Execs are promising a reentry into the tablet market, this time with models running Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system and aimed at business customers. full story ![]()

Acer is waiting for the next version of Windows RT, due in the second half of this year, before deciding whether to release a tablet that runs on that OS. “The plan for an RT tablet is ongoing,” said Acer President Jim Wong in an interview Friday at a company event in New York. The company planned to release a Windows RT tablet in the second quarter, but has decided to...
pcworld.com (19 days ago)

Although Microsoft is staying mum about Windows 8 tablet sales, research firm Strategy Analytics has some slightly encouraging news. In the first quarter of 2013, Windows 8 and RT devices accounted for 7.5 percent of the tablet market, with 3 million units shipped. That’s up from 0 percent a year earlier, before Windows-based tablets were feasible. Strategy AnalyticsQ1...
pcworld.com (27 days ago)

Rumors of a Windows RT powered Nokia tablet have been going around since at least March last year and a potential slip-up at a Nokia event in Pakistan will only fuel that fire. An image shown during the presentation featured a Windows RT tablet sandwiched between a Nokia Lumia 620 and a desktop monitor displaying the Windows Start screen. Measuring the ratio of the Lumia 620...
gsmarena.com (3 months and 9 days ago)

The problem with Windows 8 sales isn't Windows 8, it's Windows Phone 8, says a Gartner analyst. As consumers move from PCs to tablets they are more likely to buy tablets with a familiar touch interface, says Gartner principal analyst Mikako Kitagawa. So users of Android phones are more likely to choose an Android tablet, Kitagawa says, and users of Windows Phone 8...
pcworld.com (1 month and 8 days ago)
Hewlett-Packard is making a tablet computer that uses Google's Android operating system, steering clear of Microsoft's latest tablet-oriented version of Windows.
miamiherald.com (2 months and 28 days ago)

Don't write off Microsoft's chances in mobile just yet. It may still be struggling to make itself count in the smartphone space but early signs are more promising for Windows plus tablets. Microsoft has gone from having no share of the global tablet OS market in Q1 last year to taking 7.4% one year later, with 3M Windows 8 tablets shipped in Q1 2013, according to Strategy...
techcrunch.com (28 days ago)

Microsoft’s highly anticipated Surface Pro with Windows 8 will be on sale Saturday starting at $899 and will test the company’s viability in the tablet market after the failure of the Surface RT. The Surface Pro tablet has an Intel Core i5 processor. It can also be used as a PC when a keyboard is attached. The tablet has a 10.6-inch screen and includes the Type Cover...
pcworld.com (3 months and 13 days ago)
BARCELONA, Spain -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is making a tablet computer that uses Googles Android operating system, steering clear of Microsofts latest tablet-oriented version of Windows, the company said Sunday.
wvgazette.com (2 months and 28 days ago)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. is making a tablet computer that uses Google's Android operating system, steering clear of Microsoft's latest tablet-oriented version of Windows, the company said Sunday.
boston.com (2 months and 28 days ago)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is making a tablet computer that uses Google's Android operating system, steering clear of Microsoft's latest tablet-oriented version of Windows, the company said Sunday....
ap.org (2 months and 28 days ago)
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