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Tablet PC Articles for May of 2011

Below are the 95 Tablet PC articles for May of 2011

1. A Smart (phone) Approach to Improving Tablet PC Security 5/1/2011

Companies are taking a close look at tablets as they are added to the approved lists of internal IT departments. And tablet security may be

2. BlackBerry PlayBook Getting Video Chat and Facebook App, BBM Too UPDATE 5/2/2011

The BlackBerry PlayBook is taking two big steps toward becoming a more complete tablet as RIM today announced the PlayBook will soon have a

3. Griffin GuitarConnect Cable and iShred Live for iPad 2 Review 5/2/2011

Griffin Technology has developed a unique iPad 2 accessory: a cable that runs directly from a guitar into the tablet, potentially turning it

4. Amazon Buying a Ton of Tablet Parts? 5/3/2011

Amazon, currently one of the most successful eReader manufacturers in the world, is proceeding with unspoken plans to begin the development

5. Dual-Boot ViewSonic ViewPad 10 Gets Froyo Upgrade 5/3/2011

The ViewSonic ViewPad 10, a device that could appropriately be labeled as both a Windows and an Android tablet, is getting a major OS upgrad

6. Samsung Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi Hobbled with Weaker Processor, Bluetooth? 5/3/2011

Consumers on retail sites like Amazon.com and Circuit City's online store have made a clarion call against the Samsung Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi, cla

7. LG G-Slate Review 5/4/2011

The T-Mobile G-Slate with Google from LG is an 8.9-inch Honeycomb tablet with 3D capabilities. Does it offer enough to differentiate it from

8. ASUS Planning Quad-Core Nvidia Tegra 3 Tablet? 5/4/2011

It's being rumored that ASUS, which is just about to take a major plunge into the tablet market, plans to manufacture a tablet sporting the

9. Barnes & Noble NOOK Getting Astraware Games 5/4/2011

Now that the v1.2 update for NOOK Color has brought app support to the eReader/tablet, developers can begin creating new games and tools for

10. Intel Pushing into Mobile with Ivy Bridge 5/4/2011

Intel, the world's leading semi-conductor manufacturer, has clear designs to enter the mobile chip market. Newly developed Ivy Bridge techno

11. Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 Available for Pre-Order 5/4/2011

The Intel-chip-based Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 professional tablet has become available for pre-order on Fujitsu's website, coupling Windows 7

12. Rumor: RIM Working on 10-inch PlayBook 5/5/2011

RIM might be taking a page from the Samsung playbook and release a 10-inch PlayBook for the holiday season. Like the Samsung Galaxy Tab seri

13. Barnes & Noble to Announce New eReader 5/5/2011

Barnes & Noble has recently made statements that the NOOK manufacturer is on the cusp of releasing an all new eReader, and that an official

14. iPad 3 3D? 5/5/2011

The Apple iPad has a unique ability to generate rumors ahead of its time, and the iPad 3 is carrying on this proud tradition with recent gos

15. Qualify to Win an iPad 2 for Your iPinions 5/5/2011

In an effort to learn more about our readership, TechnologyGuide is participating with other sites across the TechTarget family to find out

16. Google Earth Optimized for Honeycomb Tablets 5/5/2011

Google has announced that it is releasing an update to Google Earth for Android that will optimize the service for Android 3.0 devices and a

17. B&N NOOK Color v1.2 Update Review 5/6/2011

Barnes & Noble is calling the NOOK Color the "reader's tablet" due to its latest firmware update. Along with Android 2.2 (Froyo), the NOOK C

18. Sprint Not Selling BlackBerry PlayBook Yet 5/6/2011

Sprint has been all over the place in regards to its launch of the BlackBerry PlayBook. But it looks like the carrier still hasn't worked th

19. Best Buy Charging $80 for HTC Flyer Stylus 5/6/2011

Reports and preorder pages indicate that the HTC Flyer will not be sold with a stylus included, and the digital pen will retail for $80.

20. Archos Upgrades Win 7 Archos 9 Tablet 5/7/2011

Archos has announced an updated Archos 9, with an upgraded Atom processor (1.2 GHz Z515) and 32GB solid-state drive. The original Archos 9 h

21. Tablet Security Creates Headaches for Businesses, but There's a Cure 5/8/2011

There are close to 40 different tablet PC systems available or ready to jump into the tablet market. The problem is these mobile devices can

22. HP Announces EliteBook 2760p Convertible Business Tablet 5/9/2011

HP has officially confirmed the newest member to its line of business convertibles: the HP EliteBook 2760p, a heavy hitting Windows 7 device

23. ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Review 5/9/2011

ASUS put some effort into distinguishing its first Honeycomb slate, the Eee Pad Transformer, from the pack. Instead of merely shipping a 10.

24. Xplore Unveils iX104C5 Line of Rugged Tablets 5/9/2011

Xplore has just announced five new rugged tablets that will provide professionals in unique, unusual, and particularly trying environments w

25. HTC Prepping 10-inch Tablet? 5/10/2011

An image purportedly showing the HTC Puccini has leaked, suggesting HTC is following up its 7-inch Flyer/EVO View 4G Android tablet with a 1

26. Xoom Users Get Exclusive First Access to Google Music Beta UPDATE 5/10/2011

Google is preparing to launch a new cloud-based music service known as Music Beta. The intriguing new service, set to compete with the Amazo

27. Google Announces Honeycomb 3.1, Ice Cream Sandwich Too 5/10/2011

Google today announced the first major update to Honeycomb, fittingly dubbed Honeycomb 3.1. Enhancements include an updated task switcher, w

28. Toshiba Honeycomb Tablet Delayed 5/11/2011

Remember that Honeycomb tablet Toshiba debuted at CES and then teased online, the tablet that at various points sported the moniker Toshiba

29. T-Mobile Trademarks Name SnapPad for a Tablet Device 5/11/2011

T-Mobile has filed with the U.S. Patent Office to trademark the name "SnapPad." T-Mobile has been aggressively growing its tablet lineup, an

30. Analysts: Tablet Cannibalization Could Be Overblown 5/11/2011

While iPads and other tablets are indeed eating into sales of other PCs, the "cannibalization" might not be as extensive -- or at least as u

31. Cisco Cius Tablet Coming to AT&T 5/11/2011

AT&T has officially announced that it will carry the Cisco Cius, a completely enterprise-oriented Android tablet that hopes to be a bastion

32. Motion Computing Taking Orders for CL900 Rugged Tablet 5/11/2011

Motion Computing is now retailing its rugged CL900 tablet, which debuted way back at CES and hopes to capture a customer base amongst enterp

33. Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet Review 5/12/2011

The ThinkPad X220 Tablet is Lenovo's latest convertible laptop. As part of Lenovo's ThinkPad X series refresh, this Windows 7 tablet feature

34. ViewSonic Set to Anounce 7x, A 7-Inch Honeycomb Tablet 5/12/2011

ViewSonic's last foray into Android was a device that was outdated out of the box. When ViewSonic's next tablet arrives, however, it's posit

35. Samsung, LG Showing off Tablet Displays of the Future 5/13/2011

Samsung is set to show off a 10.1-inch LCD panel sporting a whopping 2,560 x 1,600 resolution (300 dpi), which could be available for commer

36. Fujitsu Planning Sliding and Folding Convertible Tablets 5/13/2011

News has just come out about two anticipated, very different tablets from Fujitsu. Both will feature keyboards; however one will be a Window

37. Barnes & Noble Extends NOOK for Android to Tablets 5/13/2011

A recent update to the NOOK for Android app and NOOK Newsstand has brought several improvements to the services from Barnes & Noble, not the

38. Griffin Technology iPad 2 Case and Accessory Review Roundup 5/14/2011

There are many iPad 2 cases and accessories on the market, but which offer the best protection and utility? Today we look at three from Grif

39. Android Looks To Trump iPads with Robots, Other Cool 'Accessories' 5/14/2011

Through a pair of intertwining initiatives, Android tablets and other gadgets now look set to get a big leg up against Apple due to new and

40. HTC Flyer Available for Preorder 5/14/2011

The HTC Flyer tablet is now available for preorder from Best Buy. The seven-inch Android tablet is priced $500 and does not ship with the s

41. RIM Recalling Some Busted PlayBooks? UPDATE 5/15/2011

Rumor has it that RIM is recalling nearly 1,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets that, according to a leaked Staples memo, RIM has "determined to

42. NOOK Color App Downloads Hit One Million 5/16/2011

After just a few weeks with NOOK Apps available to NOOK Color users, Barnes & Noble has announced that one million applications have been do

43. Armor X10gx and X7 Rugged Tablets Available on Verizon Network 5/16/2011

DRS Technologies, manufacturers of the Armor line of rugged tablets, has announced that it has managed to utilize the internal WWAN capabili

44. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 First Look Review 5/16/2011

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is lining up to be the next big Android tablet when it ships next month. How will it compare with the Honeycomb

45. HTC Puccini Details Emerge 5/16/2011

Further details have emerged on what is expected to be the next tablet offered by HTC (and the first full-sized tablet from the company), in

46. Samsung Galaxy Tab Getting OS Update, But Not Honeycomb 5/16/2011

The Samsung Galaxy Tab will finally be receiving an operating system update, but not to Google's Honeycomb tablet OS.

47. Back to the Future: Episodes One and Two Review 5/17/2011

Telltale Games has established themselves as the go-to company for adventure games, but "Back to the Future" is only one of a handful of tit

48. Acer 7-inch Honeycomb Tablet Delayed 5/17/2011

Acer has delayed their 7-inch Honeycomb tablet, the Iconia Tab A100, until the second half of 2011.

49. What's Up With the Amazon Android Tablet? 5/17/2011

There is so much smoke surrounding the Amazon tablet that it's wise to think this fire is for real. However, until recently much of the spe

50. Mobile Device Policy Needed as 'Back Door' Tablets Present Risks 5/17/2011

Tablet PCs may be a boon to worker productivity, but they are striking fear into the hearts of IT departments and others charged with their

51. Barnes & Noble Making Special Announcement on May 24 5/17/2011

Barnes & Noble has sent out official invitations to an event on May 24, where the eReader manufacturer and bookstore giant will almost certa

52. Microsoft Making Four ARM-Friendly Windows 8 Versions: UPDATE x2 5/17/2011

It looks like someone at Intel has loose lips as a company exec let slip Microsoft plans to release multiple versions of its next Windows op

53. Best iPad Navigation Apps 5/18/2011

Tons of navigation apps are currently available on the App Store. TabletPCReview takes a look at some of the best budget apps available that

54. Enterprises Adopting iPad First, Tablet Strategy Second 5/18/2011

A recent survey on tablets in the enterprise has produced some surprising statistics. TabletPCReview spoke with one of the men behind the su

55. eReader News Roundup: Aluratek and Pandigital Introduce New eReaders, New Kindle Sells Well 5/18/2011

This week in eReader news will see three new devices hitting the market, as well as the supreme success of Amazon's experimental, ad-based K

56. Fujitsu LifeBook T901 Now on Sale 5/18/2011

Fujitsu has recently tweeted that its professional, high-end Windows 7 LifeBook T901 tablet is now available to customers. This convertible

57. BlackBerry PlayBook Selling Well 5/18/2011

Analysts are reporting that the BlackBerry PlayBook has sold well over its past month of availability, and that since the PlayBook's launch

58. Intel Chips to Be Featured in 10 Tablets at Computex 5/18/2011

Intel continues to assert that its chips will soon have a greater presence in tablets, and we may be seeing some proof of that come May 31,

59. iPads, Honeycomb Tablets Get a Rain of Office Productivity from Cloud 5/19/2011

As increasingly usable office productivity tools make their way to iPads and other tablets, two companies -- Soonr and Byte -- are doing sep

60. Dell Streak Pro Specs and Pics Leak 5/19/2011

Dell Streak Pro specs have leaked, confirming most of what was already assumed about the device, namely, it will be a 10-inch Honeycomb tabl

61. Logitech Announces Tablet Keyboard Cases 5/19/2011

Tech accessory manufacturer Logitech has announced that it will soon be selling two new high-end tablet keyboard accessories, providing the

62. Acer Iconia Tab A500 Review 5/19/2011

The Acer Iconia A500 is yet another 10.1-inch Honeycomb tablet. It sports a NVIDIA dual-core processor and similar specs as rival devices. S

63. The Infinity Blade Update: Hands-On Review 5/20/2011

The massive update for Infinity Blade is here, bringing with it a bunch of new features, but none as important as the all-new multiplayer ar

64. HP TouchPad Pricing Leaks 5/20/2011

The HP TouchPad may match the Apple iPad 2 in at least one department: pricing. According to a leaked Walmart internal document, the 32GB To

65. HTC Flyer Release Date Announced 5/20/2011

Best Buy, the exclusive retailer of the HTC Flyer 7-inch tablet with pen-input technology, has announced an official launch date for the dev

66. Armor X7 Rugged Tablet Review 5/21/2011

The Armor X7 box instructs, "handle with care." Surely, that is meant to be ironic, because this is one tough tablet meant to go places the

67. Apple Wireless Keyboard Review 5/23/2011

The Apple iPad's on-screen keyboard is a handy way to make status updates or write short emails, but if you want to enter large amounts of t

68. ASUS Teases Tablet for Computex 2011 5/23/2011

ASUS is the first tablet manufacturer out of the gate for Computex 2011, releasing several close-ups of a new device that will be debuted at

69. Analysts Split on iPad Shortage Following Foxconn Tragedy 5/23/2011

The May 20 explosion at Foxconn's Chengdu factory that killed three workers and injured at least 16 others, immediately halting the plant's

70. enTourage eDGe Goes Quietly into the Night 5/23/2011

The "world's first dualbook" has taken its final bow, as enTourage has officially closed the eDGe store and tacitly indicated the discontinu

71. Kobo Announces Kobo eReader Touch 5/23/2011

The new Kobo eReader Touch Edition has just been announced, which will feature six language options, a social reading aspect, and will match

72. Rumor: Acer to Soon Launch Intel-Based Honeycomb Tablet 5/24/2011

By all indications, Intel is serious about getting its Oak Trail chips into Android tablets, and a new rumor suggests Acer may have a 10-inc

73. Toshiba Could Be Halting Windows 7 Tablet 5/24/2011

It seems like Honeycomb will Thrive while Windows 7 might be faltering, at least where Toshiba is concerned. Reports have surfaced that the

74. Gateway Tablet Spotted; Possibly a Rebranded A500 5/24/2011

Gateway is planning on releasing an Android tablet that is apparently modeled after the recently released Acer Iconia A500 tablet.

75. Barnes & Noble Introduces All-New NOOK 5/24/2011

Barnes & Noble has just made its big eReader announcement, and it turns out that the newest device will be a continuation of the NOOK line t

76. Opera Mini 6 Browser Released for iOS 5/24/2011

Opera has announced and released the newest iteration of its mobile web browser for iOS, Opera Mini 6, which offers improvements to speed an

77. Amazon Intros Kindle with Special Offers 3G 5/25/2011

After the spectacular success of the Wi-Fi Kindle with Special Offers Amazon has decided to keep the unique sales strategy rolling, introduc

78. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Will Feature Android 3.1 at Launch 5/25/2011

The next addition to Samsung's lineup of Galaxy Tabs will apparently be featuring the latest tablet OS Google has to offer, with news breaki

79. All-New NOOK eReader First Look 5/25/2011

When Barnes & Noble rolled out a potential Kindle killer in the eReader space, TabletPCReview was there at the New York City launch for a ha

80. Reasons for Acer Iconia A100 Delays Revealed 5/25/2011

Last week Acer quietly announced that its proposed seven-inch Honeycomb tablet, the Iconia A100, would not be arriving in May as planned. A

81. DryCASE Tablet Water-Proof Case and Hard Candy Street Skin Review 5/26/2011

Let's take a look at two very different iPad 2 cases. One is a fully enclosed, water-tight case for beachgoers, pool loungers, boaters, and

82. HTC Puccini Could Arrive This June 5/26/2011

While it still lacks an official name (assuming it will not go to market as the "Puccini"), HTC's rumored 10-inch Honeycomb tablet has been

83. Nokia Still Has Plans to Release a MeeGo Device 5/26/2011

An executive at Nokia has said that the manufacturer's new partnership with Microsoft is not the end of MeeGo, and that tech-savvy consumers

84. Apple Asking Samsung for AMOLED Displays? 5/26/2011

Reports indicate that Apple has approached Samsung in a bid for the Korean manufacturers' active-matrix organic LED (AMOLED) displays, an ad

85. ASUS Launching Eee Pad Slider Soon 5/26/2011

ASUS has announced via its Facebook page that fans of the Eee Pad Slider need not despair. Despite the fact that news of the convertible has

86. Wacom Bamboo Stylus for iPad 2 Review 5/27/2011

Many contend that real tablets have pens, like the Wacom and N-trig supported Windows 7 business tablets, and unlike the pen-less iPad and i

87. Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet Listed on Retail Website UPDATE 5/27/2011

Even though it has been available for months in China, Lenovo has been very quiet about its US version of its Android-powered LePad tablet.

88. Google Android Honeycomb 3.1 Hands On Review 5/28/2011

The Honeycomb 3.1 update brings many new features and user interface refinements, including USB hosting, smoother transitions, and the abili

89. Tablet News Bits: Windows 8 May Demo Soon, Samsung Wants iPad 3, Motorola Readying Quad-Core Tablet 5/29/2011

With Computex and the D9 conference kicking off in the next few days, it looks like next week will be a busy one in terms of tablet news. Le

90. ASUS Unveils Padfone Tablet, Eee Pad MeMO 3D 5/30/2011

ASUS made the Padfone official by unveiling the docking Android smarphone and tablet combo at a press event to kick off Computex. The Eee Pa

91. ViewSonic, Gigabyte Announce Tablets at Computex 5/30/2011

We knew there would be dozens of tablets at Computex this year, and Gigabyte and ViewSonic have just added three more, including one running

92. Samsung Talks 4G Galaxy Tab and Apple Lawsuit 5/30/2011

Samsung is firmly behind Android for its tablets, according to the company's mobile chief, J.K. Shin, and is also looking at 4G LTE technolo

93. MSI Announces Windows and Android Tablets 5/30/2011

MSI is not letting ASUS and ViewSonic hog the tablet spotlight as it too has a handful of tablets to show off at Computex, which include two

94. MSI Debuts WindPad Enjoy 7 and Enjoy 10 at Computex 2011 5/31/2011

MSI has announced two budget Android tablets at Computex: the WindPad Enjoy 7 and WindPad Enjoy 10, both of which provide a tablet computing

95. Intel, ARM Jockeying for Position in Mobile Chip Market 5/31/2011

During his keynote speech at Computex 2011 Sean Maloney, Intel's Executive Vice President, highlighted the chipmaker's move to mobile and at