Amazon.com has slated a news conference for Wednesday, and media speculation focuses on the prospect that the Internet retailing major will unveil a tablet computer to compete with Apple Inc.’s market-dominating iPad. A new Kindle tablet would combine the retailer’s prominent electronic-book reader with connection to Amazon’s offerings of MP3 music and digital videos. And the media talk says the tablet will run on Google’s Android operating system, which means access to the Android applications at Amazon’s app store. The Wall Street Journal’s sources say the new tablet will have a roughly 9-inch screen; other reports say a 7-inch or 10-inch display is likely. Wednesday
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Microsoft have possibly shown off a Windows 8-based tablet at TechEd with a report from IT consultant Alan Burchill, an attendant at Tech Ed in New Zealand. Burchill says that Microsoft would be giving out these tablets to attendees at an “upcoming Microsoft event,” but since the news has gone live, it has disappeared unfortunately. 
Microsoft have of course, not commented on the story, but considering Windows 8 is going from strength to strength, it is not that out of the question. Microsoft also said during TechEd that there are quad-core, Windows 7-based slates coming later this year which are set to sport a 10-inch HD screen, be capable of 1080p playback and have an impressive eight hours of battery life. < Read more…
Back in July, we reviewed the Toshiba Thrive tablet. Reviewer Russel Holly said the tablet was great for actually getting stuff done, instead of just using it for entertainment purposes like most other tablets. The tablet, thanks to features like a USB port and full-sized HDMI, is more like a keyboard-less computer than anything else. And, at just $480, it was priced well under the iPad 2.
However, with any new product, most of us have the mindset of “we’ll wait for the second version to make sure they’ve got all the kinks ironed out.” According to Italian site Notebook Italia, the Thrive’s successor may be soon on its way with a thin, metal and glass body, unlike the rubber-clad Thrive. The succe
The Los Angeles Angels and T-Mobile are teaming up to offer a whole new experience at the ballpark. Now, you can rent a tablet at Angel Stadium that is designed to give you an “out-of-this-park experience.” Fans can rent either a T-Mobile G-Slate or Samsung Galaxy Tab for $10. With the rental, you’ll get a game-day program, content from the Zinio magazine app, access to T-Mobile TV (on the T-Mobile G-Slate only), and access to T-Mobile’s network. What do you think? C
In all the excitement and rush of the moment, we forgot to tell you guys that in addition to the IdeaPad Tablet K1 and the Windows 7 IdeaPad Tablet P1, Lenovo also unveiled the ThinkPad Tablet for Business uses and just like the IdeaPad Tablet K1 it also runs the Android 3.1 Honeycomb OS. The ThinkPad Tablet promises a business-class experience to its users with a combination of media and entertainment. Read more…