Toshiba will release the WT301 Windows 7 tablet in Japan next month. The 10.1-inch slate tablet is powered by an Intel Atom processor, a 2GB of DDR3 memory, a 64GB SSD, and a 10.1-inch multitouch display with a resolution of 1366×768 pixel. Additional specs include 802.11 bgn WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, a microHDMI port, USB 2.0 [...]
Google has another employee to add to their popular and ever-growing list as they’ve recently hired one of the head managers from the Microsoft Windows Phone crew — Joe Marini. Joe was “retired” or resigned follwoing some troubled waters after tweeting information regarding the then unannounced Nokia Lumia 800 Mango handset. The Windows Phone web [...]
Enterprising modders are seemingly one step closer to getting Windows Phone 7 devices to dual-boot with Android and other platforms, with Samsung’s Focus being coaxed into running an unofficial bootloader. The handiwork of DFT (Dark Forces Team)’s Cotulla, the hack currently allows the MAGLDR bootloader to run after the Focus’ original bootloader, with the eventual goal [...]
HP’s original Slate 500 was a highly anticipated tablet that failed to make a splash, but found itself a loyal group of followers. Now months after the TouchPad’s sadly curtailed run, HP is returning to its Windows stomping grounds with the Slate 2, a refreshed model with some tweaks more appropriate for touch and pen-based [...]
According to leaked advertising plans, Nokia may not be releasing its Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices in the US until 2012. That means the much anticipated Nokia N9 look-alike called the Nokia 800 along with the Sabre and Ace, which are all expected to be unveiled at this week’s Nokia World conference, may only be [...]
Android and iOS may get the lion’s share of tablet attention, but French slate specialists eviGroup is sticking with Windows for its new SmartPaddle model. The 10.2-inch 1024 x 600 tablet has a capacitive touchscreen and runs Windows 7 – with eviGroup’s own Seline AI voice control system – on a 1.66GHz Atom N455 processor, paired with [...]
Dell has canceled its plans to launch any Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices and may completely bail out of the Windows Phone market for now. Although a leaked roadmap back in February indicated that Dell would be coming out with an updated Venue Pro codenamed “Wrigley,” the company was noticeably absent from the list when [...]
When we talk about tablets these days, there really isn’t any other comparison apart from Android-powered models and the iPad family – anything else really isn’t going to make the news. Having said that, Skytex Technology decided to throw their lot into the ring with Windows 7 by offering the EXOPC, which delivers a customized [...]
Samsung Windows 8 developer tablets are showing up on eBay, and if you can judge a platform by how much people are willing to pay for early access to hardware then the signs look reasonably positive for Microsoft’s new OS. Handed out to the 5,000 BUILD attendees last week, it was only a matter of [...]