And having worked with Samsung over the last year, Flipboard is optimized for Samsung's tablet devices.
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And the company's tablet could be at a disadvantage because it only offers Wi-Fi, not cellular, connectivity.
Apple's tablet can also tap into the several hundred thousand apps already available for the popular iPhone too.
Holbrook from using HP's tablet in a somewhat unexpected setting: the MRI lab.
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Amazon's tablet will have a roughly nine-inch screen and will run on Google's Android platform, said people familiar with the device.
But the Asus MeMo did quite poorly, lasting only 5 hours and 27 minutes, almost 3 hours less than Amazon's tablet.
In fact, Google's tablet responds as quickly and scrolls as smoothly as just about any tablet I've seen, no matter the size.
Cyberlink, best known for its ubiquitous PowerDVD software, is among those preparing for Win8's tablet assault with some touch-optimized video editing software.
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HTC's tablet, with its 7-inch touchscreen that requires glasses for 3-D viewing, is called the EVO View 4G and will be available on Sprint.
Current research indicates that over 75% of today's tablet owners have increased their mobile device usage over the traditional laptop or desktop computer for both work and play.
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Which is where the booming children's tablet market comes in.
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London 19th February 2013: Canonical today presented Ubuntu's tablet interface - the next step towards one unified family of experiences for personal computing on phones, tablets, PCs and TVs.
Citing the slate's "minimalist, modern form, " presiding judge Johanna Brueckner-Hoffmann determined that Samsung's tablet bears a "clear impression of similarity" with the iPad 2, thereby meriting a nationwide ban.
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Many who've been following Microsoft's tablet efforts for years will have a soft spot for the Courier, a creative-focused device axed because it didn't fit the Windows puzzle.
India's tablet computer market is still nascent compared with other parts of the world but is growing, with telecommunication companies rolling out high-speed Internet networks using third-generation and fourth-generation communication technology.
An earlier portrait of the second quarter's tablet market share made it quite clear that the iPad was on a rebound, if it was ever in a slump to start with.
Now, it's hard to tell if Keller is speaking from insider information or if he's just another member of the media convinced that Apple's tablet will be launched in the New Year.
Not to mention the fact that Gartner doesn't have such high expectations for QNX's tablet market share, nor RIM's long-term smartphone position -- and IDC indicates much of the same.
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Windows-based tablets of the past have always fallen short due to simply running out of gas in three to four hours, and today's tablet expectations are far different than even a few years ago.
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In earnest, Iwata offered up a smattering of additional details on the Wii U, with a finalized layout for the system's tablet-esque controller, the introduction of Miiverse social functionality and the promise of a bit of mobile device compatibility.
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Players shoot their way through a gory post-apocalyptic landscape with the help of the new Wii U's tablet-controller hybrid, called the GamePad, whose onboard screen and buttons can be manipulated to act as a sonar device to find oncoming bad guys, among other things.
"NBC Olympics Live Extra puts the London Olympic Games into the hands of America's tablet and smartphone user, enabling us to once again use advances in technology to provide the broadest possible access to the thousands of hours of Olympic competition", said Gary Zenkel, President, NBC Olympics.
It's a tablet, it's a PC, and it's a console.
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During the second quarter, Lenovo announced a breathtaking array of new products: ThinkPad X1 Carbon, ThinkPad T430u ultrabook, and ThinkPad Tablet 2, the company's first tablet specifically geared for Windows 8.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1: Along with a new batch of S Pen apps, owners of Samsung's latest tablet will also find a new system update that's ripe for the picking.
Sony's Xperia Tablet Z was a hot item at last week's Mobile World Congress because of its sleek design and functionality, with the ability to withstand getting wet a cool add-on.
The whole tablet follows the same folded magazine design of Sony's existing tablet, is splashproof and houses a 6, 000mAh battery that the slides suggest will manage 10 hours of WiFi-based web browsing.
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