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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| 2012-09-11 | Oversupply seen to drag battery price in 3Q12 Although pushed by strong notebook sales in Q2, demand for batteries increased but fell short of expectations in Q3, ending the growth momentum for cylindrical batteries. |
| 2012-08-14 | Nvidia beats revenue outlook Resulting from its foray into the tablet and smartphone markets, things are looking up for the company with Nexus 7 and Microsoft Surface using Tegra chips. |
| 2012-09-25 | Nufront, ARM deal targets next-gen smartphones, tablets, smart TVs Access to the advanced IP from ARM aims to enhance the scalability of Nufront's next generation application processor designs, delivering powerful 3G-ready solutions to OEMs. |
| 2012-11-08 | Nufront squares in on mobile apps processors Nufront will try to outdo competitors in the apps processor market with wireless offerings such as its first-generation GSM/WCDMA 3G baseband chip. |
| 2012-11-08 | NFC booster chip to fit into SIM form factor The PicoPulse NFC RF front-end booster chip will enable manufactures to fit all components of an NFC card emulation and peer-to-peer mode solution into a standard SIM form factor. |
| 2011-02-04 | Next iPad to use 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 dual core chip Apple Inc.'s iPad 2 tablet PC will use an ARM Cortex-A9 dual core processor running at 1.2GHz and an Imagination SGX543 dual core graphics processor, according to AppleInsider. |
| 2011-09-26 | New pricing gives non-iPad tablets a fighting chance Lower prices of Asus Eee Pad Transformer and HP TouchPad may give tablet makers ideal price points to improve consumer perception. |
| 2012-04-13 | New iPads push demand for Li-poly batteries Apple's newest tablet uses the same batteries as its predecessor, but to accommodate the increased power needs of the high-res display and 4G, battery capacity was raised from 2300mAh to 3800mAh. |
| 2012-07-19 | NAND flash prices stabilize, expected to wane in Q3 2012 Due to the demand for smartphones, tablet PCs, and ultrabooks, suppliers are increasing the output ratio of MLC products and reducing that of TLCs. |
| 2012-11-05 | NAND flash contract price grows 7-12% in 2HOct According to TrendForce, tight supply and replenishment momentum persisted in 2HOct, which might even push the increase in NAND flash contract price until November. |
| 2012-09-07 | MOSFETs, diodes aimed at wireless charging Toshiba's small signal middle power type Schottky barrier diodes and dual N-channel MOSFETs target wireless power transfer applications for devices such as mobile phones, tablets and notebooks. |
| 2013-04-03 | Mobile, desktop computing landscape affects connector market Shifting demands in the mobile and desktop computing market will have a significant effect on the connector industry. |
| 2011-07-21 | Mobile video usage to top 693B minutes by 2015 According to In-Stat, loose restrictions and increasing smartphone and tablet users will further boost mobile video consumption despite variations in content length, genre and acquisition. |
| 2012-12-12 | Mobile transmitter integrates 60GHz RF transceiver Silicon Image's UltraGig 6400 transmitter integrates a 60GHz RF transceiver, base band processor and embedded antenna array, and wirelessly connects mobile devices to DTVs. |
| 2011-11-21 | Mobile processors target smartphones, tablets Qualcomm's new Snapdragon devices claim to offer 3G and 4G Internet connection speeds in mobile devices. |
| 2012-01-18 | Mobile processor supports Windows 8 Designed specifically for tablets, TI's OMAP4470 platform claims to offer rich multimedia, end-to-end security and powerful multitasking capabilities. |
| 2011-12-29 | Mobile investments more lucrative than PC in 2012 Canaccord Genuity expects to see continued strong sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad, despite the upcoming launch of a slew of competing tablets from competitors in 2012. |
| 2012-04-16 | Mobile devices to push pure-play IC foundry growth IHS revealed that increasing electronics content in tablet and smartphone devices such as the iPad, iPhone and Ultrabook PCs will drive accelerated growth for the global semiconductor foundry business this year. |
| 2012-07-24 | Mixed signal sol'ns for tablets to arrive in H2 Integrated Device Technology's offerings will include IDT's timing and power management ICs. |
| 2012-09-06 | Microsoft, Intel alliance declines as Wintel weakens IHS revealed that Wintel' share of the "new" computer market is expected to drop, a category consisting not just of PCs but also of the much faster-growing smartphone and media tablet segments. |
| 2012-06-27 | Microsoft's Surface to face market challenges Surface's entry to the tablet PC market means possible pricing challenges, as well as a likelihood of competition with ultrabooks. |
| 2012-07-18 | Microsoft Office gets Internet cloud boost The suite includes Microsoft Word for documents, as well as programs for spreadsheets and other functions, adapted for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. |
| 2012-11-07 | Microsoft makes $315 for each Surface RT sold An IHS teardown analysis found that Microsoft's Surface RT is posed to generate a profit of $315 per unit sold, positioning it to make a higher profit per unit than a comparable version of the iPad. |
| 2004-03-16 | Microdrive meets mobile data needs The mobile market is one of the hottest growth areas in the IT industry today, even in spite of a difficult economy. |
| 2002-06-03 | MeshNetworks ASIC provides ad hoc, peer-to-peer networking MeshNetworks Inc. has announced the availability of an ASIC product that supports seamless integration of radio technologies, enabling ad hoc, peer-to-peer networking between wireless portable devices. |
| 2012-02-24 | MEMS accelerometer targets mobile phones, tablets Kionix rolls its smallest accelerometer, the 2 x 2 x 0.9mm tri-axis KXTJ2, that claims to offer improved shock, reflow and thermal performance with its XAC sensor. |
| 2012-11-14 | MCU-based sol'n combines touch, sensor hub Atmel's solutions with maXFusion technology claim to include advanced sensing algorithms that result in 3x the performance compared to managing sensors on the applications processor, resulting in better customer experience. |
| 2012-08-31 | LTE progress boosts electronics convergence 4G LTE will play a pivotal role in the development of the wireless industry by driving the convergence of electronic devices, including smartphones, media tablets and mobile PCs. |
| 2012-07-10 | LPDDR3 mobile DRAM to gain wider market share next year As Samsung, SK Hynix and Elpida begin mass producing LPDDR3, the product will take over half of the market share in 2H14, becoming the mobile memory market mainstream. |
| 2012-12-14 | Low-cost parts to pave way for tablets under $150 TrendForce highlighted how Google and Amazon resort to advertising costs and other means to make up for their tablets' low prices as a result of replacing tablet key components. |
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