Neowin News Feed for: Tablet

Nearly everything about Acer's 8.1" Windows 8 tablet leaks

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:26:46 +0100

Thanks to Acer's very own Finland website, basically everything about their upcoming 8.1-inch Windows 8 tablet, the Iconia W3, has leaked, including the full specifications sheet and its features. Read more...

Microsoft UK offering free Touch or Type Cover with Surface RT purchase

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:08:40 +0100

Microsoft UK are offering a free Type Cover or Touch Cover with any purchase of a Surface RT between May 15 2013 and June 30 2013. The offer is only valid for residents of the United Kingdom Read more...

Nokia's Lumia range: What's on the way?

Andy Weir — Sun, 12 May 2013 18:24:13 +0100

Ahead of Nokia's Lumia announcement in London this week, we take a look at what we know about some of the devices the company is working on, including a phablet, a tablet and the Lumia 625. Read more...

TechSpot: Death of the tablet in 5 years, or is it too soon?

Julio Franco — Thu, 09 May 2013 03:42:45 +0100

There are wildly differing viewpoints on whether or not the tablet is on its way out, as you might guess. One perspective is that of the smartphone taking over what the tablet does... Read more...

Acer Aspire P3 Windows 8 tablet announced

John Callaham — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:42:38 +0100

Acer has announced the Aspire P3, a new 11.6 inch Windows 8 tablet. It comes with a cover that also serves as a keyboard and is on sale now starting at $799.99. Read more...

Future Surface may have 7.5" display, for less than $399

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 03 May 2013 09:49:18 +0100

According to an analyst from NPD DisplaySearch, a future Microsoft Surface tablet will include a 7.5", 1400 x 1050 display and target a price lower than $399, although it's not going to be out soon Read more...

Nexus 11 specs reportedly leak

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:30:27 +0100

A new rumor has hit the streets, indicating that Samsung will launch an 11-inch Nexus 11 tablet in 2013, potentially at Google I/O 2013, and it will pack a modest spec boost over the Nexus 10 Read more...

Analyst: Apple may launch $199-$249 iPad mini soon

Ben Buffone — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:13:58 +0100

Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst with KGI Securities, has suggested that in order to fend off attacks from cheap Android tablets, Apple will move to ship a budget iPad mini in the $199-249 price range. Read more...

Dell XPS 18 mega-tablet available for preorder today

Steven Parker — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:29:45 +0100

Samsung aren't the only company that appreciates that "bigger is better", Dell has ideas of its own too making available the whopping 18" XPS 18 tablet/AIO for pre order today. Read more...

Panasonic's 20-inch Windows 8 tablet to have 3840x2560 resolution

John Callaham — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:04:48 +0100

Microsoft has revealed that the previously announced 20-inch Windows 8 tablet from Panasonic will have a resolution of 3840x2560, which is higher than a standard 4K 3840x2160 screen. Read more...

Hands-on with the Asus VivoTab Smart

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:09:07 +0100

While the past few weeks have been very busy, I managed to get a few weeks of hands-on time with the Asus VivoTab Smart to give a short(ish) verdict on the budget-friendly Windows 8 tablet Read more...

Nokia was designing a kickstand-enabled tablet before Microsoft released Surface

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:46:34 +0100

A patent from 2011 has emerged that shows Nokia's ideas for a kickstand-enabled case for a tablet, similar to the Touch Cover (or Type Cover) of the Surface. Nokia's tablet ambitions have been halted. Read more...

Microsoft said to be working on 7-inch tablet

Anthony Tosie — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:05:22 +0100

A new report from The Wall Street Journal claims Microsoft is working on a 7-inch tablet, citing unnamed sources, adding that the device will go into mass production later this year. Read more...

Nokia tablet images surface, don't get too excited

Brad Sams — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:39:45 +0100

Over the past two days, an image of a Lumia 950 and a Nokia tablet have surfaced but there is heavy doubt surrounding this products and you should not get your wallet out, yet. Read more...

Rumor: HTC's Windows 8 tablet is in production

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:05:15 +0100

Is a HTC Windows 8 tablet already in production? The latest rumor originating from NPD DisplaySearch seems to speculate that a 10.1-inch 1080p model entered production as early as Q1 this year Read more...

Microsoft to launch new research lab in Turkey

John Callaham — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:44:09 +0100

Microsoft is planning to launch a research and development lab in Turkey as part of a program from that country's government that will help its schools replace books with tablets. Read more...

BlackBerry 10 roadmap leaks, shows upcoming tablets and phablets

Ben Buffone — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:23:31 +0100

An image has leaked on Twitter that appears to show the upcoming roadmap of BlackBerry products for 2013. With declining profits and reduced investor interest, can the company get back on track? Read more...

Apple unable to trademark "iPad Mini" as it's too descriptive

Paul Ferson — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:09:07 +0100

Apple's iPad might be one of the most famous devices of the last decade, but it seems that their iPad Mini's name is too descriptive for the US Trademark Office to consider it trademark-able. Read more...

Apple may abandon Samsung for Retina iPad mini displays

Ben Buffone — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:08:35 +0000

Apple may drop Samsung altogether from delivering touch panels for the iPad mini, new reports suggest. Consequently, display company Innolux are set to fulfil the orders for the next gen device. Read more...

Surface Pros oversleeping, refusing to wake up from sleep mode

Ben Buffone — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:25:41 +0000

Microsoft Surface Pro users have been unable to wake their devices from sleep mode. Microsoft have not yet acknowledged the issue, however forum users have found an easy fix. Read more...