ASUS TF300T SPOTTED IN THE WILD: COULD BE A CHEAPER EEE PAD TRANSFORMER PRIME

A new Asus tablet bearing the model name TF300T has been spotted in the wild. It is expected to be a cheaper version of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime.

The new tablet seems to have the same 10 inch, 1280 x 800 pixels display and optional keyboard docking station as the original Transformer Prime. However, there are a few differences as well.


The TF300T has a slightly slower 1.2GHz Tegra 2

LENOVO DISCONTINUES THINKPAD X120E

Lenovo has pulled the plug on its ThinkPad X120e thin and light laptop. The company has already replaced the X120e with the X130e.


The ThinkPad X120e was introduced last year. It was the first ThinkPad laptop to sport an AMD Fusion processor. It is no longer available for purchase from the Lenovo website. The ThinkPad X130e has the same semi-rugged case as the X120e. It is also available with

ARCHOS LAUNCHES ARNOVA 8B G2 ANDROID TABLET

Archos has made yet another addition to its Arnova line of low-cost tablets. The new Arnova 8b G2 is only slightly different from the Arnova 8 G2 which has been available for a while. The new tablet doesn’t have physical buttons for home, back, menu or search buttons.

The tablet runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system at the moment. But the fact that it doesn’t have physical buttons is

ACER ICONIA TAB A100 AND A500 TO GET ANDROID 4.0 IN APRIL

Acer has announced that its Iconia Tab A100 and A500 will get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update in April. The Iconia Tab A100 has a 7 inch display while the A500 sports a larger 10 inch panel. The Iconia Tab A200 has already started getting the Android 4.0 update.


The Iconia Tab A100 and A500 both run Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS at the moment. The Android 4.0 is the latest version of the

BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK OS 2.0 COULD LAUNCH ON FEBRUARY 21

Research in Motion is expected to launch its BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 on February 21st. This major software update will bring a lot of features that the BlackBerry PlayBook doesn’t have at the moment. For example, it will bring native email, calendar and contact apps to the tablet. It will also give PlayBook the capability to run some Android apps. Of course, it won’t be able to run all Android

AMAZON COULD HAVE SOLD 3.9 MILLION KINDLE FIRE TABLETS IN 2011

Amazon has always maintained that its Kindle line of tablets and ebook readers have been best sellers. The company has never released exact sales figures so we don’t know exactly how many Kindle devices have been sold so far.


Now the folks at iSuppli have done some math and released the estimated sales figures of the Amazon tablets / ebook readers. According to them, Amazon may have moved

ARCHOS G9 TABLETS WITH ANDROID 4.0 UP FOR PRE-ORDER

Archos usually shipped its tablets with Android 2.3 or earlier versions of the OS. The Archos G9 tablets were the first tablets from the company to launch with Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system. They also had access to Google Android Market. Now they are getting even better.

The 8 and 10 inch tablets will soon get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Dynamism has already started taking

ATOM-POWERED SMARTPHONES AND NETBOOKS SHOULD COST $199 TO $299, SAYS INTEL

Intel only makes processors. Of course, its chips power the vast majority of laptops and desktops out there. That, however, doesn’t mean that Intel gets to decide what price device makers will charge for their products. Nonetheless, Intel can set guidelines.

Intel is expected to launch its first line of processors for phones and tablets later this year. The company’s Cedar Trail processors for

ZTE LIGHT TAB 2 7 INCH TABLET NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UK FOR 235 POUNDS

Chinese company ZTE has been making phones and tablets for a while. But up until now its devices were only available in China. Of course, some of them were sold in the West under different brand names, but it was not easy to sport a device carrying the name ZTE. But that is changing. ZTE has started selling its products in western countries under its own brand name. In the US it is offering the

SAMSUNG COULD LAUNCH 10 INCH GALAXY NOTE WITH STYLUS SUPPORT

It looks like the stylus is making a comeback. They have been around for decades. However, in recent years device makers have been favoring finger input instead of the stylus. The digital pen or the stylus, however, has a few advantages over finger input. For instance, if you want to make precise writings or drawings, you need a stylus. If you have ever tried drawing using your fingertips, you

ARCHOS ARNOVA G2 NOW AVAILABLE IN THE US

The Archos Arnova G2 is a budget-friendly 9.7 inch tablet running Google Android 2.3 operating system. The tablet was introduced a few months ago. Right now it is available for purchase from several retailers in the US. Prices range between $230 (PC Richard & Son) and $250 (B&H).


The Archos Arnova G2 is powered by a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 single core processor. It has a 1024 x 768 pixels display

BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK MARKET SHARE RISES DUE TO PRICE CUTS

The Blackberry PlayBook is nifty little tablet with decent hardware. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite selling well until RIM dropped its price. Word is that 15 percent of tablet owners in Canada now possess a BlackBerry PlayBook. We don’t know the exact figures; still it doesn’t look bad.


The same thing happened with the HP TouchPad tablet. $499 tablet had few takers until HP dropped its price to

IVY BRIDGE ULTRABOOKS COMING AND THAT COULD MEAN CHEAPER SANDY BRIDGE MODELS

Second generation of ultrabooks is coming and that could mean a drop in the price of the existing ones. Right now ultrabooks cost anywhere between $800 and $1900. Almost all of these machines sport second generation Intel Sandy Bridge processor.


Digitimes report that Intel will launch its next-generation Ivy Bridge platform in April. That could mean price cuts of up to 30% for the Sandy Bridge

APPLE IPAD 3 TO HAVE RETINA DISPLAY; WILL SUPPORT VERIZON AND AT&T 4G NETWORKS

The iPad 3 will be able to run on Verizon’s and AT&T’s 4G data networks. This was confirmed through the Wall Street Journal. The tablet will not support Sprint’s LTE infrastructure, though.

It has also been confirmed that the tablet will have an incredibly high-resolution display called Retina Display. It will also have a quad-core processor. Apple is expected to officially unveil the tablet at

HUAWEI TO LAUNCH 10 INCH MEDIAPAD ANDROID TABLET

Huawei is all set to launch a new tablet. The company is expected to showcase the device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The new tablet is the 10 inch MediaPad. It is expected to be a sequel to the original 7 inch MediaPad tablet. It will run the Google Android 4.0 operating system.


The company is also expected to launch a quad-core smartphone called Ascend D1 Q. It is also

OREGON SCIENTIFIC LAUNCHES MEEP! TABLET FOR KIDS

Oregon Scientific has launched a new tablet for kids. The 7 inch machine has a rugged case capable of withstanding the kind of abuse that only little hands can inflict.

We still don’t know how much the Oregon Scientific MEEP! tablet will cost, but if you sign up for more information at the MEEP! website, you will be notified when more details emerge.


The tablet has a 7 inch color touchscreen

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 2 GET OFFICIAL

Samsung has launched yet another tablet. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 has a 7 inch display and Google Android 4.0 operating system.

In terms of looks, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 isn’t all that different from the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. It has a 1024 x 600 pixels display, 1GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM and front and rear facing cameras. The supported connectivity options are Bluetooth, WiFi and

TOSHIBA LAUNCHES DYNABOOK N301 10 INCH NETBOOK IN JAPAN

Toshiba has launched a new 10 inch netbook in Japan. The Toshiba Dynabook N301 has a third generation Intel Cedar Trail Atom processor. Precisely, it has a 1.86Ghz Atom N2800 dual core processor, Intel GMA 3650 integrated graphics and Harmon Kardan speakers.

The laptop has also got 1GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive and a 10.1 inch display with 1024 x 600 pixels. The Cedar Trail Atom processors

ACER ICONIA TAB A510 TO HIT EUROPE IN MARCH

The Acer Iconia Tab A510 will hit French streets in March, Acer has announced. The tablet has a third generation NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor and Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. In France, it will retail for 399 Euros.

The Iconia Tab A510 was on display at CES in January. The tablet has a 10.1 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. It has also got 1GB

BEST BUY SELLING ASUS X44H-BBR5 14 INCH LAPTOP FOR $400

The Asus X44H-BBR5 is perhaps the cheapest Intel Core i3-powered laptop available at the moment. Best Buy is currently selling this 14 incher for just $400.

The X44H-BBR5 has a 2.3GHz Intel Core i3-2350M dual core processor. It isn’t everyday that you find a processor of this caliber in a $400 notebook.


The Asus X44H-BBR5 has also got 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive and a built-in DVD burner.

GATEWAY LAUNCHES LT4004U NETBOOK WITH CEDAR TRAIL ATOM PROCESSOR

Gateway, which is a subsidiary of Acer, has launched its first netbook with Intel’s Cedar Trail processor. The new Gateway LT4004u is now available for purchase from Best Buy for $280. The Acer Aspire One D270, which has the same processor and similar internals, also sport the same price tag. Incidentally, the Aspire One D270 and Gateway LT4004u are the cheapest Cedar Trail Atom netbooks on the