Dell is reported to have started developing the successor to its XPS 10 and Latitude 10 tablet devices running Windows RT and Windows 8 respectively. The new tablets are likely to be launched during the fourth quarter and will come come with 10 inch or larger displays. "We have plans to significantly increase investment in our PC and tablet business to enhance our ability to … [Read more...] about Dell to Launch New Windows 8 and Windows RT Tablet this Fall
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Asus Fonepad Launched, Priced at $249 – Makes Phone Calls
The Asus Fonepad is finally official. Launched at the MWC, the unique aspect of the Fonepad is its ability to be both a tablet and a smartphone at the same time. However, the other interesting bit about the Fonepad (apart from its voice calling capability) is its Intel heart in spite of the device running Android. The Fonepad incorporates a 1.2 GHz Intel Atom Z2420 chip coupled … [Read more...] about Asus Fonepad Launched, Priced at $249 – Makes Phone Calls
Asus Fonepad Gets CGF Certification
An Intel powered tablet running Android from Asus is slated for a MWC debut next week. The tablet has so far been referred to as the Fonepad, which seems to fit it well given its voice calling capabilities. As things stand right now, the new budget tablet from Asus will indeed be named the Fonepad, as that’s just the way the tablet has been described at the Global Certification … [Read more...] about Asus Fonepad Gets CGF Certification
Intel StudyBook Tablet Launched
Intel has finally launched the StudyBook tablet which it had announced last year. Unfortunately, the tablet sports specs that belong in the past. The StudyBook runs Windows 7 (almost inexplicable when we have Windows 8 with us) and is powered by a 1.2 GHz Intel Atom Z650 Oak Trail chip with a single core. There is also a GMA 600 graphics card installed, as are 1 GB of DDR2 RAM … [Read more...] about Intel StudyBook Tablet Launched
Asus Fonepad Set for MCW Debut
There is a new 7 inch budget tablet coming our way. However, for a change, the tablet will be packing in an Intel core and running the latest version of Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The tablet named Fonepad is most likely to be unveiled during the upcoming MCW event scheduled later this month in Barcelona, Spain. While it will be some time before we get an inside out feel … [Read more...] about Asus Fonepad Set for MCW Debut
Top Tablet News – 22 November 2012
Best Buy offering $50 discount on iPad 3 Wi-Fi Best Buy has set the right shopping mood by waiving $50 on the Wi-Fi only version of iPad 3. The price is applicable to both the 32 and 64 GB versions of the 3rd gen iPad, though there is an additional gift card worth $75 available as well. Both the 32 and 64 GB iPad 3 with retina display costs $649 and $549 respectively, but … [Read more...] about Top Tablet News – 22 November 2012
Intel Working on Chips with 48 Cores, to Be Ready within a Decade
Intel may have just started out with its transition into the fast maturing mobile computing industry, but has already set itself some lofty goals. The company intends to develop a chip with 48 cores meant for tablets to be ready within the next 5 - 10 years. That will be an astounding improvement over the quad core chips that we have at our disposal right now. The difference … [Read more...] about Intel Working on Chips with 48 Cores, to Be Ready within a Decade
Microsoft Surface Ad Released
We all know the Microsoft Surface tablets are scheduled for an Oct 26 launch and preparations to introduce the device on to the big stage are already afoot. An advertisement blitzkrieg is a surety and there are reports of that having kicked off already. Microsoft is reported to have set a budget of 400 million to promote the Surface tablets, while a whopping 1.5 to 1.8 billion … [Read more...] about Microsoft Surface Ad Released
Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 Leaks Ahead Of Launch
ThinkPad Tablet 2 is the new tablet that is getting its final shape at the Lenovo camp. Going by the tablet's naming, device can be considered a sequel to the ThinkPad that lenovo had launched last year. However, if that be true, the real surprise is the OS the device would run as its Windows 8 and not Android that would be running the entire show. The tablet though is aimed … [Read more...] about Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 Leaks Ahead Of Launch
New Surface Tablet from Microsoft Revealed
Microsoft's much publicized event has yielded the desired result, a new line of tablet devices named Surface. It is set to run on the new touchscreen optimized version of Windows 8 or Windows RT. The development is interesting as this brings the software behemoth back to hardware business similarly to Apple, which also designs hardware to accompany its own operating system. … [Read more...] about New Surface Tablet from Microsoft Revealed
Asus Transformer AiO Debuts at Computex
Asus is going totally ballistic, offering different devices running Windows 8 at the ongoing Computex event. Asus wants to have its presence felt in all forms of computing based on the Windows 8 platform, starting from 10.1 inch sized tablet PCs in the form of Tablet 600 and Tablet 810 to the massive 18.4 inch sized Transformer AiO all-in-one device that also doubles up as a … [Read more...] about Asus Transformer AiO Debuts at Computex