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ViewSonic ViewPad 10pro dual-OS Android / Windows Tablet Detailed Further

Chris Burns, Aug 15th 2011 Discuss [5]

While we've been seeing this tablet pop up here and again over the past few months, it's today where we get the biggest amount of seemingly finalized information on the release of this bit of hardware. From the three-birds brand you and I have come to trust in monitor technology comes the ViewPad 10pro, a tablet capable of running Windows 7 with Android 2.3 Gingerbread as an application on top. This device is set to run such functionality on a single-core 1.5GHz Intel Atom processor Z670, a processor they say has been created specifically for tablet whose aim is to minimize power consumption at the same time as remaining small and thin. Read The Full Story

iBUYPOWER Launches Pro Series Line of Workstations

Chris Burns, Jul 28th 2011 Discuss [1]

Complete with 2nd Generation Intel Core i7 processors, RAID cards and NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards, iBUYPOWER keeps their title as a leading innovator of integrated solutions as they launch this new Professional Series line of workstations. Each of these workstations are fully customizable and tuned to just the right combination of gear to meet your needs as a creative professional. The best possible components, says Darren Su, Executive Vice President of iBUYPOWER, have been chosen in designing this Professional Series so that each industry's specific needs can be met. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu F-07C Windows 7 smartphone gets official launch date of July 23

Shane McGlaun, Jul 22nd 2011 Discuss [4]

The last time I mentioned the Fujitsu F-07C smartphone that is destined for NTT DOCOMO in Japan we were missing a few pertinent facts about the device. The big fact we were missing was when exactly the smartphone would hit the Japanese market. Fujitsu has offered that important fact for us now. The F-07C will hit Japan on July 23, which is tomorrow if you are counting. Read The Full Story

iPad stays top tablet: Faces growing Android challenge as Amazon circles

Chris Davies, Jul 21st 2011 Discuss [6]

Apple's iPad continues to dominate the tablet market, with global shipments up to 9.3m units according to the latest figures, though its percentage marketshare has declined by over 33-percent thanks to increasing competition from consumer-centric rivals. 61.3-percent of tablets sold worldwide run iOS, analysts Strategy Analytics calculate, with Android taking the lion's share of what remains, at 30.1-percent. Read The Full Story

Lenovo IdeaPad K1 and ThinkPad Tablets official, plus IdeaPad P1

Chris Davies, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [3]

Lenovo has officially announced a trio of slates, including the IdeaPad Tablet K1 and ThinkPad Tablet we saw leaked in press shots earlier, as well as the IdeaPad P1. The K1 and ThinkPad Tablets each run Android 3.1 Honeycomb on NVIDIA’s dual-core Tegra 2 processor, and are the first slates to be Netflix-certified; meanwhile, the IdeaPad P1 runs Windows 7 on a 1.5GHz Intel Atom processor.

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Microsoft Touts 400M Sales Of Windows 7, Admits To Dismal Sales Of Windows Phone 7

Rue Liu, Jul 11th 2011 Discuss [9]

Microsoft kicked off their annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Los Angeles today. CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage for the opening keynote to boast the company's Windows 7 accomplishments and to discuss a variety of other Microsoft products, including XBox, Bing, Windows 8, and Windows Phone 7. Read The Full Story

Acer Aspire One Happy 2 netbooks lose Android dual-boot option

Chris Davies, Jun 30th 2011 Discuss [10]

Netbook popularity may be fading the face of the tablet onslaught, but Acer knows what's needed to keep the segment afloat: fancy colors and endearing names. The new Acer Aspire One Happy 2 series offers Intel's dual-core N570 processor wrapped up in one of four bright colors - namely "Papaya Milk", "Strawberry Yoghurt", "Blueberry Shake" and "Banana Cream" - along with a 10.1-inch display and an 8hr battery. Read The Full Story

Fujitsu Lifebook TH40/D tablet postponed indefinitely

Chris Davies, Jun 24th 2011 Discuss [0]

Fujitsu has indefinitely postponed the release of its Lifebook TH40/D sliding-tilting tablet because of unspecified "development" delays. The TH40/D was originally expected to go on sale this month but, Akihabara News reports, Fujitsu has postponed that. Read The Full Story

Toshiba DX1215 all-in-one PC packs Full HD touchscreen, HDMI input

Chris Davies, Jun 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Toshiba's Satellite L750 isn't the only new piece of computing hardware from the company today; there's also a swanky new all-in-one PC. The Toshiba DX1215 has a 21.5-inch 1080p Full HD touchscreen, behind which lurks either a Sandy Bridge Core i5 or i7 processor and a 1TB 7,200 rpm hard-drive running Windows 7. Read The Full Story

Gigabyte S1080 Windows 7 tablet hits pre-order

Shane McGlaun, Jun 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

Back in late May, we talked about the interesting looking Gigabyte S1080 Windows 7 tablet that sports a USB 3.0 port. The tablet is interesting with Windows 7 allowing it to turn much of the software that you are used to on your notebook or desktop. The tablet packs in a 1.66GHz Atom N550 processor, has a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 multitouch display, 2GB of RAM, and weighs in at 0.9kg. The machine sounds a lot like a netbook in specifications. Read The Full Story

Lenovo ThinkPad Honeycomb tablet confirmed for August

Chris Davies, Jun 16th 2011 Discuss [0]

Lenovo has confirmed that it has two Android 3.x Honeycomb tablets in the pipeline for 2011, as well as a Windows 7 model for release later in the year. According to COO Rory Read, DowJones reports, Lenovo will have both a consumer slate - the IdeaPad K1 aka LePad - and an enterprise model falling under its ThinkPad heading, presumably the same tablet we saw leaked back in April. Read The Full Story

Archos 9 Tablet PC On Sale Now

Rue Liu, Jun 9th 2011 Discuss [1]

Although we all know that Microsoft is heading into tablets with a completely revamped Windows 8, some of us may be too impatient to wait several months until the first Windows 8 tablet hits the market. And if Android and iOS tablets don't suit your taste, then there are still tablets outfitted with Windows 7. In fact, Archos has just tweeted today an all new follow-up to their Archos 9 PC Tablet with some upgraded specs. Read The Full Story