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