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Sensor Fused Apps In Windows 8 – What Are The Possibilities?
Microsoft is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to improve the user experience with Windows 8 OS. According to a recent blog post, Microsoft is keen on leveraging the latest advances in sensor technology. Sensors that react to changes in ambient light, motion, human proximity and location are being explored to evolve the user...
Enterprise Route for Windows 8 Tablets
It is no secret that 2012 is going to be the year of tablets and they will soon start making inroads into enterprises. As of now tablets are mostly restricted to high-flying executives who need to make presentations and need access when out on the travel. At the moment the Chief Information Officers and the...
Windows 8 Tablets Lined Up For Production Says Intel CEO
Looks like Intel is clawing its way back to the top after losing out on the tablet space initially. It posted better than expected earnings in this quarter and during the earnings conference call, Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini dropped clues about Windows 8 tablets already being lined up for production. Also according to him Android...
Windows 8 Tablets Getting Pricey (And They Haven’t Even Been Released Yet)
According to Taiwanese website Digitimes, Windows 8 based tablet PCs might be priced as high as US $599 to $899. This information is obtained from their anonymous sources within notebook PC vendors. It is reported that Windows and Intel are unwilling to drop costs to suppliers. According to sources, Microsoft and Intel are against dropping...
Microsoft – AT&T Partnership Could Mean Windows 8 Tablets Are 4G LTE Enabled!
It seems the momentum around Windows 8 tablets is not just limited to PC and Processor manufacturers. Even telecom carriers are joining the fray. And in this battle of tablets, AT&T seems to be partnering with Microsoft. AT&T is holding a Developer Summit in Las Vegas on 8th and 9th of January. This summit is...
Windows 8 Tablet From Acer & Lenovo With New Clover Trail Chip
Acer and Lenovo are all set to join the Windows 8 tablet party. As per Digitimes sources from the supply chain, Acer and Lenovo are planning for release around third quarter of 2012. Announcement might be made at the Intel Developer Forum 2012 in September. These tablets will be based on Intel’s Clover Trail platform....
Windows 8 Tablet Prices?
As Windows 8 tablets are gaining momentum, there is lot of buzz around its ‘pricing strategy’. A recent survey from ZDNet, tried to capture the optimum price that users are comfortable to spend in owning a Windows 8 tablet. Price range of $200- $399 got the maximum percentage of votes at 38%. 19% of the...
Quad-Core Market Heating Up With The Arrival Of Snapdragon 2.5 GHz Quad Core Chip
Qualcomm will hit the quad-core tablet market with ‘Snapdragon’. These are designed to run Microsoft’s yet to be released Windows 8 OS and are expected to appear in tablets by second half of 2012. Snapdragon chips are based on ARM architecture. According to Qualcomm, these can clock up to 2.5 GHz speed, which is almost...
Focus areas for Windows 8
After all those surveys that gave encouraging insights on the anticipation towards Windows 8 based tablets, here’s another survey whose results are not rosy for Windows 8. According to Forrester Research, consumer interest to purchase Windows 8 tablets is plummeting. The interest fell from 46 percent in the first quarter of the year to 25...
New tablets from HP are just around the corner
Our previous post reported about HP’s plans for Windows 8 tablets and now the time has come. New tablets from HP are just around the corner. As per Yves De Talhouet, HP’s director for EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa), more tablets will be coming from HP in a few months. But there is...
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