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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| 2008-06-25 | USB extender stretches to more industrial apps Adder launched the AdderLink X50, a link transparent USB and high-performance video extender that is designed for applications where users require their USB peripherals such as keyboards, mice and graphics tablets to be extended up to 165ft from the computer. |
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| 2012-04-30 | Touch controller market to hit $7.7B in 2016 According to the market research firm, smartphones, tablets and many types of information appliances are driving the demand and acceptance of common touchscreens, for portable and functional electronics. |
| 2013-03-07 | Toshiba outs intelligent vital signs sensor module Silmee can simultaneously sense information on key vital signs: ECG, pulse, body temperature and movements, and can deliver the data to smartphones and tablets with wireless technology. |
| 2012-10-05 | Tight supply ups NAND flash contract price DRAMeXchange revealed that due to tightening supply and Q4 restocking demand for smartphones and tablets, 2HSep. mainstream NAND flash contract prices have increased by about 7.5-11 per cent. |
| 2011-04-25 | TI's OMAP chief lists top 11 tablet features Stressing the importance of user experience, EE Times identifies 11 features that tablets sold in 2011-2012 should offer, among them, multiple OS, HD videoconferencing and computational photography. |
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| 2012-02-24 | Tablet sales to spike, iPad stays supreme This year, sales of tablets are seen to reach 9.4 million units, a 53.1 percent increase compared to 6.2 million units last year. |
| 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. |
| 2012-05-03 | ST reveals multimedia convergence strategy The company will focus on offering a single application processing platform to serve a range of multimedia devices such as STBs, TVs, cars, smartphones 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. |
| 2012-08-17 | SiRFstarV tracker IC aimed at mobile devices CSR's SiRFstarV 5t tracker promises to deliver continuous, highly accurate location awareness to the latest generation of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. |
| 2013-04-24 | Silicon Labs rolls out digital radio receivers for CEs The monolithic Si468x receiver ICs bring FM, HD radio and DAB/DAB+ broadcast capabilities to devices such as mobile phones, tablets and personal navigation devices. |
| 2011-07-01 | Sequans, IGI Mobile develop smallest 4G router Sequans and IGI Mobile claim to have developed the world's smallest WiFi/WiMAX pocket router that easily adds 4G connectivity to smartphones and tablets. |
| 2012-06-11 | Samsung invests $1.9B in logic fab A report from the Reuters news agency says that Samsung will build a new wafer fab to run run 20nm and 14nm processes on 300mm diameter wafers to make logic chips for smartphones and tablets. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2012-03-09 | RFMD expands 3G, 4G/LTE portfolio The PowerSmart product family is geared for multimode, multiband applications such as smartphones, tablets and other data-centric mobile broadband devices. |
| 2011-03-02 | Researcher pegs inertial sensor market growth at 20.3% Intense competition is brewing in the inertial sensor market as CE devices such as cellphones, laptops, media tablets and gaming devices increasingly use accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers. |
| 2011-03-21 | Ralink now owned by MediaTek With its acquisition of Ralink and its full line of Wi-Fi chips and next-gen innovations, MediaTek expects its market in game consoles, media players, tablets and TVs to immediately expand. |
| 2011-07-27 | Qualcomm adapts gesture recognition tech Qualcomm has bought IP assets from gesture recognition firm GestureTek to produce smartphones, tablets and home entertainment devices with human gesture user interfaces. |
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