors are aiming to ship 14.97 million tablet computers, which is down 30.6% on quarter. While this is a huge drop from the previous quarter, the figures indicate a growth of 77.6 percent on year. The shipments will include 11 million iPad …
Read More »KDE’s ‘open’ Spark Tablet goes up for preorder
Following an announcement from KDE developer Aaron Seigo last month on its upcoming Spark tablet, the device is now available for pre-order over at the Make Play Live website. A credit card is not required at this time as it just secures you a place in line to purchase the …
Read More »ViewSonic to roll out Windows 8 tablets by Q3
According to ViewSonic's product marketing director in the Asia Pacific region, Max Liu, ViewSonic is planning to expand on its ViewPad line of Android-powered tablets and bring some Windows 8-based models to market later this year when Microsoft outs its next Metro UI wielding OS. During his brief discussion with …
Read More »Tegra 3 powered Acer Iconia Tab to launch in the EU next month
Acer's upcoming Iconia Tab A510 which was announced last month at CES is reportedly due for a launch in Europe next month attached with a healthy price tag. The latest Acer tablet packs in Nvidia's latest Tegra 3 chipset and a full gigabyte of RAM but it gets exciting when the …
Read More »Samsung unveils its first Android 4.0 tablet, Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
Samsung has announced this morning their latest addition to its tablet lineup, the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0). This is the first tablet to be produced by Samsung that will run on the lastest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Layered on top of the stock user interface will be …
Read More »Samsung release Galaxy Tab 10.1N in Germany, Apple not happy
Apple managed to get a temporary ban against Samsung tablet computers because the company said they were too alike the Apple iPad 2. A German court however has now granted sales of the new Samsung tablet, called the Galaxy Tab 10.1N, despite the objections of Apple. The rejection against Apple …
Read More »US Air Force could end up going on a tablet spending spree
Recently Apple announced iBooks 2 which included the launch of educational textbooks which can sufficiently replace the older traditions of learning. Now the United States Air Force is reportedly interested in moving from older and presumably more bulky electronics to putting essential tools and critical information comfortably in the palm of servicemen. …
Read More »ARM based Windows 8 devices will have desktop UI, Office 15
In a recent Windows 8 blog post Microsoft has revealed some very interesting information on the upcoming ARM edition of Windows 8, currently dubbed as Windows on ARM. They are saying that Windows on ARM (WOA) is still under development but should ship at the same time as x86/x64 PCs later …
Read More »In-car POV loving for kids on show at Distree
We all love kids. Especially when they are someone else's and they leave while still entertaining/charming/cute – so the parents can do all the hard work of actually raising them. nVidia Partner, Point of View, has been showing off a neat in-car entertainment pack at Distree in Monte Carlo. KitGuru …
Read More »$299 tablets planned for emerging markets
Some manufacturers are considering a budget tablet computer aimed at emerging markets. While the Apple iPad runs amok in the high end, many people can't afford the flagship computer. This has left the market open for a variety of manufacturers who are planning tablet computers for audiences in India, Brazil, …
Read More »Prepare for Facebook Ads on mobile applications
Earlier in the month Facebook filed for an initial public offering (IPO) and are looking to generate more revenue from its mobile applications and mobile version according to an online report. Just under half of the of Facebook's 845 million monthly active users browse Facebook from mobile devices such as …
Read More »Corning concept video shows us what the future may be like
Corning already has a pretty strong standing in our lives. If you have any kind of smartphone, be it HTC, Samsung or Apple, chances are it will have Corning's Gorilla Glass protecting the display and they only intend to prolong this importance in our lives with recent announcements of Gorilla …
Read More »Can AMD play in the Windows 8 Tablet sector?
Windows 8 is just around the corner and many companies are preparing their strategy to get market share in the tablet sector. AMD have a tough fight ahead, having to release very power efficient chip designs, especially with ARM so strong in this sector. Windows 8 is causing much debate …
Read More »Adult tablet adoption: 19% USA, 7% UK
The netbook market was hit hard in 2011 by the growing adoption of tablets. Latest research from the PEW Research Center has revealed their latest figures, which indicate that 19 percent of adults in America are now using a tablet of some kind. The main bulk of the growth in …
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