Sentences with phrase «based tablet vendors»

Not exact matches

The shift to the Common Core State Standards and consortium - based assessments (e.g., PARCC and Smarter Balanced) has increased the focus on comparability and, importantly, on the threats to comparability including, but not limited to: different modes of test administration (computer vs. paper), different types of devices (e.g., tablets, desktop computers), and different administration vendors.

While perusing the Intel booth at IFA 2104 this week, we came across the very latest tablet offerings from German technology vendor i - Onik, who were showing off a pair of attractive tablets based on the Intel Bay - Trail platform.

Odys is a smaller German based vendor who are clearly taking advantage of Intel's very aggressive push in the affordable tablet space as well as Microsoft's new strategy of virtually giving away Windows 8.1 licenses with a special version of Win 8.1 that has Bing set as the default search engine in the OS and IE browser.

The rise of small - to - micro brand vendors has proved that there is a demand in for entry - level Android tablets in every country and in every region,» writes Shanghai - based Analyst James Wang.

Remaining sales came from smaller vendors shipping media tablets based primarily on Android 2.1 and 2.2.

There is a new Android tablet that has appeared in the scene and this time, its from the Japan based PC vendor Mouse Computer.

Microsoft has not sent out invitations to any Taiwan - based IT vendor to participate in its Integrated Development Program meant specifically for developing Windows 8 for use in tablet PCs.

«Taiwan - based notebook brand vendor Acer is set to launch a tablet PC featuring the Intel Oak Trail platform and Google Android 3.0 operating system with the device already going under mass production by Compal Electronics and will start selling in July at the latest, according to sources from upstream component players.»

«Prices for Android 3.1 - based tablet PCs to be launched by other vendors in the second half of the year may also be affected with ASPs of Android 3.1 models likely to be dragged down by [$ 100].»

As well as new generation tablets from Apple and the Android crowd, the Taiwan show featured hybrid tablet / phones from vendors like Asus and Acer; «netvertibles», which offer touchscreen and netbook modes; and even the first «cloudbooks», a new breed of thin client gadgets with a browser - based operating system and user interface, as pushed by Google with its Chrome OS.

While vendors such as Samsung, Asus, and Lenovo have all been a part of the growth of the Android operating system in the tablet arena, much of the heavy lifting has been done by little - known, regional vendors based in China that have blanketed the globe with minimally configured, Android - based, 7.x - inch tablets at price points of $ 100 or less.

As mentioned before, anyone with an Android based phone, tablet, or other device can easily download and install an «app» for any other major online ebook vendor.

Both the Amazon and B&N tablets are Android - based, but it's likely that neither vendor will make a big deal of the underlying OS — which is smart, because most tablet buyers probably won't care.

Vendors scrambled to launch tablets similar to the iPad and the smartphone platform on which they based their efforts did not translate well at all to larger devices.

Taiwan - based PC and smartphone vendor Asustek is expected increase its tablet sales forecast for the full year to 2 million units.