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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| 2012-02-24 | 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. |
| 2012-12-14 | 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. |
| 2012-10-02 | Intel, partners reveal Atom based Win8 tablets Intel's Atom Processor Z2760 allows for the thinnest, lightest tablets built on Intel architecture—as thin as 8.5mm and as light as 1.5 pound. |
| 2012-10-01 | Intel set to debut its next-gen Atom processor for tablets Clover Trail, the next generation Atom processor, will have twice the CPU and graphics performance of the single-core Atom chips in its current 1.6GHz, 32-nm Medfield platform. |
| 2011-06-23 | In-Stat: Tablets will overtake e-readers by 2012 In-Stat forecasts that tablet shipments are set to outpace e-reader shipments by 2012 because of the tablet's multimedia functionality, which is currently lacking in e-reader devices. |
| 2011-05-20 | In-Stat sees 3G/4G in 78% of tablets by 2015 In-Stat forecasts that come 2015, most mobile computing devices, such as e-readers and tablets, will have 3G or 4G modems to meet consumers' demand of constant internet connectivity. |
| 2011-06-07 | IHS: Tablets vie for auto infotainment space New research from IHS iSuppli indicates the potential of media tablets as the next rear-seat entertainment solutions in automobiles. |
| 2012-04-30 | Handsets, tablets to drive slight increase in IC sales IHS stated that global semiconductor revenue is expected to reach an estimated $324.6 billion this year, up 4.3 percent from $311.4 billion last year. |
| 2012-02-14 | German court allows Samsung to sell tablets Samsung can now continue to sell its updated 10-in tablet computer in Germany. The German court ruled against Apple's bid to have the tablets banned. |
| 2010-09-27 | First 1.5GHz tri-core app processor for smartphones, tablets Marvell combines three cores in one application processor, adds 3D graphics, USB 3.0, 1080p video playback |
| 2011-10-31 | Enterprise mobility gains from smartphones, tablets AT&T, Motorola Mobility and Samsung Mobile support mobility management services seen to grow to $11 billion worldwide by 2016. |
| 2011-10-06 | Demand for PCs, tablets push global IC sales Worldwide semiconductor sales grew 2.2 percent YoY in August, according to SIA. |
| 2010-06-08 | Coming soon: Atom processors for tablets Intel Corp. disclosed at Computex plans for next-generation Atom processor for tablets and netbooks. |
| 2011-01-12 | CES shows how media tablets are reshaping electronics landscape Media tablets are impacting the entire electronics industry big time—bringing the Internet to TV, renewing its interest in wireless video and changing the enterprise computer market. |
| 2010-11-17 | Bridge chip targets tablets, smartphones Elan Digital launches system bus to USB host controller bridge and USB2.0 to SD/SDIO host bridge chip |
| 2013-02-14 | ARM sees prospects in $100 smartphones, tablets An ARM executive discusses the need to eliminate cost as a barrier to entry for the majority of people who do not own smartphones as well as his company's prospects in the $100 smartphone market. |
| 2011-08-17 | Android tablets bite 20% from iPad's share Worldwide annual media tablet shipments are seen to exceed 120 million units in 2015, and for the last year, Android tablets have been eroding the market share of iPad. |
| 2012-09-13 | Amazon offers the cheapest 7-inch tablets Amazon bags the cheapest 7-inch tablet price with the launch of its Kindle Fire SD |
| 2012-11-05 | Acer delays Win RT tablets, will watch how Surface performs Acer initially had plans to launch Windows RT tablets with ARM-based chips early next year. The company will now wait and see how the Surface tablet does on the market. |
| 2010-02-08 | ABI: 57M media tablets to ship by 2015 The market segment for media tablet, according ABI Research, will see four million units shipped this year and will zoom to about 57 million annually by 2015. |
| 2011-06-24 | ABI survey: Netbooks, tablets equally popular An ABI survey of 1,142 consumers shows that netbooks and media tablets share almost the same level of consumer interest, and that netbook and tablet purchases could result in a prolonged PC lifecycle. |
| 2012-02-14 | 2Gb, 4Gb DDR3Lm for tablets, ultrathin devices Micron's DDR3Lm solutions boast less self-refresh power that yields longer battery life. |
| 2010-12-11 | 2D/3D chip banks on 3D in smart phones, tablets Dialog’s DA8223, which has a hardwired, dedicated architecture that puts no extra load on the host application processor and requires no external memory, can be plugged into existing portable devices. |
| 2012-07-10 | Worldwide tablet usage for TV content doubles year on year NPD survey has concluded that the number of consumers viewing TV/video content using tablets doubles yearly. |
| 2011-01-18 | Worldwide PC shipments up 3.1% in Q4 2010 Global PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2010 rose just 3.1 percent from year-ago levels. The less-than-projected growth was attributed to weak holiday sales resulting from intensifying competition in consumer spending. |
| 2013-04-16 | Wolfson to supply more audio parts for Samsung's Galaxy Samsung Electronics has chosen Wolfson Microelectronics as primary audio component supplier for its Galaxy smartphones and tablets. |
| 2013-02-14 | Wireless to rule OEM IC spending this year IHS said OEM spending on semiconductors for wireless applications is set to rise by 13.5 per cent this year to reach $69.6 billion, up from $62.3 billion in 2012. |
| 2011-03-17 | Wi-Fi FEMs tout high power, high linearity Two 5GHz WiFi FEMs from RF Micro Devices claim to deliver high power and high linearity. |
| 2011-04-08 | TSMC rolls first high-performance mobile process TSMC introduces what could be the industry's first manufacturing process optimized for chips used in smartphones and tablets. |
| 2012-12-13 | Toshiba says MRAM future of mobile processors The STT-MRAM structure has the lowest power consumption yet reported and is about one-tenth that of prior reported prototypes. |
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