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DigiTimes‘ ninjas have a new target – Microsoft Surface. They’ve been asking their industry sources in Taiwan about the Redmond giant’s new tablet. Thanks to them [ninjas] we know that Microsoft will most likely ask $599 for the ARM-based Surface (the one with NVidia Tegra 3 processor), while the more expensive model with Intel’s Ivy…
Microsoft announced Surface, a line of Windows 8 tablets tonight at the “big event” everyone’s been talking about. The two models are similar to the company’s strategy for different versions of Windows — there’s a Windows RT-based tablet for mainstream consumers and a professional tablet for users with higher-end needs. Both tablets feature a 10.6-inch…
After the iPad version, Rebtel is launching a new app for Android tablet owners. Available as a free download, the application brings all of the features and benefits Rebtel users learned to appreciate on other platforms, including free calls to other Rebtel users and cheap calls to mobile and land lines throughout the world. Those…
Something seems wrong with Samsung’s supply chain when users have to wait that much to get the Galaxy Tab 2. Previously, Future Shop said it will start selling the 10.1-inch tablet on June 22nd and now the date is postponed to July 6th. Samsung’s tablets are pretty cool but saying they are in high demand…
Juniper Research issued another press release dealing with prospects of the mobile adult video content. According to the research company, tablet owners present a specially interesting group for the content providers, with the user base set to triple by 2015. Tablet owners are generally more affluent than the average user and are more likely than…
This seems rather obvious, but it needs to be said: Different companies have different business models. Apple manufactures physical goods, so they need to move boxes to make money. Google and Facebook charge nothing for their services, but they put ads in front of you wherever they can to recuperate their costs. Microsoft, like most…
More and more users are getting a tablet, whether it’s the Apple iPad or some Android-based one (or perhaps the BlackBerry PlayBook). According to Yankee Group, tablets in use in the U.S. will climb from 25 million in 2011 to more than 134 million in 2015, with sales eventually eclipsing those of PCs. Apple is…
Android tablets are getting better and cheaper with the day. We’ve been telling you that Google and Asus may team-up on the first Nexus tablet, offering a 7-inch device for less than $200. And now we have Acer joining the low-cost tablet party. At Computex Taipei, the Taiwanese company is showing off a sub-$200 7-inch…
With Google I/O just about 20 days away, we can’t say that we’re surprised to see that a possible press shot of the Nexus tablet. We’re more than aware that Google is set to announce its own tablet device at one of the keynotes during the I/O conference, and while nothing is confirmed, it’s looking…
ChangeWave Research took a survey last month of 2,893 people asking a series of questions about their satisfaction with tablets and which manufacturer they plan on buying from in the future. I’ll give you three guesses at the name of the top-ranking tablet vendor and the first two don’t count — yep, it’s Apple. Only…