Microsoft kicks off campaign for Windows 8, its Surface tablet, at NY event
Washington Post
NEW YORK — Microsoft is kicking off a campaign for its newest operating system, Windows 8, at a five-hour event at New York's Pier 57. Designed to run on both PCs and tablet computers, Windows 8 heralds the biggest change to the industry's dominant ...
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San Francisco Chronicle
Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. will be constrained in a contest against Apple Inc. in the market for handheld computers by unveiling a tablet that doesn't work with some of the most widely used downloadable applications. The Surface RT, a ...
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Purported Samsung Nexus 10 tablet manual leaks online
CNET
Purported Samsung Nexus 10 tablet manual leaks online. The manual emerged just a few days before Google is expected to unveil several new devices at an event next Monday, including a newtablet with a screen to rival the iPad. Shara Tibken. by Shara ...
See all stories on this topic »AMD says more Windows 8 tablets with its chips coming
PCWorld
The company will announce between six to 19 tablets for its Z-60 tablet chip, which is code-named Hondo and was announced earlier this month, said John Taylor, director of marketing at AMD. The new tablets will be announced by January next year, around ...
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AT&T Expects Tablet Boom
InformationWeek
"We anticipate a higher number of net adds from tablets in the fourth quarter," AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega said on the operator's third-quarter earnings call Wednesday. "We'll have a full lineup of tablets," the CEO said, later referencing ...
See all stories on this topic »For some tablets, iPad Mini is a big threat in a little package
CNET
The argument here is that Apple greatly expanded its pool of potential buyers by making its entry-level tablet $329, while shrinking the pool of potential buyers for Android tablets by a corresponding amount. Given that cheap tablets compete primarily ...
See all stories on this topic »Gigabyte joins Windows 8 party with tablet, ultrabook, and gaming laptops
PCWorld
Gigabyte on Thursday introduced its Windows 8 lineup, including a slate, a convertible ultrabook and gaming laptops—all of which are powered by Intel processors. What Gigabyte didn't announce, however, were prices and availability for its Windows 8 ...
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Washington Post
NEW YORK — Microsoft is kicking off a campaign for its newest operating system, Windows 8, at a five-hour event at New York's Pier 57. Designed to run on both PCs and tablet computers, Windows 8 heralds the biggest change to the industry's dominant ...
See all stories on this topic »Microsoft's Surface Tablet Lacks Apps to Rival Apple IPad
San Francisco Chronicle
Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. will be constrained in a contest against Apple Inc. in the market for handheld computers by unveiling a tablet that doesn't work with some of the most widely used downloadable applications. The Surface RT, a ...
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| Kindle Fire HD tablet and Paperwhite e-reader arrive in the UK ZDNet Summary: Amazon is launching its first tablets in the UK when the Kindle Fire and the Kindle Fire HD go on sale on Thursday. They are being released alongside Amazon's improved e-reader, the Kindle Paperwhite. Sam Shead. By Sam Shead | October 25, ... See all stories on this topic » |  ZDNet |
CNET
Purported Samsung Nexus 10 tablet manual leaks online. The manual emerged just a few days before Google is expected to unveil several new devices at an event next Monday, including a newtablet with a screen to rival the iPad. Shara Tibken. by Shara ...
See all stories on this topic »AMD says more Windows 8 tablets with its chips coming
PCWorld
The company will announce between six to 19 tablets for its Z-60 tablet chip, which is code-named Hondo and was announced earlier this month, said John Taylor, director of marketing at AMD. The new tablets will be announced by January next year, around ...
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| Asustek Partners Up with AT&T in US Push Wall Street Journal (blog) The 10.1-inch tablet, which has a quad-core processor from Nvidia Corp. and can be used with a keyboard dock, will be sold through AT&T in the U.S.. The world's fifth-largest PC maker is hoping the partnership opens the door for its phones business. See all stories on this topic » |  Wall Street Journal (blog) |
InformationWeek
"We anticipate a higher number of net adds from tablets in the fourth quarter," AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega said on the operator's third-quarter earnings call Wednesday. "We'll have a full lineup of tablets," the CEO said, later referencing ...
See all stories on this topic »For some tablets, iPad Mini is a big threat in a little package
CNET
The argument here is that Apple greatly expanded its pool of potential buyers by making its entry-level tablet $329, while shrinking the pool of potential buyers for Android tablets by a corresponding amount. Given that cheap tablets compete primarily ...
See all stories on this topic »Gigabyte joins Windows 8 party with tablet, ultrabook, and gaming laptops
PCWorld
Gigabyte on Thursday introduced its Windows 8 lineup, including a slate, a convertible ultrabook and gaming laptops—all of which are powered by Intel processors. What Gigabyte didn't announce, however, were prices and availability for its Windows 8 ...
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