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File this under “rumors” but it’s likely that the European debut of the Microsoft Surface tablet will closely follow the U.S. launch. The device has been caught at several European Microsoft websites, including France, Italy and the United Kingdom. That, however, doesn’t prove a thing. However, some other leaks suggest that Australia will get the…
Invitations are going out to the press for a Surface tablet event (or reception, as the invitation chooses to word it) by none other than the Redmond-based Microsoft. The top of the invite reads “You’re invited to celebrate Windows 8” on October 25th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s pretty easy to decipher the…
Acer unveiled new Windows 8 tablet – Iconia W700. The device comes with an impressive 11.6-inch full HD 1920×1080 pixels touchscreen, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of SSD storage, Wi-Fi connectivity, while Intel Core i3 or Core i4 (Ivy Bridge) CPUs provide the processing power needed to run things smoothly. In addition, the W700 also comes…
The Sony Tablet S is no longer as interesting as it used to be when the company launched it but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t get occasional updates. Quite the contrary – everyone wins when companies treat its old customers with new software versions. After getting its serving of Ice Cream Sandwich, the Tablet S…
Fortune is reporting this morning that it has received word from an Apple investor with “multiple sources” that Apple is planning to send out invitations on October 10th for an iPad mini keynote event. The source who wishes to remain anonymous said that the rumors floating around the Internet for the past few months are largely…
HP is joining the Windows 8 tablet craze with a product of its own. Called HP ElitePad 900, it has a 10.1-inch screen with 1280×800 pixels resolution. In addition, there’s 2GB of RAM, 64GB of built-in SSD storage, NFC, Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth 4.0, microSD card slot, while Intel’s Atom Z2760 CPU provides all the processing…
The Samsung Ativ Tab is now available for pre-order in the UK, with Clove listing the Windows RT tablet with the hefty price tag of 549 GBP (about $892). That’s kinda steep, prompting us to re-think the Korean company’s prospects in this market. Sure enough, we’re talking about a powerful device here, one that rocks…
Good news for owners of the Asus Transformer Pad Prime (TF201) or Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700) tablets. Asus Technical Marketing Manager, Gary Key, for whatever reason decided to use the XDA forums to announce that these two tablets will receive the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean treatment. Both of them will receive an over-the-air update within…
Barnes & Noble is out with two new tablets – 7-Inch Nook HD and 9-Inch Nook HD+, both of which are made for the mainstream users and are thus pretty affordable. The 7-inch model is available in 8 and 16 GB variants, costing $200 and $230, respectively. As for the bigger 9-inch Nook HD+, it…
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Western Europe will spend more than $10 billion on tablet devices and associated service plans by 2016. Spending from 2011 to 2016 will grow at 30% CAGR with tablet shipments surpassing those of other portable PCs during 2016. Running at 12% at the beginning of the year, the tablet…