‘Real’ Android Tablets by Q1 2011?
Digitimes reports HTC will unveil an Android 3.0-based tablet in Q1 2011 and leverage its current relationships with mobile carriers to push the product. We've heard that either Android "Gingerbread" (v3.0) or "Honeycomb" (v3.1/2) will premier the first official tablet specific release of Android (with its own tablet apps available in the Market), so this [...]
Sneak Peek: My Movies for iPad
Everyone's favorite Windows Media Center Add-in, My Movies, will soon have an iPad app (ETA: October 2010), in addition to its iPhone app, to compliment the add-in. The price will be $6.99 (€5.99, £4.99) and it will be able to communicate with My Movies' servers to keep your collection in sync across devices. Downside: since [...]
Dell’s New Inspiron Duo Netbook / Tablet Hybrid Raises Eyebrows at IDF 2010
We're all familiar with the original Tablet PCs that feature the hinge-based twist-and-fold display that lays flat to input data. Now, Dell is introducing a new form factor that swivels a display in its curved bezel to lay down even flatter and transform from an Atom-powered netbook to a media tablet with its own tablet [...]
Intel Demos WiDi-enabled Atom Tablet at IDF 2010
Nice. Intel's Wireless Display (aka WiDi) technology — first introduced January 2010 — has found its way to Atom-powered devices! Originally designed for Intel's 2010 Core i5/7 processor family, WiDi will soon be integrated for use with Intel Atom processors that ship in products like netbooks and tablets. If you've forgotten what what WiDi [...]
Android Market to Get Tablet Specific Apps
Tech Radar is reporting that Android, in its current Froyo iteration, is not tablet-ready, according to Google's director of products, Hugo Barra. He states: "We want to make sure that we're going to create a application distribution mechanism for the Android market, to ensure our users have [the] right experience." And when will that experience [...]
ARM Cortex-A15 Brings Up to 2.5Ghz Speeds to Mobile and Digital Home Devices
Right now we're just starting to see products hitting the market with Cortex-A9 processors. However, a new generation of ARM powered devices will be just around the corner. ARM today is introducing its latest Cortex-A15 processor, which can provide up to 2.5Ghz speeds via a dynamic multicore architecture to devices while providing a low-power footprint. The new [...]
ViewSonic Shows Off Dual-boot Windows 7 / Android ViewPad 100 Tablet at IFA 2010
As you're aware there is no shortage of Android tablets being shown at IFA 2010. However, there's probably only one that has been designed to run Window 7 as its primary OS and boot into Android for kicks. It's no surprise, however, that Android-x86 outlasts Windows 7 in terms of battery life. The rep says [...]
Hands-on with Philips’ GoGear Connect at IFA 2010
SlashGear has posted a hands-on video and photo gallery for the $320 Philips GoGear Connect that we reported on earlier in the week. Unfortunately, it's not as cool as I was hoping for — especially after seeing the $199 ARCHOS 4.3-inch Android tablet with a 1Ghz processor. But there's still a lot to like... and [...]






