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Laptops, Tablets, eReaders

HP (Finally) Decides on webOS' Fate

15 December 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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HP (Finally) Decides on webOS' Fate

HP finally answers the question on what will happen to webOS-- the company will neither sell nor discontinue the OS, but will instead "contribute" it to the open source community.

“webOS is the only platform designed from the ground up to be mobile, cloud-connected and scalable,” CEO Meg Whitman says. “By contributing this innovation, HP unleashes the creativity of the open source community to advance a new generation of applications and devices.”

The announcement comes after months of speculation Continue reading...

iPad Gets Docking Scanner

07 December 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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iPad Gets Docking Scanner

It might look like a regular iPad dock, but according to Mustek the DockingScan S400 is actually the first integrated "Made for iPad" scanner.

Working together with the i-Scan App (available from the app store), the S400 scans pages up to A4 in size. Scanning is a simple affair-- one simply puts the iPad in the dock before starting the scanning app.

Scanned images are then automatically saved in the iPad photo app, with resolutions of up to 300 dpi in jpeg format.

Compatible with both iPad 1 Continue reading...

How Does a Vendor Sell Non-iPad Tablets?

06 December 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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How Does a Vendor Sell Non-iPad Tablets?

RIM is suffering from being unable to sell PlayBook inventory-- so it does like HP and slashes prices by around $300 per model.

The price reductions follow Q3 2011 PlayBook sales reach 150000-- down from 25000 in Q2 and 500000 in Q1.

Still, RIM is not giving up on the tablet market... yet. Together with hopes of price slashing boosting consumer adoption (as it usually does, at least on the short-term), RIM promises the long-awaited 2.0 upgrade to the PlayBook OS will be available on February 2 Continue reading...

Tablets Get Ultra-Slim Keyboard

30 November 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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Tablets Get Ultra-Slim Keyboard

Verbatim has a product suggestion for the tablet-using customer on the go-- the Ultra-Slim Wireless Mobile Keyboard, ideal for use with any Bluetooth-enabled device, including both tablets and smartphones.

It comes in a compact design, and even has a set of smart keys controlling copy, paste and undo functionality, music playback and screen locking.

The package also includes a carry case and a USB charger, and is available in either black or white.

Go Verbatim Ultra-Slim Wireless Mobile Keyboard Continue reading...

Nokia to Venture into Tablets in 2012?

23 November 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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Nokia to Venture into Tablets in 2012?

While discussing the French Lumia 800 launch with the newspaper Les Echos, Nokia France GM Paul Amsellem drops an interesting quote-- "...in June 2012, we will have a tablet running Windows 8."

Nokia itself is yet to officially confirm the revelation, preferring to instead concentrate on the newly launched Windows Phone handsets.

Will the Nokia-Microsoft partnership manage to successfully tread in such Apple-dominated tablet territory?

Maybe (Windows 8 is designed for tablet and touchscreen use Continue reading...

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