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Review: Dell Latitude 10

Rob Brand — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:19:52 +0000

The Dell Windows 8-based Latitude 10 is built to appeal to the business market. With all day battery life, pen support and ability to offer a docked computing experience, could this be an office hit? Read more...

Stephen Elop hints at Nokia tablet

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:30:50 +0000

Nokia's CEO, Stephen Elop talks in a interview about Nokia's intense interest in the tablet market. His comments hint at an upcoming Nokia branded tablet running one of Microsoft's OSs. Read more...

Samsung to launch Windows RT tablet: the 10.1-inch ATIV Tab [Update: more specs!]

Andy Weir — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:02:59 +0000

Samsung's first Windows RT tablet, the 10.1-inch ATIV Tab, has been revealed, featuring a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 5MP camera in a slim and light 8.9mm body. Read more...

Analyst: Microsoft Surface is the new Zune

Andy Weir — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 07:48:15 +0000

Microsoft hopes to sell "a few million" new Surface tablets, but tech market analysts Canalys believe the new devices will be a market failure, drawing comparisons with Microsoft's Zune music players. Read more...

Microsoft Surface tablet to launch with Windows 8 on Oct 26

Andy Weir — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:22:52 +0000

Several weeks after first announcing its new Surface tablets, information has emerged confirming that the first devices will be made available alongside the Windows 8 launch on October 26 this year. Read more...

Intel Windows 8 tablets in stores in November

Andy Weir — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:13:47 +0000

With Windows 8's launch fast approaching, interest is growing in the devices that will run the new OS. A source claims that the first Intel-based Windows 8 tablets will be in stores in November. Read more...

Details of Palm's WebOS tablets leaked to the web

Simon Andrews — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:52:10 +0000

Details surrounding the long-rumoured Palm tablet have leaked to Engadget, providing our first look at the long-rumoured device. However, what we have here are actual renders, not working products. It is expected that HP will officially... Read more...

ASUS unveils Eee Pad Slider and Eee Pad Transformer

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:16:41 +0000

Today at CES 2011, ASUS unveiled two new tablet computers called the Eee Pad Slider and Eee Pad Transformer. The new family of devices has four different styles for any user to enjoy. The Eee... Read more...

HP Slate 500 announced, $799 price tag

Tzvi Friedman — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:34:47 +0000

Who could have predicted that Apple would actually be undercutting the competition in tablet pricing? As the tablet wars really begin to heat up, HP just announced the availability of their Slate 500, an 8.9... Read more...

Windows Slates coming at Christmas, unveiled on October 11

Tom Warren — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:42:45 +0000

Microsoft is planning to unwrap its slate strategy next Monday at a press event in New York City, Neowin has learned. According to sources familiar with the company's plans, Microsoft will hint at its future Slate... Read more...

HP Slate gets demoed on video, shows why Windows 7 isn't slate ready

Tom Warren — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:41:00 +0000

A YouTube user has posted a lengthy video demo of a HP Slate device running Windows 7. The video, spotted by Engadget, shows a good overview of the hardware and buttons but also shows the device... Read more...

Samsung Galaxy Tab announced

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:42:19 +0000

Samsung has finally lifted the curtain on their Samsung Galaxy Tab. This small, 7-inch tablet runs Android 2.2 and will be a very strong competitor to the iPad. The small handheld tablet comes loaded with... Read more...

Ballmer: Windows 7 slates coming "as soon as they're ready".

Brody McKee — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:11:19 +0000

We’re all very interested in learning more about Microsoft’s plan to respond to Apple’s iPad, and during a speech given at Microsoft’s Financial Analysts Meeting, CEO Steve Ballmer shared some more on Microsoft’s strategies for... Read more...

HP Android slate delayed indefinitely

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:21:54 +0000

HP is hoping to make a big splash in the slate market. There have been rumors and announcements about various different HP slates in design or development, running on all the various mobile operating systems... Read more...

iPad and Kindle combined? Acer unveil Android tablet

Brian Donohue — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 08:34:59 +0000

Acer is looking to put its fork into the entertainment tablet pie with an Android slate due for release before year end. Utilizing a 7-inch screen, and full QWERTY keyboard contained within a "chin"... Read more...

HP Slate to run WebOS, or not.

Tzvi Friedman — Mon, 24 May 2010 17:58:23 +0000

After the release of the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi, along with the critically acclaimed Palm WebOS, there were all kinds of unanswered questions about the products' future after Palm was bought out by HP.... Read more...

HP Slate cancelled?

giga — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:00:49 +0000

Today has not been good to tablet devices. After Microsoft announces the end of their Courier project, TechCrunch reveals that sources close to HP are now saying that their upcoming HP Slate has also been... Read more...

HP Slate leaks onto the Internet

Brad Sams — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:18:02 +0000

The only other tablet that has managed to even muster up a smidgen of the hype that the iPad received is the HP Slate. Conecti.ca has gotten its hands on the device and is... Read more...

Dell Streak 7 and Streak 10 leaked

Tzvi Friedman — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:40:01 +0000

It's been known for a while that Dell was going to release the Mini 5, a mini-slate, now codenamed "Streak" for some time. But now, Engadget is confirming that there will be 7 and 10... Read more...

HP Slate info leaks

Brad Sams — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:47:12 +0000

While this past week has put most of the spotlight on Apple's iPad, HP isn't sitting around quietly. The only other upcoming tablet that has close to the hype of the iPad, is the... Read more...

HP shows off Windows 7 powered Slate UI, including Flash support

Tom Warren — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:34:21 +0000

Ever since Steve Ballmer showed off the HP Slate at the Consumer Electronics Show this year, there's been a huge amount of interest in the new device. HP released a new video in late January with... Read more...

New Microsoft Courier tablet pictures and video leak

Andrew Fairbairn — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:26:01 +0000

Remember Microsoft's new tablet concept that was revealed last September? Well, the book-like Courier device - or "digital journal" as it has now been labelled - may be on the shelves as early as the... Read more...

HP releases new video of the Windows 7 Slate PC

Tom Warren — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:57:56 +0000

HP has released a teaser video of the new Windows 7 slate PC, first demonstrated during the Microsoft CES 2010 keynote. The video, spotted by Gear Diary, is an interview between Greta Schlender, a HP Spokesperson,... Read more...

Microsoft set to unveil Slate tablet PC at CES

Tom Warren — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:17:03 +0000

The New York times claims Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will unveil a slate-type computer tomorrow during the Microsoft CES 2010 keynote. According to insiders that spoke to The New York times, the device will be... Read more...

Washington Post picks up Slate from Microsoft

Tue, 21 Dec 2004 18:05:46 +0000

The Washington Post Co. announced Tuesday that it has agreed to purchase online magazine Slate from Microsoft. In a deal that had been rumored since at least mid-November, the Post will take... Read more...

Microsoft Seeks Buyer for Slate

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 19:06:05 +0000

Microsoft Corp. is in talks with five or six potential buyers for its online magazine Slate, an executive said Friday. Scott Moore, general manager of MSN Network Experience, which handles content for Microsoft's... Read more...

Longhorn PDC Build 4051 Includes New Slate Theme

Tom Warren — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 07:43:35 +0000

When Longhorn debuts this october 26th at the Professional Developers Conference in LA it will debut with a whole new theme code-named "Slate". The Longhorn PDC build (4051) was decided around two weeks ago. Since... Read more...

Sony announces slate of online games

Marcel Klum — Thu, 14 Feb 2002 14:41:27 +0000

Though up until now, only a few PlayStation 2 titles have included online play capabilities, Sony today made a major commitment to online gaming with the announcement of over two dozen networked titles. Some, such... Read more...