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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| 2012-09-28 | TI shifting OMAP tech towards embedded apps Facing stiff competition from Qualcomm and Nvidia, TI's executives stated that the market has become less attractive due to market leaders Apple and Samsung using internally designed processors. |
| 2013-05-21 | Taiwan targets masses with smartphone innovations National Taiwan University has developed several innovations for tablets and smartphones designed to win the hearts of mass-market users. |
| 2012-08-17 | Taiwan panel makers positive about Q3 revenue Chimei Innolux, Chunghwa Picture Tubes and Hannstar Display hope that the 10 percent growth in revenues will serve as momentum for an optimistic revenue forecast for 3Q12. |
| 2013-02-14 | Tablet, mobile app MPUs to dominate 2013 IC market IC Insights indicated that tablets, cell phones and embedded-processing systems will be the main driving force behind the growth forecast. |
| 2013-05-03 | Tablet surge shows no sign of slowing down IDC revealed that tablet shipments totalled 49.2 million units in 1Q13, surpassing the numbers registered during 1H12, growing 142.4 per cent YoY in 1Q13. |
| 2013-02-21 | SSIA: MEMS to go mainstream this year In an exclusive interview with EE Times Asia, SSIA talks about the promising market segments of 2013 as well as the impact of Singapore's electronics-focused policies. |
| 2013-05-15 | Smartphone, tablet apps processors market soared in 2012 The market for smartphone and tablet apps processors rose 60 per cent and 83 per cent respectively in 2012, fuelled by the continuous increase in mobile device usage. |
| 2013-02-07 | Smart devices to thrive in 2013, says analyst TrendForce forecasts further growth in TV displays, LED penetration, tablet market, NFC technology and smartphones boasting large displays and resolution. |
| 2011-08-04 | Single-task electronics devices see bleak future The rising demand for multifunction electronics devices, such as smartphones and media tablets, will erode sales of single-task consumer electronics devices, says IHS. |
| 2013-03-19 | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa aimed at mobile devices The Exynos 5 Octa features an eight-core ARM big-little architecture based on the Cortex-A15 CPU built for efficient handling of multi-tasking abilities for high-end mobile devices. |
| 2011-01-25 | RIM to unveil Playbook beta program in February RIM's new beta program for its PlayBook faces steep competition and a major technical hurdle—software discontinuity. The Blackberry supports Java while the PlayBook supports Adobe AIR and HTML 5. |
| 2013-04-03 | Report: Lenovo to hire more design engineers Lenovo intends to expand its IC design team to about 100 engineers by mid-2013, 40 of which will be hired from Shenzhen and 60 in Beijing, according to a China-based industry source. |
| 2013-02-06 | PMU with 4A charger cuts PCB space by 60% TI's TPS65090 power management IC claims to maximise power efficiency to extend battery run-time in applications based on ARM Cortex A9 and A15 processors. |
| 2012-07-16 | Pay-TV operators struggle with new connected mediums Pay-TVs are experiencing difficulties matching up with new connected mediums due to slow moving business models and ancient set-top box technologies. |
| 2011-05-10 | Paper computer tech will make smartphones obsolete Roel Vertegaal of Queen's University invents a thin-film phone that will make smartphones obsolete in 5 to 10 years. |
| 2013-03-07 | Online storage cuts NAND flash capacity in mobile devices Memory capacity per cell phone has declined to 12.8GB on average in 1H13, compared to 13.2GB the same time last year, noted IHS. |
| 2011-06-09 | OEMS join touchscreen bandwagon OEMs are joining the touchscreen bandwagon, creating an instant ecosystem that could vanish just as fast if LCD makers build touchscreens directly onto displays. |
| 2013-01-09 | Nvidia, Qualcomm take lead in apps processors According to reports from Strategy Analytics, Nvidia took the lead in the tablet market while Qualcomm lead in the smartphone space. |
| 2013-03-18 | Nordic's RFduino supports Bluetooth 4.0 app prototyping Open Source RF has teamed up with Nordic Semiconductor to release RFduino, an Arduino-compatible board to support prototyping of Bluetooth v4.0 applications. |
| 2011-03-23 | Non-handset wireless spending booms in US U.S. businesses are spending more money on non-handset wireless devices and services, according to In-Stat, as demand for tablets, notebooks and e-readers grow. |
| 2011-09-16 | NFC tech supports Windows 8 NXP Semiconductors has introduced its NFC technology that allows convenient interaction of a variety of use cases and other passive devices. |
| 2010-11-22 | New Snapdragon offers 5x performance Based on a 28nm process, the latest version of Qualcomm's chipset for smart phones and tablet computers features a new CPU core. |
| 2012-10-24 | Murata opens latest factory in the Philippines In response to the increased functionality of electronics and the spread and expansion of new applications such as smartphones and tablets, Murata decided to build a new factory in Southeast Asia. |
| 2012-07-26 | Mobile OS sales to explode in the next five years A report from Visiongain has predicted that the mobile operating system market will grow over the next five years. |
| 2013-04-18 | Microsoft licenses Android, Chrome devices to Hon Hai Microsoft has agreed to a global patent licensing deal with Hon Hai for its broad portfolio of mobile devices running the Android and Chrome operating systems. |
| 2013-02-28 | MEMS mics make noise with 60% growth last year IHS predicted that MEMS microphones shipments this year will climb by another 30 per cent to 2.66 billion units, to be followed by at least three more years of notable double-digit-rate increases. |
| 2013-02-21 | Marvell releases 3G, quad-core mobile SoC Marvell rolled out a quad-core mobile SoC that integrates 3G cellular modems, designed low-pwer mobile computing. |
| 2012-10-29 | Marvell prepared for coming 'super-integration era' Weili Dai stressed in an interview that Marvell is ready for the coming "super-integration era" of storage, connectivity, video, 3D graphics and modem technologies. |
| 2012-10-09 | LPDDR2 to take up 70% of 2013 mobile DRAM shipments With LPDDR2 prices breaking even with those of LPDDR1, shipments for LPDDR2 grew over 60 per cent of total mobile DRAM supply, in effect ensuring its status as a mainstream within the market. |
| 2013-02-08 | Low prices trigger tablet boom in Malaysia Malaysian consumers bought over 800,000 tablets in 2012 according to GfK Malaysia. |
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