Texas Instruments has partnered with AllGo Embedded Systems to announce a reference design that will allow Android 4.0 tablets to be built for under US$70, the companies announced Wednesday. The Etab reference design is for a basic tablet ...
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Amazon.com has opened its Maps API to all Kindle developers, who can now use it to integrate maps in their applications for the Kindle Fire family of tablets. The Maps API is the latest addition to Amazon's Mobile App SDK, to which the ...
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Here's how the iPad Mini's announced tech specs stack up against popular 7-inch tablets from Google and Amazon. (Of course, while the specs are important, there's more to a tablet than a data sheet. Computerworld will have a hands-on review ...
Tags: iPad Mini, Google, Amazon, Nexus 7, Kindle Fire
Acer on Thursday announced a low-cost tablet starting at $230 with a 7-inch screen and Google's Android 4.1 OS, code-named Jelly Bean. The Iconia Tab A110 weighs 453 grams and provides up to 7.5 hours of battery life. It joins a growing ...
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About 100 people waited outside Boston's Microsoft Store Friday to buy the company's new Surface tablet, which runs a new version of Windows. Unlike previous versions of the operating system, Windows RT runs on an ARM processor, typically ...
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When Apple announces its next iPhone as expected on Wednesday, many analysts predict it will have faster LTE wireless capability along with other improvements, including a larger 4-in. display, more powerful processor and overall design ...
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IDG News Service - Acer on Tuesday assigned a starting price of $499 for its new Iconia W510 tablets, which will have Windows 8 and Intel's Atom chip code-named Clover Trail. The tablet will have a 10.1-inch Gorilla Glass screen, weigh ...
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Apple will introduce a smaller iPad in two weeks, and if it holds to past practice, will start selling the new tablet in early November, according to a report today. "That's more than enough time to make the holiday sales season," said ...
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Worldwide ultrabook shipments are falling short -- way short-- of expectations, according to a report released Monday. IHS iSuppli, in a forecast earlier this year, said 22 million ultrabooks would be sold this year. However, the analyst ...
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Amazon unveiled new e-readers and tablets on Thursday -- the biggest surprise to analysts was a $499 Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE tablet. mazon's new Kindle Fire HD tablet with 4G LTE wireless and 32GB of storage will sell for $499. ...
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble have finalized the creation of a joint venture that will deliver e-reading applications, and the new company will be called Nook Media LLC, the book seller said on Thursday. Previously called NewCo, the joint ...
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Amazon is set to reinvent retail again, with the launch of the Kindle Fire 2. With a price tag of 159 for a 7-inch device that undercuts the Google Nexus and iPad rivals, Amazon is attempting to sell a service as much as it is selling a ...
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Barnes & Noble Tuesday announced that Nook Video will premiere this fall in the U.S. and UK. The service will offer access to movies and TV shows for streaming and download. In a statement, the bookseller said the videos will be stored ...
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PicsArt, Inc., one of the world’s most popular mobile photography application for Android phones, is now available on Kindle Fire HD, bringing the radically enhanced features found in PicsArt3 to the latest Kindle device - the first ...
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Amazon.com made a net loss in the third quarter, its first loss in nine years, even as revenue increased by 27 percent year on year. The US$274 million third-quarter loss compared with a net profit of $63 million a year earlier. Net sales ...
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