Cowon has never been a company that feels the need to match its competitors shot-for-shot, so it’s not a complete surprise to see them go back to the future with the newly-unveiled R7 “Super PMP.” Instead of running Android like the D3, the Cowon R7 is shipping with good old Windows CE 6.0 juxtaposed with a decidedly more modern, Metro-looking…

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Bloomberg has reported that Microsoft may announce, and perhaps demonstrate (WSJ), a version of their Windows OS for ARM chips at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES).  While Microsoft is officially not commenting before the official event, it is expected their efforts will target low-power devices and adds support for a range of both ARM and x86 (both Intel and…

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Archos is probably best known for making portable media players, and an ever-expanding line of Android powered tablets. But the company also dipped its toe in the netbook space a while back with the Archos 10 mini-laptop. The Archos 10 may not have been a runaway success, but that apparently hasn’t stopped the company form launching a second laptop with…

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In the market for a cheap tablet, but don’t want to limit yourself to one that only runs Google Android or Windows CE? Witstech has you covered with a new 7 inch touchscreen device that dual boots Windows CE 6.0 and Google Android 2.1. The Witstech A81-E tablet has an 800MHz ARM Cortex A8-based processor, 256MB of RAM, and 2GB…

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Microsoft is showing off a prototype tablet running Windows Embedded Compact 7 at Computex this week… and it’s looks a bit like what you would get if you took a Zune HD or Windows Phone 7 device and expanded it to fit a 10 inch screen. The good news is, it looks awesome, the web browser and video player seem…

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Microsoft has repeatedly stated that it has no plans to turn the upcoming Windows Phone 7 smartphone operating system into a tablet-style OS. But that doesn’t mean that it’s Windows 7 or bust for tablets and other low power computers. This week Microsoft launched a public test build of Windows Embedded Compact 7, a light weight operating system that’s basically…

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It’s been almost 9 months since Toshiba first introduced the JournE tablet, and now it’s finally available for purchase… if you happen to live in Germany, where you can pick one up for about 249 Euros ($308 US). The folks at nDevil grabbed some hands-on time with the tablet, which is running a tweaked version of Windows CE. The program…

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Most tablets and mini-laptops I’ve seen with Windows CE have used the same start menu and desktop design that Microsoft has been using on mobile devices for the last 10 years. But in this day and age, mobile device makers are all over finger-friendly user elements, widgets, and shortcuts. Chinese manufacturer Hongrun Electronic has put together a mobile tablet that…

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HP may have already killed its Windows 7 tablet in favor of one running Palm’s WebOS. When Apple wanted to build a tablet, they didn’t put a desktop operating system on it, but instead spruced up the iPhone operating system for the iPad. And dozens of Google Android powered tablets are showing up in China — with at least a…

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Last time I heard the name Airis, it was because the company was behind a 7 inch netbook for the European market. Now it looks like the company is branching out into… 7 inch tablets. The Airis iTab7 sports a 7 inch, 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen display and an 800MHz ARM-based processor. It runs Windows CE 6.0 and has…

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Haleron has released a short video showing just what the company’s 7 inch, Windows CE powered Swordfish Mini smartbook can do. And what it can do turns out to be exactly what you would expect a tiny, mini-laptop running Windows CE to do. It can run Microsoft’s mobile office suite, and the latest mobile version of Internet Explorer and Windows…

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The Mio V780 is a 7 inch tablet built around NVIDIA’s Tegra platform, which means it should be able to handle HD and 3D graphics. While the UI is based on Windows CE, Mio has crafted a custom3D user interface so that you’ll never have to see the guts of Windows CE. You’re still stuck with a version of Internet…

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