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Tablet Vendors Specialise to Retain Market Share

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To boost tablet shipments in saturated markets, vendors are developing models for specific applications, say Taiwan-based IC design houses. Tablets designed for use in education, business and gaming applications – with low costs, large …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Mantis Vision Designs for 3D Content Creation

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Israel’s Mantis Vision has worked with Flextronics to develop a tablet specifically designed to create content in 3D: the Aquila. The 8″ tablet uses Mantis Vision’s MV4D core 3D engine and camera control SDK. …

Tags:3D Acquisition| 3D Content Creation| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

E Fun Promises First Sub-$200 Windows Hybrid

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E Fun’s new convertible, the Nextbook 10.1, is said to be the first 10.1″ Windows hybrid device being sold for under $200. The tablet, which features a detachable keyboard, will be available in the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Hudl 2 Is On Its Way

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Considering the success of Tesco’s Hudl tablet last year, a second-generation model was always going to be in the works. The supermarket has sent out invitations to a Hudl-related event in London in October. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Tesco| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21

Posiflex’s Tablet Bundles Suit Two Applications

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Taiwan’s Posiflex manufactures point-of-sale (PoS) devices, and has expanded its range with a new tablet: the MT-4008W. Available in two packages, for retail and hospitality, the 7.85″ tablet can be used with a pistol …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| POS| Retail| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 42| Volume 21

Rumour: Nexus 6 Will be First With Android L

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9to5Google claims that the rumoured Nexus 6 smartphone will be launched this month, alongside the HTC-produced Nexus 9 tablet (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26). The website claims that an alternative name for the …

Tags:Google| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Large Tablet Rumour Mill Points to Sony

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A 12″ tablet will be launched by Sony in Q1’15, say Taiwanese vendors. The sources said that the tablet will be supplied with a stylus and will have ‘high-end’ specifications, targeting graphics-intensive applications.

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| sony| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Unowhy Cooks Up Third-Gen With Tegra 4

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The third generation of the Qooq tablet (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 6), by French company Unowhy, is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 4 processor (1.9GHz, quad-core). The Qooq v3 is designed for use in …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

Samsung Refresh Surfaces Online

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A ‘new’ Samsung mobile device has been spotted online. The tablet is a refresh of the Galaxy Note 10.1, with references to a 2015 edition spotted on Samsung’s own website. Aside from the mention …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Cruise Company Commits to Windows

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Cruise company Royal Caribbean will equip all crew members with a Windows tablet in the near future. The company will begin the roll-out of 40,000 Hexa tablets in October.

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Motion’s CL920 Charges in 90 Minutes

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The CL920 rugged tablet, from UK-based Motion Computing, will run for eight hours on battery and fully charge in 90 minutes. Built around an internal magnesium frame, the tablet is protected by Gorilla Glass …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 39| Volume 21

US Demand Fuels Tablet Growth in Q3

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Worldwide tablet shipments were up 11.5% YoY in Q3’14, reaching 53.8 million units. IDC says that shipments were also up 11.2% QoQ, driven by back-to-school promotions and connected tablet demand in the USA – …

Tags:IDC| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21