AP review: Surface tablet straddles divide
Still, that’s how I felt after feeling the heft of the device, examining it from all sides and making a few swipes at the screen. The Surface has a touch keyboard cover that feels great and, to me, is a big step forward for tablets. The tablet’s software interface, however, seems non-intuitive and sluggish. Microsoft [...]
Is the Best Android Tablet Available Made for Kids?
If you’ve been considering investing in a tablet for your child, you’ve got lots of options these days. Just do a Google search on tablets for kids and you’ll find plenty of comparisons and reviews of the various brands that are currently available. Last November I wrote a review on the Nabi (Korean for Butterfly) [...]
Microsoft Surface: Can a Windows 8 tablet compete?
On Monday, Microsoft took the wraps off a new tablet called the Surface. Here’s a quick primer. By Matthew Shaer / June 19, 2012 The Microsoft Surface tablet is shown at an event in California on Monday. Reuters Enlarge 0 Yesterday, we wondered what kind of device Microsoft would introduce at the much ballyhooed press [...]
LG Throws the Towel in the Tablet Segment, Puts Slates on Hold
LG’s efforts in the tablet biz have been mediocre at best, with the LG Optimus Pad last year and a slightly upgraded version shown at MWC this year. I can’t understand why a company that actually makes decent phone and smartphones can’t come up with a winning solution in the tablet area… And now it [...]
Microsoft's 'Surface' tablet aims for productivity
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft unveiled a new tablet computer, Surface, that attempts to take advantage of one of the few criticisms of Apple’s iPad — that it is better for consuming content than creating it. The software maker said Monday that its device will attach to a removable rubberized keyboard that also acts like [...]
Vais Integrates Android Onto Lexus and Toyota Cars (Video)
The future belongs to touchscreens and touchscreen-based devices, that will be integrated into many aspects of your lives. Now it appears that Android wil make it to Lexus and Toyota vehicles through a solution called Vais, that’s demoed in the video below. It seems to have a fluid UI movement, it even supports calling and [...]
Microsoft tablet promising, but risks remain
By Bill Rigby and Vidya L Nathan Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:01pm EDT (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s new Surface tablet looks promising, but many questions need to be answered before it can be considered a rival to Apple Inc’s iPad, analysts said the day after the company made its first foray into the computer hardware [...]
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