Report: Tablet shipments to surpass those of notebooks by 2016
A new report says tablet shipments will surpass notebooks by 2016 to become the dominant type of mobile computer sold around the world. The report, put out by NPD Display Search, finds that the number of tablets that will be shipped between now and 2017 will increase at a compounded annual growth rate of 28%. [...]
Tablet adoption lowers reading of physical books, newspapers, survey shows
HBO GO Adds Android Tablet Support
Android tablet users can breathe easy knowing they won’t miss an episode of The Newsroom after HBO on Monday updated its Android app with support for tablets. The HBO GO app is now available for all Android operating systems up to version 4.04 Ice Cream Sandwich, including tablets. HBO promised tablet support in May when [...]
RPT-UPDATE 3-Samsung loses bid to lift ban on U.S. tablet sales
Tue Jul 3, 2012 3:28am EDT * Third setback for South Korean electronics firm in a week * Tablet, phone injunctions unlikely to have major earnings impact * Samsung and Apple due to face off in trial this month By Erin Geiger Smith July 2 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a request [...]
Tablet shipments to outshine notebook shipments in 2016
Shipments of the iPad and rival tablets will outshine those of notebooks in a few years. (Credit: Apple) The iPad and its fellow tablet brethren will take over the mobile PC market by 2016, says a new report from NPD DisplaySearch. Starting in 2016, tablet shipments will overtake those of notebooks, followed by an even [...]
NVIDIA Tegra 3 Drives Google’s $199 Nexus 7 Tablet
SANTA CLARA, CA — (Marketwire) — 06/27/12 – NVIDIA today announced that Nexus 7 from Google, the first $199 quad-core 7-inch tablet running on the newest version of Android™ 4.1 (Jelly Bean), features the NVIDIA™ Tegra™ 3 mobile processor. Built for Google Play™, Nexus 7 showcases the best of Google with super-fast web browsing, console-quality [...]
Manufacturers having problems getting Windows RT to work with tablets?
PC manufacturers are already taking it on the chin with Microsoft’s announcement of its own Surface tablets — which will put the company in the awkward position of competing against the same hardware partners that stick Windows in their computers — but now they may be facing an additional problem with their slates. According to [...]
RPT-UPDATE 3-Samsung loses bid to lift ban on US tablet sales
Tue Jul 3, 2012 12:58pm IST * Third setback for South Korean electronics firm in a week * Tablet, phone injunctions unlikely to have major earnings impact * Samsung and Apple due to face off in trial this month By Erin Geiger Smith July 2 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday rejected a request [...]
Skytex announces Gemini and Protos: ICS tablets that sound like X-Men
SKYTEX Technology Inc. has announced its 9.7″ SKYPAD Protos and 7″ SKYPAD Gemini Android 4.0 tablets will be released in early July. SKYPAD Gemini 7″ Android 4.0 Tablet Online PR News – 28-June-2012 –SKYTEX Technology Inc., developer of cutting-edge Windows and Android tablets, has announced its 9.7″ SKYPAD Protos (MSRP $279) and 7″ SKYPAD Gemini [...]
Disgo Tablet 9104
Budget tablets were once depressing things. They had rubbish displays, often terrible touchscreens and none of the high-end feel of the tablets budget buyers wished they could afford. The Disgo Tablet 9104 wants to change that. It’s a 9.7in Android 4.0 ICS tablet that uses the same display panel as the iPad 2 – according [...]
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