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Toshiba’s dual-screen Libretto W100 laptop ready to order in the US

August 17th, 2010 9:35am Lee J. No comments

Toshiba's dual-screen Libretto W100 laptop on sale in the US

Unlike Microsoft’s much-desired Courier project, Toshiba’s twin screen concept laptop has actually made the jump into the real world, with  the innovative Libretto W100 twin screen device now available for order in the US.

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Dell Streak Android tablet offered free on contract in UK

June 2nd, 2010 9:45am mike s No comments

Dell Streak Android tablet offered free on contract in UK

If you’ve been keeping your beady eye fixed on Dell’s Android-powered Streak tablet, the good news is that you’ll be able to pick one up for free from the Carphone Warehouse.

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ASUS Eee Pad tablet: Windows 7 and a 10-hour battery life

June 1st, 2010 9:30am Pete Railton No comments

ASUS Eee Pad tablet: Windows 7 and a 10-hour battery life

Keen to cut themselves a slice of the rapidly expanding iPad/tablet pie is ASUS, who have just shown off prototypes of their new Eee Pad tablet range.

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So, I bought an Apple iPad…

May 31st, 2010 12:20pm hendo No comments

I bought an Apple iPad

Reader, I bought one.

I’d been waiting for weeks. Hearing the news that sales had gone so well in the States that they’d be launched late here came as an almost physical blow. Taken in by the hype? Yes, like a child is by Christmas.

And lo, when the morning came there I was with hundreds of other goons waiting at half seven for the Westfield Apple Store to open so I could buy one with the money saved up from doing extra shifts.

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Three network offers ‘best value’ Apple iPad deals

May 25th, 2010 5:56pm Lee J. 1 comment

Three network offer 'best value' Apple iPad deals

UK network provider Three has announced that it will be offering dedicated data plans for the Apple iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G from the 28th May.

Three claim that their data plans are the “best value out there”, and they’ll be serving up SIM-only data plans on a one-month rolling contract for the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G.

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Dell Streak Android-powered tablet coming to UK in June

May 25th, 2010 11:08am Lee J. No comments

Dell Streak Android-powered tablet coming to UK in June

The UK is set to get the Dell Streak Android mini-tablet next month, with O2 being the first network  provider to get their paws on the wee fella.
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Acer Aspire Timeline 1825PT – netbook and a tablet in one

May 20th, 2010 1:03pm Pete Railton No comments

Acer Aspire Timeline 1825PT - netbook and a tablet in one

If you’re not happy with your netbook and the keyboard-less lines of the tablet form aren’t exciting your wallet regions, then Acer are hoping that their tablet/netbook two-in-one hybrid will do the job for you.

Their new Aspire Timeline 1825PT can perform as a regular netbook with a proper QWERTY keypad and touchpad, but with a deft swivel of the 11.6 inch 1366 x 768 HD screen you’re holding a tablet (albeit a rather tubby one).  Magic!

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HP to release webOS powered slates, tablets – and printers

May 19th, 2010 11:03am Lee J. No comments

HP to release webOS powered slates, tablets and printers

After a lively, five-way bidding war a few weeks ago, Hewlett-Packard emerged victorious, scooping up struggling mobile phone maestros Palm for $1.2bn.

Although Palm’s Pre and Pixi handsets had been picking up positive reviews, the real jewel in the crown for HP was the handset maker’s webOS operating system.

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Apple iPad gets new TV commercial. It’s “crazy powerful”

May 13th, 2010 11:57am mike s 3 comments

Apple iPad gets new TV commercial. It's 'crazy powerfu'

Narrated by a manly voice normally heard in cinemas extolling the virtues of the latest Hollywood blockbuster, Apple’s new TV advert for their iPad tablet device has hit the web.

“What is iPad?” rhetorically quizzes Mr Gruff Voice.

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Apple iPad “won’t be mass market” in the UK. Well, not yet anyway

May 12th, 2010 2:15pm Lee J. No comments

Apple iPad

We can’t say that we’re feeling particularly tempted to join the high-fivin’ Apple queues for the iPad, and research from one British market research company suggests that we’re not alone.

Mike Stevens, Director of Telecoms Media and Technology at Simpson Carpenter says that the iPad “won’t become a mass market computer in the UK”.

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Apple iPad UK – accessories priced up

May 10th, 2010 10:58am Pete Railton No comments

Apple iPad UK - accessories priced up

Apple has posted up prices for iPad accessories to go with the (ahem) “magical and revolutionary” iPad, which are also now available for pre-order.

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Android protoype tablet plays Adobe AIR and Flash with nae bother

May 5th, 2010 10:50am Pete Railton No comments

Android protoype tablet plays Adobe AIR and Flash with nae bother

We’ve no idea who makes this swishy looking tablet, but Adobe have been showing off a prototype Android device at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco that can do things that the iPad can’t/won’t.

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Microsoft’s Courier killed: it could have been a contender

May 1st, 2010 5:41pm Lee J. 1 comment

Microsoft's Courier killed: it could have been a contender

So, it turned out to be one long tease from Microsoft.

After setting the tech world ablaze with tempting, tantalising video titbits of its sensational-looking Courier concept, Microsoft has pulled the plug on the dual-screen dreamboat device.

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WePad – German iPad rival – gets official with specs and video

April 13th, 2010 9:45am mike s No comments

WePad - German iPad rival - gets official with specs and video

German tech company Neofonie have given their WePad tablet an official press outing, promising that it will be ready for pre-ordering in Germany on April 27th, with availability elsewhere starting this summer.

Despite its awful name, the WePad seems an interesting gizmo, offering an iPad-trouncing 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 multi-touch display, powered by a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 CPU.

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HP Slate video shows off iPad-pwning possibilities, specs leaked

April 5th, 2010 8:41pm mike s No comments

HP Slate video shows off iPad-pwning possibilities

Details have been few and far between, but this new 30 second promo of HP’s forthcoming Slate tablet, has got us very excited.

Wilfully showing off its advantages over Apple’s iPad – say hello to video conference calling, built-in USB socket, Flash support and integrated SD card slot – this rendered teaser video of the Windows 7-based tablet presents a very tempting proposition.

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