Samsung has just released a teaser video for its upcoming Android tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab . The Galaxy Tab website and SamsungUSA’s YouTube channel both host the video for the 7-inch device that is set to debut in Berlin on September 2. The Galaxy Tab looks like a direct extension of the Galaxy S series of phones Samsung is currently selling.
Apple has sold over 3.3 million iPads so far, but Microsoft is still waiting for those Windows-based tablets to start capturing the hearts and minds of users. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, however, is confident the company has a bright future in this space.
HP’s anticipated Android-flavored tablet may not end up seeing the light of day, sources close to the matter have revealed to AllThingsD. More specifically, it is “delayed and won’t ship before the end of the year as planned.” The news is not terribly surprising considering the clues we’ve been given so far. Although Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off an HP tablet prototype running Windows 7 earlier this year, a more recent tablet-related announcement from Ballmer didn’t include HP in the list of hardware partners.
Google has released its second quarter 2010 earnings report. The centerpiece news is that revenue grew by 24% year-over-year to $6.82 billion — an impressive feat for the search giant
Another analyst has gone bullish on tablet computing. Forrester Research is out with a report this morning projecting that tablets will start outselling netbooks by 2012.
The CTIA Wireless Association’s annual Las Vegas mobile-centric show has wrapped up for this year, and a few key trends emerged.
Drooling over tablets, but worried about lack of Flash support on the iPad? Sit tight, because a slew of tablets running Android will be emerging shortly with full Flash support, thanks to the NVIDIA Tegra platform team’s work with Adobe
It’s time once again for the weekly Friday Poll ! This week we thought we’d tackle Topic Obvious and find out what you all think of Apple’s new iThing. We already asked you if you’d buy it , but we also want to know your thoughts and impressions of the device now that it’s (finally!) been announced.
More than 100,000 people on Facebook have declared today National Lady Gaga Day . It’s difficult to be sure what this day entails exactly, but presumably elaborate costumes will be part of it. Point is, it’s gone sort of viral.
It’s not an unequivocal “yes,” but an awkward “no comment” from a Google product manager may indicate that touch capability is being built into Chrome OS . At an event in London at Google’s headquarters attended by TechRadar , Senior Product Manager of Search Anders Sandholm “chuckled nervously” in response to the question of whether Chrome OS would include multitouch capability, the technology made ubiquitous largely by Apple’s iconic iPhone .
