Is Barnes and Noble Poised to Issue a New Tablet this Fall?
Barnes and Noble might be in the late stages of bringing out a new 7-inch model that features “revolutionary screen technology.” The Nexus 7 is doing tremendously robust sales and Amazon is poised to release the second iteration of the Kindle Fire within the next month, Barnes and Noble has their work cut out for [...]
Barnes and Noble releases Nook for Web
Barnes and Noble unleashed a new eBook sampling program today, called Nook for Web. It allows you to read excerpts of books before you buy them in any internet browser on MAC or PC. There is no sign-in required and you don’t even have to register with the company to start checking out some eBooks! [...]
Sony confirms upcoming tablet computer
TOKYO, July 17 (UPI) — Sony says it will introduce a tablet computer by the end of the year to join its current Tablet P and Tablet S models launched last year, CIO Asia reported. Sony representatives did not discuss details of the unit or the exact timing of the release but one spokesperson told [...]
Office 2013 brings BI, Big Data to Windows 8 tablets
Yesterday, Microsoft released the Preview (beta) of Office 2013. There’s lots of coverage out there on what this means for content creation on tablets…but in most of those analyses “content” implicitly refers to spreadsheets, word processing documents, slide presentations and so forth. Is there more to this story? Excel is a (Big) data tool To [...]
LG Optimus Vu Phone-Tablet Coming to Verizon
The LG Optimus Vu, a 5-inch tablet/smartphone combo similar to the popular Samsung Galaxy Note, is headed for Verizon’s 4G LTE network, and will reportedly ship with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. According to the folks over at Android Police, the phone-tablet, or “phablet” is a “horrendous boxy eyesore” with a 5-inch display. Even when [...]
Motorola’s Xoom Tablet Does Not Infringe on Apple’s Designs, German Court …
Motorola’s Xoom tablet does not infringe on some of Apple’s community designs, the regional court of Dû³¥¬¤orf ruled on Tuesday. Apple wanted a Europe-wide ban on the Motorola tablet, a court spokesman said. Apple tried to get the Motorola Xoom banned in Europe because it said Motorola infringed on three of its community design rights, [...]
ARM Rival MIPS Porting Android 4.1 to Low-cost Tablets
MIPS, continuing its push to make a mark in low-cost tablets, is quickly trying to bring Android 4.1, also called Jellybean, to its processors. “We are working aggressively on bringing Jelly Bean to MIPS, and expect that it will be available to our licensees very soon,” said Jen Bernier-Santarini, director of corporation communications at MIPS, [...]
B&N prepping new tablet with ‘revolutionary screen technology’
As the 7-inch tablet wars heat up, a source tells CNET that this fall Barnes Noble will release a new Nook Tablet with ‘never-before-seen’ screen technology. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) After Google recently shook up the 7-inch tablet space with its well-received Nexus 7, much of the speculation has focused on rumors that Amazon and Apple [...]
Once-daily single-tablet HIV therapy developed – News
By Lauretta Ihonor A single tablet containing four antiviral agents may be an effective initial once-daily therapy for adults infected with HIV, shows phase III clinical research. “Development of single-tablet regimens is a key strategy to simplify highly active antiretroviral therapy, and should improve adherence and treatment outcomes for patients with HIV infection,” say Brian [...]
Digital Gives Old Characters a New Life
For those who stay current on the trends in digital publishing, one of the best aspects of the possibilities associated with technology of digital publishing is its ability to bring to life some of the favorite characters from the past. Sesame Street has already gone digital, along with Dr. Seuss’ time-honored classics. Now, Scholastic, the [...]
Tablet PCs for every city school
17 July 2012 Last updated at 07:56 ET The tablets PCs will be used in the classroom, across the curriculum, Cardiff council says Schools in Cardiff are to be given wireless tablet devices for every pupil to be able to use in a £3m project aimed at bringing teaching up to date. The touch screen [...]
Motion Introduces Its Next Generation CL910 Tablet PC
AUSTIN, TEXAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Motion Computing ® , a leading global provider of tablet PCs and mobility solutions, today announced the availability of its latest ultra-mobile and durable tablet PC, the Motion® CL910. Motion’s latest generation of the CL-Series line of tablet PCs delivers optimized mobility, durability and connectivity that mobile professionals require across key vertical [...]
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