The impact of tablet devices is finally wearing out as per Acer chairman JT Wang and the return of notebooks, which had been the most affected by the advent of tablet device, is being witnessed once again. Wang claims an increase in demand for Intel’s Ultrabooks and Microsoft Windows 8 as proof of a return to the notebook days. An Ultrabook with a tagged price of US $799 is … [Read more...] about Tablet PC craze on the decline — Acer chairman
2011
Asus makes it big in the tablet segment
While tablet sales figures have always been dominated with extravagant iPad sales data, here is one company that too is making its presence felt in the tablet segment that currently is too one-sided in favor of Apple. Its Asus that right now can be considered to be the Android flag bearer in the tablet segment with its Eee Pad Transformer selling more than any Android … [Read more...] about Asus makes it big in the tablet segment
IDC: tablet sales drop 28 percent in Q1 2011 but predicts 53.5 million sales by end of year
So you thought tablet PCs are what the future of computing will be all about. Well may be not as analyst firm IDC has a different story to tell. So while tablet sales reached a commendable 18 million units in 2010, the growth trajectory has slipped by about 28 percent so that only about 7.2 million tablets found buyers between the January to March 2011 period. This is quite a … [Read more...] about IDC: tablet sales drop 28 percent in Q1 2011 but predicts 53.5 million sales by end of year
HP Touchpad to arrive in June
The 8.9 inch HP TouchPad will arrive in June. This has been confirmed by the company CEO Leo Apotheker. It's generally hot during June but it seems it will be hotter this year with all the tablets waiting release during this time. The TouchPad will be one more in that list to be followed by its smaller sibling - the 7 inch HP Opal that will be released sometime in … [Read more...] about HP Touchpad to arrive in June