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
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Amazon Kindle Fire tablet Shipment Could Top 5 Million in Q4
Amazon is poised to sell no less than 5 million of its Kindle Fire tablet PCs in the fourth quarter, a figure that sums up to almost half of what the Apple iPad is projected to achieve. If this is how it indeed turns out for the Kindle Fire, then it would mean the first real competitor for the iPad is here. "It's the first time a competitor has emerged to challenge Apple and … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire tablet Shipment Could Top 5 Million in Q4
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
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
Apple mainly responsible for Blackberry Playbook launch delay
Research in Motion is all set to launch the PlayBook on the 19th of April, though it now seems evident we shouldn't have been kept waiting so long to lay our hands on this wonderful PlayBook tablet PC. Believe it or not, Apple had a lot to do with the delay. Inadvertent though it might be, it's a matter of serious debate if Apple is really lamenting the way things have worked … [Read more...] about Apple mainly responsible for Blackberry Playbook launch delay
HP TouchPad likely to arrive in April
Its good to see rumors slowly giving way to more concrete stuff. When the world's first WebOS based tablet was launched, the only time window HP could come up with regard to the tablet's commercial release was this summer. This time, its more definitive that has emerged on this front as the TouchPad is all set to be seen on store shelves from this April. Towards this, the … [Read more...] about HP TouchPad likely to arrive in April