The Mobile Word Congress is heating up, as Research In Motion announced two new 4G connection options for its anticipated BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. In addition to an already revealed WiMax PlayBook, RIM has revealed that it will also offer LTE and HSPA+ versions of the tablet.ยป Read Article
Amid the recent excitement regarding Apple's third quarter revenue, the mega company has another victory to celebrate; the corporation's iPad dominated the tablet market with a 61.3 percent share in the second quarter.
Rumors of an HTC tablet known as "Puccini" have been circulating for months and now the device is believed to support AT&T's new LTE network due to a recent filing by the FCC.
Some dissatisfied owners of the recently released Toshiba Thrive tablet have taken to the forums to report a glitch in the device causing the tablet to refuse to come out of sleep mode.
The Cisco Cius Tablet, a device marketed towards business and government applications, will be coming to Verizon's 4G LTE network later this summer.
Rumors regarding the release of an Amazon tablet gained credence after reports detailing the device leaked from component makers.
In this current tablet craze, companies are fiercely competing to produce the best product. However, those offering 3G cellular-equipped tablets face a loss, according to an IDG analyst.
Rumor has it that Acer could be adding a slider to its growing tablet line. Acer has already released a number of tablets in its Iconia series, and one more could arrive by the time this year's holiday season rolls around.
The Pew Research Center recently conducted a survey evaluating the growth and adoption rates of both eReaders and tablets, and discovered that while both sets of devices are meeting with success, eReaders have managed to establish a far greater presence in the United States.
It is still not completely certain that Amazon is building its own tablet, but the prospect seems inevitable. And one recent leak indicates that the device could arrive on the scene before the end of the summer.
The biggest little stories from the industry today include Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 spec leaks, bad news from Acer, and six new HP TouchPad trademark filings.
Prior to today, nobody really knew (or at least remembered) that a Vizio tablet was in the works. However a recent leak from one of Wal-Mart's internal computer systems indicates that the tablet is on retailers' minds and on their inventory lists.
Ricoh has developed a new enterprise-focused tablet that fills its own unique niche, and thusly creates a new term and class of eProduct. The Ricoh eQuill will be available this summer, and it will mark the debut of the "eWriter" business solution.
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