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Toshiba's Folio 100 is a 10" multi-touch tablet that runs Android 2.2 with a Tegra 2 processor.
The tablet comes with a 16GB storage, expandable by 32GB via SDHC cards. Connectivity includes HDMI, USB 2.0, wifi and bluetooth, together with a 1.3MP front-facing camera.
It includes a number of pre-installed apps like Opera Mobile and FBReader.
A 3G model will be launched later this year.
Gartner predicts WW tablet sales will reach 19.5 million in 2010, and surpass 208 million by 2014.
The growing tablet market will cannibalize other CE devices such as mini notebooks e-readers, gaming devices and media players. Gartner says the biggest impact will be on high-end smartphones as users find it hard to justify owning both: tablet owners might opt for a lower priced smartphone with smaller form factor.
Cellular/wifi tablet sales account for 55% of sales. The report predicts this Continue reading...
IPad sales reach 4.2 million from July to September - failing to reach Apple's 5 million target. Not even $4.31 billion Q4 profits satisfy Wall Street's greed - Apple share prices fall by over 6% during after-hours trading.
This news is probably the cause for Steve Jobs' appearance - and angry comments - at the earning calls. While happy for iPhone sales finally exceeding RIM's Blackberry, he also has plenty of hard words for the iPad's competition.
He describes the current crop of 7" tablets Continue reading...
It seems LG has scrapped its plans for an Android powered tablet device - at least for now. Reuter reports an unnamed LG official saying the plan is to introduce a device running on the most reliable Android version, which is not Froyo 2.2.
He also says LG is yet to decide on tablet launch's timing.
This seems to confirm reports of a tablet-specific version of Google's OS being in the works.
Motorola is similarly waiting for an Android update before taking on the fast-growing, if already crowded, Continue reading...
Quiet for sometime after its debut at CES 2010, now Notion Ink says it will manufacture their Adam tablet starting November.
The manufacturer blames NVidia Tegra 250 chip problems for the delay in launching the 10" Android touchscreen device.
The Adam will be the first carrying the power-saving Pixel Qi's half-E-ink, half-LCD touchscreen technology. The display switches between full colour LCD (for indoor use) or low-power reflective mode (gets brighter the more direct sunlight falls on it, s Continue reading...
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