At the moment, Sony lists
the following tablet manufacturers as those which would be valid:
Not exact matches
The third largest
tablet manufacturer was Samsung, whose market share grew from 5.5 % in Q3 to 5.8 % in Q4 2011,
followed by Barnes & Noble with a 3.5 % market share (down from 4.5 % in Q3) and Pandigital, which held 2.5 % of the market.
The Chinese
manufacturer followed the
tablet up with quite a few newer models, and is now eager to wash its hand clear of the IdeaPad K1.
There are a few in - between
tablets, like Samsung's new 8.9 inch Galaxy, but most
manufacturers seem to
follow the rule.
LG has lived up to the unwritten
tablet naming convention
followed by the majority of
manufacturers world wide — that of having either a «tab» or a «pad» suffixed to the
tablet names.
Plenty of the online retailers and
manufacturers love to knock off a fair few quid in order to get their
tablets into your hands, so check out the
following deals if you're looking for a bargain.
Following disappointing fourth - quarter numbers, Barnes & Noble is making yet another change and is looking to partner with another
manufacturer to create its Nook
tablets.
This marks a break from the usual trend
followed by
tablet manufacturers to fall back on the Windows 7 OS when it is about developing a
tablet PC for the enterprise sector while a mass oriented
tablet meant for general use would almost certainly be designed to run the Android operating system.
LG has lived up to the unwritten
tablet naming convention
followed by the majority of
manufacturers world wide - that of having either a «tab» or a «pad» suffixed to the
tablet names.
Well, it seems Samsung is
following the same path that it did with its phones — the Korean
manufacturer has applied for trademarking the Galaxy Tab A, Galaxy Tab E, and Galaxy Tab J device names, suggesting we will be treated to an onslaught of
tablets in various sizes and price categories but with names that are easier to remember.
(AP)-- Taiwan's AsusTek Computer Inc. unveiled Monday a portable
tablet computer that runs on Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system, joining a slew of
manufacturers trying to tap demand for the sleek devices
following Apple's...
If you've been
following the rumours, you'll know that Amazon is poised to release an Android - based
tablet to take on the iPad and others in the next couple of months.Up until now, the rumours have really only been coming from Far East
manufacturers... Read more
But that doesn't mean we won't see plenty more
tablets from other
manufacturers that
follow the template set out by the Streak 7:
Unless other table
manufacturers grasp this and
follow suit then Apple is bound to own the
tablet space as well.
«It's impressive that this product is our biggest selling Android
tablet, and it will be really interesting to see if other
manufacturers will
follow suit with smaller
tablets over the coming months to spice up the Christmas period,» said Graham Stapleton, chief commercial officer at Carphone Warehouse in an interview with The Telegraph.
Following the success of Apple's iPad,
tablet PCs are increasingly being added to
manufacturers» roadmaps, and the LePad may wind up competing against not just the Apple iPad but a number of products about to come online.
Some
tablet manufacturers, such as Samsung with its Galaxy Tab 10.1, are starting to
follow Apple's lead in eradicating memory expandability, but not Acer.
Due to Intel heavily pushing its combination of Oak Trail and Android 3.0 Honeycomb to
manufacturers (with subsidies and what not), we're going to see some Intel, non-Windows based
tablets in the
following months.
With iPad mini expected to eat into a large chunk of the 7 - inch
tablet market, and recent price drops and refreshes to the Kindle lineups, it makes sense Google and other Android
manufacturers are aiming to offer an even better value
following its launch.
All of Sony's high - end smartphones and
tablets since the Xperia Z have been waterproofed, and more recently other
manufacturers like Samsung have been
following suit.
This
follows a current trend in the consumer tech industry where a number of
manufacturers are turning to OLED technology for smartphones,
tablets, and laptops.