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Amazon Tablet Could Be Cheap

15. August 2011 | by Jonas

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Amazon has taken their Kindle eReader down to some ridiculously price points, but in the end it is really an ereader, and nobody would think of it as a tablet.  As tablets continue in popularity, Amazon would like to enter this space, and undercutting the Apple leader would be a perfect strategy. Analysts are thinking they [...]

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Sony Tablet Details Emerge

1. August 2011 | by Jonas

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Sony Tablet Details Emerge

With the world abuzz about tablets, electronics giant and veteran Sony is getting into the game.  Expect them to introduce two models, the S1 and S2. Here is what is known: Four models of the S1- 16 GB WiFi, 16 GB WiFi and 3G, 32 GB WiFi, 32 GB WiFi and 3G Two models of the S2- 16 [...]

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Toshiba Thrive Has All the Right Connections

22. July 2011 | by Jonas

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Toshiba Thrive Has All the Right Connections

Whenever folks talk about a tablet being a “laptop replacement,” this seems quite ridiculous.  Most folks have tons of data on a flash drive, and yet their tablet has no port to accept it.  No, those skinny tablets are all about good looks, and fall flat on their face when it is time to get [...]

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Amazon Tablet

22. June 2011 | by Jonas

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Amazon Tablet

Digitimes is reporting that Amazon is developing an upcoming tablet.  While the super-saver-shipping-goliath of online sales is mostly a reseller of goods, their Kindle ebook reader did up the ante.  To push it up a notch more, it is also sold in stores like Target. With the large amount of content that Amazon can deliver electronically [...]

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Panasonic ToughBook Tablet

19. June 2011 | by Jonas

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Panasonic ToughBook Tablet

Panasonic is known for their ToughBook line of ruggedized notebooks.  You know, the very industrial ones that are made for construction sites and military applications that can survive being hosed off.  The ones that I have seen though are kind of heavy. Now they are entering the tablet arena.  It will be an Android device.  They [...]

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Arnova 7 and 84

6. June 2011 | by Jonas

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Arnova 7 and 84

Archos is taking the downright cheap approach to tablets, and by pricing these latest offerings so low, there should be some sales. The Arnova 7 features an 800 x 480 touchscreen on a 7″ display- hence the name.  The OS is Android 2.2 (Froyo) which is an iteration behind.  It has 4 GB of internal storage, [...]

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Toshiba Thrive To Ship Next Month

2. June 2011 | by Jonas

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Toshiba Thrive To Ship Next Month

Toshiba has a good reputation for high quality notebooks and netbooks, so it is with anticipation that their entry into the tablet space is drawing some attention.  Their new product, the Toshiba Thrive, will be shipping in July. The specs look good: Android 3.1 Tegra 2 processor 10.1″ display, 1280 x 800 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB available WiFi Bluetooth Front [...]

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Rumored Atom Honeycomb Tablet

24. May 2011 | by Jonas

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Rumored Atom Honeycomb Tablet

The lines keep blurring in the portable device space, and now one more blur is rumored.  Android gear typically is run on ARM based processors, and Intel Atoms run Windows as their OS, and occasionally Linux.  This is why the plan for Windows 8 to run on ARM chips is a big deal and a [...]

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Amazon’s Android Tablet

23. May 2011 | by Jonas

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Amazon’s Android Tablet

When Amazon came out with their Kindle, it was clearly and eBook reader, and it became their numero uno selling product.  It is affordable, and with the eInk display has a battery life that can hit a month.  While Amazon wants to sell its books and wares on it, there have been plenty of folks [...]

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Archos 7c

23. April 2011 | by Jonas

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Archos 7c

Archos has successfully transitioned from media players to tablets.  Their latest effort, the Archos 7c shows just what a value they can offer in the tablet segment. The Archos 7c offers a 7″ tablet with a 480 x 800 capacitive display.  The OS is Android, although it is version 2.1, and not the more desirable Honeycomb [...]

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