tablet PCs - News, Features, and Slideshows

News

• Report: Next iPad to Have 5.6- and 7-inch OLED Screens

  Apple's second-generation iPad may feature 5.6- and 7-inch OLED screens, and may hit the shelves as soon as the fourth quarter of 2010, according to the Taipei-based Digitimes.

• Velocity Micro takes on Apple with $US299 Android tablet

  PC maker Velocity Micro on Tuesday announced the $US299 Cruz Tablet computer, a handheld device that is priced significantly lower than Apple's popular iPad tablet, which is available starting at $US499.

• Ballmer: Microsoft 'months' from tablet launch

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced a bevy of tablets and "smart device" are on their way from the company in the next "several months."

• Microsoft promises partners Windows tablets, phones

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer promised a sports arena filled with Microsoft partners that, within months, a number of Windows-based tablets would be hitting the market, and that the company is urgently working to bring its Windows 7 smartphone OS to market.

• iPad Invades corporate America

  Despite all claims by PC purists that the iPad is a toy that has no real purpose--especially in the corporate world, there are large enterprises embracing the tablet device.

• Will the Cius challenge the iPad's potenial in health care

  Last week, Cisco Systems announced its Cius tablet. Weighing 1.15 lbs. with a 7-in. SVGA screen and powered by an Intel Atom processor and Google's Android OS version 2.2, the Cius is designed as part of a range of products for the enterprise that offer integrated solutions for every part of the network, including switches, cloud storage and collaboration tools.

• Surprise! HP reveals plans for WebOS tablet

  HP has officially completed the acquisition of Palm, making it the proud owner of Palm's coveted intellectual property including WebOS. It is hardly a surprise that before the ink was even dry on finalizing the purchase, HP announced its intent to build an array of mobile devices around the WebOS platform--including the predicted WebOS tablet.

• HP closes Palm deal, confirms WebOS tablet

  Hewlett-Packard on Thursday finalized its acquisition of Palm and confirmed it will use the company's WebOS in future tablets and netbooks.

• Toshiba to offer Classmate-based laptop in Japan

  Toshiba will sell a modified version of Intel's Classmate convertible laptop in Japan, the company said Thursday.

• Cisco announces business tablet

  Cisco on Tuesday announced the Cius tablet, a handheld device designed to help users run business applications and communicate in real time.

• After iPhone 4, What's Next for Apple?

  Now that <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/search?qt=apple">Apple</a> has successfully launched this year's <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/199827/hands_on_with_iphone_4.html">iPhone</a>, what can we expect next from Cupertino? Here are five strong candidates:

• Apple iPad passes 3 million sales in under three months

  Apple says it has sold 3 million iPads in just 80 days, validating the tablet computer's popularity among consumers and business users.

• Sony Ericsson focused on smartphones, but keeps options open

  Despite the hype that's built up around tablet computers and handheld devices with larger screens, Sony Ericsson remains focused on smartphones even as it keeps its future product options open, according to a top company executive.

• Toshiba to ship 128GB memory chip for mobile devices

  Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. today announced plans to ship a 128GB embedded NAND flash memory module, the highest capacity available for smart phones, tablet PCs and digital video cameras.

• iPad and tablet rivals will kill netbooks, says experts

  Apple's iPad may soon put a stake in the heart of netbooks, research analysts said this week.