Why The Microsoft Surface Tablets Should Beat The IPad
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has been a software powerhouse since its windows operating system began to dominate the home computing market in the 1980s. The latest development in the Windows operating system line is Windows 8 and RT. Unlike previous releases of Windows, Microsoft decided to showcase its latest OS with its own hardware, the Surface [...]
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%. [...]
How to Install Ice Cream Sandwich on Your Kindle Fire
With a vibrant 7-inch IPS display and a 1GHz dual-core processor, the $199 Kindle Fire can make for one lovely tablet. With a bit of work–but no hardware modifications–you can set up Android 4.0 on your Kindle Fire and thenceforth use the device as a powerful general-purpose tablet despite its incredibly low price. Email, games, [...]
Ask Matt: Will the Surface tablet revive Microsoft’s stock?
A: It’s ironic that a flat computer, less than a half inch thick, is what some investors hope will be the answer to Microsoft’s flat stock. Hopes are high on Microsoft’s Surface, a line of ultra thin tablet computers that sport the power of a PC in the slim body of a touch-screen tablet. The [...]
Google’s Nexus 7: The Latest Entry in the Tablet Wars
Business users who swear by Google’s Android mobile devices have several new products to look forward to. At its I/O developer’s conference today in San Francisco, the search giant announced a new tablet computer called the Nexus 7, as well as several new features for the new Android 4.1 operating system called “Jelly Bean.” Google [...]
Cheap tablet looks…cheap
IdolPad Plus by Idolian Mobile Inc. $89.99 at idolian.com We can’t all afford an $500 Apple iPad, or even a $200 Kindle Fire. So how about a mini-tablet computer priced at less than a hundred bucks? The IdolPad Plus is pretty much what you’d expect, given the price, Much smaller than an iPad, and significantly [...]
Apple wins order blocking US sales of Samsung Tablet
LOS ANGELES | SAN FRANCISCO: Apple won a court order immediately blocking US sales of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer as the companies continue their global patent dispute. US district judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, issued the order on Tuesday after rejecting a similar request in December. Apple’s request, part of [...]
New tablet, futuristic glasses at Google show
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new tablet, new glasses and a new version of Android — those were among the highlights at Google Inc.’s annual “I/O” conference in San Francisco for computer programmers. Here’s a rundown of the announcements: — NEW TABLET: Google will start selling a small tablet computer next month in a direct [...]
Google likely to unveil small tablet at show – AP
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is unveiling a small tablet computer bearing its brand. Called the Nexus Seven, the tablet will have a screen that measures 7 inches diagonally, smaller than the nearly 10 inches on Apple Inc.’s popular iPad. That means it’s more likely to challenge Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle Fire, which is also 7 inches. The [...]
How to decide: should you buy an iPad or wait for the Microsoft …
I have to admit, I didn’t expect this to be a question. The iPad is here, now, and we all know what it is in excruciating detail. On the other hand, the Microsoft Surface tablets are neither here, nor do we know much about them. We don’t know price, availability date, or even how long [...]
Acer says Microsoft’s move against Apple will fail
Microsoft’s new Surface tablet computer. (Credit: Microsoft) Uh oh, looks like Mircrosoft’s partners really are not big fans of the Surface. Oliver Ahrens, Acer’s senior VP and president for Europe, Middle East and Africa, told Reuters that Microsoft’s strategy to take on Apple with the Surface tablet will fail. Microsoft left its partners in the [...]
Report: Microsoft set to introduce tablet – Austin American
By Nick Wingfield THE NEW YORK TIMES Published: 6:08 p.m. Sunday, June 17, 2012 E-mail Print Larger Type Small Type For decades, Microsoft has made the software that runs the majority of the world’s personal computers, leaving a gang of outside hardware companies to design the machines. Apple, its rival, makes it all. Microsoft is about to concede that Apple [...]
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