Just to add some perspective to the tablet shipment figures that we published yesterday for the first quarter of 2022. By the preliminary tablet shipment figures from the IDC, we didn’t get to see precisely where Microsoft ranked. But Strategy Analytics has another take on the preliminary tablet shipment numbers, and says that Microsoft ranked number five on the list, with 1.4 million tablets shipped, out of a total of … more…
Here’s the latest preliminary sales numbers for tablets in the first quarter of 2022, based on the figures from IDC. 38.4 million tablet computers were estimated to have shipped from January to March this year, which is a solid number in itself. Chromebooks have decline the most since these were bought in large quantities in the education sector during the lockdowns. But other tablet operating systems have maintained more natural … more…
Samsung has rolled out Smart Widget to some tablets, starting with the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8. The rollout appears to be in almost something of a beta test or silent introduction at this point, since only a few devices have received this update. 9to5Google reports that Smart Widget suddenly appeared after the last security update for the Tab S8 in the sizes 2×2, 4×1, 4×2, and that it can be … more…
Huawei has unveiled the Huawei MatePad SE, which is a new 2022 model 10.1-inch tablet that’s launching in China on May 6th from around $195. The SE in the name, denotes that it’s more of an entry level tablet. The model selections consists of two models both featuring 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, but differs between a Wi-Fi model and a 4G model But other than that, they … more…
The Surface Go 3 is a 10.5-inch Windows 11 tablet that was unveiled on September 22, and starting today, it has achieved a record low price of $299 for the Intel Pentium Gold model: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DKG9JP This is the Surface Go 3 with 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and the Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y processor. The keyboard is optional, and getting Windows into tablet mode is done simply by swiping … more…
Asus is the undisputed king of dual-screen laptops, and they’ve started teasing a new dual-screen laptop now due for an unveiling next month that should help Asus maintain its leadership position. On May 9, or May 10 all depending on the time zone you live in, Asus will host an entire even for the unveiling of a new 14-inch dual-screen laptop in the Asus Zenbook range of dual-screen laptops. But … more…
Samsung announced more tablet and computer accessory goodies today, in the form of a new iconic looking mass storage rugged portable SSD: https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Shield-1TB-SSD-Black/dp/B09VLK9WS The full name is actually Samsung T7 Shield Portable Solid State Drive. This PSSD is the latest sibling in the regular T7 and the T7 Touch family. As a rugged portable external hard drive it has a dust and waterproof rating of IP65, and it’s been tested … more…
Alldocube is launching an new entry level tablet in the 10-inch range soon, called Alldocube iPlay 9T. The highlight is support for 8K output and microSD card support up to 2TB. On the downside, we’re dealing with a Rockchip RK3566 processor, which is slow for a modern Android 11 tablet. Buy at least that means the launch price will be just over $100, and the low price is really the … more…
Samsung has released their own hand strap case for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, and it’s available in black or white. Samsung: https://www.samsung.com/mobile-accessories/tablets/galaxy-tab-s8-swivel-strap-cover Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Tablet-Swivel-Strap/dp/B09VWGSJSQ/ It used to be that we had to resort to third party tablet accessories to obtain hand strap covers for tablets, which is fine, but Samsung doesn’t want to miss out on the branding, as the Samsung logo is still visible on the back of … more…
Here’s one of the many reasons why I love tablet computers and why they can offer so much to the world. It’s the medical tablet Anatomage VR. This is a 3D tablet, or more precisely a stereoscopic tablet that has the capacity to illustrate the content on the display in 3D without the use of any form of goggles, headsets, or 3D accessories. But the Anatomage VR is a tablet … more…
The new 2022 model Acer Swift X with the 4.7GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5825U processor and Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti is launching next week for $1099: https://www.amazon.com/Acer-SFX14-42G-R607 Its 14-inch Full HD screen even features 100% sRGB so that user should always get a color accurate screen, which is of particular importance for internet creators. Specs includes 1920 x 1080 resolution, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD storage, Wi-Fi 6, a … more…
Samsung is releasing one of their new 2022 model memory cards on May 3, and its the Samsung PRO Endurance cards: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Endurance The new Samsung PRO Endurance cards are launching as 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB microSD memory cards for tablets, smartphones, dashcams, and other microSD compatible devices, with the Endurance denoting its focus towards long continuous video recording stability. The card specs are UHS-1, V30, Class10, featuring 100MB/s read … more…
The Canadian firm Square is rolling out the new Square Stand, which is their iPad-on-a-swivel payment terminal or Point Of Sales. It’s pretty simple really. Anyone wishing to enable payments with the Square Stand insert a compatible iPad into the stand, which then adds either a contactless tap (including Apple/Google/Samsung Pay), a chip, or PIN payment options through the sensors and readers to the side of the iPad. Compatible iPads … more…
If your Fire 7 tablet doesn’t cut it as a gaming device, then good news. Two very powerful new Skytech Prism II computers are launching this week, with Intel Core i9 12900K and RTX 3090 Ti, or optionally the $100 cheaper model with AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and RTX 3090 Ti. These are launching between Sunday and next Monday, from about the price of a used car. But hey we’ve … more…
Astro HQ has just said that they’re launching the iPad drawing tool Astropad Studio for Windows tablets and other Windows computers today. Astropad Studio is an iPad app that lets iPad users mirror their drawing app such as Adobe, Affinity, Clip Studio, and Kritaonto onto their iPad. In terms of drawing features, it has custom pressure curves, pressure smoothing, lots of custom shortcuts and gestures to make the drawing process … more…