Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO

Steve Jobs resigned as Apple's CEO and was replaced by Tim Cook.

Through his official website, Apple's Steve Jobs has announced the resignation of CEO (Chief Executive Officer) and as his successor has appointed Tim Cook Apple who previously served COO (Chief Operating Officer).

Appointment of Tim Cook as a substitute is the recommendation of Steve Jobs. A move which was considered appropriate given the previous Tim Cook who carry out these duties during Steve Jobs in health care.

Previous jobs was often experience health problems, in 2004 he had pancreatic cancer, and in 2009 a liver transplantation.

Steve Jobs will not completely withdraw from Apple, because he will be a member of the Board of Directors.

Here's Letter from Steve Jobs

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

Toshiba 10.1 inch Android Slate Details Revealed

The tablet integrates a 10.1 inch display, with the same resolution as the Moto Xoom, 1280 x 800 pixels. Upfront you’ll find a 2 megapixel camera, while at the back there’s a 5 megapixel camera and under the hood you’ll find the classic Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU, present on so many slates nowadays.

WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth and USB 2.0 also find their way to the specs of the Toshiba device, plus an SD card slot and HDMI port. The battery is user-changeable, as well as the rubberized back panel. Toshiba will also launch a docking station for the product, that will add extra connectivity ports to it.
Look for the product in stores in H1 2011, although that’s pretty vague…

SOURCE: android community

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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