Acer Iconia W3 Windows 8 Tablet Gets Official

We have been hearing a number of rumors about Acer’s new Windows 8 tablet over the last few weeks, and now it looks like the Acer Iconia W3 is official, as Acer has listed the tablet on their website.

The Acer Iconia W3 has appeared on the company’s Finnish website, and the device will come with an 8.1 inch WXGA display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels, and is powered by an Intel Atom Z2760 processor.

Other specifications on the Acer Iconia W3 include 2GB of RAM and 64GB of built in flash storage, it also comes with Intel GMA graphics, plus 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, a micro USB 2.0 port, micro HDMI and a 2 megapixel web camera plus Bluetooth 4.0.

As yet we do not have any information on how much the Acer Iconia W3 Windows 8 tablet will retail for, there are also no details on a launch date as soon as we get some more details we will let you guys know.

Source Slashgear

Toshiba WT310 Windows 8 Pro Tablet Unveiled

Toshiba has this week added a new addition to their range of Windows 8 tablets, in the form of the newly launched Toshiba WT310.

The Toshiba WT310 is fitted with a 11.6-inch Full HD screen and provide a number of way to interact with Microsoft’s latest Windows 8 operating system.

Toshiba has powered their new Toshiba WT310 tablet with an unspecified Intel Core processor, support by a solid state disk (SSD) for storage and a DigitiserPen for note taking and drawing when required.

Other features of the Toshiba WT310 Windows 8 tablet include Bluetooth 4.0 and optional HSPA+ / LTE connectivity, together with HDMI-out, an SD card slot and USB 3.0 port. Toshiba is also making a dock available for the Toshiba WT310 that will offer more port connectivity if required. No details on CPU, RAM size and SSD capacity have been announced as yet by Toshiba.

The Toshiba WT310 tablet measures 229 x 189 x 12.4mm in size and more details are expected to be released over the coming weeks, with a launch pencilled in for the second quarter of 2013.

Source:Engadget

Razer Edge Preorders Starting March 1st 2013 (video)

If you have been patiently waiting to get your hands on Razer’s new high spec Razer Edge gaming tablet, you will be pleased to learn that Razer will be accepting Razer Edge preorders from March 1st 2013.

To re-cap the new Razer Edge gaming tablet has been designed to be the most powerful tablet to date allowing gamers to enjoy PC gaming on a tablet device. Watch the video after the jump to see the Razer Edge in action.

The Razer Edge has been created to easily convert from a tablet to a laptop and also comes with optional side controllers that can be used with the tablet.

Razer Edge preorders are now available starting for $999, jump over to the Razer website to place yours now

Source:  geeky-gadgets

PengPod Tablet Now Shipping And Dual Booting Android 4.0 And Linux 3.0.42

The PengPod tablet is slightly different to most tablets on the market as its has been designed to dual-boot both Android 4.0 And Linux 3.0.42, and was first unveiled lat last year.

If you have been patiently waiting for it to start shipping you will be pleased to learn that the tablet is now available and ready to ship worldwide, watch an unboxing of the PengPod tablet after the jump.

The PengPod is equipped with a 7-inch (PengPod700) or 10-inch (PengPod1000) screen and both are powered by an A10 chip supported by 1GB of RAM, 8GB of ROM with up to 32GB of expandable storage, and include USB, WiFi, and HDMI.

But some early adopters who have already received their PengPod tablets have been reporting a few issues with the Linux side of the operating system. Reporting that the Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system runs smoothly but when booted in to the Linux distro the tablets performance tends to degraded and become more clunky.

Via : geeky-gadgets.com

Microsoft ready to deliver 7-inch Windows tablet

Microsoft has confirmed that it’s ready and willing to deliver devices sporting the screen sizes customers desire, igniting thoughts that a 7-inch Windows tablet may be on its way.

Speaking during a Q&A session at the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference, Microsoft’s CFO Peter Klein explained the Redmond firm was ready for all eventualities.

In regards to offering different screen sizes, from 4- to 13-inches and beyond Klein said: “We’ve done a lot of the hard work in the developer platform. We are well set up to respond to demand as we see it.”

Supply and demand

As the budget tablet market continues to boom thanks to products such as the Google Nexus 7 and Amazon Kindle Fire HD we expect it’s only a matter of time until Microsoft dips its toe in the water.

It appears even more likely when you consider that its Surface RT and Surface Pro slates sit right at the top the tablet market with price tags out of reach for many consumers.

Of course Microsoft wouldn’t be drawn on commenting on future products, or even if it is considering a 7-inch tablet, but it looks like it has a few things up its sleeve that Google, Samsung, Apple and co. will need to keep an eye on.

From ZDNet

Dell Announces Latitude 10 Essentials Configuration

Computer maker Dell has announced a new configuration for its Latitude 10 tablet at CES 2013. The new tablet configuration is called the Latitude 10 Essentials and it is aimed at shoppers on a budget. The tablet runs Windows 8 and one version will be priced below $500.

Dell says it’s aiming the tablet at schools and small businesses looking to deploy tablets on a budget. The tablet offers the same 10-inch screen covered in Corning Gorilla Glass as previous versions. The tablet can also be had with an optional productivity dock.

The Latitude 10 tablet will be offered in a version with 32 GB of storage selling for $499 in the coming months. The version available right now has 64 GB of storage and sells for $579. The other hardware inside the tablet is the same as the version announced last year with 2 GB of RAM, an eight megapixel rear camera, and a screen resolution of 1366 x 768.

Barnes & Noble Nook HD And Nook HD+ Tablets Launch In The UK

UK residents who have been waiting patiently for the arrival of the new Barnes & Noble Nook HD And HD+ tablets within the UK, will be pleased to learn that from today the new devices are available to purchase across the UK.

Both the Barnes & Noble Nook HD And Nook HD+ tablet provide users with access to the Nook bookstore with 2.5 million books on offer to purchase.

Together with a large selection of magazines and applications to run on your devices, as well as Nook Video, offering a wide variety of popular films and TV shows that are available to either purchase or rent at your leisure, from early December 2012.

The Nook HD+ is available in 16GB for £229 or 32GB for £269, the Nook HD 7-inch tablet is also available in two colours, Snow and Smoke , and is priced at £159 for the 8GB model and £189 for the 16GB edition.

Source: Engadget

Fujitsu Stylistic Q572 Windows 8 Tablet Announced

In the run up to the upcoming launch of Windows 8 later this week, Fujitsu has today announced the launch of a new Windows 8 tablet in the form of the Fujitsu Stylistic Q572.

The new Fujitsu Stylistic Q572 Windows 8 tablet, is equipped with a 10.1-inch IPS touchscreen display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels, that also supports active pen inputs.

The Stylistic Q572 Windows 8 tablet is powered by a 1GHz AMD Z-60 dual-core processor, supported by up to 4GB of RAM and can be equipped with either a 64 or 128GB solid state disk (SSD).

Other features of the Fujitsu Stylistic Q572 Windows 8 tablet include Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, front facing 0.9 megapixel camera and rear facing 5 megapixel camera. Together with a microSD card slot, HDMI connection, 2 x USB ports and options for either 3G and 4G LTE mobile network.

The Fujitsu Stylistic Q572 Windows 8 tablet is expected to launch on or shortly after October 26th, the official Windows 8 launch date, and will be priced at around $1,140.

Source: Liliputing

Nokia tablet design patents show us what to expect from the Finnish company

We’ve no doubts that Nokia will be making Windows-based tablets now when they adopted Microsoft’s mobile (and tablet) platform. According to these two patents, we should expect unibody designs similar to the one Nokia introduced with the Nokia N9 and later adopted in Lumia 800 and newer Windows Phones (like the Lumia 820 and Lumia 820).

As far as I can tell, the drawings look pretty cool though I’m not sure nice design is all it takes to compete in today’s tablet market. Microsoft on its end should do its best to attract developers to Windows RT and eventually offer a decent number of apps to the users. In the meantime, Apple’s iPad will continue to top users’ tablet wish lists all around the world.

We’ll see how that goes and in the meantime, here’s another sketch of Nokia’s future tablet…

Samsung finalises its Windows 8 line-up complete with US pricing

Samsung has put the finishing touches to its Windows 8 line-up revealing pricing details ahead of the operating system’s debut on 26 October.

The range of Windows 8 products includes laptops, PCs and of course Samsung’s tablet devices with their detachable keyboards, or as the Korean manufacturer likes to call them, “Smart PCs”.

At an event stateside, Mike Abary, Samsung senior VP, showed off the finalised Windows 8 range, which included the Samsung ATIV Smart PC 700T, Samsung Series 9 Premium Ultrabook and Samsung Series 7 All-in-One desktop PC, before revealing how much we’ll need to shell out for these bad boys.

Samsung Smart PCs

The Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T will cost you $1,200, while the lesser specced ATIV Smart PC 500T is priced at $750 with a keyboard and $650 without.

Samsung Mobile PCs

Samsung’s Series 9 Premium Ultrabook is available in two models, a 15-inch at $1,400 and a 13-inch at $1,300. The Samsung Series 7 Notebook again features a 15-inch display but is available for the slightly more affordable $1,100.

Depending if you opt for a Core i5 or Core i3 processor with the Samsung Series 5 Ultra Touch, you’ll be expected to fork out $860 or $810 respectively. Similarly, the Samsung Series 3 Notebook will start at $450, but could rise to $900 depending on what configuration you opt for.

Samsung All-in-One Desktop PCs

The Samsung Series 7 All-in-One is available with a 27-inch display at $1,700 or with a 23.6-inch display at $1,100. Finally the Samsung Series 5 All-in-One, which features a 21.5-inch display will set you back $800.

Pocket-lint has asked Samsung for UK pricing for its Windows 8 range and we will update as and when we find out.

Windows 8 will become available to the public on 26 October, so expect Samsung’s line-up to become available soon after.

Source :  pocket-lint