Tag: tablets
Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci quits after boardroom clash
Acer President and CEO Gianfranco Lanci has stepped down from his post at the computing firm after clashing with fellow members of the board over the direction the company was taking. "Different views" caused the rift, with returned focus to…
Honeycomb tablet update will require new license, lots of hoop jumping for Android 2.x devices
Alongside news of a possible partnership between LG and Google to create the very first Google Nexus Tablet came whispers that will strike fear into the hearts of current Android tablet owners. The latest version of the Android OS, Android…
Apple iPad 2: The 5 Big Rival Tablets – Xoom, Playbook, Optimus Pad, TouchPad and Galaxy Tab
2010 may have made the word "tablet" a household computing term, but 2011is the year the tablet wars will really get interesting. Apple have now revealed the iPad 2 and it again is set to sell like hotcakes, but keep…
Apple power: 93% of tablets sold are iPads
The competition may be lining up their troops to march in on the tablet market, but so far Apple is very much the king of this particular technology mountain. Out of the 4.5 million tablets sold in the third…
VIDEO: MWC 2011 Top Ten Best In Show Phones and Tablets
As the dust settles over another Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona, it's time to reflect on the best new gear previewed at the 2011 event. From LG's 3D tablet to Facebook's tie-in with HTC, it's been a show that,…
HP TouchPad webOS tablet revealed
Remember the HP Slate? The will-it-wont-it-ever-be-released tablet that looked like the first true iPad rival, apparently killed off last year? Well it's been revised, revamped and renamed as the HP TouchPad, revealed today. Two flavours will be available; the larger…
Valentine's Day launch for iOS 4.3 iPhone update
It won't only be "love" in the air this February 14th but "over-the-air downloads" too, if rumours concerning Apple's latest iOS update are to be believed. MacStories are reporting that the latest build of the iOS operating system (version 4,3)…
3D LG Optimus Pad to debut at MWC 2011
LG have officially confirmed that their 3D Optimus Pad tablet device will be making its debut at this month's Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona. Though official details on the tablet's specs are slim, there are a few snippets we're…
VIDEO: Motorola Xoom tablet gets official trailer, still only "simulated" imagery
The Motorola Xoom tablet now has an official trailer to go along with the many plaudits it earned at CES this January. Set to be the first Honeycomb-enabled Android tablet to hit the market, the superpowered Xoom was considered by…
REVIEW: Linx Commtiva N700 Android tablet
Name: Linx Commtiva N700 Android tablet Type: 7 inch Android 2.2 tablet Specs: Click here for full specs Price: £244.29 from Tesco Any slate that's going to stand a chance of toppling the mighty iPad from its lofty perch…