MOTOROLA LAUNCHES XOOM 2 AND XOOM 2 MEDIA EDITION ANDROID TABLETS

Motorola has launched two new Android tablets – the Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition. While the former has a 10.1 inch display, the latter sports an 8.2 inch display. Other specifications are more or less the same.


The Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition both have a 1.2GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of RAM and Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system. Both tablets have a 1.3 megapixel

SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB 7.0 PLUS TABLET NOW SHIPPING FOR $400 AND UP

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has started shipping. You can order the tablet from Amazon for $399.99 and up. For that price you will get a 7 inch tablet with 16GB of storage. The 32GB version runs $499.99. The 7 inch display has a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels.


The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus runs Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system. The tablet reportedly has a 1.2Ghz dual core

BARNES & NOBLE NOOK TABLET TO START AT $250

Barnes & Noble will launch their Nook tablet on November 16th for $249. The company’s first tablet was the Nook Color launched last year. At launch it had a price tag of $249, but now it is available for $199.


The Nook Tablet is thinner and lighter than the Nook Color. It also sports a faster 1.2 GHz TI OMAP4 dual core processor. Other specifications include 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and a 7

HP 3115M BUSINESS LAPTOP TO START AT $429

HP is all set to launch a new business laptop. The new HP 3115m is the business version of the Pavilion dm1z launched last month.

The HP 3115m has more or less the same specifications as the Pavilion dm1z. Both models have an 11.6 inch display and AMD E-300 or AMD E-450 processor. The AMD E-300 has a clock speed of 1.3Ghz. It comes bundled with the Radeon HD 6310 integrated graphics. The E-450

ASUS TO LAUNCH U24E ULTRAPORTABLE NOTEBOOK

Asus is all set to launch a new 11.6 inch laptop called U24E. The machine will have an Intel Core i5-2430M processor, 4GB of RAM and a 750GB hard drive. The display will have a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

The Asus U24E weighs 3.3 pounds. It is likely to cost much less than the 11.6 inch Ultrabooks Asus recently launched. And that is because the U24E lacks many of the premium features you

HP SLATE UPDATED WITH ATOM Z670 PROCESSOR AND SSD

HP has updated its Windows 7 tablet with a faster 1.5GHz Intel Atom Z670 Oak Trail processor and a solid state disk.

The HP Slate 500 launched a little over a year ago. It is aimed at business users. The upgraded model will, reportedly, get more battery life and offer more security features. It will also have a flat back panel. The tablet will start shipping later this month for $699 and up.

ASUS ANNOUNCES ANDROID AND WINDOWS 8 TABLETS

Asus shipped 1.3 million Eee PCs during the third quarter of this year. The company has, so far, shipped 3.6 million Eee PCs in 2011. During this year, the company shipped 1.2 million tablets - 800,000 of them were sold during the third quarter.


That means, netbooks are still selling better than tablets. Meanwhile, Asus hasn’t made any new announcements about upcoming tablets. The company,