Not exact matches
In surveying a sample of preservice teachers who were in the process of entering a college of education, a group of mostly freshmen and sophomores, Cavanaugh and Eastham (2014) found that 87 % had smartphones with Internet and
application abilities, 41 % already had their own e-text reading devices, 29 % had their own
tablet device such as an iPad, and 12 % were
limited to using a desktop or laptop for e-text access.
Android
tablets with the
application store really are large phones and until Android is enhanced and Google widens the doors to the market (and possibly creates a large - format
application suite) the solution has a
limited future and doesn't offer an alternative to the iPad.
The colorful eReader
tablet has a lot going for it, including a low price point (just $ 179.99, currently), but until now was only offering a
limited, «curated» collection of some 15,000 Android
applications.
With its refined multi-touch experience, desktop class performance and multi-tasking, the iPad Pro seems to be a
tablet that is capable of running professional content creation
applications that have thus far been
limited to desktop class OS's such as Windows and OS X.
The Apple
tablet I want will run the same basic hardware as the iPhone, with extended video and system RAM to accommodate larger computing needs, perhaps with some
limited multitasking for some
applications.
@john: i think you will be disappointed by pdf reading on this ereader — you'd be better off with a more «powerful»
tablet — the nook STR has some limitations, and pdf is not a good format for this
application to begin with... there is also a
limit on file sizes, and scanned pdfs are usually quite large...
These issues include but are not
limited to laggy response times when opening
applications, decreased performance when multitasking, a worse typing experience, the
tablet's screen not registering commands, web browsing taking longer to load, random reboots, and other problems.
There are apps for mobile devices and
tablets, and it is even possible to use Office Online, a free web version (with a
limited feature set) of the most popular Office
applications.
This feature may be
limited compared to Windows desktop multitasking, but it's a neat feature that allows Windows 8
tablets to run multiple
applications at once — a feature not available on competing
tablets.
The Samsung Galaxy TabPro S looks like an iPad in
tablet mode, but doesn't
limit you to mobile - focused
applications.
By
limiting the CPU available to background
applications, Windows 10's Fall Creators Update can increase battery life on laptops and
tablets.
-- Camera performance could be better —
Tablet application support still needs improvement —
Limited to 32 GB storage options — Speakers are tinny for media playback