TABLET PC

Taiwanese phone maker HTC Corp. joined the tablet bandwagon as it released its Android-based 7-inch tablet the Flyer, stoking competition in the 7-inch form factor which includes players like Samsung Galaxy Tab and Dell Streak 7.

Samsung launched its 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, reflecting its move from the 7-inch form factor to tackle the likes of Motorola Xoom and Apple iPad.

HP has arrived late to the tablet party and though its flagship tablet TouchPad has the design to counter Apple's iPad, it does look rather challenged in terms of specifications, especially when compared with a host of recent Android tablets like Motorola Xoom.

Word is out that the much awaited tablet from Apple camp; the iPad 2 is under production, confirming earlier reports claiming that tablet is due for launch in April.

The search company unveils a new tablet focused operating system and a browser-based version of the Android market place.

At the CES 2011, Motorola Xoom was the cynosure of Android 3.0 but a month later it has company, as LG has unveiled its tablet G-Slate, which runs on Honeycomb juice.

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Barnes & Noble's attempt to beat Amazon's Kindle resulted in Nook Color, the Rolls Royce of eReaders on which recently a developer ported the tablet specific Android 3.0 or Honeycomb.

A teaser video uploaded on YouTube gives a glimpse of Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 with specifications that can give the upcoming iPad 2 the shiver.

Cybercrime has evolved beyond targeting Windows as it moves into smartphones, tablets and mobile platforms.

HP is weighing options to take its bit of share in the tablet market with two upcoming tablets

Notion Ink's tablet took almost 3 years in making and is expected make an appearance this week for those consumers who already brought the tablet pre-orders. And also the company plans to pre-pone their February shipments to the last week of January. This would come as a reprieve for customers who were waiting for the release of the tablet from a long time.

CES 2011 is over but Motorola Xoom still continues to wow the media, even as reports tumble out that the Xoom can act as a weatherman too but RIM is closing in with its PlayBook which received rave reviews at the event.

Microsoft did not launch anything path-breaking at CES 2011, apart from confirming plans to craft its Windows OS specifically for the ARM chip design. However, a slew of tablets running on Windows 7 were launched at the event.

The tablet from Notion Ink is waiting approval before it gets shipped out in the U.S. and U.K.

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was surely all about tablets with around 100 or so launches but it would also be safe to conclude that it was all about Google's Android, as a majority of tablets showcased run on either Honeycomb or Froyo.

It was raining tablets at CES 2011, displaying more points of parity rather than disparity, making buying tablets an arduous task. Here is a comparison between Android 3.0, Android 2.2 and Windows 7 tablets.

Apple's CEO Steve Jobs may think Flash isn't necessary, but the rest of the industry begs to differ.

Is it a Stingray? No, it’s a Zoom – after keeping the industry guessing, Motorola has finally launched its highly anticipated tablet under the moniker Zoom and yes it runs on the next edition of Android specially crafted for tablets, the Honeycomb.

The South Korean electronics giant goes all in at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Motion Computing has promised a battery life of eight hours in CL900 which takes two hours to charge, that is close to Apple iPad’s battery life which lasts up to ten hours.