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We all know the Apple iPad is a smash hit as the device has sold over three million units in a few months but what is Microsoft’s strategy to counter this growing trend in computing? So far, it’s been a mixed bag at best but Microsoft reporter extraordinaire Mary Jo Foley has some informed speculation…
I definitely needed to hear this bit of news that The Adam tablet computer, from the Indian start-up Notion Ink, may be soon upon us. Maybe. The website has undergone a complete overhaul, and it looks like this bad boy may be rocking a SIM card slot and will be powered by the dual-core NVIDIA…
Two “people familiar with the company’s plans” say RIM’s planning to launch their BlackBerry tablet, recently outed as the BlackPad, in November 2010. Previous estimates put a release in that ballpark, so it seems likely enough. The source also confirms the initial speculation that the device would connect to a BlackBerry smartphone via Bluetooth for…
The Android-powered Dell Streak is tantalizingly close and the company is taking its message to YouTube to answer a few questions about software upgrades and carrier compatibility. The device features a 5-inch touchscreen with cellular capabilities. At that range, it’s kind of a tablet and kind of a smartphone – maybe a “smarblet?” The device…
Whoa. The little-known Augen is bringing out a 7-inch Android tablet soon and a Kmart circular indicates it will only retail for $150. That is not a lot of money of what this Android tablet is going to pack, as the product page says the device, dubbed “GenTouch78,” will rock the 2.1 version of the…
Last week, I was invited by EA Games to attend a press event that showcased a number of their games that are being released from now until this holiday season. Not only were the drinks and food plentiful, but EA Games was showing a lot of highly anticipated games including, of course, EA Mobile. EA…
If you had any doubt that Hewlett-Packard (HP) is prepping a webOS-powered tablet, you can rest assured because the company has applied for a “Palmpad” trademark. That’s quite an interesting choice of name, huh? The company recently wrapped up its $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm and HP said it will “double down” on webOS. This…
Some fresh shots of the rumoured Motorola Droid 2 have emerged, alongside rumours of a couple of BlackBerry devices and a tablet releasing by the end of the year. The Droid 2 is supposed to have a 5 megapixel camera and 1 GHz processor; combined with the fact that a batch of press shots have…
It looks like the iPhone isn’t the only Apple device getting some update love, as the iPad has also received a new iOS version today. If you think this update marks the arrival of iOS 4.0 on the iPad, I regret to inform you that it is, in fact, not 4.0. The update is for…
It looks like Hewlett-Packard (HP) has shelved its plans for an Android tablet. While reports say it’s “delayed,” I wouldn’t expect HP to pump out an Android tablet any time soon because it will want to focus on the newly-acquired webOS. According to All Things D: Sources in position to know tell me that HP’s…