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  • Windows tablet 'delayed till 2012'

    Posted March 4, 2011 - 6:06 pm

    Microsoft is to delay the release of its Windows tablet for over a year, reports Bloomberg.

  • The tabletification of the PC

    Posted February 8, 2011 - 2:31 pm

    Like it or not, the PC is going to become more like a tablet. I'm not just talking form factor or whether they have touchscreens; I'm talking about the very way you interact with your computer. And that's a good thing. But for some of us, depending on how things shake out, it could also be a bad thing.

  • Tablets: iPad 2 vs. Xoom vs. PlayBook vs. WebOS Slates

    Posted January 20, 2011 - 10:06 pm

    It may seem like 2010 was the year of the tablet, but the reality is that 2010 was really just the year of the iPad with 15 million units sold and no real competitors for the Apple tablet. However, 2011 will be very different with a diverse variety of tablet options emerging--including some particularly relevant entries from major players.

  • HTC launching three Android tablets

    Posted January 20, 2011 - 11:35 am

    HTC, the maker of several popular Android smartphones, plans to launch three Android-powered tablets, with the first of the lot arriving as early as March, according to a DigiTimes report. The first tablet from the Taiwan-based manufacturer would be called the Flyer and won't run the tablet-optimized Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the report says, but rather Android 2.3 until Google releases the new OS later this year.

  • More WebOS rumors: What we know so far

    Posted January 20, 2011 - 9:59 am

    The leaked details on HP and Palm's WebOS tablet keep on coming, though HP has said we haven't seen everything yet.

  • iPad accounts for 90% of all media tablets sold in Q3 2010

    Posted January 18, 2011 - 2:51 pm

    Apple shipped 4.2 million iPads in the third quarter of 2010, accounting for 87.4 percent of the worldwide media tablet market.

  • How HP and Palm's webOS tablet could 'blow away' the iPad

    Posted January 14, 2011 - 5:53 pm

    We haven't seen HP hype a tablet since last year's flirtation with Windows 7, but that could change after February 9, when the company has all but confirmed that it will introduce its first WebOS tablet.

  • In crowded tablet market, brand identity will matter

    Posted January 14, 2011 - 5:51 pm

    When it comes to the onslaught of new tablet computers coming to market, a tablet maker's brand will take on more significance than ever.

  • PlayBook to allow tethering to BlackBerry smartphones

    Posted January 14, 2011 - 11:59 am

    The BlackBerry PlayBook, initially being sold with Wi-Fi, will allow tethering to a BlackBerry smartphone, giving users access to the smartphone's cellular network and all the calendar, messaging and Web-browsing features running on the smartphone, RIM officials said

  • Tablet battle heating up, prices expected to fall in 2011 (video)

    Posted January 13, 2011 - 11:52 am

    Taken together, the announcements at CES provide a much clearer picture of the likely evolution of the tablet market in 2011 and provide consumers a few tips on what to look for and when to buy.

  • Microsoft's slow, steady tablet strategy a big gamble

    Posted January 12, 2011 - 6:46 pm

    Could Microsoft's risky bet of choosing its client version of Windows over Windows Phone 7 as the OS for tablets pay off in the end?

  • Fujitsu shows Windows 7-based tablet

    Posted January 11, 2011 - 10:37 pm

    Fujitsu demoed its next-generation tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show. It came as no surprise, as the company has long been a player in highly mobile and slate-style products--especially ones aimed at corporate and vertical markets in previous pushes towards a tablet PC.

  • Businesses plan a tablet buying spree

    Posted January 10, 2011 - 12:57 pm

    A ChangeWave survey of IT buyers finds a surge of businesses planning to buy tablets -- mostly Apple iPads -- for employees in the first three months of this year.

  • Motorola plans big production for iPad rival Xoom

    Posted January 10, 2011 - 12:54 pm

    Motorola reportedly has big hopes for its Xoom tablet and may produce between 700,000 and 1 million Xoom devices before April.

  • T-Mobile shows off new 7-inch tablet, the Dell Streak 7

    Posted January 7, 2011 - 11:44 am

    T-Mobile officials Thursday demonstrated the new Dell Streak 7 touchscreen tablet it plans to start selling within weeks.

  • BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet: A video look

    Posted January 7, 2011 - 11:40 am

    Tablet PCs are all the rage at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) is currently demonstrating one of the most-anticipated tablets at the event: The seven-inch BlackBerry PlayBook.

  • Microsoft and tablets: A failure to launch could hurt

    Posted January 6, 2011 - 12:37 pm

    If Microsoft is too slow developing Windows-based tablets, its bread-and-butter enterprise business could soon pay the price, according to industry analysts.

  • Reminder: Some CES Android tablets will be bad

    Posted January 3, 2011 - 12:18 pm

    Here's a reality check as some electronics makers blurt out their Android tablet plans: Not every tablet revealed at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show will be fit for consumption.

  • Enterprise tablet growth set to explode, says survey

    Posted December 16, 2010 - 11:29 am

    The number of corporations arming workers with tablets will double early next year, a research firm said today, citing its recent survey of more than 1,600 IT buyers.

  • Windows 7 tablets are a terrible idea

    Posted December 16, 2010 - 11:06 am

    I keep hearing about Windows tablets. Steve Ballmer got up on stage with an HP slate at last year's CES, and nobody was particularly impressed. Now we're hearing rumors that he'll give it another shot this year, perhaps even revealing a bit about Windows 8 (I don't think that's likely, given that we don't expect Windows 8 to be released for almost two years). Redmond, if you're listening: stop it. Windows on tablets is a terrible, terrible idea.

  • More than 60 tablet computers debuted this year

    Posted December 15, 2010 - 3:42 pm

    Although you may not have heard or seen most of them, more than 60 tablet computers produced by almost 50 manufacturers were introduced around the world in 2010. Most of the tablets have been introduced in the last 75 days, aren't branded by names most consumers would recognize and many of the slates are being sold in China, according to ABI Research, a technology analytic and forecasting firm headquartered in Port Washington, N.Y.

  • Microsoft expected to unveil new batch of tablets

    Posted December 14, 2010 - 12:37 pm

    Ten years after it launched its first tablet PC, Microsoft is still struggling to come up with a hit product in the category. On the opposite side of the spectrum, Apple managed to sell more than 7 million iPads in just a few months. But Microsoft is planning a comeback next month, when it will introduce a bunch of new slate computers, according to a New York Times report.

  • Review

    Samsung's Galaxy Tab makes a strong case for buying an iPad

    Posted December 10, 2010 - 10:58 am

    A few nice capabilities don't overcome an ill-conceived 'tweener' tablet with an ill-fitting Android OS.

  • Google demos Motorola tablet running Android 3.0

    Posted December 7, 2010 - 3:40 pm

    Android fans won't have to wait much longer to get their hands on an optimized version of Android for tablet devices. Andy Rubin, Google's vice president of engineering, debuted an early version of Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) running on a Motorola one-panel tablet device on Monday during the D: Dive Into Mobile Conference in San Francisco. The introduction of Honeycomb came shortly after Google launched Android OS 2.3 (Gingerbread) on the Samsung Nexus S.

  • Tablets expected to cut into PC sales in 2011

    Posted November 29, 2010 - 5:51 pm

    Gartner has cut its projections for PC sales growth this year, citing increased competition from tablet computers and smartphones as well as a struggling economy.
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