FUJITSU UNVEILS ARROWS TAB F-01D RUGGED TABLET

Plenty of Android tablets with similar specs are available in the market at the moment, but Fujitsu wants to make its offering a little different. The company's Arrows Tab F-01D is kind of rugged. It has a water proof and ruggedized case. That means it will be able to survive some light rain and minor drops.


The Arrows Tab F-01D will reportedly launch on the Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo next

ARCHOS NEW LAUNCHES NEW 7 AND 10 INCH ARNOVA TABLETS

Archos has launched two new tablets in its Arnova lineup. The new 7 and 10 inch tablets have slightly better specs than the existing models. Here is a quick overview.

Arnova 10 G2
The new Arnova 10 G2 has a 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixels capacitive touchscreen display. It will be powered by a 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor. It runs Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. The tablet will be

TOSHIBA TO LAUNCH ITS THIRD TABLET AT THE IFA TRADE SHOW

Toshiba is getting ready to launch its second, actually third, tablet. The company's first tablet, the Toshiba Folio, wasn't a success. The second tablet, the Toshiba Thrive, has been available for a while. Though not an iPad beater, it has been a successful machine and has many features that set it apart from the rest.


Now the third tablet is on the way. Notebook Italia reports that the new

SONY'S DUAL CORE TABLET TO BE CALLED SONY TABLET P

Sony has been talking about two Android tablets for a while. The first one has a 9.4 inch display and we now know that it will be called Sony Tablet S when it launches later this year.


The second tablet has a pair of 5.5 inch displays with a resolution of 1024 x 480 pixels. Engadget reports that this machine will be called Sony Tablet P at launch. It will have 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage space

AMAZON TABLET COULD LAUNCH FOR $299 OR LESS

Amazon is expected to launch its first ever Android tablet in a few weeks. Word is that the device will launch for hundreds less than the entry level Apple iPad and that probably makes sense. Amazon doesn’t have to recover costs by selling the tablet at a high margin. The company can make money off its appstore for Android apps and other services like the Kindle eBook store. If sources are to be

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 8.9 TO HAVE LTE CONNECTIVITY

Details regarding the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 leaked several times during this year. The device has an 8.9 inch display and is expected to launch during this summer for about $469. There is still no official word on that, though. But it looks like one thing is certain now. When the tablet does launch, it will have LTE connectivity.


The new Galaxy Tab 8.9 will have a 1.5GHz dual core processor

VIEWSONIC ANNOUNCES VIEWPAD 7E BUDGET TABLET

Budget-friendly tablets are the rage these days and for good reason. HP has proved that the best way to clear your tablet inventory is to put an irresistible price tag on it. Ever since the company dropped the price of its TouchPad tablet to $99, retailers are struggling hard to keep the machine in stock.


And now it looks like ViewSonic wants to take a leaf out of HP’s book. The company has

BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK TO GET BBM AND NATIVE EMAIL

The BlackBerry Playbook is a decent tablet and it is selling reasonably well. The company has shipped more than half a million units since its launch.

The PlayBook launched without the key BlackBerry features such as the Messenger and native email app a couple of months ago. The absence of the two key features in the tablet had both surprised and disappointed BlackBerry enthusiasts. But now

MEET X10 AIRPAD: THE SUB $200 ANDROID TABLET

A relatively unknown company called X10 has launched a tablet which according to the maker is the best you can buy for under $200.

The X10 Airpad has a 1.2GHz Rockchip processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, WiFi 802.11b/g and a 4000mAh battery. There is a 2 megapixel camera on the rear side. The tablet's 7 inch capacitive touchscreen display has a resolution of 480×800 pixels. Other

HTC PUCCINI / JETSTREAM SPOTTED IN THE WILD

More details about the HTC Puccini, the tablet that will sell as HTC JetStream on AT&T's network, have emerged.

As we have already heard, it will have a 1.5GHz dual core Qualcomm processor, a 1280 x 800 pixels display and Android Honeycomb operating system. The Jetstream / Puccini, by the way, is HTC's first Honeycomb tablet. It will also support AT&T's new LTE network.


The tablet will also

MALATA TO LAUNCH SEVERAL NETBOOKS AND TABLETS

Malata is a Chinese PC maker that introduced some really interesting mini-computer designs in the last few years. The company doesn't usually sell its laptops and tablets in the US, but that doesn't make them any less interesting either.

The folks at Notebook Italia have come across a product map for the upcoming netbooks, tablets and other computers from Malata. Here is a lowdown.


Netbooks

SONY TABLET S CAN LAUNCH NEXT MONTH

Sony has been talking about two new Android tablets for a while. The Sony S1 tablet has a 9.4 inch display while the S2 tablet has a pair of 5.5 inch displays. It looks like those were code names. Engadget reports that the Sony S1 tablet will be called Tablet S and it is due out in the first half of September.


The Sony Tablet S has a 9.4 inch, 1280 x 768 pixels display. It runs Google Android

LENOVO THINKPAD TABLET UP FOR ORDER FOR $499 AND UP

Lenovo has started taking orders for its ThinkPad tablet running Android 3.1 Honeycomb operating system. The base configuration with 16GB of storage runs $499. The 32GB version is priced at $569. The top-of-the-line model with 64GB of storage will set you back $669.

The Lenovo ThinkPad tablet has a 10.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixels multitouch display, 1GB of RAM and a NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core

SHARP LAUNCHES ANOTHER 7 INCH TABLET IN JAPAN

Sharp has launched yet another 7 inch tablet in Japan. The new Sharp RW-T107 runs Google Android 2.3. It has official access to Google Android Market and comes standard with a 5400mAh battery that will reportedly get up to 8 hours of run time.

The most interesting thing about the RW-T107 is that it comes with an NFC (Near Field Communications) chip which you can use to transfer information over

HP TOUCHPAD NOW AVAILABLE FOR AS LITTLE AS $99

HP launched the TouchPad tablet a couple of months ago with a starting price of $499. Today it is available for as little as $99.

Now that HP has decided to exit the webOS hardware space, the company is trying to sell of its existing tablet stock. Surprisingly, HP is selling them of at prices far below the cost. The 16GB model is now available for $99. The 32GB model is available for $149.

3G-ENABLED EEE PAD TRANSFORMER COMING SOON

The Asus Eee Pad Transformer is one of the best selling 10 inch Android tablets on the market, thanks to its low price tag and impressive features. Asus also offers an optional keyboard dock with the tablet which will add a full QWERTY keyboard with its own battery and a touchpad to the tablet. And now word is that a 3G-enabled version of the Transformer is coming.


A listing for the tablet

HTC PUCCINI TABLET COULD BE CALLED JETSTREAM

We have been hearing about a 10 inch HTC Android tablet called Puccini for a while. Now more details have emerged, including a brand new name. It looks like 'Puccini' was an internal code name. The tablet is more likely to be called HTC JetStream when it becomes available later this year. At least that is what the AT&T version will be called.


The HTC JetStream has a 10 inch display. It will run

DELL STREAK 7 ANDROID TABLET NOW AVAILABLE FOR $300

The Dell Streak 7 Android tablet has got a huge price drop. You can now pick up the WiFi-only version of the tablet for under $300. The Streak 7 launched earlier this year. Back then it had a price tag of $380.


The Dell Streak 7 has a 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core processor and runs Google Android 2.2 operating system. The 7 inch display has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. While it has

NETBOOK NAVIGATOR NAV7 WINDOWS TABLET TO SHIP IN SEPTEMBER

The 7 inch Netbook Navigator Nav7 Windows tablet will reportedly go on sale next month. The company has been showing off the machine since March.

The Nav7 has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor, up to 2GB of RAM and up to 64GB of storage. Interestingly the tablet has a touchpad and mouse buttons on its back.


The Nav7 weighs about 1.2 pounds. The 7 inch display has a resolution of 1024 x 600

FUSION GARAGE GRID 10 TABLET UP FOR PRE-ORDER

Fusion Garage, the company known for building the disastrous JooJoo tablet, is back with another offering. The Fusion Garage Grid 10 tablet is expected to start shipping on September 15th. It is already up for pre-order from the Fusion Garage website and Amazon.com. The WiFi-only model has a starting price of $499. The WiFi + 3G model is priced at $599.


The Fusion Garage Grid 10 has a 10 inch