Signalling the continued momentum in the tablet market, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch and 10.1-inch. Designed to be held in one hand, the 8-inch has been designed for viewing videos, playing enhanced games and reading e-books. It has a 1.5GHz dual core processor, runs on the Android 4.2 and has 5MP rear camera and a 1.3MP front Continue Reading
The craze now appears to be about providing touch functionality to the latest technology products and Sony Australia is not about to let that go unnoticed launching its new VAIO notebooks and ultrabooks range all featuring a touch screen LCD. The range includes the VAIO Pro ultrabook, VAIO Duo tablet and PC-in-one, and VAIO Fit and Fit E notebook. Sony Continue Reading
Building on the company’s expertise in display technology, which has already been exemplified in the monitor and TV space, LG has launched its new line up of IT products and a refreshed range of smartphones. The company has entered into the Australia’s consumer PC market with two new Hybrid PC products – the Z160 and H160 Tab-Book – and the Continue Reading
First it was the All-in-One PC, now Asus is giving consumers greater flexibility unveiling the Transformer Book Trio that combines a notebook, tablet and desktop PC into one device at Computex 2013. With an 11.6 inch detachable display and dual operating systems, Transformer Book Trio transforms mobile flexibility by switching effortlessly between a Windows 8 notebook, Android tablet and Windows Continue Reading
Acer has announced the release of the Iconia A1-189, a 7.9-inch Android tablet that offers faster speed and larger and wider viewing. With a quad-core 1.2GHz performance, it means smoother video playback and more fluid and faster navigation. The LED-backlit display with IPS technology offers 28 per cent more release than its 7-inch model and has a resolution 1024×768. The Continue Reading
Microsoft is growing its Surface family of PCs with the launch of Surface Pro, which will features Windows 8. Described by the company as a ‘PC in a tablet form’, the Surface Pro is powered by an Intel Core i5 processor, weighs less than 1kg and measures 13.5mm thin. It also integrated with a kickstand to enable hands-free standing. “Surface Continue Reading
A Nokia exec has hinted at the idea the mobile phone supplier may release a tablet later in the year, BGR has reported. During an interview with CNET, Nokia’s executive vice president of smart devices, Jo Harlow, apparently said the company was “very interested” in entering the tablet market. This comes after Nokia CEO Stephen Elop had previously said the Continue Reading
When businesses were asked which device they plan to buy or replace in the next 12 months, the answer was PCs. The latest results from Roy Morgan Research show the year to March 2013, there has been a plunge in PC upgrades from 20.3 per cent to 17.6 per cent. However the proportion of businesses intending to buy or replace Continue Reading
Toshiba has revealed they are working on the future of mobile technology by cautiously investing into the right areas of R&D. Toshiba Australia managing director, Mark Whittard said key features of future computing technology should include cloud service, natural hand writing capabilities, digital voice recognition and security will be part of that. With saying that, the company gave a sneak Continue Reading
“There’s not enough reason [on the market] to convince the customer to upgrade,” said Toshiba Australia managing director, Mark Whittard, speaking at launch in Sydney on Wednesday. “No longer can you back a new CPU or a new operating system to give stimulus to this marketplace. What we have to do is we have to get smarter in the way Continue Reading