Nokia already makes Windows smartphones-- but will it really start making tablets? DigiTimes insists so, saying Nokia will enter the tablet race with a 10-inch Windows 8 offering sometime in Q4 2012 "at the earliest."

The Nokia tablet will apparently carry a dual-core Qualcomm SoC... in which case, judging from the Qualcomm SoC roadmap, it could be the Snapdragon S4.

Digitimes also says Taiwanese ODM Compal will take on production duties, with the first batch of shipments to total 200000 units. Continue reading...

IHS iSuppli predicts the 3rd generation iPad will lead to Apple retaking at least some of the global tablet market share the company lost to the Android-based competition during Q4 2011.

As a result the analyst says Apple 2012 WW tablet market share will total 61%-- up from 57% in Q4 2011, if slightly down from 62% in 2011. Apple should continue holding majority in the tablet market until 2014, when it will hold 52% share.

The total tablet market will also continue growing-- iSuppli says WW 20 Continue reading...

In an announcement surprising absolutely no one, Apple pats itself on the back and unveils the 3rd iPad-- now with an iPhone 4-style Retina display, upgraded A5X SoC and "iSight" rear-facing camera.

The biggest feature, of course, is the Retina display. It handles an impressive 2048 x 1536 resolution (264 dpi), and Apple claims it has 44% more colour saturation than the iPad 2. Powering the device is the Apple A5X system-on-a-chip-- it lacks a quad-core processor (as earlier rumours suggested), Continue reading...

Toshiba reveals the Qosmio X870 gaming laptop-- an upgrade on previous Qosmio models with a 17.3" 3D display, powered by the "latest" Intel processors and an unspecified next-get Nvidia GPU.

The display handles 1920 x 1080 resolution and has a response time of 5ms. Storage comes through either 2TB HDD or a hybrid SSD solution and ports include x4 USB 3.0(including x2 with Toshiba Sleep-and-Charge technology) and HDMI.

The GPU handles Nvidia 3D Vision technology, with included active-shutter 3D Continue reading...