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Survey Suggest Huge Pent Up Demand for Windows 8 Tablets

Posted 02/08/2013 at 1:51pm | by Paul Lilly

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As many as 200 million IT workers may be holding out for the right Windows 8 tablet, Forrester says.

A war is brewing between Apple and Microsoft in the tablet space, but if you've read the initial reviews of Surface Pro, you might think it's a one-sided fight. Most reviewers agree that Surface Pro is too expensive, suffers from a short battery life, and is a niche product. However, there may be hundreds of millions of IT workers who are interested in what Surface Pro brings to the tablet.

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Don't Bank on Microsoft Launching a 7-inch Surface RT Model This Spring

Posted 02/07/2013 at 12:51pm | by Paul Lilly

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Surface RT's future is anything but clear.

Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet debuted to heavy criticism in the media, primarily over poor battery life and the high cost of ownership. Another factor that could ultimately affect sales is consumer confusion over what type of device the Surface Pro is, and that's something we suspect Microsoft will work on in the coming months. One thing Microsoft won't be pursuing, however, is another iteration of Surface RT, not in the short term, anyway.

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Wikipad 7-inch Android Tablet for Gamers Launches in Spring for $249

Posted 02/07/2013 at 11:11am | by Paul Lilly

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Inside and out, the Wikipad is primed for gaming.

It's safe to say that Steve Jobs was wrong about the 7-inch tablet category, which even Apple competes in these days (iPad mini). As times goes on, you can expect to see even more smaller size tablets enter the market place, including the 7-inch Wikipad, which is scheduled to launch in the Spring of 2013. The Wikipad is built on top of an Nvidia Tegra 3 SoC foundation and is essentially a smaller (and less expensive) version of its 10-inch sibling, though it's geared for gaming.

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IHS iSuppli: Microsoft Surface RT Sales Low, Returns High

Posted 01/31/2013 at 11:36pm | by Pulkit Chandna

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Microsoft Surface RT sales “significantly lower” than shipments

Microsoft has been mum on Surface RT sales ever since the Windows RT device first hit the market on October 26, 2012, even maintaining its deathly silence on the subject during its recent fiscal second quarter earnings call. There can be only one explanation for this: Surface RT sales have been low. So low, in fact, that the company is embarrassed even to talk about it.

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Low Prices are Driving Rapid Tablet Adoption, Where Does That Leave Surface?

Posted 01/31/2013 at 9:50am | by Paul Lilly

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IDC says tablet shipments grew by three quarters in 2012.

Analysts came up short in predicting just how popular tablets would be in 2012, which according to preliminary data from International Data Corporation (IDC) grew 75.3 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter. Tablet shipments topped 52.5 million units worldwide in Q4, and to put that number into perspective, the same research firm says PC shipments reached 89.8 million units in the same quarter.

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Microsoft's Surface Pro Tablet Touches Ground February 9 for $899

Posted 01/22/2013 at 2:01pm | by Paul Lilly

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Surface Pro wields a Core i5 processor and full support for legacy Windows applications.

After months of anticipation, Microsoft finally settled on a launch date for its upcoming Surface with Windows 8 Pro (Surface Pro from now on) tablet. It will be available in the U.S. and Canada starting on February 9, 2013, through all Microsoft retail stores, Microsoft's online store, and at Staples and Best Buy locations in the U.S., as well as from a number of un-named locations in Canada.

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Sony Launches Slim Xperia Tablet Z in Japan

Posted 01/21/2013 at 9:27am | by Paul Lilly

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Sony's newest Android tablet is just 6.9mm thin.

Technically speaking, Sony's newly unveiled Xperia Tablet Z is ever-so-slightly skinnier than Apple's iPad mini, measuring a scant 6.9 millimeters thin versus 7.2 millimeters. The difference in depth isn't exactly splitting hairs, which is measured in micrometers, but for all intents and purposes, the two tablets are comparable in thickness, or lack thereof. Unlike the iPad, however, Sony's tablet isn't afraid of a little water.

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7-inch MeMO Pad From Asus Delivers Jelly Bean Experience for Peanuts

Posted 01/14/2013 at 8:17am | by Paul Lilly

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And in this corner, featuring Android 4.1 and a $149 price tag: Asus MeMO Pad.

Perhaps because the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week was so heavily focused on Windows 8 devices and technologies, Asus chose to wait for the dust to settle before introducing its Android-powered MeMO Pad tablet. Or maybe Asus didn't want anything else to overshadow the fact that it's launching a 7-inch Jelly Bean tablet for just $149. Could this be the beginning of a new generation of low-cost Android slates?

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Samsung Loses Interest in Windows RT Tablets, What About You?

Posted 01/11/2013 at 2:21pm | by Paul Lilly

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After studying the market, Samsung decided now is not the time to launch a Windows RT tablet.

We don't know what the future holds for Windows RT tablets, but if we had to guess, well, it's probably not good. Overpriced and hamstrung by an operating system that can't run legacy applications, Windows RT tablets are of limited appeal, and at least one major vendor wants no part of it. For now, anyway, Samsung won't be launching a Windows RT tablet in the U.S. market.

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Dell Hits the Right Price with Latitude 10 Tablet Running Windows 8

Posted 01/11/2013 at 11:00am | by Paul Lilly

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Dell's Latitude 10 tablet starts at $499 and runs a full version of Windows 8.

For $499, Microsoft will sell you its Surface RT tablet, which delivers a gimped version of Windows 8 designed for ARM-based hardware. It's fine for running apps and surfing the web, but it doesn't support full fledged Windows applications, not unless you step up to a Surface Pro slate. The two problems there are availability and price; you can't yet buy a Surface Pro, and when it comes out, it will cost $899 or more. This is where Dell's new Latitude 10 tablet has a decided advantage.

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As many as 200 million IT workers may be holding out for the right Windows 8 tablet, Forrester says.

Surface RT's future is anything but clear.

Inside and out, the Wikipad is primed for gaming.

Microsoft Surface RT sales “significantly lower” than shipments

IDC says tablet shipments grew by three quarters in 2012.

Surface Pro wields a Core i5 processor and full support for legacy Windows applications.

Sony's newest Android tablet is just 6.9mm thin.

And in this corner, featuring Android 4.1 and a $149 price tag: Asus MeMO Pad.

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