Though Android 4 Ice Cream operating system based tablet is yet to be available in the market, a tablet has surfaced in China which boast of the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The tablet is a copy of Motorola Xoom and is powered by dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. Features include 10.1-inch multi-touch display, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, dual cams, WiFi, 3G SIM card slot, GPS, HDMI, and a 7000mAh battery. Read more
If you’re looking for a business tablet with Windows 7 operating system but haven’t found any thing interesting yet then here’s a great option for you — the Ocosmos OSC9 tablet. This one’s a 10.1-inch slate tablet powered by 1.5GHz Intel Atom Z670 “Oak Trail” processor. The tablet provide 10.1-inch multi-touch display (1280*800), 2GB RAM, 16GB or 32GB flash storage and Windows 7 operating system. It also has front-facing 1.3MP webcam, 802.11bgn WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, microSD card slot, and 2x USB 2.0 ports. But is interesting is that it offers optional Smart O-Bar Multi-controller. It is basically a remote control exclusively designed for OSC9 Read more
ust the other day we told you about HP and Dell’s plan of entering the ultrabook bandwagon in early 2012 and now word on internet has it both the companies are planning to launch slate tablets with Windows 8 operating system in the third quarter of 2012. Earlier HP was working on a slate tablet based on Windows 7 OS but dropped the project in favor of webOS based TouchPads. Unfortunately even that project failed miserably and HP had to call it quit from tablet segment. As for Dell, it has a tablet in the form of Streak 10 Pro in China. But there is nothing big in Dell’s tablet platter right now. So if this piece of news is correct then HP as well as Dell will get a good Read more
Browse virtually any laptop reviews website or forum and you’re sure to see users and critics comparing and contrasting the latest notebook and netbook releases with the latest tablets. People are all about tablets these days, and laptop manufacturers are struggling to come up with ways to keep their produces relevant as we approach the middle of the decade. This is reflected in the fact that PCs are slowly but surely losing ground in the domestic computer market. While still widely popular overseas, traditional laptops are seen as archaic by most American consumers. The solution then, is for laptop makers to make their devices more tablet-like. Hope for this comes in the form of Read more
Word on internet has it computer manufacturers are planning to use hybrid hard drives in ultrabook computers. This is mainly due to Intel’s restriction of launching an ultrabook below $999, while at the same time keeping the boot-up time between 8-45 seconds. Hybrid hard drives not only provide the benefit of solid state drives but also keep cost down when compared to the cost of pure solid state drives. This is main reason PC manufacturers are contemplating using hybrid drives in ultrabooks. According to a report, storage components account for about 10-15% of ultrabook’s total cost. So if they manage to save money by using hybrid drives, their margins will improve and cost Read more
Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus — its 7-inch Honeycomb tablet — will be available Nov. 13 for $399. It’ll be available at Best Buy, Amazon, Tiger Direct, Fry’s and other retailers. Preorders start Oct. 23. In addition to having Android 3.2 Honeycomb, The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, a 3MP rear camera and 2MP front camera and Samsung’s TouchWiz UI on the 7-inch, 1024×600 display. It’ll come in either 16GB or 32GB flavors, with a 4,000 mAh battery, and weigh 345 grams. It’s also got the Peel Smart Remote TV application. So, who’s lining up? Full presser’s after the Read more