A presence in the new age tablet computing scene was the last frontier for Ubuntu to make its presence felt, and that has now been accomplished. We have seen Ubuntu in operation on desktops, smartphones, and even TVs with tablet PCs being the latest addition to that club. This should come as a sweet piece of news for die-hard fans of the Linux based operating system, though … [Read more...] about Ubuntu for Tablet PCs Is Here
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Archos Launches Its New Platinum Tablet Series
Archos has launched its new Platinum series of tablet devices which aim to strike the perfect balance between affordability, performance, and style (not to mention a stunning high resolution display as well). To be available in 8 inch, 9.7 inch, and 11.6 inch display size options, the tablets pack a punch, featuring a 1.2 Ghz quad core CPU mated to a 2 GB RAM, along with an 8 … [Read more...] about Archos Launches Its New Platinum Tablet Series
Microsoft Surface Pro News
Microsoft Surface Pro team head, Panos Panay, has stated the Microsoft team is working hard to ease the demand supply gap with respect to the Surface Pro. He assured buyers that more stocks will arrive by this Saturday. There has been strong demand for the tablet, which is either much more than the company had anticipated or they might have started with a restricted stock to … [Read more...] about Microsoft Surface Pro News
Adobe DPS Helps Create a New Kind of Catalog
Magazine publishers and catalog retailers have been relying on Adobe Digital Publishing Suite and InDesign to create the digital editions of their materials for some time, using the streamlined process to make print editions and digital across various tablet operating systems and screen sizes in a nearly seamless way. Thanks to the limitless flexibility of digital publishing, … [Read more...] about Adobe DPS Helps Create a New Kind of Catalog
BabyFirst eBooks from Premier Digital Reach the Youngest Readers
When digital reading first gained new ground in the recent 21st century wave of popularity, one of the demographics that was initially largely overlooked were children's ebooks. At that time, industry experts and parents alike expressed the viewpoint that many consumers might be loathe to let young readers use their expensive electronics, and an equal number of critics … [Read more...] about BabyFirst eBooks from Premier Digital Reach the Youngest Readers
Top Tablet News – December 4th, 2012
Microsoft reportedly working on three new Surface tablets Microsoft's future tablet plans with the Surface lineup just got a degree of confirmation thanks to a twitter feed by MSNerds that has a history of some fairly accurate leaks pertaining to the Richmond based company. There indeed seems to be a smaller tablet based on the Windows RT platform, one that will have an … [Read more...] about Top Tablet News – December 4th, 2012
School Yourself Creates Fully Interactive Digital Textbooks
The widespread adoption of digital textbooks has been slow to take off... slower than necessary, some believe. What has happened in the wake of this frustration at academic publishing is a number of companies have grown to meet this need for the individual consumer, often bypassing the school or institution altogether, and often creating a much more dynamic product for the … [Read more...] about School Yourself Creates Fully Interactive Digital Textbooks
Top Tablet News – 29 November 2012
Android eats into Apple's tablet market Google may be providing each of its newest iteration of Android some appetizing names, and the extra appeal seems to be working. Android's share in the tablet segment has now come to 44 percent of all tablet sales in the third quarter. No points for guessing whose market share Android has eaten into. Apple saw its grip on the tablet … [Read more...] about Top Tablet News – 29 November 2012
Top Tablet News – November 10, 2012
Nexus 10 expected to arrive early There are plenty of things to be excited about with the new Nexus 10 device. It runs the latest Android 4.2, which brings some nice improvements over its earlier iterations. The Nexus 10 also sports a processor that is based on the new Cortex A15 designs. Then, of course, the Nexus 10 has a the highest pixel density on planet earth. All this … [Read more...] about Top Tablet News – November 10, 2012
Top Tablet PC News — October 25, 2012
iPad 3 exchange scheme launched by SF Apple store, refurbished iPad 3 models now selling for $379 While we thought iPad Mini would be the center of everyone’s attention at the just concluded Apple press event, Apple surprised us by dropping in a new iPad as well. Dubbed iPad 4, the new Apple tablet is visibly the same as its immediate predecessor, as most of the enhancements … [Read more...] about Top Tablet PC News — October 25, 2012