What is tablet PC?
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A tablet PC is usually a fully functional laptop PC, equipped with a stylus and, often, a touch screen. This form factor is intended for mobility where laptops/notebooks may be impractical or unwieldy, or do not provide the needed functionality. The term tablet PC was made popular in a product announced in 2001 by Microsoft. It was a pen-enabled computer conforming to hardware specifications devised by Microsoft and running Windows XP Tablet PC Edition OS. |
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| 2011-03-09 | Tablets to slow down PC sales in 2011 Gartner has reduced its 2011 PC growth forecast from 15.9 percent to 10.5 percent, citing growing consumer enthusiasm for media tablets, which is expected to dramatically slow home mobile PC sales. |
| 2011-09-01 | Tablets to reach 250M units in 2017 Despite the competition with PCs and other computing and consumer electronic devices, the market for tablets remains strong. |
| 2010-05-06 | Tablets to embrace 3G mobile broadband Wi-Fi connectivity is one of the key features of connected tablets but IMS Research forecasts that 3G mobile broadband will be present in over one-third of tablets shipping worldwide from 2011 onward. |
| 2012-09-19 | Tablets to drive display shipments by 56% this year IHS revealed that shipments of tablet displays this year are projected to reach 126.6 million units, up from 82.1 million units last year. |
| 2010-12-01 | Tablets seen to cannibalize netbook market Market research firm DRAMexchange forecasts that the total computer market--not counting tablet PCs--will reach 350.2 million units in 2011. |
| 2011-06-14 | Tablets push DRAM demand According to IHS, tablets will consume exponentially more DRAM in the years ahead, particularly if bookseller Amazon introduces its own tablet to rival iPad. |
| 2011-05-26 | Strategy Analytics: iPad challengers stand a chance Strategy Analytics identifies attributes that consumers would consider when they buy tablets, challenging vendors to meet market needs. |
| 2012-10-15 | SSD market still on track despite poor ultrabook shipments SSD shipments reached 10.5 million in Q3 and will rise to 17.5 million units in Q4, amounting to a total of 28 million units in H2—more than double the total shipped in H1. |
| 2011-10-11 | Sony to buy out Ericsson? Sony is nearing a deal to buy out Ericsson from their 10-year joint venture in order to rival Apple and Samsung, according to reports. |
| 2011-11-03 | Sol'n enables DAB, DAB+ on mobile devices Mirics' solution targets ARM processor-based applications, bringing region independent mobile TV and radio reception. |
| 2012-10-10 | Smartphones, tablets boost combo motion sensor market IHS revealed that revenue for combo motion sensors will rise to $189.1 million this year, up from just $23 million last year. |
| 2011-11-22 | Smartphone: Next step for Amazon According to Citigroup, the company's success in e-book readers and the forecasted dominance in low-priced tablet will drive Amazon to release a smartphone next year. |
| 2012-01-11 | Smartphone growth boosts mobile game market Juniper Research reported that in-game purchases are becoming more popular and predicted that they will reach about $4.8 billion in 2016. |
| 2010-05-07 | Smart phones, tablets get Atom-powered Intel Corp. has launched its latest Atom chipset, the 45nm Moorestown platform geared for use in the burgeoning market for smart phones and tablets. |
| 2011-08-26 | Smart devices see a strong market in Hong Kong Hong Kong consumers show high level of willingness to buy tablets and smartphones despite the rising cost of living. |
| 2012-11-20 | Slow consumer spending drags power IC market IHS predicted that revenue derived from the use of power management chips will amount to $29.9 billion by the end of the year, down from $31.8 billion last year. |
| 2012-12-20 | Singapore not lagging behind in thriving smartphone market Singapore's electronics sector is not missing out on the smartphone and tablet boom because key components that go into these devices are manufactured locally, according to the Economic Development Board. |
| 2010-09-03 | Semicon revenues to hit $300 billion this year Semicon market watcher Gartner projected the industry's global revenue this year to hit $300 billion, a 31.5 percent increase from 2009 revenue of $228 billion. |
| 2011-07-01 | Samsung takes Apple battle to the ITC As a result of a series of patent infringement litigation between Samsung and Apple, a complaint has been filed by the former to ITC. |
| 2012-10-04 | Samsung Galaxy Tab back in U.S. stores A U.S. federal court has lifted the sales ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 more than a month after patent suit resolution. |
| 2010-09-30 | Samsung chooses Atmel maXTouch solution for Galaxy Atmel Corp. announced that Samsung is using the Atmel maXTouch solution to power the Android-based Galaxy tablet. |
| 2012-09-21 | Samsung begins production of 128GB embedded NAND Touted by the company as the industry's highest density storage, the memory solution is geared for next-generation smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. |
| 2006-12-11 | Ruggedized mobile device market to hit $9.2B by 2011 Semi-ruggedized notebook category will have a CAGR growth rate of over 16 percent between 2006 and 2011, forecasts ABI Research. |
| 2012-12-03 | Roll-Qi unveils rollable keyboard for mobile devices The Qii turns virtually any surface, soft or hard, flat or curved, into a full functionality user interface for your computers, tablets or smartphones. |
| 2011-07-21 | Rising iPad demand too much for Apple? Apple is still unable to meet consumer demand for its iPad tablet, this according to the company, is a "good problem" for them. |
| 2012-07-31 | Q2 large-sized panel shipments grew 10% QoQ WitsView revealed that large-sized panel shipments in 2Q12 reached 188 million units with QoQ and YoY increase of 10.2 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively |
| 2012-11-05 | Peeling back the layers of the iPad Mini UBM TechInsights' Allan Yogasingam goes inside the first device Apple released to enter the 7-inch tablet realm. |
| 2011-05-31 | PC sales to grow 38.5% by 2014 Personal computer sales are projected to be boosted by rapid sales in developing countries and by growing consumer demand for tablet PCs, growing by more than 38.5 percent by 2014, according to IC Insights. |
| 2002-07-19 | PC makers look towards non-traditional products PC manufacturers and Microsoft are looking for new ways to expand their markets, conveys In-Stat/MDR. |
| 2010-06-30 | Panel: Smart devices to flood consumer market Consumer electronics analysts forecast that new media tablets and smartbooks will soon flood the market with more than 163 million to be shipped in 2015. |
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