Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Tablet Computer


Intel works with notebook makers to push into Android tablet PC market
Digitimes
... tablet PCs, Intel has also been working aggressively with Google over the development of notebooks and netbooks and is set to release Intel/Chrome OS solutions in the second half of 2011 with Samsung Electronics, Acer and Asustek Computer all set ...
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Motorola Xoom Sales Weak Amid Rough Cut Honeycomb
eWeek
Motorola Mobility's Xoom tablet computer is struggling from weak demand due to the bugginess and complexity of the Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" OS, says analyst Trip Chowdry. As Apple's iPad 2 flew off shelves at Apple Stores, Best Buy and other retailers ...
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Display tech to watch this year: Haptics create a buzz
Computerworld
based research firm that focuses on the display market, hasn't yet released growth projections for haptics, but Colegrove notes that tablet PCs are ripe for the technology. One tablet that already includes haptics is Samsung's Galaxy Tab, ...
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Review: A look at Apple's iPad 2 [Updated]
Los Angeles Times
You might not be able to eat an iPad, as someone pointed out last week to the president of the New York Federal Reserve, but there is enough to salivate over in the new iteration of the market-defining tablet computer. The general design of the device ...
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Construction and utility top adopters of ruggedised tablets
Computerworld New Zealand
By Divina Paredes | Auckland | Tuesday, 15 March, 2011 Improvements in real-time decision making and increased worker productivity are the key benefits for enterprises that have deployed tablet PCs. Brett Gross, regional manager, Australia and New ...
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Computerworld New Zealand
Rockin' the iPad
Portfolio.com (blog)
The rush to the tablet computer is also propelling startups like Rock Prodigy. Founded in 2008 and based in Los Angeles, the company offers a mobile guitar education application. It was originally made for the iPhone, but the iPad ended up being a nice ...
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Pew: Cell phones are the new Yellow Pages
Bizjournals.com (blog)
Nearly half of American adults say they get at least some local news and information on their cellphone or tablet computer, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center released today. Forty two percent of mobile device owners report getting ...
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HP looks to the 'cloud'
AFP
Apotheker, speaking in San Francisco at an event that was streamed over the Internet, also said that HP plans to release its touchscreen tablet computer, the TouchPad, in June. He said HP hopes to eventually offer the WebOS operating system powering ...
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Tablet Owners Likely to Transmit Sensitive Data, Says Report
ReadWriteWeb
Forty-eight percent of US tablet owners have used the device to transmit some kind of sensitive data, according to a survey released recently by Harris Interactive and FuzeBox. Considering the explosive increase in tablet computer adoption, ...
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