Tablet Computer

RIM's PlayBook tablet gets 7digital music store Reuters TO) will release its long-awaited PlayBook tablet computer with Britain's 7digital music store, the companies said on Wednesday. The music store of 7digital, half-owned by HMV (HMV.L), which has some 13 million tracks, will be pre-installed on the ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

KELLNER: Traveling with a tablet Washington Times By Mark A. Kellner Question: Could I spend five days on the road working with a tablet computer and not a notebook PC as my primary data system? Answer: "Kinda sorta," and therein lies a tale. In late February and early March, your columnist was at a ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Times

Microsoft's lack of a tablet strategy will lose it $1bn in profits this year The Guardian (blog) You can argue that this is just spreadsheet-wrangling: imaginary sales that never really existed except on an analyst's computer. I'm not sure that Microsoft's board would agree: last year they halved Steve Ballmer's bonus, on the basis that the mobile ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Asustek: Google Has All the Chances to Beat Apple on the Tablet Market. X-bit Labs Among the other ambitious plans of Asustek Computer for this year are a tablet with auto-stereoscopic 3D screen, a slate with a quad-core microprocessor as well as netbook with MeeGo operating system. "We plan to release a tablet with a 7" stereo-3D ... See all stories on this topic » X-bit Labs

Best Buy To Sell Unlimited Geek Squad Service Plans The Consumerist By Chris Morran on March 8, 2011 12:15 PM 0 views Hot on the heels of its earth-shattering(ly bad) Buy Back program, Best Buy is set to launch a new service, called Geek Squad Tech Support, that will allow computer and tablet purchasers to pay a flat ... See all stories on this topic » The Consumerist

Lenovo boosts battery in convertible tablet/notebook CNET (blog) Like the notebook, the X220 convertible includes three USB ports, with one designed as an always-on port so people can charge a phone or other device without powering up the computer. A 720p HD Webcam, digital microphone, and an Intel Wi-Fi/WiMax ... See all stories on this topic » CNET (blog)

When is a laptop not more than an iPad? TECH.BLORGE.com by Michael W. Jones It is becoming increasingly difficult to define the role of the tablet computer, such as the iPad, and how the tablet compares to laptop computers. It seems likely that the tablet is just one more PC morphology. ... See all stories on this topic » TECH.BLORGE.com