Posts Tagged ‘Tablet’

Asus Nexus 7 Surfaces

May 30th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

It seems the development of the new Asus Android tablet is nearing completion as the Asus Google Nexus 7 surfaces. AndroidPolice found the device which is codenamed ‘Grouper’.

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Fast Company: Tablets Kill eReaders

May 2nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Kindle | No Comments »

Following the demise of the netbook, the tablet seems to be wiping out the eReader market as well. Though tablets are a true horror to the retina when reading books, the benefit of being able to read in colour and read on a device purchased for all sorts of entertainment seems to go above purchasing a dedicated reading gadget.

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Motorola Sales Plunge, Again

May 2nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial | No Comments »

In the past quarter, Motorola Mobility has sold 8.9 million mobile devices. The sales took another dive. In the same quarter of 2011, Motorola Mobility sold 9.2 million devices. Though sales are down again, Motorola did record an increase in smartphone sales.

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Intel Unveils Studybook Tablet for Emerging Markets

April 12th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Intel has unveiled its new Studybook tablet. The 7” 1024×600 tablet is developed for emerging markets. It is water and shock-resistant (up to 70CM), cheap and will be running Windows 7 or Android OS.

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Google Plans Tablet Webshop

March 30th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Though the company was somewhat unsuccessful in selling their nexus devices directly to consumers (mainly due to customer support), rumours say Google is now planning a webshop for Android tablets.

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The Nokia Tablet Rumours

March 18th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Windows Phone, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Though Nokia has been stating it is not developing tablet devices, Marko Ahtisaar (the Nokia design chief) has said in an interview with a Finnish magazine the company is looking at the tablet market.

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AdMob: Tablets Mostly Used for Gaming

April 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Ad Funded Gaming, Research & Stats | No Comments »

While Steve Jobs originally promoted the iPad for it’s e-mail reading and web browsing capabilities, adMob research indicates it;s really all about games on the Apple tablet.

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Gartner: iPad to Dominate till 2016

April 11th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »

Dispite growing competition, Gartner predicts that Apple’s iPad will dominate the market until the end of 2015 at which the analyst predicts a turning-point in tablet history.

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MWC: HTC Releases Android 2.4 Tablet

February 15th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

HTC has joined the tablet race, but has taken a remarkable step in regards to OS selection. While all others are firmly behind Android 3.0, HTC has chosen to go for Android 2.4 and there’s more.

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CES: Vizio Announces Android Line-up

January 4th, 2011 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Hardware vendor Vizio has announced it will be bringing several Android based products to the market. Amongst them are an unnamed smartphone, tablet and TV.