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GammaTech Serves Up Semi-Rugged Durabook CA10 Tablet for $1,299

Posted 04/02/2013 at 1:14pm | by Paul Lilly

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The Durabook CA10 doesn't mind short drops up to four feet.

GammaTech on Tuesday announced that its semi-rugged and ultra-mobile Durabook model CA10 tablet is now available to purchase. That's provided you're willing to spend $1,299 (MSRP) on a slate that's built for people who don't work in typical office environments. Unlike your run-of-the-mill tablet, the Durabook CA10 meets various military standards for dust, water, drops, shock, and temperatures as low as 0 degrees.

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New Windows 8 Hardware Guidelines Point to Smaller Tablets

Posted 03/30/2013 at 1:28am | by Pulkit Chandna

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Microsoft has lowered the minimum resolution requirement for Windows 8 devices

When it comes to tablets, the ferocity of competition seems to be inversely proportional to the screen size. But ignoring smaller form factors is not easy — as was all too obvious when market leader Apple launched the 7.9-inch iPad Mini despite being indisposed to the idea initially. Now, a new development suggests that Microsoft also wants Windows 8 OEMs to join the sub-eight-inch tablet fray.

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Razer Edge Gaming Tablet Ships with Steam Software Pre-Installed

Posted 03/28/2013 at 9:20am | by Paul Lilly

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At least you won't have to worry about installing Steam.

Razer is pretty stoked to let the world know that its Edge tablet for gamers will soon come pre-installed with Valve's Steam software, enabling users to more quickly tap into their existing games library. Of course, you could always download Steam yourself, but hey, we'd rather see Steam sitting there than a bunch of trialware and other bloat that OEMs sometimes like to load their systems with. Still, we have reservations about the Edge.

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Barnes & Noble Offers Free Nook Simple Touch with Nook HD+ Purchase

Posted 03/25/2013 at 9:03am | by Paul Lilly

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Why pick one or the other when you can have both?

It's never been more affordable to own a name-brand tablet than it is now, especially with the recent price cuts. To further sweeten the pot -- and to remind everyone that yes, it too offers a tablet -- Barnes & Noble recently announced that anyone who purchases a Nook HD+ tablet between March 24, 2013 and March 31, 2013 is eligible to receive a free Nook Simple Touch eReader. That might seem a bit redundant, but if you look at it from the angle of shopping for yourself and for someone else at the same time, you can kill two birds with one stone.

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Amazon Squashes $99 Kindle Fire HD Rumor

Posted 03/22/2013 at 8:49am | by Paul Lilly

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A new Kindle Fire HD is in the cards, but it won't cost $99.

Tablet prices have fallen sharply in the past year or so, and Amazon is a big reason why. It wasn't until the original Kindle Fire debuted that there was an affordable, name brand alternative to the iPad, along with proof positive that there does indeed exist a market for 7-inch slates. Fast forward to today and there are rumors of $99 tablets on the horizon, including one from Amazon, though don't hold your breath waiting for a lower priced Kindle Fire HD.

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Microsoft Surface Tablet Sales Nothing to Brag About

Posted 03/15/2013 at 11:23am | by Paul Lilly

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Microsoft needs to reexamine its Surface RT/Pro strategy.

Redmond, we have a problem. Citing "people with knowledge of [Microsoft's] sales," Bloomberg is reporting Surface tablet shipments in the neighborhood of just 1.5 million units, indicating a lethargic start for the company's foray into modern day tablets. This isn't what Microsoft envisioned when it redesigned and re-imagined Windows specifically with touchscreen devices in mind.

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Dell XPS 18 All-In-One is Also a Tablet

Posted 03/13/2013 at 6:35am | by Paul Lilly

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Dell's XPS 18 falls into the 'portable all-in-one' category.

It used to be that touch support was a unique characteristic of all-in-one systems, but with Windows 8 encouraging PC makers to embrace touchscreen panels on all their systems, it no longer stands out. Not by itself, anyway. Dell found a new way to stand out from the crowd with its XPS 18, a portable all-in-one system that doubles as a gigantic tablet. It has an 18.4-inch Full HD 1080p (1920x1080) capacitive touchscreen display that, when folded down, is a slate that's twice as large as Apple's iPad.

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Acer Softens Stance on Windows RT, Preps Tablet for 2013

Posted 02/27/2013 at 9:50am | by Paul Lilly

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After delaying the launch of a Windows RT tablet, Acer is now ready to make the jump.

Acer has been outspokenly critical of Microsoft's decision to launch its own brand Windows 8/RT hardware, but that isn't the only reason the OEM has yet to release a Windows RT tablet of its own. The Taiwanese computer maker decided it was best to take a wait-and-see approach, allowing Microsoft to be the guinea pig. Apparently satisfied with what it saw, Acer says it plans to release a Windows RT tablet of its own sometime later this year.

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Razer Edge Gaming Tablet Available For Pre-order March 1

Posted 02/26/2013 at 11:21am | by Paul Lilly

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Pricing for the Core i5/i7-based Razer Edge will start at $1,000.

Gaming peripheral maker Razer today announced that its Razer Edge tablet will available for pre-order starting March 1, 2013 at precisely 12:01 AM Pacific. Purchased units will ship to consumers sometime in the same month, though Razer didn't announce an official launch date. Pricing for the Razer Edge starts at $1,000 for an Intel Core i5 dual-core (1.7GHz) foundation with 4GB of DDR3-1600 RAM and Nvidia GeForce GT 640M LE graphics.

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Surface Pro Bombs iFixIt's Teardown Analysis

Posted 02/13/2013 at 9:46am | by Paul Lilly

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iFixIt's teardown of the Surface Pro reveals that it's even more difficult to service than Apple's iPad.

Our diabolical friends at iFixIt gave Microsoft's Surface Pro notebook/tablet the teardown treatment, and as always, they documented the surgery with plenty of pics every step of the way. It's a given that you need nerves of steel to tear into some of the devices that end up on iFixIt's operating table, and that's especially true of the Surface Pro, which scored a measly 1 out of 10 on iFixIt's Repairabilty scale (the higher the score, the easier it is to service).

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