The first wave of Windows 8 tablets and Windows RT did not yield the adoption that Microsoft and its partners had wished. High price and the unfamiliarity of the new UI definitely hinder its success. In order to change the situation, Microsoft is concocting a new interface enhancement dubbed as Windows Blue, which will ...
Another crazy idea from the Taiwanese manufacturer, Asus just announced the Asus Transformer AiO, a all-in-one PC that costs from $1300 and up depending your options. The most intriguing part is the true meaning of its name “Transformer”. When docked, the device looks like an docile 18.4” all-in-one PC running Windows 8 with touch ...
At MWC 2013, the Taiwanese manufacturer Asus launched two intriguing devices: The Padfone Infinity and the Fonepad that blur phone and tablet form factor. You probably are familiar with the Padfone, a piggy back form factor of a normal size smartphone to a 10” tablet. The smartphone features an IPS 5” display with ...
“Android opened new avenues in the tablet segment. Toward the end of last year, we saw incredible growth with Android, to the point that it’s now exceeding iOS. So, of course, we’re excited to be working with Google.” Alberto Torres, Senior Vice President of HP Mobility just announced at MWC 2013 that his company will ...
Samsung has shown the company incredible agility to compete with competitor at the shortest turnaround time. The Korean giant manufacturer just unveiled the Galaxy Note 8.0” tablet to rival directly with the 7.9” iPad mini . Samsung now has a full range of tablet and phablet devices with most sizes available on the market. ...
Ahead of the showdown at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, LG announced a Windows 8 Pro tablet dubbed as LG Tab-Book. A hybrid laptop/tablet with specs similar to the Surface Pro from Microsoft. The differentiators are the sliding hard-shell keyboard that suggests a better typing experience on your laps and the cellular ...
While the 5 incher has becomes the mainstream favorite smartphone size. The market seems to be wide open for a larger phone. Going to an unified device with the size measured between 75” and 7” could be a logic replacement for both tablet and smartphone. The largest smartphone is the Samsung Galaxy Note ...
Forget all about what you have heard about the Microsoft Surface and Windows 8. This week you will see the “non-compromise” computing device from Redmond named Surface Pro. The device is the answer from Microsoft for the modern PC era. A two pounder 10.6” machine that could possibly bridge the narrowing divide between tablet computers ...
Asus officially announced the new MeMo Pad 7” Android tablet. The Taiwanese company is also the hardware manufacturer of the popular Google branded Nexus 7. The MeMo Pad will be on sale for $150, which is $50 less than the Nexus 7 at current pricing. The Asus MeMo Pad is powered by ...
Voted as the best smartphone at 2013 CES, the beautifully crafted Xpedia Z will have a tablet sibling called Xpera Tablet Z. The 10.1” tablet body features a 6.9mm thick casing, which is even thinner than the iPad mini. The device is dustproof and waterproof similar to the Xperia Z smartphone. The details are still ...
Without fanfare, at this year CES, Microsoft has sneaked in the Surface Pro, the company long awaited tablet that runs your traditional legacy apps, along with the modern UI apps. The Pro version almost identical at first glance, as the Surface RT with few exceptions: Thicker ...
RCA announced an 8-inch fully functional high-definition Android touchscreen tablet with Wi-Fi, dual cameras, and GPS functionality. The RCA Mobile TV Tablet (Model DDA850R) features a 1024 x 768 resolution 8” display, a Cortex A5 1GHz processor, and 1GB of RAM. The device include a standard over-the-air DTV tuner, along with a mobile ...
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013 - the technology trade show held this January in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Nevada - may not be open to the public but will feature some of the latest and greatest innovations in the industry, and many will go on to play a huge part in the latest ...
The popular magazine-like news reader Flipboard is rolling out a specific version formatted especially for Android tablets. Devices include the Nexus 10, Nexus 7, Galaxy Tab, Kindle fire, Nook, etc… Until now, Android tablet users have to upscale the smartphone version of the app. Flipboard was initially available for the iPad and the ...
Just over a month ago, Microsoft launched its first tablet line called Windows Surface. The first wave of Surface only uses the Windows RT, a variance of Windows 8 running exclusively with new modern UI apps written for ARM-based processor. Today Microsoft officially announces the availability of the Pro version, which runs on the Windows ...
Google is accelerating its latest mobile OS update rolling out to the company branded devices, Android Jelly Bean 4.2. Users have been reporting that the new 4.2 is been pushed over-the-air. You can check if your Nexus is eligible by checking updates in the system settings. The notable features in Android ...
Today Google officially unveils its new Nexus devices. The new Android 4.2 powered devices include the Nexus 4, a 4.7” smartphone manufactured by LG, the Nexus 7, a 7” tablet by Asus and the Nexus 10, a 10” tablet manufactured by Samsung. The new version of Android brings multiple user accounts, quick ...
Followed to its first appearance in May 2011, Asus is introducing the Padfone 2 a 4.7” smartphone combined with its 10.1” tablet-like docking station. When docked, the solution has the same weight compared to similar tablets on the market. The 4G LTE smartphone is powered by the quad core 1.5-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 CPU ...
Microsoft just unveiled the pre-order page of the company built tablets. The Surface tablets using Windows RT, a variant of its upcoming operating system Windows 8, that uses Touch interface and runs on low-cost ARM-based devices. The Surface tablets are competing with Android tablets and Apple iPad. Note that a more expensive version of ...
In preparation to launch its new Windows 8 platform, Microsoft is introducing a new service called Xbox Music., a free and paid streaming music that will be available on the Web, Xbox Live Service, Windows 8, Windows Phone and at later date, iOS and Android devices. The service is also available for online music purchase. ...