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Touch-notebooks to suck some tablet sting from Post-PC says NPD

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [2]

A rise in convertible and slider touchscreen form-factors will offset the "post-PC era" slide of notebooks, but will be unable to fend off the full might of tablets, new research suggests. Tablet shipments will rise to 579.4m units by 2017, NPD DisplaySearch projections indicate, while traditional notebooks will drop to 183.3m units by the same point. However, a new breed of touch-enabled notebooks will step in to help arrest some of the slump. Read The Full Story

Acer says no value in a Windows RT tablet

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [3]

As the computer market continues to struggle, some continue to point to Microsoft and its lackluster Windows 8 and Windows RT operating systems as a major reason for the struggles. While there are several tablet makers who have launched devices running Windows RT, the tablets have proven to be relatively unpopular. Acer is one of Microsoft's software partners and the company has a number of tablets and notebooks running software from Microsoft. Read The Full Story

Barnes & Noble slashes Nook HD and HD+ pricing for mom

, May 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

Barnes & Noble has announced that it is cutting prices and some of its Nook digital readers in the United States just in time for Mother's Day. If your mom likes to read, you can get her a Nook HD or HD+ tablet at some of the best prices ever offered for one week only. The Nook HD tablet will be available for $149 and the HD+ will be available for $179. Read The Full Story

Acer Windows 8 tablet with 8-inch display appears on Amazon

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [4]

Yesterday, we heard yet another rumor that Microsoft is working on a sub-10-inch tablet, something we heard before that back in April. The rumor yesterday said that Microsoft would be rolling out a 7.5-inch tablet early next year, but it looks like we might not have to wait that long to see a small-display Windows 8 device hit shelves, with Amazon showing the first ever Windows 8-wielding tablet with a display size under 10-inches. Read The Full Story

Low-cost iPhone in Apple’s future as iPad mini succeeds

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [6]

As the next release from Apple approaches after the most recent change in Apple's approach with a smaller-sized iPad in the iPad mini, analysts have suggested that a lower-cost iPhone has become inevitable. What Mark Moskowitz and Gokul Hariharan of J.P. Morgan have suggested this week is Apple's approach toward a segment in the market hit by the iPad mini since its release last year. As the iPad mini took the middle-market between the $199 tablets and the $499 tablets popular last year at this time, so too will Apple move in on the mass market once more with a new lower-cost iPhone. Read The Full Story

Acer Iconia A1 crashes the Nexus 7 tablet party

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [8]

Looks like $169 is the new sweet spot for Android tablets, and bringing the fight to Google's Nexus 7 is the new Acer Iconia A1. Fronted by a 7.9-inch LED IPS display, and promising seven hours of Android - version unspecified - on a quadcore processor, the Iconia A1 also records 1080p Full HD video using its rear 5-megapixel camera. Read The Full Story

Acer Aspire P3 convertible wants to replace your iPad and keyboard dock

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [6]

Acer] has revealed its latest ultrabook, the Aspire P3, throwing Windows 8 into a touchscreen convertible as part of the company's renewed focus on touch devices. Packing an 11.6-inch HD IPS LCD display, Core i3 or i5 processors, and up to six hours of battery life into a 0.77-inch thick notebook, the Aspire P3 looks at first glance like a regular laptop but - with the screen section pulled forward in what's effectively a keyboard dock - can be flipped into a slate. Read The Full Story

NOOK HD gains access to Google Play, apps required

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [3]

Starting this week, Barnes & Noble NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ devices will be receiving access to the official Google Play app and digital content store straight from the source. Where since the birth of the NOOK line of ereaders, each Android-based device worked specifically and only with the Barnes & Noble Shop for books and movies, users will now have the ability to access both Google apps and Google Music. There's only one catch - if you'd call it a catch, that is. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Surface 2 tipped as cautious BUILD release

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [13]

This week the folks at Microsoft have been tipped to be wrapping up production of a second-generation Surface tablet for Windows 8, readying the device for a reveal at this year's BUILD developer conference. A release of a second-generation Surface tablet will be done "cautiously" according to sources speaking this week, with the original run of the tablet having sold less than expected in its initial push. Both the Surface RT and the Surface Pro may be getting a full refresh this year. Read The Full Story

New Android stats show Jelly Bean continues to grow

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [3]

Google has offered up the latest statistics on the Android market overall. The statistics look at the percentage of the Android market that is held by different versions of the operating system. While many Android handset makers are slow to upgrade consumer devices to newer versions of the operating system, the statistics show that Jelly Bean continues to grow. Read The Full Story

Toshiba launches WT310 Windows 8 Pro tablet

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [1]

Toshiba has officially announced the launch of its latest tablet running the Windows 8 Pro operating system. The tablet is called the WT310 and features a large 11.6-inch full HD resolution screen. Toshiba says that the new tablet is optimized for business users with a range of features specifically designed to help mobile workers. Read The Full Story

iPad market share slips, still remains on top

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [3]

The tablet market has been somewhat stagnant over past few months, but there are still some interesting developments that have formed. For starters, iPad market share is down to 39.6% from 58.2% a year ago, according to data from IDC. That's quite a drop, but Apple is still remains on top over Samsung, who controls 17.9% of the tablet market, which is up from 11.2% last year. Read The Full Story
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