Microsoft never made public how many of its Surface tablet devices found buyers since they were launched, though unofficial estimates are painting a rather grim picture of the tablet's sales record. Three people privy to the company's sales claim Microsoft has sold little over a million of its Surface RT device, while in reality the Surface Pro only managed to entice about … [Read more...] about Microsoft Might Just Have Sold 400k Surface Pro, 1M Surface RT
Windows 8
Razor Edge Pro Sold Out, Pre-order Process Suspended
Razer's tablet equivalent of a full fledged Windows 8 based gaming PC seems to have hit jackpot. The company recently announced it is stopping the pre-order process for the Razer Edge Pro, which is sold out for months to come. The company had started accepting pre-orders for the tablet March 1st."We’ve had to stop taking pre-orders for the Razer Edge Pro as the pre-orders … [Read more...] about Razor Edge Pro Sold Out, Pre-order Process Suspended
Flash Now Enabled on IE10 for Windows 8 and RT
Internet Explorer for Windows 8 and Windows RT is now flash enabled thanks to an update that has been made available today. Microsoft has been delaying flash compatibility for IE10 as it conducted tests on how flash enabled sites worked on the new tough-enabled Windows 8 and RT platforms. Microsoft had to make sure flash programs didn't have an unusually adverse effect on … [Read more...] about Flash Now Enabled on IE10 for Windows 8 and RT
Fujitsu Arrows Tab Q582/F Water/Dust Proof Windows 8 Tablet Launched at MWC
Fujitsu has launched a water and dust proof tablet, Arrows Tab Q582/F, running Windows 8 at the MWC now underway in Barcelona. The Japanese manufacturer has done the same with Android, and now that Windows 8 has arrived, Fujitsu has a tablet dedicated to the Microsoft OS as well.The 10.1 inch tablet is quite thin at just 9.9 mm. Built around a 1.5 GHz Intel Atom Z2760 chip, … [Read more...] about Fujitsu Arrows Tab Q582/F Water/Dust Proof Windows 8 Tablet Launched at MWC
Razer Edge Gaming Edge Pre-Order Starts March 1st
The world's most powerful tablet, the Razor Edge, can be pre-ordered starting the 1st of March with deliveries likely to begin towards late March. Designed primarily for the gaming community, the Razor Edge price starts at $999 for the 64 GB version of the tablet, progressively increasing to $1,299 and $1,499 for the 128 GB and 256 GB versions of the Razer Edge Pro, … [Read more...] about Razer Edge Gaming Edge Pre-Order Starts March 1st
Dell Launches Latitude 10 Enhanced Security Tablet
Dell offers the Latitude 10 tablet device for business users where security of data is of significant importance. To make the tablet more enticing to its intended clientele, Dell has launched a new version of the tablet, one that is appropriately named Latitude 10 Enhanced Security Tablet. The new security features the tablet now boasts of include a fingerprint reader and smart … [Read more...] about Dell Launches Latitude 10 Enhanced Security Tablet
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
Nokia Possibly Revealed Its Windows Tablet Ahead of MCW
Nokia might have already provided us with a sneak peek of its upcoming tablet offering on an on-stage screen at an event in Pakistan. The tablet looks to be in the 7 inch genre and runs Windows. This surprised many as the mobile phone maker was expected to launch the tablet at the upcoming MWC event later this month. The tablet was tucked in between a Nokia 620 smartphone and a … [Read more...] about Nokia Possibly Revealed Its Windows Tablet Ahead of MCW
LG Tab-Book Ultra Z160 Windows 8 Tablet Launched in Korea
LG had first provided us a glimpse of its next tablet ambitions built on the new Windows 8 platform. Named the Tab-Book Ultra Z160, the tablets are set to reach stores in Korea within the month, though it's not known when that will happen for the rest of the world. Also, as with most tablets based on the Windows 8 platform, the Ultra Z160 is both a tablet and a notebook rolled … [Read more...] about LG Tab-Book Ultra Z160 Windows 8 Tablet Launched in Korea
Microsoft Surface Pro Review
The Windows Surface Pro was released yesterday in the USA and Canada. This new tablet brings the full Windows 8 experience that will allow users to run legacy apps. What this really means is that you can run any game or app and get more versatility than with the Surface RT edition. We have heard rumors of low memory and terrible battery life, but is this truly the case? We … [Read more...] about Microsoft Surface Pro Review
Will Windows 8 Survive in the Tablet Space?
Initial reviews of the Surface Pro aren't painting a very optimistic picture of the Microsoft tablet, which brings us back to the question: Will the Apple iPad go unchallenged? Or to put things in a bigger perspective, how things are likely to pan out in the entire tablet computing segment with reference to Windows 8? With the Surface Pro not proving good enough both as a … [Read more...] about Will Windows 8 Survive in the Tablet Space?
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
Digital Textbooks Come to Vocational Education
As the reach of digital textbooks expands into various levels and stages of education, from preschool through medical school, one of the underserved areas of academic ebook publishing has been vocational education. Now, Pearson UK and Gutenberg Technology have teamed up to release digital textbooks in several areas of career education, while making the titles available on the … [Read more...] about Digital Textbooks Come to Vocational Education
Apple Announces New 128 GB iPad 4, Slated for Feb 5 Release
Apple has upped its ante in the ‘post’ Surface Pro world with a new higher capacity 128 GB iPad. To be available from February 5, the new iPad version has everything to share with its earlier versions, except for the bumped up memory capacity. Also of course, an enhanced internal flash memory is not the only thing new with the latest iPad. The price too has been provided with a … [Read more...] about Apple Announces New 128 GB iPad 4, Slated for Feb 5 Release
Microsoft Surface Pro to Be Available Feb 9th
Microsoft will have another jab at the tablet segment with the Surface Pro device, which is set to reach stores on February 9. However, Microsoft is not targeting the tablet segment alone with the Surface Pro, which is also seen as a contender for the notebook/ultrabook segment as well. Prices reflect that; $899 for the 64 GB version and $999 for the version with 128 GB of … [Read more...] about Microsoft Surface Pro to Be Available Feb 9th
Lenovo Launches Massive IdeaCentre Horizontal Table PC
Lenovo has come up with a tablet device so massive that is quite appropriately being called a Table PC. It opens a completely new segment with a display as huge as 27 inches. The size makes it perfect for more than one person to operate the device and has enough of computing power to accommodate multiple players at the same time, making it just right for multiplayer games. … [Read more...] about Lenovo Launches Massive IdeaCentre Horizontal Table PC