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HP gives app developers access to webOS 3.0
Posted on March 31st, 2011 No comments
HP have provided developers with a development kit for their new operating system – webOS 3.0.The OS will not feature on a tablet until the new TouchPad device is released in the summer, but HP hope that by giving developers a head start they can provide TouchPad users with a range of useful and unique applications.
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Asus Eee Pad Transformer undercuts iPad 2 on price
Posted on March 31st, 2011 2 comments
Asus will release their first Android Honeycomb tablet in the UK on April 6th, a fortnight behind the iPad 2.Presales have already begun for the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, which costs £380; £19 less than Apple’s latest tablet.
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RIM’s research spending exposed
Posted on March 30th, 2011 1 commentC
anadian firm, RIM spent $1.35 billion on research and development in 2011 alone, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.These figures equate to a tripling of research and development expenditure by RIM since 2008. In that same three-year period, sales of RIM’s BlackBerry units did rise, although this has been blamed upon a general increase in interest across the smartphone market.
In fact, BlackBerry’s smartphone market share dropped 3.4% in 2010, from 19.7% to 16.3%; a reflection of the high-levels of choice now offered to smartphone consumers.
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Intel launch new and improved SSD series
Posted on March 30th, 2011 No comments
Intel have launched the SSD 320, a series of third-generation solid-state drives that the company say are more reliable and provide greater storage capabilities than their predecessors.The 320 series replaces Intel’s X25-M PC drive and is based upon a 25-nanometer flash memory process developed by IM technologies, a joint operation between Intel and Micron Technologies.
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Lenovo announce plans for LePad follow-up
Posted on March 30th, 2011 No comments
Lenovo have announced that they plan to follow up their new LePad tablet with the LePad 2 by October 2011. The LePad has not even been released in the UK yet.The company have described the follow up as a lighter and thinner second generation version of the LePad.
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Android Honeycomb apps in short supply as Motorola Xoom prepares for launch
Posted on March 30th, 2011 1 comment
Native apps for Google’s Android Honeycomb are still scarce as one of Honeycomb’s big hitters – the Motorola Xoom – prepares for a UK launch.Tech blogger, Justin Williams has identified just 20 applications specifically and exclusively designed for Honeycomb tablets available on the Android Marketplace, with the remainder being simply “upconverted” Android v2.0 apps.
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AMD prepare HD 6790 graphics card for release
Posted on March 29th, 2011 No comments
Chip manufacturers, AMD are preparing to launch their new graphics card – the HD 6790 – on April 5th.The 6790 was originally scheduled for release on March 31st, but AMD postponed the launch until April 5th.
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Research shows Brits ‘uninterested’ in tablet computers
Posted on March 29th, 2011 No comments
An expansive survey by analysts, TNS has discovered that only 17% of UK consumers would consider purchasing a tablet over the next six months.This was backed up by a similar survey conducted by broadbandgenie.co.uk, which found that just under 20% of Brits said they probably would purchase a tablet device.
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Lenovo predict tablet shipment problems due to memory-chip supply
Posted on March 29th, 2011 No comments
Tech firm, Lenovo are predicting potential problems with shipments of their new tablet – the LePad – due to a shortage of memory chips.The 1GB double data rate random access chips – or DRAMs – used by manufacturers worldwide, are predominately made in Japan, and supplies have fallen following the recent tragedies in the country.
Lenovo’s Vice President, Chen Xudong said that the problems with supply would not be limited to the Launch of Lenovo’s LePad and would effect the launch of devices from other manufacturers.
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Lenovo launches its LePad tablet in China
Posted on March 28th, 2011 No comments
Lenovo are the latest player to wade into the already crowded tablet market with the release of their LePad device.Unfortunately, phase one of the LePad’s launch covers only China, with the device scheduled to reach UK shelves by June.
