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

, Jul 22nd 2011 Discuss [5]

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

, 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

, 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

, 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

, Jun 30th 2011 Discuss [12]

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

, 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

, 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

, 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

, 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

, 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

Dell 7-inch QWERTY-slider tablet spotted; Dell Streak 10 Pro promised to China first

, Jun 9th 2011 Discuss [6]

Two slabs of Dell tablet news this morning, as a hitherto-unseen QWERTY prototype breaks cover and the company confirms that the 10-inch Dell Streak 10 Pro will make its official debut in China first, rather than the US or Europe. Dell VP and mobility manager John Thode told CNET that Android's immaturity and US carrier control were the main reasons for the staggered launch of the Streak 10 Pro, which will have a 10-inch 1280 x 800 display, 5-megapixel rear camera, and run NVIDIA's Tegra 2 processor. Read The Full Story

Dismissing Windows 8 as an iPad rival is premature

, Jun 2nd 2011 Discuss [70]

There’s a whole lot riding on Windows 8. Windows 7 may be the big player on the desktop, but when it comes to tablets Microsoft has carved itself a niche in the corner. The company has arguably been the longest proponent of the tablet form-factor – Windows XP Tablet Edition was released almost nine years ago – but in recent years its stylus-centric hardware has failed to gain traction amid iOS and Android models. Now, with its first demonstration of how Windows 8 will handle this new generation of tableteers, Microsoft is setting out its stall for where it sees the slate segment developing. Finger on the pulse or just plain out of touch?

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