The HP Tablet: WebOS, Windows, or Android?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 10/11/2010

This much we know. HP is readying a webOS-based tablet unofficially dubbed the PalmPad for release early next year. Things get very muddled, however, when the talk turns to HP's Android tablet and Windows tablet PC plans.

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How Will the RIM PlayBook Fare Against the iPad and Android Tablets?

By Jacqueline Emigh | 9/29/2010

In rolling out the new BlackBerry PlayBook this week, RIM co-CEO Michael Lazaridis dubbed the long-rumored device "the world's first professional tablet." And while the PlayBook sports a lengthy list of competitive specs, it's clear that unaddressed features will figure into RIM's ability to take on the iPad.

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RIM Unveils BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet

By Jamison Cush | 9/27/2010

It's not a BlackPad, and it's certainly not a SurfBook. RIM has puts those BlackBerry tablet rumors to sleep by unveiling the PlayBook, a seven-inch tablet (1024 x 600) sporting a 1 GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and the new BlackBerry Tablet OS that supports multitasking.

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Kno Announces Single-Screen Tablet

By Greg McGowan | 9/27/2010

Kno Inc. has announced its intentions to release a single-screen tablet PC around the same time later this year as its dual-screen LCD tablet.

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RIM BlackBerry Tablet Coming Next Week?

By Jamison Cush | 9/22/2010

RIM could announce its rumored BlackBerry tablet as early as next week at a BlackBerry dev conference in San Francisco. The tablet is said to run a new QNX operating system, sport a seven-inch touchscreen as well as a Marvell chipset, and have one or two built-in cameras.

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ViewSonic Announces ViewPad 7 Tablet

By Greg McGowan | 8/31/2010

ViewSonic has announced its ViewPad 7 tablet-phone hybrid. The seven-inch Android device has standard features that one would expect from a tablet and a phone. The question is whether this will be enough to capture consumers' favor.

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BlackBerry BlackPad to Run QNX OS?

By Jamison Cush | 8/20/2010

RIM is turning to QNX Software Systems for its BlackBerry tablet operating system, a company RIM acquired in April that is best known for automotive and industrial software but counts Cisco Systems as one of its customers.

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HP Releasing webOS Tablet in Q1, Windows 7 Tablet Coming Soon

By Jamison Cush | 8/20/2010

Finally, an HP exec goes on the record with some solid tablet news. HP VP Todd Bradley said during HP's Q3 earnings call that the company plans a Q1 release for the webOS tablet, possibly called the PalmPad, and a Windows 7 tablet PC will be coming soon.

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Dell Streak Priced, Available Friday

By Jamison Cush | 8/10/2010

Dell today announced the Streak, their 5-inch tablet/smartphone, will be available for order Friday and will cost $300 with a two-year AT&T contract, $550 without.

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Rumor: HP Releasing webOS Tablet in Early 2011

By Jamison Cush | 8/10/2010

A day cannot pass without an HP tablet rumor surfacing. This time the fine folks at Engadget have the scoop, claiming that they've heard from trusted sources that HP will release a webOS-powered tablet in Q1 2011.

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BlackBerry Tablet Could Be Named the BlackPad

By Ed Hardy | 7/29/2010

Rumors that smartphone-maker RIM is working on a BlackBerry tablet computer jumped up a notch this week when the company purchased rights to the domain name "BlackPad.com". This device will supposedly offer a 7-inch display, 1 GHz processor, and dual cameras.

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Motorola To Introduce a 10-Inch, Android OS-based Tablet this Fall

By Ed Hardy | 7/27/2010

Motorola is reportedly going to introduce its first tablet computer running Google's Android OS late this fall. At this point, details are scanty, but this device will supposedly have a 10-inch display.

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