The tablet market has been pretty simple so far as the choice of operating system goes, since it's either an iOS or an Android tablet available. RIM's PlayBook OS is another choice, though its market presence has been insignificant compared to both iOS and Android. Also, while RIM has seen a somewhat greater acceptance of its PlayBook tablet PCs after the release of the much … [Read more...] about The Tablet OS Story
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Global Tablet PC Shipments to Rise 77.6 Percent in 2012
There is an expected rise by 77.6 percent in the number of tablet PCs that will be shipped this year compared to last year, including a drop by 30.6 percent of tablets shipped in the first quarter of this year. As per the report, the total number of tablets to be shipped in the first quarter of this year is 114.97 million. The Digitimes research report also provides us with … [Read more...] about Global Tablet PC Shipments to Rise 77.6 Percent in 2012
Hannspree HSG1164 tablet reaches FCC
We all knew Hannspree has been into developing a tablet PC running the Android OS. And now, things seems to be moving to a culmination stage as the Taiwanese company has now made available the tablet christened HSG1164 to the FCC, something that we all know is the last step before the tablet is eventually ready for a stint in the markets. However, while nothing is known as … [Read more...] about Hannspree HSG1164 tablet reaches FCC
The $35 tablet ‘Indian’ tablet
Remember the $35 tablet that created ripples across the tech world with its ridiculously low price tag? Well, news has it that it's going to reach markets by the 10th of January next year with the domestic PC maker HCL Infosystems Ltd. doing the honors. Named 'Sakshat,' the tablet has already received government funding to the tune of $6.5 million, though the size of the order … [Read more...] about The $35 tablet ‘Indian’ tablet
The FlatPad A10 Android tablet
Developing a tablet is perhaps way too easy. How else can we explain the recent trend of every other company coming up with a tablet? And when it’s about tablets, Google’s Android operating system has so far turned out to be the preferred OS. There are more tablets running the Android OS than any other system. This time, it's Flat Computing that has introduced a tablet named … [Read more...] about The FlatPad A10 Android tablet
The New Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ is Here! Well Almost.
The wait is finally over as we now have the latest version of the Linux based open source mobile operating system from Google, the Android 2.2. Codenamed Froyo which stands for frozen yoghurt and carries on with Google’s convention of naming their OS after sweet desserts, the Android 2.2 has been officially announced at the Google IO conference held at San Francisco. And going … [Read more...] about The New Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ is Here! Well Almost.