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Today at IFA, Samsung unveiled its new Ativ lineup of Windows 8 devices, which includes the Ativ S smartphone, the Ativ Tab, a Windows RT tablet and two convertible Windows 8 tablets. Of interest to mobile aficionados is the Ativ S, a high-end Windows Phone 8 handset. The Ativ S has a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED…
Samsung might be one of the first vendors to announce a smartphone that will run the new Windows Phone 8 OS when it ships this fall. The device will go by the name of ATIV S — I’m not sure if you’re supposed to pronounce that as a whole word or with each individual letter,…
MetroPCS is on the verge of offering its customers many more options than it has in the past. Recently, the small regional carrier illustrated its plans of releasing a handful of phones in a roadmap, many of which carried LTE technology. One of those phones called the CoolPad Quattro was announced today. The company did…
In the first day of trading since the $1.05 billion ruling in Apple’s favor in the patent infringement case with Samsung, Apple’s stock is trading up around 2% at around $675, giving the company a market cap of around $635 billion, or $15 million more than it’s record-setting day last week. Meanwhile, shares of Samsung…
There’s a lot to like about Microsoft’s Windows 8 and it’s use in tablet computers. While the Surface tablets have gotten much of the press coverage, several developers undeterred by Microsoft’s decision to release their own line of tablets continue their work on upcoming models. Samsung’s Series 5 Hybrid PC is an ASUS Transformer-esque device…
First Windows 8 tablets are set to hit the store shelves later this year and ABI Research predicts that their early success will largely depend on the price. According to the research company, Windows-based tablets will capture an estimated 1.5% of total tablet shipments for 2012. And if priced aggressively towards current Android tablets, these…
With one notable exception, I’m actually liking what’s coming out of Microsoft’s Redmond Headquarters for the first time in a while. Today, the company has announced the adoption of a new logo, marking the first time the company has changed its logo in 25 years. The new logo is now prominently displayed on microsoft.com, as…
Nokia is gearing up for its big event on September 5, which the company may use to introduce new phones powered by Windows Phone 8. Now there’s word coming out suggesting the Finnish manufacturer is for sure showing these rumored devices, according to sources familiar with both Nokia and Microsoft’s plans. These two handsets are…
On September 5th, Nokia will be unveiling its next generation of Windows Phone, running on the upcoming Windows Phone 8 platform. Several carriers have expressed interest in Windows Phone as a platform alternative to Android and iOS, but to date no carriers have announced plans to carry Windows Phone 8 devices. A Bloomberg report this morning…
Sweden-based Tobii Technology is working on a novel product – Windows-based tablet marked as C12. What makes this device particularly interesting is its built-in eye tracking and control technology that apparently allows users to access a number of different programs without a single mouse click or tap on the screen. It is said that the…