Right now, all major gadget companies are trying to
take tablet computing to the next level.
Not exact matches
But, as McIntosh points out, the testing sector has
taken off with the proliferation of
computing platforms — no longer just PCs and laptops, but also an ever growing universe of mobile devices and
tablets, as well as increasingly complex applications, from e-commerce sites to mobile banking apps.
Mobility has changed
computing and Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs told CNBC's «Squawk on the Street» that the company continues to invest to
take advantage of the proliferation of smartphones and mobile - enabled
tablets.
It also
takes into account technological changes in the past twenty years, such as the dominant use of computers,
tablets, cloud
computing, smart phones and social media.
Also, while still on Windows 8 and the decline in sales of PCs, what should also be
taken into consideration is that the former has opened up an entirely new segment of
computing, that of hybrid
tablet devices.
Jeremy Fennell, Category Director at Dixons Retail said; «We expect
tablets to
take the
computing market by storm and become one of the most popular gifts this Christmas... While top of the range
tablets may be all singing and dancing, the Advent Amico is a great, no frills, starter product.
In 2011, it is expected to
take 83 percent of the
tablet computing market share in the United States.
Soon, G'Five will launch its new and exciting range of 3G enabled Android and Windows based
tablet computing devices in India priced below Rs 10,000, shattering the price barrier and
taking the market by storm once again.»
Also, having no previous experience in the
tablet segment, or for that matter with anything even remotely related to the world of
computing should not be
taken as in indication of things not working out the way it should with the
tablet they have come up with.
«Toughpad
takes all the Toughbook experience of rugged
computing we have gained since 1996 and focuses it into
tablets designed for the workplace.»
Consistent with other Atom - powered
tablets, the Iconia W3 - 810
takes a while to handle
compute - intensive tasks.
Take charge with Motorola XOOM ™, a thin, light and powerful
tablet that leads the revolution in mobile
computing.
Online retail giant Amazon looks set to disrupt the
tablet market in the coming days when it announces the launch of an ad - supported Kindle Fire,
taking a strategy that has worked well with its range of e-readers and adapting it for the personal
computing market.
In much the same way netbooks
took the
computing world by storm a few years ago,
tablets are expected to supersede netbooks and be the hot selling mobile device in the foreseeable future.
On its Surface 3 website, Microsoft declares its
tablet portfolio now offers a
tablet option for every user, and their unique mobile
computing needs and industry feedback on the Surface 3 not only support that contention but also
take it a few steps further: Microsoft may just have the best and most compelling
tablet that will rock Apple's world as well as the budget laptop marketplace.
Huawei didn't announce any new smartphones or
tablets at IFA, but the company did
take the wraps off the Kirin 970, its flagship SoC that has built - in AI
computing capabilities.
All of these devices are perfect for busy people who need to
take their device everywhere but don't want to compromise on
computing performance — it's a laptop when you need to be productive and get work done, and then a
tablet when you want to sit back and be entertained.