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Tablet news roundup: HTC tablet for social networking, Chinese tablets galore

I have a feeling we’re going to be buried in tablets soon, with Computex just around the corner. But in advance of the trade show, here are a few of the latest tablet-related stories from around the web: HTC is working on a tablet targeted at women interested in being able to use social networking […]

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Goodbye Skylight OS: Lenovo Skylight and U1 Hybrid to use Google Android

First the good news: Lenovo realized that nobody wants to use a custom Linux-based user interface with virtually no third party apps on the company’s upcoming Skylight smartbook and Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid tablet/laptop device. So Lenovo is killing the Skylight OS project and will instead use Google Android on those two devices. Now the […]

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Apple iPad goes on sale internationally

The iPad is now officially an international phenomenon. The Apple tablet went on sale in various locations around the world today, including the UK, Japan, France, Germany, and Italy. Interestingly, the iPad seems to be doing quite well in Japan, a country that’s historically been known for favoring electronics from local manufacturers. You could probably […]

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What those $100 VIA tablets might look like

You know how chip-maker VIA recently promised that tablets could start hitting the US and other countries this year for about $100 to $150? The company has put out a gallery showing just what some of those tablets based on VIA’s WonderMedia PRIZM SmartTouch platform could look like. A number of these concepts look ind […]

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Gigabye M1125: 11.6 inch convertible tablet with Intel Core i-series processor

Gigabyte is set to launch an 11.6 inch convertible tablet at Computex next week. The company is no stranger to thin and light convertible tablets. The Gigbayte M912 8.9 inch convertible tablet-style netbook was launched way back in 2008. And Gigabyte followed it up with a few 10 inch models. Now Gigabyte is upping upping […]