We’re about to see a flood of Android tablets, possibly including one directly from Google, but Microsoft doesn’t seem too concerned about the little, green robot gaining traction in the emerging tablet space. Steve Guggenheimer, VP at Microsoft, said the tablet situation could be similar to the netbook market, as at the beginning many Linux-based…
Dell Streak Coming to UK through O2 on June 4
Dell’s daring 5″ tablet/smartphone hybrid will be making its debut in the UK on June 4 through O2. The Streak, also known as the Mini 5 in the early days, is a beast: 1 Ghz processor, Android 1.6 (to be upgraded to 2.2), Wi-Fi, GPS, 800 x 480 display, 5 megapixel camera with dual LED…
Nvidia CEO: Android is where it’s at for tablets
Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO at Nvidia, just gave Android a wet, sloppy kiss, as he said hardware makers are uniting behind the Google-backed operating system for tablets. During the Computex show, Nvidia’s leader said Windows is “too big” for tablets and smartbooks and that Android is evolving enough to make it an ideal platform…
Apple sells 2 million iPads in less than two months
Well, I don’t think there’s any question about whether the iPad is a success or not, as Apple said the company has sold more than two million tablets in less than 60 days. The milestone comes less than a month after the company said it sold 1 million iPads. This is also pretty impressive because…
One tablet per child? What happen to OLPC laptops?
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization seems to have shifted its view to tablets. They have been trying to get a laptop in the hands of children in low-income areas but have so far been unable to fully realize their dream. Now, it seems that the OLPC initiative has turned its sights from laptops…
WebOS Coming to Slates and Printers – HP CEO
HP recently acquired ailing Palm, spurring a whole slew of speculation regarding the fate of the HP Slate tablet computer, and the new direction for webOS. Yesterday during a Q2 conference call, HP’s CEO Mark Hurd confirmed that they “expect to leverage WebOS into a variety of form factors, including slates and Web-connected printers”. So…
BlackBerry “Cobalt” Tablet Arriving December?
The rumoured BlackBerry tablet code-named Cobalt is getting some extra verification today, just not by anything solid unfortunately. A lot of the information from the initial rumour gets a nod, including the 8.9″ size, companion device status, multimedia focus, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS. What’s new is the Q3/Q4 release date has been narrowed down to…
WePad “WeThinks” its name, renames to WeTab
The WePad looked to take aim at Apple iPad. With a great spec sheet in tow, one of the things that’s really concerning? Its name. It’s worse than iPad! WePad sounds like something that has been soiled, so it’s good to see that the tablet has recently undergone a name change. Meet the WeTab. According…
BlackBerry Cobalt Tablet Skipped Android – Analyst
Rodman Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar is reporting that the BlackBerry Cobalt, a work-in-progress tablet that we’ve heard rumblings about here and there, was originally planned to run Android, but RIM decided to have a go with their own operating system, resulting in a delayed launch while they adapted the software for the new form factor.…
Android tablet running Adobe Flash and Air ‘flawlessly’
The Web 2.0 expo is being held here in San Francisco this week, and at the Adobe booth, an Android tablet is being shown off running Adobe Flash and Air ‘flawlessly’ as Adobe would put it. What we have here is a prototype Android tablet. It’s still very much a prototype, as it’s still in…