We all know the tablet segment is booming and the juggernaut is showing every sign of devouring everything that comes its way, including the notebook and desktop segments. But just how big is the segment? Research firm IDC has some answers. IDC stated tablet PCs have made up 10.7% of the total smart connected devices segment that comprises of smartphones, portables, and … [Read more...] about Tablet Sales Increase by 78% in 2012
2012
iPad 3 Panel Shipment to reach 40 Million in 2012
Supply chain makers based in Taiwan indicate that the 9.7 inch QXGA panels to be used on the next version of iPad devices would be far more than panels manufactured or shipped for the iPad 2 devices which use the XGA panels. LG Display and Sharp are the two companies on which Apple have placed orders for their 2,048 x 1,536 resolution QXGA capable panels. Shipments have already … [Read more...] about iPad 3 Panel Shipment to reach 40 Million in 2012
Touch-controlled Device Segment Predicted to be Dominated by Tablet PCs in 2012
Reports from industry sources has pointed out that tablet PCs are going to be the device in demand in future when it comes to touch controlled devices. The tablet market right now is almost entirely dominated by the iOS and Android operating system and the entire segment is set to be buoyed further with the coming of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Windows 8. Presently … [Read more...] about Touch-controlled Device Segment Predicted to be Dominated by Tablet PCs in 2012
ASUS Sales Target for 2012 – 3-6 Million Tablet PCs
Asus is looking to sell 3 to 6 million tablet PCs in 2012, a significant improvement over the 1.8 million sales target they had earlier estimated in 2011. It is quite an optimistic projection, though company Chairman Jonney Shih is confident of reaching the target comfortably. Also, that the recently launched Transformer Prime will make up the bulk of the sales is hardly … [Read more...] about ASUS Sales Target for 2012 – 3-6 Million Tablet PCs
Samsung to launch ‘Retina Display’ tablet next year
The new crop of Android tablets coming our way are likely to pack in 1920 x 1200 pixels within a 10 inch sized display. That is surely a nice improvement over the 1280 x 800 pixels that we have come across over many a tablet so far. Samsung is coming out with something that is even better than this. Their new tablet offering would be of 11.6 inch by size having a resolution of … [Read more...] about Samsung to launch ‘Retina Display’ tablet next year
Tablet PC craze on the decline — Acer chairman
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