Are you finding that your 10.1-inch tablet is a little small? Toshiba could soon have a solution for you. The manufacturer is planning to launch a 13.3-inch tablet in the U.S. this year. Toshiba gave little additional information about the tablet. A demo unit was on display at CES 2012 showing a home automation control interface. The unnamed tablet is […]
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CES 2012: Dell to launch consumer tablet in late 2012
Dell is set to jump into the increasingly crowded consumer tablet market this year. The company’s chief commercial officer, Steve Felice, told Reuters that the company will make its entry in late 2012. “You will see us enter this market in a bigger way toward the end of the year. So we are not really deemphasizing it, we are really […]
CES 2012: Verizon announces DROID 4 and DROID RAZR MAXX
Verizon Wireless announced two new DROID devices at CES 2012. Both are based on the DROID RAZR which Verizon unveiled this past October. The DROID 4 is the latest iteration of the DROID QWERTY slider smartphone with LTE and updated specifications. The DROID RAZR MAXX is essentially a thicker DROID RAZR and offers a battery that promises to “let customers […]
Apple announces January 19th education event
Apple today began to send out invitations for its next event. As initially reported, it will take place on January 19th in New York City and will focus on education. As usual, the invitation reveals few details. Is Apple about to announce that textbooks will be available as iBooks? Read more: The Loop
CES 2012: Lenovo planning to launch smartphones in U.S.
Lenovo appears to be eyeing the U.S. smartphone market. Asked if the company planned to launch a phone in the United States, David Schmoock, a Lenovo senior executive, responded, “I think we will.” What is not so clear is when this could happen but it could still be a few years away. Lenovo has begun to work with some U.S. […]
CES 2012: Intel and Motorola sign mobile partnership
Intel and Motorola yesterday announced a new partnership that will see Motorola develop Android devices powered by Intel Atom processors. The “multi-year, multi-device strategic relationship” will cover both smartphones and tablets. “When great silicon and software technology meets great mobile and design innovation, amazing things can happen,” said Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini. “Our long-term relationship with Motorola Mobility […]
CES 2012: 400,000 Android apps coming to Windows 8
BlueStacks today announced that its “App Player” app is now compatible with Windows 8. The app lets Android apps run natively on PCs and tablets whether they be ARM-based or x86 and windowed or fullscreen. BlueStacks also made sure that its app supports both the standard desktop and the new Metro UI mode. In the latter, Android apps will appear […]
CES 2012: ASUS unveils new 7-inch Eee Pad MeMO tablets
ASUS originally announced the Eee Pad MeMO tablet at last year’s CES but it was never released. It reintroduced it yesterday with not one but two different models. First up is the ASUS Eee Pad MeMO ME171 which is designed for entertainment, media and light productivity. Specifications are: Processor: 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm 8260 Operating system: Google Android 4.0 Cellular connectivity: […]