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Microsoft Unveils Surface Tablet

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Microsoft is going to go head to head with Apple’s dominance in the tablet landscape with its new Microsoft Surface tablet. The new device was unveiled during a press event held in Los Angeles.

Rumors of Microsoft making a tablet has been circulating on the internet for many months now and the final reveal was not much of a surprise. What was surprising though was the tablet itself, with many saying that it does look like it has what it takes to really take on Apple. The Microsoft Surface tablet was revealed by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, with Steven Sinofsky talking more about the tablet at length. [Read more…]

Originally posted on June 19, 2012 @ 10:30 am

Spark, a Linux-Powered Tablet, To Be Released Soon

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A new tablet is being scheduled for release and this one will offer a completely different experience and environment from the ones we have been used to.

The new tablet, called the Spark, was announced by the lead KDE hacker Aaron Seigo. The new tablet will run an open source Linux operating system. A Linux powered system tablet will definitely be welcomed by the developer community and also by users who do not want to be burdened with using a proprietary system even if it’s free. [Read more…]

Originally posted on February 15, 2012 @ 9:14 am

Google Allegedly Preparing New 7 Inch Android Tablet

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Rumors are buzzing again about Google getting into the tablet market.

According to a report posted by DigiTimes, Google is supposedly in the midst of creating a new 7 inch  tablet that will be operated by Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The tablet will allegedly be more affordable than the $200 Amazon Kindle Fire, which is the hottest tablet in the market today, after the Apple iPad. [Read more…]

Originally posted on January 6, 2012 @ 10:21 am

Toshiba to Announce New Laptop, Tablet and TV at CES

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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is one of the most hotly anticipated tech events every year and this year’s event will see more announcements for new products from some of the biggest tech manufacturers worldwide.

One of the early announcements for CES 2012 that will happen today, Monday, is the impending announcement of Toshiba about the release of a new 10.1 inch tablet that the company is going present as the thinnest and lightest tablet in the world. [Read more…]

Originally posted on January 9, 2012 @ 12:41 pm

Google Planning To Launch Its Own Tablet?

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Apple is the acknowledged market leader when it comes to tablet sales. Its iPad has reinvigorated the tablet market and has spurred its growth. Amazon may just have entered the tablet market this year – specifically last November – but it is already making a lot of headway with its Kindle Fire tablet. With the tablet market being dominated by these two companies, along with Samsung, it’s inevitable that another company will want to join in and try to get a slice of the tablet market pie. It isn’t a surprise that one of those companies is Google. [Read more…]

Originally posted on December 21, 2011 @ 12:04 pm