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HP TouchPad 4G
HP is looking to move their TouchPad up to the 4G speed on the At&T network. This TouchPad features a 9.7″, 1024 x 768 display and runs the WebOS 3.0 operating system (the one that the Palm folks made for smartphones). The WiFi only version of the tablet uses a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, but [...]
Continue reading...Lenovo Skylight
9. March 2011 | by Jonas
Formerly known as the LePad, the Lenovo Skylight, complete with specs hit the FCC site as a filing. Whether Lenovo, better known for business machines, can make a tablet that can be useful remains to be seen, but the specs are actually pretty good: 10.1″ display, 1280 x 800 Snapdragon 8650A processor Android 2.2 SRS speakers 1 GB RAM 2 MP [...]
Continue reading...HP TouchPad Makes Cameo Appearance
7. March 2011 | by Jonas
As far as iPad alternatives go, the HP TouchPad is one of the most anticipated ones. With the WebOS, there are already fans of the device, which is not available yet. However, it is a good sign that it has a product page at online retailer Amazon. The specs revealed are: 9.7” (1024×768) Touch Screen Display 1.6lbs 13.6mm thick HP [...]
Continue reading...Lenovo LePad
22. February 2011 | by Jonas
This product has been kicking around for a while, and was first showcased at CES 2010. It is a new take on a convertible netbook that can do both computer and tablet duties. The LePad features a 10.1″ display (1280 x 800). With the screen docked into the keyboard, it appears to use Windows 7, and [...]
Continue reading...HTC Flyer tablet
20. February 2011 | by Jonas
HTC is known for their smartphones, but with the announcement of their Flyer tablet, a move is signaled into the tablet market. From the specs, they clearly are serious about this. This 7″ tablet (1024 x 600) will be running the Google Android OS, and the version is 2.4. It has 1 GB of RAM, and [...]
Continue reading...HP TouchPad
9. February 2011 | by Jonas
HP is taking a page from the Apple playbook, and taking a phone OS, namely WebOS, which was the reason they acquired Palm, and ported it to a new tablet, the HP TouchPad. Palm fans may notice that the Palm name and logo are no longer part of the equation, but the sheer size of [...]
Continue reading...Qualcomm unveils smartbook, announces that it will be headed to AT&T
12. November 2009 | by Robert Nelson
As we had heard in the rumors, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs unveiled their upcoming Snapdragon powered smartbook. Of course, there is not yet a full set of details, so this will be a story that still gets another update, or two, or three. Anyway, what we can tell you so far is that the smartbook will [...]
Continue reading...Smartbook Debut Tomorrow?
I didn’t even realize that Qualcomm was still in business as their cellphones have long since disappeared from most carriers offerings here in the States. There are rumors that Qualcomm will be introducing a smartbook tomorrow. This is notable because this new class of device should shift netbooks back to their origins. For a while now, [...]
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HP TouchPad 4G
8. August 2011 | by Jonas
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