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Ocosmos OSC1 Oak Trail tablet detailed: due Q1 2011

, Nov 29th 2010 Discuss [1]

Details on the Ocosmos OSC1 UMPC which Intel briefly flashed at IDF 2010 earlier this year have emerged, set to be one of the first Oak Trail devices assuming the company can find carriers willing to take it on. According to the spec sheet, the OSC1 will have either a 1.5GHz or 1.9GHz Oak Trail CPU running Windows 7, 400MHz GPU with HD decoding, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, and a 5-inch capacitive touchscreen running at 1024 x 768. Read The Full Story

Microsoft offers up festive Christmas Windows 7 themes

, Nov 26th 2010 Discuss [2]

With Thanksgiving come and gone it's time to start dragging out all those Christmas lights and decorations at home and in the office. I bet at least a few of you guys are the sorts who decorate their home and their office cubicle or desk with all sorts of lights and other stuff to make things look festive. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu 2011 tablet gets second outing [Video]

, Nov 25th 2010 Discuss [1]

Fujitsu has been talking more about its tablet plans for 2011, with a mock-up on show at Visit 2010 this week. Having shown off a couple of concepts last month - this appears to be one of them wheeled out for a second time - Fujitsu still aren't talking much in the way of specifications, but are promising a 10.1-inch screen and "best-in-class visibility from all sides and angles." Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Acer Windows 7 tablet to use AMD Bobcat APU confirm insiders

, Nov 25th 2010 Discuss [5]

Acer was pretty miserly with hardware details for their 10.1-inch Windows 7 tablet earlier this week, but that hasn't stopped specifications being pieced together. According to manufacturing sources talking to DigiTimes, the so-far unnamed Acer slate runs AMD's C-50 Ontario APU, aka the dual-core Bobcat CPU, with integrated Radeon HD 6250 graphics. Read The Full Story

Acer 10.1-Inch Windows 7 Tablet Announced, Due in February

, Nov 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

While Acer may have focused on Android for the majority of their announcement, not counting that dual-screen laptop, it looks like the company is also launching a Windows 7-based tablet into the market, beginning in early 2011. This tablet, which measures in at only 15mm thick and weighing in at only 2.2 pounds, is actually missing a lot of information, unfortunately. Including a name. Read The Full Story

Acer Alive: Next-Generation Store, Focuses on Real-Time

, Nov 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

While hardware is one thing, and even focusing on media sharing is another, Acer wasn't done until they managed to cover pretty much every interesting market there is to cover this morning. While still on stage, Acer managed to also unveil their brand new, next-generation digital storefront. Luckily enough, this one doesn't have the word "market" or "store" in the title. However, Acer's Alive may be unique enough to catch someone's attention, somewhere. The store, while similar in the content that it delivers, was created to make you feel like it is alive, as Acer wants it to focus on real-time interaction with the user. Read The Full Story

LG E-Note H1000B Windows 7 tablet gets official

, Nov 21st 2010 Discuss [1]

The LG E-Note H1000B tablet spotted crossing the FCC earlier this month has made its official debut in Korea. Fronted by a 10.1-inch 1366 x 768 resistive touchscreen (complete with a stylus), the H1000B runs Windows 7 Starter Edition on an Intel Atom 1.1GHz Z510 or 1.6GHz Z530 processor, paired with 1GB of RAM, a 16GB SSD and optional WiMAX (sadly not integrated, but bundled as a separate modem). Read The Full Story

Dell Inspiron Duo official: $549 from early December [Video]

, Nov 18th 2010 Discuss [3]

Dell has come clean on the Dell Inspiron Duo convertible hybrid netbook/tablet, which will begin shipping in the first week of December 2010. The 10.1-inch tablet will kick off at $549, which gets you Intel's dual-core Atom N550 processor paired with 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard-drive and Broadcom's Crystal HD video accelerator; the display, meanwhile, is a 1,366 x 768 capacitive touchscreen. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Fujitsu multitouch resistive touchscreens bring cheap pinch-zooming to Windows 7 notebooks

, Nov 17th 2010 Discuss [1]

In the touchscreen pecking order, resistive panels have found themselves with a bad rap compared to their fashionable capacitive cousins. However, Fujitsu is hoping to change all that, with a range of 5.6-, 7- and 12.1-inch resistive touchscreen panels that are capable of recognizing multitouch gestures but also working with gloved fingers or passive styluses. Read The Full Story

HP Mini 1103 netbook due December from $299

, Nov 15th 2010 Discuss [3]

HP has pushed out a new netbook, the HP Mini 1103, targeted at businesses and mobile users and expected to drop this December for $299. Powered by Intel's Atom N455 (1.66GHz) and N475 (1.83GHz) processors, the Mini 1103 has a 10.1-inch WSVGA display, up to 2GB of RAM, either 160GB or 320GB 7,200rpm hard-drives and GMA 3150 graphics. Read The Full Story

Mintpass dual-screen Android/Win 7 tablet tipped for 2011

, Nov 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

Mintpass still hasn't got around to delivering the 7-inch Android tablet they talked about back in 2009, but it seems they've already moved on to more interesting things. According to CNET Asia, the Korean company is working on a dual-screen clamshell tablet, similar in form-factor to the Toshiba Libretto W100, but dual-booting between Windows 7 and Android and launching in the first half of 2011. Read The Full Story

Microsoft admits tablets are cannibalizing netbooks

, Nov 4th 2010 Discuss [1]

Microsoft has publicly admitted that tablets are cannibalizing netbooks, finally agreeing with what analysts, pundits and the general public have been saying for the past twelve months. SeattlePI sat down with Microsoft's general manager for Windows product management, Gavriella Schuster, who confirmed that netbooks are "definitely getting cannibalized." Read The Full Story
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