The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is the newest tablet in Samsung's pen -
based tablet line and features a mid-size screen, placing it in - between the popular 5.5 - inch Note 2 phablet and 10 - inch tablet.
At the Jetway booth at Computex 2012, Sascha gives us a brief overview of new 9....7 inch Ice Cream Sandwich
based tablet line - up from Jetway.
Not exact matches
Opinion differs on whether Research In Motion,
based in Waterloo, Ont., can buffer its bottom
line by establishing a significant beachhead in the increasingly lucrative
tablet market to go along with its ever - growing smartphone sales, or whether it should close up shop and get out of the game while it still can.
They told Moorhead that as part of the company's big reorg announced on April 19, Intel was killing some versions of its Atom
line of processors, the multi-billion-dollar-losing
line of system - on - a-chip (SoC) wafers aimed at competing with ARM -
based chips in the least expensive
tablets and phones.
HP chief Leo Apotheker said he was discontinuing the TouchPad
tablet, launched just last month, as well as other products
based on the webOS software, including the Pre
line of phones.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S
tablet line offers much for the money — a breathtaking display that incorporates Samsung's adaptive display that automatically adjusts the display
based on what you are doing with the
tablet — from working with photos to reading a book, the display will give you the best images possible.
On Wednesday Samsung launched a new family of SmartPCs,
tablets and smartphones called ATIV
based on Windows 8 and Windows RT for the former two form factors, and Windows Phone 8 for the new smartphone
line.
While Barnes & Noble refuses to reveal exact sales data for its
line of Android ICS -
based 7 - and 9 - inch
tablets, the company did make it clear that end - of - 2012 sales were not as good as they could have been.
The two Panasonic reps that spoke with us, mentioned that this was their effort not to go after a broad
tablet market, but to instead offer their existing customer
base a few different options for a
tablet that integrates with their television
line.
According to some reports, Lenovo has plans to launch an Enterprise
line of
Tablet PC's
based on the ThinkPad product
line.
Canadian -
based Kobo has started to release a number of new e-Readers every year, along with a growing
tablet line.
Such a move will also turn out to be beneficial for
tablet makers as they won't be required to maintain two separate
tablet line - ups
based on the connectivity aspect of the device.
And since its coming that late, Google
tablet centric version of the Android, that is Honeycomb is what to new
tablet line up is expected to be
based on.
Bottom
Line: The Android -
based Cherrypal CherryPad has flaws aplenty, and there are definitely better
tablet options, but its $ 188 price tag is tough to beat.
With several netbooks and the Pico smartbook to show off in their product
line - up, its perhaps entirely natural for the Germany
based company Smartbook AG to next get into doing what everyone else is doing — develop a
tablet PC.
Also, another unique aspect of the Corvair
tablet is that it has been designed to communicate with a TV or a set - top box via the conventional IR technology as well as the ZigBee -
based, no -
line - of - sight RF4CE technology.
This product
line quickly elevated Apple to the top of the growing detachable
tablet market segment, and IDC believes Apple is in a good spot to remain competitive at the top of this segment despite using a «mobile OS» while many of its competitors are entering the space with Windows -
based devices.
Barnes & Noble says it'll continue to offer the NOOK GlowLight, but this looks like the end of the
line for the company's own more full - featured NOOK
line Android -
based tablets.
As for the chips powering the Surface
line of
tablets, rumors point out that Microsoft is looking to expand to Qualcomm chips as well, apart from NVIDIA for the Surface RT
line, while future Surface Pro devices could be seen running AMD chips instead of Intel processors that the current Surface Pro devices are
based on.
Change is in the air in the HP camp and the first thing they'd like to ensure is that their product gets inducted into a market pronto when they say they will officially launch Much to the glee of HP fans in particular or
tablet enthusiasts in general, the WebOS
based devices that the company has
lined up for a... [Read more...]
Winging its way to you soon On -
line mobile phone reseller Expansys now has opened up ordering of HTC's first
tablet device with the Android
based Flyer, with a cost attached of # 479.99 and a shipping date of May 9th.
The Germany -
based company Linshof says it will release a
line of high - end Android 5.0 Lollipop smartphones and
tablets for very low prices starting sometime in the first quarter of 2015.
TechCrunch is stating that Amazon is
lining up an Android -
based tablet, which would coincide with earlier reports that the Seattle -
based company is looking beyond the Kindle for its hardware offerings, and that it will also offer its Android device users an alternative to the official Android Marketplace, hosted on Amazon.com.
And since the slate will be run Windows 10, it'll likely go up against against Microsoft's Surface Pro
line and other Windows -
based devices that can double as notebooks or
tablets.
According to one analyst, the online retailer will sell a shed load of the
tablets this year, but this is
based on Amazon refreshing the
line - up.
Amazon unveiled a smartphone,
based on its Kindle Fire
line of
tablets, at an event in Seattle on Wednesday.
While there's no word on any new
tablet hardware (the future of the PlayBook
line is definitely in flux), existing owners will be relieved to hear that they'll benefit from the overhauled BlackBerry 10 OS - which is
based on the same QNX platform as the current Playbook OS.
The two rumored
tablets are mentioned neither by name nor model number, so the rumor is
based purely on 8
lines of information in the APK which is seen as exclusive to the XZ2
line of smartphones... more...
Internally, executives at Lab 126, the division of Amazon which makes the Kindle e-reader
line, debated the pros and cons of an Amazon
tablet running Android versus Amazon building its own operating system
based on the existing Kindle platform.
The new
tablets will also have to demonstrate that Amazon's gamble to continue using a custom Android fork is working, as many users are keen to also take advantage of advancements found in Jelly Bean and Ice Cream Sandwich, with Amazon confirming that the new Kindle Fire HD
line is using a new custom build
based on Ice Cream Sandwich specifically developed for its hardware.
The ZenPad 7.0 is essentially the same
tablet, only smaller and for some reason endowed with 3G connectivity as standard, while the ZenPad 10 borrows the optional keyboard docking station of the Transformer Pad
line to provide a budget alternative for traditional laptops and Windows -
based Microsoft Surfaces.
Apple goes full steam in its marketing campaign for the speculated launch on a new
line of iPad Pro
tablets in March by releasing two Twitter -
based video ads after it released four similar adverts in February.
Bottom
Line: With solid hardware and a user - friendly operating system
based around multitasking and intuitive organization, the HP TouchPad is the best non-Apple
tablet we've tested.
the house, office and car 5) The Boogie Board
tablet's pressure - sensitive LCD writing surface creates
lines of different thickness
based
A year and a half on and it's clear that Amazon is making design decisions
based on bottom
line rather than building an iPad - beating
tablet.
Barnes & Noble also released several readers in the Nook
line, including the E Ink -
based Simple Touch and Glowlight as well as some
tablets based on Google's Android
line.
The specs for the new 7.9 - inch Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 are in
line with the leaks from 10 days ago, but so far Xiaomi have only announced this Android
based tablet, and not the purported 9.7 - inch Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 Pro which is alleged to run Windows 10.
The specs for the new 7.9 - inch Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 are in
line with the leaks from 10 days ago, but so far Xiaomi have only announced this Android
based tablet, and not the purported 9.7 - inch Xiaomi Mi Pad 3 Pro... more...
It has been widely speculated that the Cupertino
based company would be unveiling its new
line up of
tablets at this event.
While it's Streak
tablet line has sold fairly well, Dell doesn't seem to think too highly of android -
based tablets.
According to industry analysts, this series of Android -
based tablets is the second most popular
tablets on the market, after Apple's iPad
line.
Since the Kindle Fire HD is a consumption -
based media
tablet, it's only natural to assume that something along the
line of the Microsoft Kinect's voice controls could be in the works as well.
Samsung's
tablet line became even more confusing in January, when the South Korea -
based electronics giant introduced two new categories: the Galaxy NotePro and Galaxy TabPro.
Back in June, Barnes & Noble announced it was looking to hand over its struggling
tablet division to a third party, but planned to continue developing E Ink -
based ebook readers in the Nook
line.
«The slate
tablet market is over-saturated and is experiencing declining demand from consumers, so we've decided to discontinue the Android -
based Venue
tablet line,» a Dell spokesman told PCWorld.
We couldn't even attempt to play «World of Warcraft» on older Atom -
based tablets like the Iconia W3 - 810 or Lenovo ThinkPad
tablet, but the bottom
line is that you should stick to Windows Store and online games.
Archos, the French
based company has expanded their middle range Android Element
tablet line up with Archos 80 Cobalt.
In fact, it has decided to scrap its Android -
based tablets, the Kobo Arc
line, in favor of an Android app instead.
On -
line mobile phone news website BGR has published the exclusive news that Samsung is to be announcing a new Google mobile OS
based tablet at MWC in Barcelona — with a retina resolution, similar to that of Apple's mobile phones.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is the newest
tablet in Samsung's pen -
based Android
tablet line.