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ViewSonic 22-inch Android tablet teased

Chris Burns, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

The folks at ViewSonic have sent out their invites for the 2012 Computex conference complete with a couple of choice tips for mobile fans - including a bit about a 22-inch Android 4.0 ICS tablet. This Ice Cream Sandwich tablet is dubbed a "smart business tablet monitor" at the moment and we can't help but recall just hours ago when it was made clear what Steve Ballmer from Microsoft was using in his office - pretty much the same thing. Will you be able to resist such a magnetic piece of hardware? Read The Full Story

Nokia sues HTC, RIM, and Viewsonic for patent infringement

Ben Kersey, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Looks like Nokia isn’t content with playing fair and square in the US smartphone market. The company has just announced that it is filing suit against HTC, RIM, and Viewsonic for patent infringement. Nokia claims that the companies make use of 45 patents that belong to Nokia without a proper license. The Finnish smartphone manufacturer will be bringing the suit against the companies in the US and Germany.

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Mobile World Congress 2012 Wrap-up

Chris Burns, Mar 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

At what must be one of the most beautiful venues on earth to have a conference such as this, we’ve got Mobile World Congress 2012, a yearly event which takes the whole world’s mobile device market and gathers it up into one big week-long masterpiece. Of course it’s not as perfectly simple as that, and if you’ve never been to the event or have never tried to follow along with the news that spills forth from it before, you may very well have a hard time fitting all the pieces together. That’s why we’ve got this easy to read, easy to decipher guide for you to work your way through all of the devices and services announced, displayed, and teased during the events – have a look!

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MWC Live

ViewSonic ViewPhone 4s Hands-on

Chris Burns, Feb 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Mobile World Congress 2012 has already proven itself as one massive draw to manufacturers ability to announce a massive amount of smartphones at once this year, and ViewSonic is no exception to the rule, starting here with the ViewPhone 4s. This device is one of three dual-sim smartphones announced this week by the company, the others being the ViewPhone 5e with a few rounded edges and slightly lower-tiered specs, and the ViewPhone 4e, which essentially replicates the case of the 4s in most ways. The ViewPhone 4s has a Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a cool two-tone set of casings, and a lovely 3.5-inch display running at 960 x 640 pixels resolution, this matching the iPhone's 326ppi IPS display. Read The Full Story

ViewSonic follows Apple’s lead with MWC phones & tablets

Chris Davies, Feb 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

ViewSonic has outed its Mobile World Congress line-up of smartphones and tablets, and with the Android-powered ViewPhone 4s running a 3.5-inch 960 x 640 display it's clear the iPhone 4S is the company's key target. The ViewPhone 4s matches Apple's smartphone with a 326ppi IPS display, but squeezes in twin SIMs and a copy of Ice Cream Sandwich, along with a 5-megapixel camera and a front-facing VGA webcam. It's not the only new ViewSonic device, though; read on for more. Read The Full Story

Viewsonic ViewPad G70 7-inch Android 4.0 tablet to debut at MWC 2012

Rue Liu, Feb 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

ViewSonic reportedly has a new 7-inch Android tablet lined up for debut at next week's Mobile World Congress and it's called the ViewPad G70. Sources familiar with the company's plans spilled the beans to Pocket-lint, dishing out most all the specs. Read The Full Story

Intel plays Ultrabook matchmaker to boost production

Chris Davies, Feb 6th 2012 Discuss [3]

Intel is matchmaking vendors and manufacturers in an attempt to ensure the success of its ultrabook segment, pushing brand names into the embrace of ODMs promising ultraportables as cheap as $599. Epson, Onkyo, ViewSonic, Mustek, Motion Computing, WiPro and Positivo have all placed orders with Pegatron and ECS, DigiTimes reports, after Intel put them altogether for notebook speed-dating . Read The Full Story

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CES 2012 Smartphone Round-Up

Chris Davies, Jan 11th 2012 Discuss [11]

If Ultrabooks have been one of the key themes at CES 2012 this week, then smartphones have to be close behind: Motorola, Samsung, Sony and more have all rolled out new handsets to whet our cellular appetites. AT&T has pushed ahead with its eight-strong LTE range, including Nokia’s first 4G Windows Phone, while Intel has also staged its long-awaited push into smartphones. It’s enough to give anyone a headache, so read on for the SlashGear CES 2012 smartphone round-up.

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ViewSonic touchscreen wirelessly links to your phone or tablet

Chris Davies, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [1]

ViewSonic has outed a pair of new displays, the TD2220 multitouch monitor and the TDi2340 universal display, the latter capable of providing extra screen-space for your tablet via an impromptu WiFi connection. The TD2220 is a 22-inch LCD supporting two-finger multitouch, with 360-degree rotation and integrated 2W speakers. Read The Full Story

ViewSonic ViewPad 10pi and 10e plus dual-SIM ViewPhone 3 debut

Chris Davies, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [1]

ViewSonic has unveiled a pair of new 10-inch tablets, along with a smartphone, at CES today, including a dual-boot Android and Windows model along with dual-SIM support. The ViewSonic ViewPad 10pi runs both Windows 7 and Android 2.3 on an Intel Oak Trail Z670 processor, serving both OSes up on a 1280 x 800 IPS touchscreen. Read The Full Story

ViewSonic ViewPad E70 brings ICS on a sub-$170 budget

Chris Davies, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

ViewSonic has announced a new Ice Cream Sandwich tablet, the ViewPad E70, a 7-inch budget slate running Android 4.0 on a 1GHz processor. Packing 4GB of storage - plus a microSD card slot - and an HDMI output, the ViewPad E70 also has a front-facing camera and WiFi connectivity. Read The Full Story

Viewsonic launches 23-inch V3D231 3D LCD using passive glasses

Shane McGlaun, Nov 2nd 2011 Discuss [2]

Viewsonic has been around for a long time making all sorts of display products from LCDs and TVs to projectors and more. The company has a new LCD for the computer user that it has announced that offers 3D technology. Rather than having, to use expensive and bulky active technology glasses. The screen measures in at 23-inches wide. Read The Full Story