08/14/2011
Computerworld Hong Kong – Online
Intel recently said it would invest US$300 million in companies that develop new technologies for Ultrabooks, a class of thin and light laptops promoted as an alternative to tablet PCs.
The Intel Capital Ultrabook Fund will invest in companies developing hardware and software in areas such as sensors and touch, longer [...]
05/16/2011
Dow Jones Newswires – Toronto Bureau
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. has recalled about 1,000 of its PlayBook tablets that were shipped with faulty operating systems which may have prevented users from performing the initial setup of the device.
In a statement, RIM said the majority of the affected devices are still in the distribution [...]
04/26/2011
All Things Digital
Sony became the latest computer maker to toss its hat in the Android tablet ring, announcing plans for two models during a press conference in Japan.
The Japanese computer maker announced plans for two Honeycomb tablets–the 9.4-inch S1 and the S2, with its dual 5.5-inch screens. Sony said the tablets will be available [...]
04/25/2011
All Things Digital
According to Cisco’s Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast, the iPad and tablets like it generate 5 times more data traffic than the average smartphone. In 2010, for example, mobile data traffic per tablet was about 405MB per month, compared to 79MB per month per smartphone (see chart below). Not much of a surprise, [...]
03/30/2011
IDG News Service – San Francisco Bureau
With tablets invading the enterprise, IT departments are facing new challenges around controlling mobile connectivity expenses.
“These tablets now have cellphone plans and that can be expensive if you don’t understand what’s included,” said Gregg Davis, CIO for Webcor Builders, a general contractor company. “It can be more complicated [...]
03/22/2011
Forbes – Online
When Steve Jobs misquoted a Samsung executive at the early March launch of the iPad 2, Samsung declined to comment on the slight. Instead, it rapidly redesigned its tablets to be even thinner than Apple’s widely-admired device. On Monday, when Samsung unveiled the new tablets at the CTIA Wireless trade show in Orlando, [...]
02/15/2011
Dow Jones Newswires – Paris
French incumbent unveils 7-inch tablet made by Huawei.
France Telecom SA Tuesday launched its own branded tablet in four Southern and Eastern European countries as the company tries to attract more customers with lower income to the rapidly growing tablet market.
The 7-inch tablet, manufactured by Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies [...]
02/2011
AFP
South Korean vendor to announce global release date for G-slate later this month.
LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it would release its first tablet computer in the U.S. in March, as it prepares to go head-to-head with Apple Inc.’s iPad.
LG said the G-slate was among the first tablet models to run on the “Honeycomb” operating [...]
01/20/2011
DigiTimes – Online
HTC plans to launch three tablet PCs in the first half of 2011 with the first model, the Flyer, to begin shipping in the US market in March, according to sources at handset component suppliers. The Flyer, which looks like an enlarged version of HTC’s Desire smartphone, will run on Android 2.3.
HTC [...]
01/18/2011
Thomson Reuters – Helsinki
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Companies will buy more than 10 million tablet computers this year, consultancy Deloitte said on Tuesday supporting recent research from Gartner which sees the global market for Apple’s iPad, rising to 55 million devices this year from 19.5 million in 2010.
“Although some commentators view tablets as underpowered media-consumption [...]
