More Tablets News

• 30 April 2013

• News: AP consumer market prefers tablets and smartphones to PCs

  The lack of a strong value proposition to buy a PC continues to divert consumer spending towards tablets and smartphones, according to IDC Asia/Pacific research manager Handoko Andi.

• News: Blackberry CEO: Tablets are doomed!

  Blackberry CEO Thorsten Heins has made a bold prediction: He says that tablets don't have much of a future.

• News: Businesses want Windows 8 Pro, not RT, with compact devices: Lenovo

  While numerous vendors have released table devices that use Windows RT, Lenovo has gone with Windows 8 Pro for its hybrid notebook/tablet, ThinkPad Helix.

• News: Bigger Nexus tablet would need more than better specs

  Although Google's Nexus 10 hasn't been a big success, the company may be preparing to try again with an even larger Android tablet.

• News: Take our mobile survey and you might win an iPad mini

  TechHive's parent company, IDG, is once again conducting its annual Global Mobile Survey, which quizzes you on your mobile-device habits and media consumption so we can learn more about how people are using their smartphones and tablets today. Readers who participate will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win an iPad mini.

• News: Meet the new Galaxy Tab, just like the old Galaxy Tab

  Samsung pulled the wraps off the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 on Monday, but aside from a few slight tweaks, the slate doesn't appear to bring much more to the table than its predecessor.

• News: Samsung and Intel invest in speech analysis company Expect Labs

  Intel Capital, Samsung Venture Investment and Telefónica Digital have all invested in Expect Labs, whose technology is used to analyze and understand conversations in real-time and find related information.

• 29 April 2013

• News: Qualcomm's wireless power technology allows for pad-free charging

  If Qualcomm's vision becomes a reality, users will be able to wirelessly recharge smartphones and tablets without placing them in direct contact with charging pads.

• News: Instant messaging overtakes the humble SMS text

  Use of instant messaging via services like WhatsApp and iMessage has overtaken regular SMS text messages for the first time.

• News: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 leaked in photo with specs

  We've got our first glimpse of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 thanks to a leaked photo.

• 26 April 2013

• News: Apple iPad maintains strong Web traffic lead lead over Samsung Galaxy Tabs

  Samsung is second to Apple in tablet sales and coming on strong, though Samsung Galaxy Tab users remain well behind iPad users in how much they use the Web.

• News: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to feature flexible OLED screen

  Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 could be the first smartphone to feature a flexible OLED screen.

• 25 April 2013

• News: Windows 8 tablet sales: not terrible so far

  Although Microsoft is staying mum about Windows 8 tablet sales, research firm Strategy Analytics has some slightly encouraging news.

• News: Windows tablets no more than 'niche' player in Q1, research firm says

  Microsoft garnered just a "niche" in the global tablet market in the first quarter of 2013, following a period of user confusion after the launch of Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets, analysts say.

• 24 April 2013

• News: Apple sets WWDC 2013 for 10 June

  Apple has announced its worldwide developers conference (WWDC) will take place on 10-14 June 2013 in San Francisco.

• News: Samsung to expand retail presence in US

  Samsung is making an aggressive sales push in the U.S. market by expanding into thousands of third-party retail outlets where dedicated staff will sell and provide advice on the company's smartphones, tablets and entertainment products.

• News: Apple sees first slide in profits in a decade

  Apple has seen its first decline in profits for a decade during the first quarter of 2013.

• News: Apple teases 'new product categories'

  Invoking the success of Apple's game-changing iPhone and iPad, CEO Tim Cook has hinted that Apple will introduce "exciting new product categories" starting this fall and through the end of 2014.

• 23 April 2013

• News: Microsoft's Surface Pro to ship in 24 more countries

  Microsoft announced it would make the Surface Pro tablet available in more than 24 countries over May and June, and also expanded availability of its Surface RT tablet.

• 22 April 2013

• News: The best Windows 8 machines you can buy today

  We've had about six months to play with Windows 8 (like it or not) and with the first generation of hardware designed for the new OS. So now, with PCs based on Intel's Haswell CPU poised on the horizon, it's time to take stock of the best Windows 8 hardware available today. You may be able to snap one up for a bargain-basement price as the industry clears out inventory in anticipation of second-gen machines.

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