Apple IPad Demand Boosts Tablet Shipment Forecast, IDC Reports
The global market for tablet computers is growing faster than expected, with Apple Inc. (AAPL) (AAPL)’s iPad widening its lead as consumers’ top choice, according to market researcher International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide shipments of tablets this year will be 107.4 million units, up from an earlier projection of 106.1 million, Framingham, Massachusetts-based IDC said [...]
More slides on Dell’s Windows 8 Latitude 10 tablet surface, detail docking station and launch window
A slide detailing a Dell Latitude 10 tablet running Windows 8 surfaced late last month, and today more information about that slate has hit the internet. Neowin‘s “insider source” provided additional slides pertaining to the Dell Latitude 10, rounding out the product’s specs and adding its time-to-market to the picture. According to the leaked roadmap, [...]
Kobo Vox gets Google Play injection for fuller tablet feel
Kobo Announces Support for Google Play on Kobo Vox eReader Kobo Continues to Deliver a Leading Social Reading Experience – Now Made Even More Engaging with The Addition Of 500,000 Apps for its Kobo Vox Readers TORONTO (PRWEB) June 14, 2012 Kobo Inc., a global leader in eReading, today announced that Kobo Vox™ eReader customers [...]
Cost concerns almost scuttled Wii U’s tablet controller
Amidst all the talk of the Wii U and its unique, touchscreen-equipped GamePad at this year’s E3, one of the major specifications missing from the discussion was the massive controller’s price. The mystery surrounding that pricing remains a major concern for those considering a purchase of the system, and according to Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, [...]
Android 4.0.3 Hits Sony Tablet P and Tablet S
Android 4.0.3 has just reached the likes of Sony Tablet P and Tablet S, giving the folks who own these original slates a reason to have a better summer. The update combines what ICS is offering with unique new stuff and Sony apps. Sony promises a streamlined user interface with drag and drop folder creation, [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Launching in Australia on June 18th, Via Optus
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has been launched in May and if you checked out our YouTube channel we’ve already reviewed it. The improvements from the Galaxy Tab 10.1 are minor, but the price tag of this model is pretty decent and now… it’s ready to hit Australia. Ausdroid is saying that local carrier Optus [...]
ASUS Transformer Prime Update Gives You Face Unlock at Last
ASUS just pushed another minor update for the ASUS Transformer Prime owners, that’s meant to bring a couple of features to the slate, that already runs Android 4.0. One of them is the Face Unlock feature, that was supposed to come with Android 4.0 ICS in the first place. If you’re curios about the original [...]
Windows RT License Rips You Off, Leaves Tablet Makers Crying, at $85
As you probably know already, a big portion of the price of a Windows tablet is taken up by its license fee for the OS. Don’t think that Windows 8 will escape that, since it appears that Windows RT will have a license cost of $85. For those of you who don’t know, Windows RT [...]
Galaxy tablet performs well for price
The Samsung Galaxy 7.7 tablet is an impressive piece of machinery that is an Apple logo away from being the next big product. But because it is a Samsung product, it’s likely a product you haven’t heard of. The Galaxy tab is a slim, seven-inch touchscreen tablet that operates on the Android Ice Cream Sandwich [...]
Acer battles iPad with A700: a $450 full HD Android tablet
(gigaom.com) — Acer has a response to Apple’s new iPad with Retina Display and it’s called the A700. The 10.1-inch tablet offers a high-definition resolution of 1,920 by 1,200 powered by a Tegra 3 processor and Google Android 4.0 software. With 32 GB of internal storage and a memory expansion slot, the A700 is priced [...]
How useful is the Wii U’s tablet-equipped GamePad?
Nintendo spent a good portion of this year’s E3 press conference stressing how the touchscreen-equipped GamePad that comes with the Wii U will revolutionize all sorts of familiar gaming experiences, and lead to entirely new types of gameplay as well. I tried a few Wii U games at the show that did just that, but [...]
Acer Takes on Apple With Its High-Res Iconia Tab A700 Android Tablet
Calling a new Android tablet a potential iPad killer is a cliche. But make no mistake: Acer’s Iconia Tab A700 has its sights set on doing just that thanks to an impressive list of specifications that includes a 1920-by-1200-resolution display and 32GB of storage, and a $450 price that comes in at 25 percent below [...]
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