While the Apple iPad has been panned by some as nothing more than an oversized iPod touch, the truth is that it has a faster processor and one killer feature: A larger display. At 1.6 pounds, it’s still thinner and lighter than most other tablets on the market, and with access to over 100,000 iPod […]
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Best Buy to sell Viliv tablets, netbooks
Korean PC maker Viliv has a pretty wide range of portable computers including touchscreen tablets and convertible netbooks with touchscreens and full QWERTY keyboards. But they tend to be a little hard to come by if you happen to live in the US. Sure, you could always order one online, but if you’re the […]
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HP Slate to sport Atom processor, $550 price tag
HP’s upcoming Slate PC is probably one of the most hotly anticipated iPad rivals. That’s largely because it’s one of the few tablets on the horizon that comes from a big name company that we’ve all heard of. Since the slate will run Windows 7, it’s also going to have a number of features missing […]
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Marvell announces $99 Moby tablet for students
Just because the Apple iPad has a starting price of $499 doesn’t mean all tablets need to cost that much. Chip maker Marvell is introducing a platform for a $99 tablet for the education market. The company’s “Moby” prototype features an ARM-based processor and it can handle 1080p HD video, Adobe Flash, and 3D graphics. […]
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Acer updates the (unreleased) 1820PT convertible tablet: Meet the 1825PT
Sure, the Acer Aspire 1820PT and 1820PTZ tablets haven’t actually hit the streets yet. But that hasn’t stopped Acer from giving these convertible tablet style 11.6 inch notebooks a minor facelift. SaveOnLaptops is reporting that the new models will be called the Acer Aspire 1825PT and 1825PTZ. Both will have 11.6 inch capacitive touchscreen displays […]
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Neofonie introduces WePad tablet… not to be confused with the iPad
How do you make an iPad even cooler? Make it plural. At least that seems to be the reasoning behind the Neofonie WePad. No, they’re not selling two Apple tablets. They just took the “i” and made it “We.” Other than that, the German company’s tablet doesn’t really have that much in common with the […]
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What would a Windows Phone 7 tablet look like?
Tablets are everywhere these days. Apple is making one. Dell, HP, and Samsung are making them. Fifty or more companies are developing tablets with ARM-based processors. And we know that Microsoft is working on a tablet called the Courier. Depending on which rumor you believe, Microsoft’s tablet will be based on either Windows 7 or […]
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Samsung working on a slate PC
Samsung officials say the company will be ready to launch a new slate PC in the second half of 2010. APC Magazine reports that the computer will have a “PC-grade” processor. There’s no information about exactly what that CPU will be, or what OS the tablet will run. But it sounds like Samsung is convinced […]
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Archos 9 tablet reviewed, panned
While the world waits for new tablets from Apple, HP, Dell, and others to hit the streets, I’ll let you in on a little secret. There are already a fair number of tablets available. Some have been available for years, while others are new models with Intel Atom processors running Windows 7. The latest version […]
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Asus Eee PC T101MT convertible tablet reviewed – Video
The Asus Eee PC T101MT hasn’t started shipping yet, but we’ve been seeing pre-release versions for the last few months. And the verdict has generally been that the computer feels a little sluggish and the touchscreen was a bit unresponsive. But it looks like the final production version of the netbook is much better. Andrei […]