This marks the first attempt by a mainstream
tablet maker at a tablet device that is targeted exclusively to children.
In this light, one of the companies with the most to lose if the Kindle Fire takes off isn't
a tablet maker at all — it's Netflix.
Not exact matches
At No. 42 on this year's Inc. 5000, the
tablet and computer
maker for companies such as Groupon and LivingSocial has a three - year growth rate of 5,866 percent and 2014 revenue north of $ 6 million.
And, by snapping up Sproutling and Fuhu —
makers of smart baby monitors and the Nabi line of kids
tablets and wearables — Mattel showed it's as good
at shopping as the parents it courts.
The one major caveat against Mario
Maker's possibility as a port is that Nintendo has yet to show off the touch capabilities of the Switch
tablet, if they exist
at all.
Despite 1:1
tablet rollouts, bring - your - own - device (BYOD) programs, and
maker space initiatives we've all seen in the last few years, the nation's school systems still vary widely when it comes to which digital tools students have
at hand, how often they have access to them, and for what purpose.
The report that first appeared
at Digitimes also states the smartphone
maker to be in talks with ODM manufacturer Pegatron Technology, which may give shape to its
tablet dreams.
This surprised many as the mobile phone
maker was expected to launch the
tablet at the upcoming MWC event later this month.
While many companies were bringing just a single
tablet of one kind or another to the market, it's also a sure thing that there were plenty of
tablet vendors that weren't
at CeBIT, including both Apple and Motorola,
maker of the new Xoom
tablet.
With details of Android 3.0 Honeycomb just starting to eke out in earnest
at the show, most
tablet makers were instead running customized versions of Android 2.2 or 2.3.
Mobile World Congress 2011: The latest MIFI, phone and a
tablet are on the way Chinese telecoms device
makers Huawei announced their upcoming series of mobile products for the quarter
at MWC in Barcelona, with the IDEOS X3 phone, IDEOS S7
tablet, E586 MIFI and the HiLink E173 dongle.
At the IFA show in Germany Foxconn Technololgy the
makers of the pocketbook e-readers will be showing up with 4 new e-readers and a
Tablet PC!
Sharp's earlier attempt
at a
tablet device did not really take off in a manner that could match its global stature as an electronics
maker of repute.
If, for whatever reason, Android
tablet makers can eventually offer VERY GOOD
tablets at prices FAR below Apple's, then Android has a chance to dominate.
Taiwan's struggling PC
makers are unveiling a new generation of ultra-thin laptops
at the world's second - biggest computer show this week, even as they tap into the ever - expanding
tablet market to help compensate for declining...
Strategy Analytics puts the hardware
maker at 13.1 percent of the global
tablet market share for Q4 of last year.
While every tech freak might be glued to what's coming out of the IFA event now underway
at Berlin, BenQ (that has traditionally been known as the
maker of computer monitors and related components like projectors) has lifted the viels off the
tablet that it was rumored to be making.
Well, it's a double bonanza that we have got from Asus for it's not only a
Tablet PC that the world's second largest PC
maker had to unveil in Beijing yesterday but it also surprised everybody present
at the Source Home summit when it brought forth an e-reader device as well, which as per Asus, will take the reading... [Read more...]
Well, it's a double bonanza that we have got from Asus for it's not only a
Tablet PC that the world's second largest PC
maker had to unveil in Beijing yesterday but it also surprised everybody present
at the Source Home summit when it brought forth an e-reader device as well, which as per Asus, will take the reading experience to the next higher level.
The
tablet's early 2013 launch became possible after its
makers sought public funds of
at least $ 49,000, though surpassed that and collected $ 72,707.
With that being some time away, what seems certain is that the Honeycomb
tablet will continue its good run
at the market as its
makers claim.
That said, Google also announced today that it's reached an agreement with a number of Android device
makers to get them to commit to offering software updates for phones and
tablets for
at least 18 months — assuming the hardware permits it.
Given the large number of units sold — more than 15 million to date, according to Apple — the market leader from California is the only
tablet maker able to obtain high end materials
at low prices from component suppliers, thanks to its high volume of sales.
Chinese device
maker ZTE plans to start selling Android
tablets in America this year — and it looks like they'll come in
at least two sizes.
BRITISH
TABLET MAKER Elonex has launched its range of budget
tablets at today's Gadget Show in Birmingham with a clear mission to undercut the rest of the market on price.
With a starting of 7,500 INR (circa $ 140) and going up to 14,000 (around $ 265), the three Classpad
tablets are more expensive than the government sponsored Akash, which retails
at $ 45, but its
maker believes that it has more benefits.
The Digitimes article is light on specifics, but it seems the poor sales of the XOOM have other
tablet makers spooked - and the lack of
tablet applications and missing features of the XOOM
at launch (the non-functional microSD card is apparently Google's fault) have made for an unstable ecosystem for Android
tablets.
When Sony launched its first models in April last year, Suzuki
at the time said Sony was aiming to overtake Samsung to become the leading Android
tablet maker within a year.
Chuwi is among the
tablet maker names present
at CES 2018 and there they brought their latest
tablets and revealed plans for 2018.
Instead, the smartphone
maker is currently engaged in the development of
at least two more
tablets which it hopes to release towards the middle of this year.
The chip
maker has announced there will be
at least a finished
tablet PC up for display
at the upcoming CES.
The one B&N product that can be considered to be able to put up some sort of a competition to the iPad (if
at all it does) is the Nook Color though its
makers are more comfortable considering it an e-readers while buyers of the Nook Color look more
at it as a cheap
tablet option.
So with Kindle Fire price being fixed
at US $ 199, many of the other big time
tablet makers have been forced to slash pricees of their
tablet offerings in general, and for those in the 7 inch segment in particular.
At the same time, Samsung is also introducing a few new services and features — including expanded hovering capabilities and more apps, which it hopes will also help it gain more consumer ground against the world's biggest
tablet maker.
Taiwan PC
makers Acer and Asus on Monday took another shot
at gaining a foothold in the
tablet market, unveiling several new products running on Microsoft's much - anticipated Windows 8 operating system.
Other
tablet makers will have to price their wares
at the levels of the Nook Color, which is the second - best selling
tablet on the market after the iPad.
At $ 199, Amazon just set the bar for 7 - inch
tablet makers.
While some
tablet makers have suggested that Windows RT devices could be priced as low as $ 300, a leaked slide from ZDNet shows that Asus isn't aiming to compete
at that end of the market.
Instead of looking back
at «old - school computing,» laptop
makers should be looking ahead
at potential software and cloud services that
tablets will benefit from.
So it's fair to say that Android - powered
tablets passing iPad shipments
at some point was all but inevitable, with multiple companies attacking the iPad
maker.
BlackBerry
maker Research In Motion Ltd. could unveil its new
tablet computer — as well as the operating system that will power it — as early as next week
at a developers» conference in San Francisco, said people familiar with RIM's plans.
Another leading Taiwanese computer
maker, Asustek, unveiled its brand of
tablet device in May with prices starting
at 199 US dollars.
The rub: No
tablet maker can make money
at HP's fire sale prices.
If Microsoft were to buy Nokia — the rumors came in thick and fast, and were ultimately shot down,
at least for the time being — the software giant would likely use the phone
maker to produce Surface
tablets.
Ever since the first CEO demanded from his IT department that he be allowed to use his iPad
at the office,
tablet makers have been working to create a device that bridges the gap between work and play.
While we've seen much interest in Google's Android, both from game
makers and others, Android 3.0's
tablet apps,
at this point, rank only in the hundreds (optimistically), not thousands.
ASUS is already offering Android 10 - inch
tablets as part of its Transformer Pad line - up, but a new device that showed up at WiFi Alliance (via Tablets Magazine) indicates that the PC maker is working on a Transformer Book T100TA replica with A
tablets as part of its Transformer Pad line - up, but a new device that showed up
at WiFi Alliance (via
Tablets Magazine) indicates that the PC maker is working on a Transformer Book T100TA replica with A
Tablets Magazine) indicates that the PC
maker is working on a Transformer Book T100TA replica with Android.
CCP Games,
makers of the popular sci - fi MMO Eve Online, showed of parts of the game running on an unnamed Android Tegra 2 - powered phone and
tablet this weekend
at the annual Eve Fanfest.
It's hardly a big surprise but Samsung has officially launched the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 over in Orlando
at CTIA which, along with its 10.1 brother, its
makers state is the thinnest mobile
tablet at just 8.6 mm skinny.The Honeycomb
tablet (with TouchWiz... Read more
Schenker Technologies has announced its first
tablet, and it's full Windows 8.1 offering that actually looks like Microsoft's Surface lineup
at first blush.Schenker is a
maker of gaming and workstation laptops, but now it has entered the
tablet space... Read more