Tablet PCs

VIDEO: Dell Latitude XT2 XFR rugged tablet PC launches

This Dell infomercial would make a great drinking game if you had to down a shandy every time voice-over man says "XT2 XFR", but for those of you of a more sober frame of mind, it gives you a quick overview of Dell's new rugged tablet PC.

The Dell Latitude XT2...

NYT boss caught on camera with "impending Apple slate" mention

The executive editor of the New York Times has referred to the mythical Apple tablet in a speech as the "impending Apple slate", reigniting the smouldering rumours of the device.

Bill Keller's off-the-record speech, not supposed to be recorded and leaked to...

VIDEO: Dell Streak Android-based MID leaked on film

Video footage of the Dell Streak - a 5-inch, touchscreen, Android-based mobile internet device, or MID - has hit the net.

Tinhte has gotten hold of one of the mythical machines and it looks like a pretty nifty internet tablet-type offering, although being...

Archos 9 tablet PC now shipping with Windows 7

Archos has announced the availability of its new Archos 9 PC tablet. Powered by an Intel Atom processor and running Windows 7, the tablet is said to offer the performance of a high-end netbook with a multimedia twist.

With a full touch-sensitive 9-inch resistive...

Asda could be selling Linux-powered tablet PC by Christmas

Texet, a UK company better known for its calculators and low cost digital gadgets, is working on a tablet PC shown off during a recent sourcing fair in Hong Kong.

We got the chance to get a few minutes hands-on time with the ARM-powered device and first impressions...

Shenzen offers pen-input touchscreen netbook

It's not easy for netbook manufacturers to stand out from the crowd, especially when you consider how small the actual differences in terms of hardware from one model to another is.

Tablet PC models have turned up more recently, although until now they've all...

Mintpad launches in the UK

Advanced MP3 Players has announced the launch of the Mintpass Mintpad, describing the tiny device as an "all-in-one pocket wonder".

Angled as much more than simply a digital audio player, the 2.8-inch touchscreen Mintpad gets a full-featured web-browser and...

Apple patents advanced multi-touch display

Apple's much-rumoured iTablet, or iPad as the most recent rumours have dubbed it, could get a highly advanced touchscreen.

A new patent application revealed by AppleInsider describes plans for a multi-touch surface that could work with two full hands and distinguish...

Fresh Apple tablet rumours claim the iPad is due on 19 January

The most recent Apple tablet rumours to hit pegged the 9.6-inch device at $800 with a February launch.

Now iLounge's "reliable" Apple source - that correctly predicted the firth-gen nano and iPhone 3GS - has come up with fresh data.

According...

VIDEO: Microsoft Courier conceptual demo

As well as revealing the existence of the Microsoft Courier, a dual screen next-gen tablet "notebook" from the software giant, Gizmodo has also come up with this demo video.

The video is supposedly from "Pioneer Studios", a division within Microsoft's "entertainment...

Microsoft Courier dual screen next-gen tablet revealed

A tablet PC from Microsoft has apparently been revealed, pipping the much-rumoured, but not officially acknowledged Apple iTablet to the punch.

The new tablet will be called the Courier, according to Gizmodo. Although not detailed in the site's story, insiders...

Microsoft prepping Surface tablet, project Pink phones

Rumours of a phone-themed project from Microsoft code-named "Pink" have been doing the rounds since spring this year, but more information is coming to light now, as well as talk of a new Microsoft tablet.

Over the last couple of days a few online news sources...

Lenovo ThinkPad X200 and T400s announced

Lenovo has announced new laptops for business users with multitouch screen technology.

The ThinkPad X200 tablet PC and the "slim and powerful" ThinkPad T400s laptop offer "Simple Tap" double tapping that claims to bring "simplicity" to touch experience.

$800 9.6-inch Apple tablet to launch in February

With no related announcement from Apple at its recent iPod launch event, fresh rumours are hitting the Web regarding the company's much-rumoured tablet PC.

News from Taiwan suggests that Apple will launch the iTablet, as it's been dubbed by some, next February,...

Steve Jobs responds to Apple tablet rumours

Steve Jobs has almost commented on the existence of the much rumoured Apple tablet, thought to be currently being prepared for a launch later this year or early next.

The Wall Street Journal has run a report about the Apple CEO being back at work after his...

56 Apple iTablet concept designs

While Apple has yet to announce anything official about the possibility of a tablet computer that will be a cross between an iPhone, iPod touch and MacBook, that hasn't stopped the internet creating numerous concepts of what it will look like.

Whether it's...

Analyst offers Apple tablet mock-up, predictions

An influential Apple analyst has issued a further report on Apple's rumoured tablet device, as well as providing a mock-up image of what it's thought to look like.

Long-time Apple watcher Gene Munster from Piper Jaffray insists the as yet totally unofficial...

Analyst claims hands-on with Apple tablet

It seems Apple's rumoured tablet device is to get slowly unveiled by those in the finance industry, as another report from a "veteran analyst" has revealed more about the supposedly forthcoming product.

Barrons Online reports that the analyst "has seen first-hand...

Crunchpad Inc formed to create new internet tablet

A new internet tablet design is due to be revealed this month with the interesting twist that it has been created by a tech blogger with input from readers.

Michael Arrington, the founder of the TechCrunch blogs, is to offer the "Crunchpad", described as a...

PHOTOS: Archos 9 tablet PC

Archos are expanding beyond the internet media tablet for which they are traditionally known. We've already seen the Archos 10, their take on the netbook, but here we have the Archos 9, a tablet PC running on Windows.

Sporting Windows 7 at launch – as was the...

Archos announces 9-inch tablet PC

Following up on the launch of its first netbook, a fairly by-the-numbers effort, Archos has announced a whole future "MiniPC" range, including a 9-inch tablet.

The Archos 9 PCTablet offers a full touch-sensitive 9-inch screen and will run the Windows 7 operating...

Analysts predict Apple tablet PC in 2010

If you've been holding your breath for an Apple netbook, then you might want to exhale, because analysts at Piper Jaffray think that Apple is releasing a much-rumoured tablet computer as a replacement.

The "media pad" will fit between the iPod Touch and MacBook...

New MacBook touch mock-up revealed

Designer Tommaso Gecchelin has put pen to paper, or mouse to mouse-mat more like, and dreamt up his version of what a MacBook netbook slash tablet could be like.

With a brilliant OLED display, the MacBook touch gets an iSpine that allows the device to be positioned...

PeeWee tablet PC launches for kids

In the States, PeeWee has announced the availability of the PeeWee Pivot tablet laptop aimed at children aged between 3- and 10-years-old.

Weighing in at 3 pounds, the tablet is rugged with spill and drop resistance. Powered by the Intel Atom processor, the...

T-Mobile plans Android-based home gadgets

T-Mobile is planning what's being described as an "aggressive push deep into the home" with a range of Android-based devices, reports the New York Times.

The report, apparently based on "confidential documents obtained from one of the company's partners", sees...