Blackberry PlayBook 2.0 Will Be Release on February 17th

A few days ago RIM has been promising to update BlackBerry OS 2.0 on Playbook. And RIM committed to launching Blackberry OS 2.0 on February 17. Looks like RIM is hoping to increase sales update Playbook tablets which had collapsed some time ago.

BlackBerry OS 2.0 Update on the Playbook will present a new e-mail client along with calendar and contact application that integrates with LinkedIn. In addition, some improvement can also be found on the BlackBerry Bridge. With RIM's recent roadmap leak shows that Canadian producers plan released two tablets of this year.

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Huawei Mediapad Will Update to Ice Cream Sandwich

Do you remember the MediaPad Huawei announced in November last year. MediaPad Huawei is one of the first to adopt the tablet device pre-loaded with Android 3.2 Honeycomb. And now Huawei will try the same strategy with Ice Cream Sandwich.

Because Huawei said, MediaPad will receive Android 4.0 update at the end of the first quarter, and new MediaPad will come with pre-loaded with Ice Cream Sandwich around the first quarter. In addition, Huawei will offer three new colors, shadow black, classic brown, and pink passion on the line-up colors that already exist.

"In the tablet market that is always defined by black and white, offer a more personalized look MediaPad colorful without requiring an external case," said Richard Yu, Chairman, Huawei Device. As we know, MediaPad has a 7-inch screen with 1280 x 800-pixel video that has been supporting full HD 1080p, dual-core 1.2GHz processor and Qualcomm's battery life up to six hours.

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4 Different Modes on Lenovo IdeaPad YOGA

Designed for the convergence of professional and personal lifestyle, IdeaPad YOGA is a ultrabook that blend of style and powerful with multi-touch tablets measuring 13.3 ".  Design of a patented two hinges YOGA is designed to allow the consumption and creation of content in an intuitive use of four positions - notebooks, tablets, stand, and the tent - in a single computer, and offers durability and higher stability compared to conventional convertible form factor.

YOGA is the thinnest convertible ultrabook in the industry that the thickness of only 16.9mm and weighs 1.47kg. Using the Intel Core processor family with the operating system Windows 8, YOGA support battery for 8 hours with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD. Form factor multi-mode flexible YOGA creates an ideal balance between creating and consuming content and at the same time offering the experience of optimal notebook and tablet in one device.

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Archos G9 Tablet will Run On Android 4.0 Soon

Archos is not a new name when talking about Android tablet, Archos unfortunately have no choice at an attractive price for the Archos 101 80 G9 and G9, and it seems the models will soon get an update Ice Cream Sandwich.

Archos in the South Hall at CES recently showcased a tablet G9 is able to run on Android 4.0. Reps have said that both G9 tablet will get the official update to ICS in the first week of February. This is consistent with what we heard earlier, that these tablets will get updates ICS in Q1 this year.

Apparently, if you're at CES, the demo unit was running Android Archos 4.0.1, but the update will bring it to Google 4.0.3. Archos also said the ICS to be pre-loaded on the version tab G9 in the next days officially.

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Lenovo IdeaTab S2, 10 inch Tablet with UI Mondrian

Lenovo announced the launch CES 2012 with a new 10-inch tablet that runs on Ice Cream Sandwich. With the launch of this tablet Lenovo has officially adopted the name of the tablet and the moon Pad, replacing IdeaPad be IdeaTab.

Lenovo IdeaTab S2 will have a laptop dock, and select the target consumers who need a tablet to help him in productivity. S2 will be a 10-inch tablet with a thickness of approximately 0.3 inches (7.6mm) and weighs 1.1 pounds (499g), so only a little thinner and lighter than Prime Transformer. S2 will pack a dual-core CPU Snapdragon MSM8960 S4 and will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

Lenovo also said it will use the User Interface Mondrian, and instead use Android's UI. With a laptop dock, S2 Lenovo claims a battery will last 20 hours. Unfortunately there are no further details regarding pricing and release to consumers who are interested in buying it.

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Toshiba Excite X10, 10 inch Tablet Thinnest and Lightest

With a size that is so thin and light, Toshiba Excite X10 will certainly have a tagline as the tablet 10 inch "thinnest and lightest", but before the official announcement of the tagline, X10 must compete against a claim from Lenovo IdeaTab S2.

S2 has been announced as a tablet 10 inches by 3 inches thick and weighs 1.1 pounds. While Excite X10 has the same thickness yaiitu 3 inches and weighs 1.2 pounds. Millimeter measurements become more precise measurements to show who is thinner.

However, it looks like Excite X10 has more cool hardware. This tablet will pack the TI OMAP 4330 processor, 1 GB of RAM, 5 MP camera 1.3 MP behind the back and behind. Unfortunately, the X10 will only be launched with Android 3.2 Honeycomb, but will get updates to Ice Cream Sandwich shortly after its release. Excite X10 Toshiba said it will launch in the U.S. in the first quarter of this year.

Excite X10 will be available with 16 GB version with a price of $ 529.99, we are assuming it is the price for WiFi only. Yet there are others on other models.

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HD Camera for Facetime in iPad 3 ?

Rumors about the iPad 3 began to enter overdrive mode, with the latest news iPad 3 mentioned will take over sales of iPad 2 as the best-selling tablets, although not many hardware specifications to be confirmed by Apple itself. It seems that Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge did tweet quite a lot of details from various sources about iPad 3, one of whom will receive news iPad 3 Facetime first HD camera placed in front, while the rear camera will also be increased more than the iPhone 4 or 4S, depending on the size of the lens .

 
Of course, in 2011 there were rumors that have circulated previously mentioned prototype next-generation iPad will have 8-megapixel camera, but the time may make iPad three slightly different specifications. There is also a statement from Horwitz that the iPad next generation will be 1mm thicker so that new hardware can be inserted easily, and I'm pretty sure that 1mm will not be visible to the eyes.

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Velocity Micro on CES 2012

Velocity Micro has introduced its foray of devices it will be presenting in this year’s CES next week. First on the list is the Cruz T507 tablet (pictured), a successor of its T408 slate. This budget Android 4.0 device features a Cortex-A8 1.2GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, HDMI out, a front-facing camera, and 8GB of internal storage. The T507 is priced at $150. 

 

That tablet has a bigger sibling named the T510. Apart from similar specifications from the T507, the Cruz T510 has an extra 2.7 inches of screen surface as well as a rear camera.

If tablets are not your thing, perhaps you fancy their ProMagix HD6000 workstation PC, which the company claims can outperform the Mac Pro. The sub $3,500 PC runs on top-end Xeon E5-2620 Hexa Core processor, a 32GB DDR3-1600 RAM, NVIDIA Quadpro 400 graphics chipset, 120GB SSD, and 1TB 7200 RPM drive. If you prefer something simpler, the VMUltra Drive PC comes with a 500GB external drive and a few more USB ports.

Lastly, Velocity Micro is set to launch its Shine pico projector, which sports HDMI and a 1:4:1 throw ratio, making it ideal for small spaces.

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One Laptop Per Child XO 3.0 tablet to be showcased at CES 2012

[CES 2012] Remember back in 2009 One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) announced that it would be introducing a low-cost tablet, the XO 3.0? Well the tablet was supposed to go in production in 2010, and then was announced as delayed last year to get better screens, However, it looks like 2012 is going to be the year the tablets are finally complete.

 

OLPC has announced that the XO tablet will be shown off at CES and will go into production after it is unveiled. The tablet will feature Marvell’s Armada PXA618 SOC, 512MB of RAM, an 8″ PixelQi 1024 x 768 display (LCD option also available) and will run on Android or OLPC’s own Sugar operating system (a customized version of Linux).

The tablet will be priced at $100 to keep it affordable – but take not that regular consumers won’t be able to purchase the tablets individually, unless of course you’re the government of a developing country.

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S7100, The Android Tablet Game

Want to try playing a game with a tablet computer?. Maybe you can try this tablet. JXD has just released the S7100, a 7-inch tablet and will be a special Tablet Android for Game. This device has a D-pad, Home Button, 800 x 480 screen touchsceen, the ARM Cortex A9 CPU, 512MB RAM, 16GB of internal storage.

You can navigate this tablet using touchscreen as usual or using the D-Pad. The tablet is good enough for play games like Metal Slug, Angry Birds, Plants vs. Zombies and Ninjas Fruites HD. In this tablet we will find a button that is similar to the PlayStation game console. With $139.99 at isharegifts.com you can have it, interest?

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