Fully 42 % of
tablet users say they regularly read in - depth news articles and about as many, another 40 %, do this sometimes.
83 % of
tablet users say they have used their tablets while watching television.»
However, more than half of btoh smartphone and
tablet users say they are likely to make a purchase within a retail app in the coming year.
Not exact matches
They're also big
users of mobile devices, with some 53 percent of buyers using a combination of desktops, smartphones, and
tablets to make purchases, Jenkinson
says.
It
says it moved to a cloud - based subscription model because
users were «screaming» for the ability to publish direct to
tablets like the iPad and to publish web sites.
Quoted on CNET, analyst Bob O'Donnell
said, «While some consumers appreciate the new form factors and touch capabilities of Windows 8, the radical changes to the [
user interface], removal of the familiar Start button, and the costs associated with touch have made PCs a less attractive alternative to dedicated
tablets and other competitive devices.»
«Our new privacy offering gives
tablet users the option to have security in seconds — a must have precautionary measure when viewing private or confidential data in public spaces such as trains or coffee shops,»
said Ben Rooney, Marketing Executive, Specialty Display Business at 3M.
Say, let an iPhone
user load an Outlook calendar or let a Microsoft Band smartwatch wearer sync data to an Android
tablet.
Of course, we hope that Google will make our technology available to end
users and include it as standard in the next version of the Tango
tablet,»
says Sattler.
In keeping with BlackBerry's traditional focus on business
users, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis reportedly termed the PlayBook the world's «first enterprise - ready
tablet» and
said it would «amplify» his company's smartphones.
«We've taken all the features customers love about Kindle for Android, and created a beautiful new
user interface and a seamless shopping experience tailored to the look and feel of Honeycomb
tablets,»
said Dorothy Nicholls, Director, Amazon Kindle.
Nook Video won't be limited to Nook devices — the company
says users can access content on TVs,
tablets and smartphones.
«Surface
users generate a slightly greater share of their total Web traffic during working hours as compared to iPad or Android
tablet users,» the Chitika report
said.
Eight in ten of these regular
users 81 %
say they have their own
tablets, with personal ownership highest among 15 - to 17 year - olds are at 90 %.
Amazon
said to use Alexa hands - free functionality on the Fire 7 and Fire HD 8
tablets across the room,
users will need to plugin their
tablet to a power source.
The huge majority of
tablet and iPad
users say they find screen reading either easier than reading printed text (52 percent) or about the same (42 percent).
For other Bay Trail devices, there are some
users saying that their
tablets don't charge or actually drains slowly while charging and actively using them.
Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project,
said that the survey didn't measure which devices were leading the charge for
tablets and e-readers, but figures from Strategy Analytics in October noted that Apple's iPad, as of last quarter, was still leading the pack, although its lead was narrowing considerably as Android device makers, from Amazon to Samsung, continued to pick up more
users.
They are also more active
tablet users in general; they are heavier news consumers, more likely to read in - depth articles and more satisfied with their
tablet news experience - even to the point of
saying the content they get here is worth more than content on other platforms.
For all three measures of value, app
users were twice as likely as browser
users to
say the
tablet news experience is a better one.
«From
tablets to convertibles to a revolutionary hybrid, the Fujitsu portfolio is designed to help accelerate dramatic changes in the way people are working with computers — incorporating touch, always - on connectivity and a consistent
user experience across PCs, notebooks and
tablets,» the company
said on Friday.
Sources
say that Google's newsstand service will provide apps from publishers that allow Android
users to view newspapers and magazines on phone and
tablet devices.
The GALAXY Tab 7.7 is
said to be the first mobile
tablet to include a pre-loaded Game Hub that lets
user access easy social games, all delivered with fast graphics; the Readers Hub offers a robust library filled with more than 2.3 million books, 2,000 newspapers and 3,000 magazines in up to 49 languages; and the Social Hub service lets you view your emails, contacts, calendar and social network connections into a single interface.
«One of the biggest reasons why detachables are growing so fast is because end
users are seeing those devices as PC replacements,»
said IDC's Research Director for
tablets, Jean Philippe Bouchard.
More than half, 53 %,
say it is easier to learn new things on the
tablet, compared with just a quarter of browser
users (26 %) and 49 % those who use both equally.
Speaking today at Mobile World Congress in Barcleona, Google's Android chief
said that
users have activated 12 million Android - based
tablets so far.
Lenovo
says that its new LTE - capable business
tablet will last up to 10 hours on a single charge, and IT managers have been treated to VPN access control, application deployment management and will even be given the power to prevent
users from installing «prohibited» apps.
This is the first time i see a
tablet with
user replaceable battery, with that being
said the design is uninspired and looks hideous compared to the also water resistant sony
tablet Z series.
The ThinkPad 10 is
said to offer
users a full PC experience, though
users will likely need to use it with the optional
Tablet Dock for a computer - like setup
Some folks might
say that full Windows on a
tablet is bloated overkill but for power
users on the go, it's still nice to have a full - fledged PC operating system to work with.
In fact, with the Haptic
tablet, Axon Logic has set its eyes on the Apple's iPad and is enticing
users by
saying «touch a full blown OS instead of an OS meant for a phone,» in what is a direct reference to the iOS which is essentially the iPhone software that also finds application in the iPad albeit after necessary modifications.
«Microsoft will be this year the first company on the planet to have a consistent UI from the smart phone to the
tablet to the slate, to the reader to the rich client and to the TV with our Metro UI,»
said Turner, before also adding, «We know the power of getting that consistent
user experience is something our whole product portfolio will benefit from.»
Not quite half of both groups — 45 % for
tablet users and 49 % for smartphone
users —
said they would be interested in in - app shopping, as opposed to using their mobile device to access a browser - based website for shopping.
Candor though is upbeat which is evident in what he
said: «We tend to talk about technologies, but the way the
user is going to look at
tablets means it's about experience.
Readmill co-founder and CEO Henrik Berggren was quoted about the partnership as
saying: «We're thrilled to make Penguin's e-book catalogue available for iOS mobile and
tablet users to discover, share and read in the Readmill app.»
Meanwhile, company Chairman Ashish Garg had this to
say during the launch: «The Zync Z - 990
tablet is India's first Android 4.0
tablet with features such as control over data usage, new gallery app with photo editor, new lock action, new
user interface, new camera capabilities, and five point touch.
Also, he
said that there is a good news for the current
users of Transformer
tablet as the
tablet might get an Ice Cream Sandwich update in the fourth quarter of the year.
Kodak
says that their range of Android smartphones and
tablets will come pre-loaded with bespoke image capture, management and sharing features to offer a rich
user experience and that it will contain remote management software will that allows family members and friends to provide help and support.
Samsung Electronics has launched the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0), the first of its
tablets to ship with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and its own Touchwiz
user interface, the company
said on Monday.
One
user said it lasted an entire 2 days, although there were some moments of inactivity where the
tablet was on standby.
The company is likely to keep the price of its
tablet low to attract
users and sell other content and services, one analyst
said.
While the Android 2.2 offering is a bit surprising as now
tablets are coming with Android 4.0, MTS
says that overall package will be very attractive for
users.
John Herrema, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Good has this to
say to explain the wide disparity: «We attribute the large gap between iPad and Android
tablet activations to the combination of
user preference among our «BYOD» (Bring Your Own Device)
users and large deployments of company - owned iPads, especially in verticals like financial services and healthcare.»
Charlotte Miller, author of the report,
said, «The
tablet is the perfect device for playing mobile games — the screens are large enough for the
user to see the action, no matter how big their hands are.
Adam
tablet's
user interface is
said to be unique, and so is its design, which looks like the Sony S1, but preceded it.
Speaking of the development, DataWind CEO, Suneet Singh Tuli
said, «GetJar is an established partner with a very large selection of free applications that
users can download onto their UbiSlate or Aakash
tablets.
He
said the resolution of the display could be increased to make up for the smaller size, but that would be «meaningless, unless your
tablet also includes sandpaper, so that the
user can sand down their fingers to around one quarter of the present size.»
By combining Samsung's innovations in design and display with our exciting new
user experience, we've created a new class of products that will lead the
tablet market in India as in the world»,
said Mr. J.S. Shin, President & CEO, Samsung South West Asia.
85 % of computer
users say they access news on that device each week, compared with 63 % of smartphone
users, 60 % of
tablet users, 54 % of smart TV
users, and only 17 % for the e-reader.
What the survey has also revealed is that
users are more inclined to read free content available on the net as just 14 percent of
tablet users have
said they have actually paid for availing news content on their
tablet while 23 percent
say they have subscribed to a newspaper or magazine that also include access to their digital versions.