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Dell Windows 7 tablet rumors reignite amid enterprise push

Chris Davies, Dec 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

All eyes may be on Dell's Streak 7 (aka M02M "Looking Glass") Android tablet, but the company isn't ignoring its enterprise customers either. More Dell Windows tablet rumors have emerged, this time with DigiTimes describing the company as - along with RIM and the PlayBook - "the most active brand" in the segment. Last we heard, Dell were tipped to be providing tablet hardware for Steve Ballmer to demonstrate during the Microsoft CES 2011 keynote. Read The Full Story

ASUS Eee Pad EP71, EP101, EP102 and EP121 get short-lived tease

Chris Davies, Dec 30th 2010 Discuss [1]

ASUS has let slip more details about its upcoming CES 2011 tablet range, publishing - and then yanking - a video partially detailing the new Eee Pad EP71, EP101, EP102 and EP121 models. NetbookNews and Notebook Italia grabbed the best bits before the video disappeared; the Eee Pad EP101 and EP102 will each run Android on a 10-inch display, the EP101 having a dockable keyboard while the EP102 has a slide-out keyboard. Read The Full Story

MSI WindPad U100W Win7 tablet gets video preview: underwhelms

Chris Davies, Dec 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Last we heard, MSI was focusing on Android slates rather than its WindPad U100W Windows 7 based tablet, but it seems the 10-inch device is still headed to CES 2011 next week. NetbookNews grabbed some pre-show hands-on playtime with the U100W, which runs Intel's Atom Silverthorne Z530 processor and has a 32GB SSD. Video after the cut Read The Full Story

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Lenovo IdeaPad U260 Hands-On and Unboxing

Chris Burns, Dec 27th 2010 Discuss [1]

Take a look with me at this lovely ultraportable Lenovo laptop by the name of IdeaPad U260. This particular model comes in Clementine Orange and Mocha Brown, the one you’re about to see being the fabulous former. This notebook comes in your choice of Intel’s 1.33GHz Core i3-380UM or 1.33GHz to 1.86GHz Core i5-470UM processors, a Core i7 option up to 4GB of DDR3 memory and a standard 320GB 5,400rpm hard-drive (or 128GB SSD).

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IN Media debuts new Windows 7 tablet

Shane McGlaun, Dec 23rd 2010 Discuss [2]

If you are keen to get in on the tablet parade that is going on, but you want a machine that is a bit more suited to the apps you are used to running on your PC, IN Media has announced a new Windows 7 tablet that will be coming soon. The tablet is called simply The Tablet PC and it runs the full Windows 7 OS. It has an Intel Atom 1.66GHz CPU inside. Read The Full Story

ASUS, MSI and ECS tablet plans tipped: Android, Windows 7 and Tegra 2 galore

Chris Davies, Dec 23rd 2010 Discuss [1]

ASUS may have been content to tease details of its Eee Pad EP121 tablet, but other sources aren't quite so restrained. According to DigiTimes, the ASUS EP121 is targeted at enterprise customers - hence the content creation focus and Windows 7 - while two $499 to $599 10-inch Eee Pads will take on the consumer side from March 2011. One will run Windows 7 on Intel Oak Trail chips, while the other will run Android on NVIDIa's Tegra 2. ASUS won't be the only ones with a tablet presence, either; ECS and MSI are also tipped to be bringing slates to the show. Read The Full Story

ASUS Eee Pad E121 makes video tease: 12″ Core i5 Windows 7 slate

Chris Davies, Dec 23rd 2010 Discuss [4]

ASUS is dropping some serious hints about its upcoming Eee Pad EP121 tablet, ahead of the slate's official debut at CES 2011 next month. According to the teaser video, the ASUS EP121 will have a 12-inch display and use an Intel Core i5 processor; that's up from the Core 2 Duo ULV chip we first heard back in May. There'll also be HDMI and USB connectivity, along with Windows 7. Video after the cut Read The Full Story

Viliv X7 & X10 Android tablets and X70 Windows 7 slate due at CES 2011

Chris Davies, Dec 21st 2010 Discuss [1]

Viliv has joined the crowd of companies promising tablets for CES 2011 next month, with both Android and Windows 7 models promised. The Viliv X7 Android Tablet and X10 Android Tablet are billed as offering "anywhere connectivity" (suggesting 3G or perhaps even 4G wireless) and the "longest battery life" respectively, with the X7 presumably having a 7-inch display while the X10 has a confirmed 10.2-inch display. Read The Full Story

Digital Storm’s new xm15 Laptop Switches Between Video Cards Automagically

Chris Burns, Dec 20th 2010 Discuss [1]

Behold, a new computer from Digital Storm. This is the xm15, a sweet light notebook utilizing NVIDIA's Optimus Hybrid Technology. Its speedy and excellent they say, not least of all because of its GT 425M 1GB video card and the hybrid technology which allows it to switch between its two graphic processors automatically and completely seamlessly so there's no interruption in operation. Read The Full Story

Samsung Gloria & Dell tablets to star in Ballmer’s CES 2011 Microsoft keynote?

Chris Davies, Dec 14th 2010 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is tipped to present a number of new tablet PCs during CEO Steve Ballmer's CES 2011 keynote, with brands including Samsung and Dell expected to provide hardware running the Windows OS. According to the New York Times sources, one of the devices is a Samsung slate that's "similar in size and shape to the Apple iPad, although it is not as thin. It also includes a unique and slick keyboard that slides out from below for easy typing"; that fits in with rumors of the Samsung Gloria, a 10-inch Windows tablet rumored last week. Read The Full Story

Intel expecting 35 Atom tablets in 2011; Dell’s Intel Android plans quietly deleted

Chris Davies, Dec 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Intel has announced manufacturer partners intending to produce 35 Atom-based tablets in 2011, with systems running Windows, Android and MeeGo all on the cards. CEO Paul Otellini confirmed the news at a tech conference this week, describing the two versions of Atom - Oak Trail and Moorestown - as targeted at Windows and Android/MeeGo tablets respectively. However, Intel has also been modifying its slide-deck since the presentation, removing mention of Dell from the Android-on-Atom column. Read The Full Story

OnLive launches game spectating on iPad along with Windows 7 apps

Shane McGlaun, Dec 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

The only time I have ever spent time watching someone else play games is when friends and I are sharing time on a game in my house or I am waiting to spawn into a multiplayer map on one game or another. I am not a big enough fan of any game to log on and watch people I don’t know play without the payoff of getting to play myself coming shortly. Read The Full Story