News tagged with tablet laptop

Apple iPad outmuscles Android in global tablet sales

Apple's iPad outmuscled its Android-powered tablet computer rivals in early 2012, in a global market suffering from post-holiday hangover, a survey showed Thursday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (20) | comments 3

Intel backs ultra-light laptops with new age controls

US chip giant Intel on Monday heralded a coming wave of affordable high-powered, thin laptops that could double as tablet computers and be controlled by gestures or spoken commands.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Google's maps go indoors with new mobile feature

Google's next frontier in digital mapping will span the world's shopping malls and airports.

Technology / Software

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Iridium launches Wi-Fi hotspot for extreme roaming

Want to get email on your iPhone or BlackBerry in the middle of the ocean, or in the Arctic? Now you can - but it'll cost you.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Sales of new chip lift AMD to 2Q profit

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has been punished so hard for unexpectedly ousting its CEO more than 6 months ago that the second-quarter profit it posted Thursday gave investors a measure of confidence about its direction.

Technology / Business

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google-powered laptops to go on sale June 15 (Update)

The first laptops running on a Google-designed software system will go on sale in the U.S. and six other countries next month.

Technology / Software

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Rumors about two new Sony laptops abound

(PhysOrg.com) -- Is Sony trying to out Macbook the Macbook? That is the rumor floating around the tech world today. According to a rumor report, first put out by Sony Insider, the company is allegedly working ...

Electronics / Hardware

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Tablet computers come of age in 2010 with iPad mania

Yearning for an Internet-linked gadget bigger than a smartphone but smaller than a laptop merged with always-connected lifestyles to make tablet computing a defining trend for 2010.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 12, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Taiwan Computex to showcase laptop-tablet hybrids

(AP) — Taiwan's struggling computer makers will use next week's Computex show to promote a new generation of ultra-thin laptops that might be their last hope of turning back the seemingly unstoppable ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Yahoo CEO to outline his strategy with 1Q results

(AP) -- Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is expected to elaborate on his turnaround plans when the beleaguered Internet company releases its first-quarter results.

Technology / Business

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Tablet computers added to British inflation 'basket'

Tablet computers like Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Tab have been added into the basket of goods used to measure official British inflation, the Office for National Statistics said Tuesday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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US iPad owners tend to be older, have money

US owners of iPads tend to be older and richer than people who buy rival tablet computers, according to a study released on Friday by NPD Group.

Technology / Business

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 15

High-tech gadget show opens doors in Vegas

The International Consumer Electronics Show kicked off on Tuesday with a dazzling array of high-tech gadgetry including ultra-thin laptops, snazzy smartphones, iPad rivals and flat-screen and 3D TVs.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Smartphone use to soar in Asia: Nielsen

Smartphone use is poised to soar in Asia bringing with it a dramatic change in how people there access information on the Internet, according to industry tracker Nielsen Company.

Technology / Business

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Intel updates Atom processor roadmap

(PhysOrg.com) -- Intel is one the biggest names in PC processors, if not the single biggest, but as is the way with all markets as new things come in the landscape can change in the blink of an eye. When the ...

Electronics / Hardware

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