Search result for Tablet-s

Search Results for tablet-s

Columns

Motion control could save Windows 8

Chris Davies, May 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

You don’t have to be a Minority Report fan to appreciate Leap Motion’s new tracking sensor technology: there’s something tremendously appealing about being able to wave your hands at your computer and conduct the digital world. Motion control has already proved itself more than just a gimmick in gaming, and now it has a chance to not only do that in mainstream computing, but perhaps rescue Microsoft from one of its more contentious Windows decisions. Play it right, and Leap Motion – and others with it – could kill touch in traditional computing before its even had a chance to get started.

Read The Full Story

Sony Tablet S pushed to Ice Cream Sandwich

Mark Raby, Apr 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

The latest version of Android is now landing on Sony's Tablet S. Version 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, is now being rolled out to device owners in the US. Ice Cream Sandwich is one of the biggest updates to Android yet, and includes such features as scanning your face to unlock the phone, a much more robust speech-to-text software program, and an entire platform of data sharing that focuses on Near Field Communication (NFC). Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: April 26, 2012

Mark Raby, Apr 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Thursday, everyone. We're coming up to the end of April, with bright hopes for amazing weather and happiness around the corner. And for one company, that's a pretty poignant analog to make right now - Nintendo. It just posted its first annual loss. But it's seen mostly as a fluke, as the next year will include the Wii U launch, which incidentally, is also in the news: Wii U with Android tipped for launch. Not all the news today was about Nintendo, though. There's still one particular smartphone thar's still making headlines - Galaxy S III guide appears in the wild. Read The Full Story

Intel reveals Windows 8 tablet specs

Rue Liu, Apr 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

During the IDF conference in Beijing, Intel let loose on its checklist of spec requirements for upcoming Windows 8 tablets. The company plans to initially support two basic tablet form factors, one being a 10-inch slab, while the other an 11-inch hybrid with a physical keyboard in tow. The tablets will be running on Intel's Clover Trail Atom Z2760 chips. Read The Full Story

iPad will continue to lead in 2016, says Gartner

Rue Liu, Apr 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Market research firm Gartner has released its latest forecasts for worldwide media tablet sales to end-users, revealing that the iPad will continue to take the lead through at least 2016. Its forecast estimates tablet sales for 2012 to be 118.9 million units, which is up 98 percent from the 60 million units sold in 2011. Read The Full Story

Intel StoryBook tablet tipped for sub-$299 Medfield

Chris Davies, Apr 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Intel is pushing a so-called StoryBook tablet PC reference design for developing markets, insiders at manufacturers claim, pairing Intel's own Medfield processors with dual-OS and a 10-inch touchscreen. The new slate is primarily aimed at markets like China and Brazil, the arch rumor-mongers at DigiTimes claim, but Intel is reportedly also considering a general commercial push with a target sticker-price of sub-$299. Read The Full Story

RIM: Chillax about BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha, we just squashed a PlayBook

Chris Davies, Mar 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

RIM may be giving up to 2,000 developers a BlackBerry 10 device at the BlackBerry Jam event in early May, but the company is keen to point out that we shouldn't extrapolate too much from either hardware or software about the next-gen smartphones. In fact, the OS running on the device - dubbed the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha - won't even be true BlackBerry 10, instead "a prototype running a modified version of the PlayBook OS which will help developers design their apps for the BlackBerry 10 smartphone form factor." Read The Full Story

Featured

Anti-iPad: Three Android Alternatives

Chris Davies, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

You’d be forgiven for thinking the new iPad was the only tablet around, given the furore – and the sales success – of the third-gen model, but what if, for one reason or another, you’re left unswayed by Apple’s shiny slate? There’s a world of tablets outside of the iPad, and for the moment Android is the main competition. Read on for our top three picks for the iPad-avoider.

Read The Full Story

New Exynos 5 info reaffirms high-res displays and USB 3.0

Ben Kersey, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

There has been some speculation in the past as to whether we’ll see a quad-core processor in the Samsung Galaxy S III. Earlier this week we saw a leaked slide outlining the Exynos 5 processors, including dual- and quad-core models. Even if a quad-core processor doesn’t land in the Galaxy S III, it looks like the dual-core Exynos 5 won’t be a slouch when it comes to performance, with a new document revealing exact details surrounding the chipset. Read The Full Story

Reviews

New iPad: The Skeptic’s Review

Chris Davies, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

I sent back the iPad 2, but I’m keeping the new iPad. Two years ago I wrote my first iPad skeptic’s review, a more oblique – and personal – opinion on Apple’s tablet than the traditional SlashGear review. A year later I did the same for the iPad 2, finding it improved but, from a combination of hardware and software, not sufficient of an upgrade for my needs to justify keeping it. Now Apple is up to its third-generation tablet, criticized by some as another “minor” refresh but in fact a considerable step up in the overall user-experience.

Read The Full Story

Microsoft: Windows 8 to support Retina-like displays

Ben Kersey, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

More and more mobile displays are moving towards a higher pixel density. Most notably the new iPad features its Retina display with a resolution of 2048x1536, and Asus unveiled an updated version of the Transformer Prime with a 1920x1200 resolution at MWC 2012. Having a higher resolution is great, but what making sure the UI remains sharp while being easy to touch on mobile devices? Read The Full Story

Android 4.0 coming in late April for Sony Tablet P/S

Shane McGlaun, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

We recently put up a review of the Sony Tablet P and lamented that Honeycomb needed to be ditched in favor of Ice Cream Sandwich. Sony has announced that next month owners of its Tablet S and Tablet P will be getting the update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The update has been confirmed for Japan, but it's not clear if other countries will also get the update. Read The Full Story