However, it would be interesting to see which way actual consumer preference sways in the coming year when we know there are a flurry of new
tablet launches scheduled.
Not exact matches
Verizon would be the carrier of choice for the Kurio
tablet and is
schedule to
launch its Share Everything plans around the same time.
Delays have always come as a part of the
tablet game and its good to see a device sticking to its
launch schedule, albeit with a few detours along the way.
We all know the Microsoft Surface
tablets are
scheduled for an Oct 26
launch and preparations to introduce the device on to the big stage are already afoot.
Microsoft is
scheduled to
launch Windows 8 on Oct 26, which is when the company will also
launch the eagerly anticipated
tablet of its own.
Two new Kobo e-Readers, the Kobo Glo and the Kobo Mini, are
scheduled for release October 1, 2012, and the 7 - inch
tablet Kobo Arc should be
launched in November, 2012.
WeTab in September is
scheduled to
launch a
tablet powered by the Atom N450 chip and running the MeeGo operating system from Intel and Nokia.
Also, while a lot of other details pertaining to the
tablets still need to be unearthed (such as its pricing or specific
launch schedules), let's just hope things clear up soon.
This time, the
tablet PC is back in the news again with a fresh
launch schedule and though the
tablet won't make it to the market as had been stipulated on the 7th of September, the good thing is it isn't deviating from that by a big margin either.
This is hardly surprising as this isn't the first time a
tablet device has missed its
launch schedule, with the Aakash itself having lived up to it a few times in the past.
The
tablet is likely to be
launched in the third or fourth quarter, which means we could be treated with something more substantial on this during the IFA event
scheduled in September.
Now it seems that the Windows 8
tablet will arrive just about the same time as the
launch of the Widows 8
scheduled in the last week of October just two months away now.
Amazon's Kindle Fire
tablets and the smartphone, which is
scheduled to be
launched later tonight, use a forked version of Android that do not get access to Google's Play store, which led Amazon to creating its own competing app store.
Amazon's upgraded Kindle Fire HD
tablet as you might be aware has went on sale — a few days earlier than its
scheduled launch date of November 20.
And the good thing is, this
tablet is
scheduled to be
launched this July itself.
The Huawei S7
tablet was
scheduled to be
launched on July 7th.
Toshiba is expected to announce its exact
launch schedule for the
tablet sometime soon.
It lags behind as of now in their
launch schedules for we already have Nook e-Reader by Barnes & Noble Inc followed by Apple Inc, who has already
launched their iPad
tablet.
Scheduled for
launch later this year, streaming audiobooks will be available on a wide range of Internet - connected devices, including smartphones,
tablets and computers.
This week the 7 inch
tablet showed up at the FCC website, which is a pretty good indication that it's on track to
launch on
schedule.
The Kno dual screen
tablet is inching closer to its
launch schedule which its makers Kno have pegged to be around the end of this year though no specific
launch dates have been revealed.
Now, for a change, we are going to be witness to a
tablet actually getting
launched before its
scheduled time.
In fact, it might not be a scenario limited to only the XOOM as with the
launch of the iPad3 and Google's next generation Ice Cream Sandwich
tablets scheduled later in the year, there are further price drops that can be expected from other vendors in order to make sure that their soon to be outdated models don't get piled up.
The other day, when AT&T was flaunting the Acer Iconia Tab as their next offering, the
launch schedule of the Honeycomb
tablet mentioned was a rather vague second quarter of 2011.
This, when
tablet manufacturers are more often than not found to be lagging behind on their own declared
launch schedules.
Now it's early 2011, at which time the impressive displays (seen above) will probably start popping up in low cost
tablets and eReaders, much like the competing screen of note form Pixel Qi (also
scheduled to
launch around that time).
As Asus grows its
tablet portfolio, it's working to build some excitement for a new device
scheduled to
launch at the Computex show in Taiwan, which runs May 31 - June 4.
Verge reports that the timeline sounds good, but
scheduling could change for a
tablet launch.
The latest about the
tablet is that it is
scheduled to
launch on June 12 in New York, according to Samsung Mobile head J.K. Shin.
Its report stated that the Fire had been delayed, thus throwing Amazon's release
schedule into disarray; apparently the plan was never to
launch two
tablets in such a short time frame.
The company has finally announced pricing details and a
launch date for the basic 32 GB Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 Wi - Fi model (available in white or black,) at least for the U.K. — the
tablet costs # 649 (about $ 1,076) and is
scheduled to ship on February 4.
Even if the
tablet isn't released in May - said to be the «earliest» point at which the
launch could take place - it should come in ahead of Apple's rumoured 7.85 in «iPad Mini», said to have been
scheduled for Q3.
Samsung's UK website has listed the Wi - Fi only version of the Galaxy Note Pro
tablet, with an official
launch scheduled for February 4th.
Toshiba has confirmed its Android - based Thrive
tablet, which is
scheduled for
launch this July and will be available for preorder in just a couple of weeks.
The Kobo Arc eReader cum
tablet which
launched alongside the Glo, Mini and Touch, has hit availability status in the UK and Canada, while its release date in France is
scheduled for Monday.
Will Microsoft's mystery event,
scheduled to take place later today, see the company
launch its own Windows 8
tablet?
With a price point $ 50 more than Amazon's Kindle Fire, and a
launch schedule that appears a bit rushed following Amazon's splashy Fire reveal a few weeks ago, what will make the Nook
Tablet stand out among an expanding group of e-readers and
tablets?
According to a new report from DigiTimes, Amazon has introduced a third
tablet into its roadmap and it is now
scheduled to
launch ahead of the 10 - inch model, or even in place of the large - form slate.
Android powered Lenovo LePad
Tablet is
scheduled to
launch in the US early next year.
Amazon's second
tablet, initially thought to be
scheduled for a late 2011 or early 2012
launch, may not begin shipping to users until after the first quarter next year.
Huawei is
scheduled to
launch its 8 - inch Android
tablet in European market, called the Huawei Honor T1.
According to Russian based the-ebook.org, Archos has a new 8 - inch 4:3
tablet named the the Arnova AR0KSC
scheduled to be
launched in March and they supposedly have a shot of a prototype of it (pictured below).
There is
launch event
scheduled later today and
tablet will go on sale around the same time.
Update: Samsung Mobile India has now announced that while
tablet launches are on
schedule, Galaxy S2 India
launch will be postponed due to delay in global
launch.
The Lenovo
tablet is expected to be
launched in September, but considering the number of
tablets scheduled to be
launch in the coming months, it won't be a surprise if the device is released in August itself.
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The Amazon
launch comes only 12 days before Amazon is
scheduled to begin shipping its new $ 199 Kindle Fire
tablet.
will be coming to iPad, Windows and Android based
tablets and is
scheduled to
launch in September 2014.
Nokia will unveil the
tablet at a
launch event in New York, which is currently
scheduled for September 26th.
Acer and Lenovo have apparently
scheduled the
launch of their quad - core Tegra 3
tablets for the first quarter of next year.