Shipments of PCs, tablets, smartphones to top 1.7 billion
(Credit: CNET) The world will see combined shipments of PCs, tablets, and smartphones rise past 1.7 billion next year. And more of those will be headed toward developing markets, research firm IDC said today. Out of that 1.7 billion figure, 1 billion devices will end up in emerging markets. China, India, Brazil, and Russia will [...]
PCs out as Senegal opens world’s first tablet cafe–Duplicate
Among the washer women, carpenters, busy waiters and squabbling children sweltering under the midday sun on this dusty Dakar street an Internet revolution is taking place in the world’s first tablet cafe. Next to the workshops, meat stores and barbershops on what could be any bustling street in sub-Saharan Africa, a grey concrete building stands [...]
‘ India tablet market scratching surface ‘
Asserting that India’s tablet market is just “scratching the surface” in terms of usability beyond mere entertainment and consumption, Intel’s India sales head has said that providing hardware that has a direct impact on education or the livelihoods of India’s technology users can help dispel the “myth” of the tablets being price sensitive. “China’s low-cost [...]
Tablet Roundup: One Stock to Buy, One to Avoid, and One to Watch
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The European Version – Wind FINE11 Wide Tablet Offers an 11.6-inch Display and Quad-core Configuration
Wind is one of the device manufacturers that has a solid histtory in regards to the creation of Android tablets. One of the latest such devices, going for the over 11-inches size range category has been analysed in detail by website padhz.com with mostly favorable results. The Wind FINE11 tablet is immediately noticeable due to the large 11.6, 1366 [...]
Osamu Tezuka Manga Now Available on eManga
Digital Manga has landed a very nice digital license: Its eManga site now carries Weekly Astro Boy Magazine, which despite its title is a lot more than just Astro Boy: It is an anthology that includes chapters of several different manga by Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka is revered by many as the godfather of modern manga, [...]
1 in 10 Canadian tablet owners use the device as their main computer: study
By The Canadian Press TORONTO – About one in 10 Canadian tablet owners now considers their mobile device to be their primary computer, suggests a new online survey conducted globally. The research by Ipsos also suggests Canadians may be a little less enamoured with their tablets than users worldwide. When averaging out the responses collected [...]
Dual – core mobile Haswell processors sip power to compete with tablets
Intel wants to match PC battery life with that of tablets through its new dual-core fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell. The chip maker announced Tuesday the new dual-core Core processors for tablets, laptops or “2-in-1” ultrabooks with dual laptop-tablet functionality. Intel intends to reduce the chip power draw to as little as 6 watts, paving [...]
Why a Haswell PC may quench your thirst for tablets
The days of choosing between PC performance and tablet convenience may soon be over. With a notebook running Intel’s fourth-generation Core processor, code-named Haswell, consumers may be able to get both. In some ways, the justifications for buying a Haswell notebook sound familiar: The new Core architecture offers better performance while consuming less power, and [...]
Birmingham Post launches tablet edition
The Birmingham Post has launched a tablet edition called Business Daily. Its publisher, Trinity Mirror, believes it to be the first of its kind. It will publish 30 pages every weekday and carry content, says editor Stacy Barnfield, “completely different from the Birmingham Post’s print edition.” The Post has been published once a week, every [...]
Hisense Sero 7 Pro tablet gets first root, recovery, and ROM
Tweet The Hisense Sero 7 Pro is one of the best Android tablets you can find for $149 or less. But that doesn’t mean there’s no room for improvement. Out of the box the 7 inch tablet runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with just a few modifications such as preloaded with Vudu and Walmart apps. [...]
The Tablet Market’s Gain Becomes the PC Market’s Pain
Recs 0 By Andrew Tonner More Articles June 1, 2013 Comments (0) As many of us are keenly aware, the tablet market caused a significant shift in the way people and businesses meet their computing needs. Duh. However, as this trend becomes increasingly entrenched, we’re truly beginning to see how massive the disruption has become. [...]
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