Best Buy has already announced plans to sell a version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet soon with WiFi connectivity and without a 3G modem. Now it looks like we’re one step closer to getting our hands on the WiFi-only version of the tablet in the US, with the tablet stopping by the FCC […]
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Indamixx to launch Linux-based tablet for musicians
Low cost tablets with low power processors are hot these days, but despite the success of consumer-oriented devices which run mobile apps and surf the web, tablets can be useful in a variety of different contexts. HP sees its Windows-based HP Slate 500, for instance, working well in retail settings or restaurants, allowing workers to […]
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Asus to launch tablets with 7 to 12 inch screens next year?
We’ve known for a while that Asus is working on multiple tablet devices, but if the information DigiTimes is reporting is correct, we had no idea just how many tablets Asus had in the works. That’s a reasonably sized “if.” The site does have a history of misquoting company execs or presenting rumors as fact. […]
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Acer Aspire One Happy goes under the knife
The Acer Aspire One Happy is a 10 inch mini-laptop with an Intel Atom processor. Nothing new there. In fact, the computer is nearly identical to the Acer Aspire One D255. The main difference is that the Happy case comes in several different bright color options. Still, under the hood the Happy isn’t quite the […]
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Closer look at the Gigabyte T1005M convertible netbook
The Gigabyte T1005M is a 10 inch mini-laptop with a touchscreen display that you can fold down over the keyboard or use in tablet mode. What sets it apart from earlier Gigabyte convertible netbooks, the T1005M has a dual core Intel Atom N550 processor and a capacitive touchscreen display. Earlier models has resistive displays and […]
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Update: Notion Ink Adam Tablet to get 6 or more hours battery life
Notion Ink Rohan Shravan made headlines recently when he claimed that the company’s upcoming Adam tablet would be able to run for 15 hours on a charge, providing better battery life than the Apple iPad or pretty much any laptop on the market. Now he has released a clarification, suggesting that he was getting 15 […]
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Adonit Writer: A better keyboard case for the Apple iPad?
The Apple iPad is a nice and portable device for surfing the web, playing games, watching videos, and even sending and receiving email. The on-screen keyboard is surprisingly usable, and you can kind of sort of touch-type on it — provided you position the tablet perfectly so that you can see and touch the screen […]
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Box.net update brings even more cloud-based storage
Online storage service Box.net is one of dozens of online storage service that offers users a small amount of disk space for free and a larger amount for a fee. It’s also one of the best, allowing users to do things like share links with contacts, sync files with your desktop, access your files on […]
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MeeGo Linux 1.1 for netbooks, smartphones, in-car PCs now available
The developers of the MeeGo Linux project have launched MeeGo 1.1. While MeeGo is available as a standalone download, the group offers up the architecture for use in other Linux distributions as well, so it probably won’t be long before we start seeing versions of Linpus, Ubuntu, Fedora, and other operating systems using MeeGo’s custom […]
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JooJoo maker Fusion Garage retools its business model
Fusion Garage is the company behind the rather unsuccessful JooJoo tablet computer. But rather than throw in the towel, CEO Chandra Rathakrishnan says the company is changing its approach. While he hasn’t confirmed the rumor that new models will run Google Android, it certainly seems likely given the new approach. The JooJoo was designed to […]