Microsoft has started offering a 256GB version of its Surface Pro tablet to consumers in Japan – with double the size of what is available in the US and UK and that too with Microsoft Office 2013 included.
Samsung has taken the wraps off its next tablet – the Galaxy Tab 3, a 7-inch tablet, seemingly targeted at flocks new to the world of tablets and are looking to try their hands on something small before they take the big leap.
Slate 7 product page on HP’s website confirms that the Android based 7-inch tablet will be available in the UK from May 1 and will carry a price tag of £129.
Last year, Microsoft ventured into the tablet industry and unveiled its Surface range of tablets – first Surface RT and then Surface Pro. According to a report on The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is prepping a 7-inch tablet to rival Google’s Nexus 7 and Amazon’s Kindle Fire.
Microsoft’s next Patch Tuesday will not only feature updates for Windows, Internet Explorer and other software but, will also feature a few patches and fixes for its Surface line of tablets – Surface RT and Surface Pro.
According to fresh rumours Apple is going to begin production of its fifth-generation iPad sometime in July or August.
Fresh reports Google is busy working on a refresh of its Nexus 7 tablet and will probably release the tablet sometime in July.
Microsoft has changed the minimum resolution requirement for Windows 8 devices which indicates that the operating system giant may be prepping a 7-inch iPad Mini competitor.
According to Digitimes, Apple is all set to cut off shipments of iPad Mini to 10-12 million units in the second quarter of 2013. This decrease will be 20% for the month of April and will continue to decrease throughout the quarter bringing it to as low as 10 million units.
Microsoft India is all set to launch a new range of Windows 8 Tablet computers in India in the coming few weeks. Sanket Akerkar, Microsoft India’s Managing Director, said that with the launch of this new range of Windows 8 tablets, the company is hoping to witness a lot more movement.
The Indian Government has given up on the $35 Aakash – the tablet which was once known as India’s weapon to bridge the gap of digital divide, by insisting that it’s not the hardware that matters but, the ability of enabling students is what counts.
A Senior BlackBerry official has confirmed that an all-new BlackBerry PlayBook running the BlackBerry 10 OS will be launched sometime in 2013 along side quite a few new devices.
