The Taiwan based Hi Tech Company, better known as HTC, has been struck off Microsoft’s favored list of companies allowed to build devices based on the Windows 8 platform. Microsoft opines that HTC does not make enough devices and lacks experience with tablets. This is critical for Microsoft when it is up against established players such as iOS and Android. HTC has only had two … [Read more...] about Microsoft Denies HTC Windows 8 Early Advantage
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Acer Iconia W700 & Iconia W510 Debuts at Computex 2012
Acer has come up with two touchscreen Windows 8 based tablets, the Iconia W510 and Iconia W700, at the 2012 edition of Computex. The Iconia W700 is the larger of the two, being all of 11.6 inches and sporting a full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel display. The tablet is also paired with a desktop docking unit that holds the tablet securely. The W700 tablet includes a USB 3.0 port while … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia W700 & Iconia W510 Debuts at Computex 2012
Lenovo IdeaTab Set for June Launch, Priced at $349
The 9.7 inch IdeaTab S2109 was first shown at the CES and is now ready for action. Office Depot will have the tablet for sale from June at a price that is sure to turn heads: $349. For that amount of money, what you get is an Android ICS tablet spread over 9.7 inches on an IPS display. Underneath the hood is a 1 GHz OMAP 4430 dual core CPU that works in conjunction with 1 … [Read more...] about Lenovo IdeaTab Set for June Launch, Priced at $349
Rumor: Samsung Espresso Tablet Set for June Debut
Samsung may just have made life tough for the Kindle Fire and the Nook Color with its killer pricing strategy for the 7 inch and 10.1 inch second edition of the popular Galaxy Tab. Plus, it seems these are not the only devices that Samsung is looking to bank on going forward in 2012. We might get to see a whole new line of tablet PCs from the South Korean conglomerate as early … [Read more...] about Rumor: Samsung Espresso Tablet Set for June Debut
Toshiba Excite X10 Set For March 6 Debut, to Cost $530 and up
Apple is supposed to be launching the much talked about iPad 3 on 7th March. Now there is news about Toshiba launching their Excite 10 LE tablet just a day prior to that on the 6th of March. This tablet had been showcased by Toshiba at the CES event though it was then referred to as the Excite X 10. For reasons known only to Toshiba, they are now presenting the tablet as … [Read more...] about Toshiba Excite X10 Set For March 6 Debut, to Cost $530 and up
LG to upgrade to Android 4.0 in Q2 and Q3
LG has revealed how they plan to jump on board the Android ICS bandwagon. However, what is not so encouraging is that the earliest we can see the transition to ICS taking place is the second and third quarters of 2012. What this conforms to is the transition which they have termed 'global upgrade schedule' while the 'global roll out' is to be followed soon after. "LG would … [Read more...] about LG to upgrade to Android 4.0 in Q2 and Q3
Latest PlayBook Offer – Buy 2 Get 1 Free
Research In Motion stands firmly committed to their PlayBook tablet device in spite of all the shortcomings the tablet is suffering from in its current form. This is quite unlike what HP did to their TouchPad, though there already are whispers of HP boffins having second thoughts on that. Coming back to the PlayBook, and the latest round of sugar coating it has been endowed … [Read more...] about Latest PlayBook Offer – Buy 2 Get 1 Free
Just 100,000 XOOM Tablets Shipped During Last Quarter
Motorola is doing its best to prop up sales of its XOOM tablet PC, but sadly none of it has been reflected in the sales figures released by the company during the Q3 earnings call. The total number of XOOM tablet devices shipped in the last quarter stand at a dismal 100,000, units which looks even more puny compared to the 11.1 million iPads sold during the same period. What … [Read more...] about Just 100,000 XOOM Tablets Shipped During Last Quarter
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich SDK released
Developers now have access to SDK for the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. This new OS has the specialty that it is compatible for a wide array of devices starting with smartphones to tablets and others so that from now onwards, there won't be a separate Android for smartphones and another for tablet PCs. The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was itself developed with … [Read more...] about Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich SDK released
HP TouchPad Set for July 1 Release
HP had promised a summer release of its TouchPad tablet with rumors pegging June as the target month for the tablet's formal launch. However, in the absence of any specific launch date, rumor mongers certainly had a hot topic to play around with. Not any more, though, since HP has finally come up with the details. The TouchPad will be hitting the retail scene in the US of A … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad Set for July 1 Release