Category Archives: tablets

E-paper renaissance because of A4 format on a lighter, plastic substrate?

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

There is a nascent e-paper potential even with Onyx E430 Android 4.3″ E Ink phone [Charbax YouTube channel, May 13, 2013] promised for July 2013 delivery from Onyx International (with a 1GHz Cortex-A8 based SoC) having all of its 15+ … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer computing, consumer devices, E-readers, Geopolitics, tablets | Tagged 13.3” e-paper, 4th Educational IT Solutions Expo, A4 format e-paper, Android, Android based E Ink solutions, “roll to roll” production, conversion to active learning, digital paper solutions, digital paper terminal, E Ink Mobius, E-Ink, E-Ink-Holdings, e-paper, e-paper renaissance, EDIX, education, EPD, eReaders, flexible electronic paper, flexible electronic paper display, flexible EPD, flexible TFT technology, flexible Thin Film Transistor technology, Hosei University, learning efficiency, Onyx E430, Onyx E430 E Ink phone, Onyx International, Ritsumeikan University, Sony, Sony “digital paper” terminal, university trials, Waseda University | Leave a comment

Nokia’s non-Windows crossroad

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

Update: 3” display with 240 x 320 pixels, not AMOLED screen, 3.2 MP camera. More information:- New Asha platform and ecosystem to deliver a breakthrough category of affordable smartphone from Nokia [‘Experiencing the Cloud’, May 9, 2013] my composite post … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing strategy, Cloud SW engineering, consumer computing, consumer devices, design, smartphones, tablets | Tagged Android, Asha, Asha 501, Blackberry, C#, Codename One, Codename One development kit, Codename One UI, cross-platform development, J2ME, Java developers, LCDUI, lightweight architecture, Lightweight component, Lightweight User Interface Toolkit, LWUIT, LWUIT 2.0, Metro, Metro design, Modern design, Modern UI, Nokia, Nokia Asha, Nokia Premium Developer Program for Asha, Nokia S40, Nokia SDK 2.0 for Java, Nokia Series 40, non-Windows platforms, platforms co-development, porting Android apps, porting Blackberry apps, S40, Swing, Tantalum, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, XAML | 1 Comment

Qualcomm’s SoC business future is questioned first time

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

Among the hits for simple ‘Qualcomm’ search between April 25 and 30 you will first time find headlines such as: Qualcomm And The Demise Of The Commodity Processor >>> Qualcomm’s profit hurt by competition from China >>> Qualcomm’s earnings outlook … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, consumer computing, consumer devices, Geopolitics, smartphones, SoC, tablets | Tagged 28nm, automation, Callbar, D.Phone, domestic brands, entry-level dual core, 闻泰, G-five, Haier, Huawei, industrial chain, industrial cluster, Intex, IQ2010, Jiaxing, Karbon, Lava, LG, LitePoint, local brands, MediaTek, Micromax, Motorola, MSM8225Q, MSM8625Q, MT6572, MT6582, MT6589M, MTK6572, MTK6582, ODM, Philips, Qualcomm, robots, SC6600W, Snapdragon 800, SoC, Spice, Spreadtrum, Spreadtrum quad-core, Sunspan, Sunspan D18, Sunspan D28X, T-Smart, TCL, Videocon, WING, WingTech, WingTech Communications, Xi’an, 华为, 天迈, 海尔 | 1 Comment

As much as up to 10 million of new small touch Microsoft Surface devices could be sold in H2 2013?

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

Despite of the initial state of Microsoft Surface with some questions about the performance and smoothness of the experience [‘Experiencing the Cloud’, Nov 12 – 28, 2012] Forbes says that Microsoft Surface Outsells The Nexus 10 And Points To Redmond’s … Continue reading →

Posted in tablets, consumer devices | Tagged Nexus 7, Microsoft Surface, Nexus 10, small touch devices, Benedict Evans | Leave a comment

Microsoft: With cloud services investments starting to pay off Windows 8 and Windows Blue will bring more competitive devices particularly in new smaller form factors targeting the tablet market

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

This statement is the essential summary of Microsoft current performance according to the results in the first 3 months of 2013 and the near term actions the company declared now to further improve its stance, particularly in the market which … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing, consumer devices, tablets | Tagged Bay Trail, buying experience, chips, chipsets, cloud devices, cloud OS, cloud services, device market, distribution, first-party apps, fourth generation Intel Core processor, hardware and software ecosystem, Haswell, hybrid PCs, licensing revenue, MBD, Microsoft, Microsoft Business Division, OEMs, Office 365, Office market, Office subscription, PC market, productivity market, Q3 FY13 performance, Q4 FY13 outlook, revenue, Skype, small touch devices, smaller form factors, Surface, Surface Pro, Tablets, third-party apps, touch-enabled computing devices, traditional PC, traditional PC market, transition from the traditional PC, Windows 8, Windows Blue, Windows business, Windows Division, Windows market | 1 Comment

Saving Intel: next-gen Intel ultrabooks for enterprise and professional markets from $500; next-gen Intel notebooks, other value devices and tablets for entry level computing and consumer markets from $300

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

OR “2 for 1” (or “two-for-one”) touch and voice enabled ultrabooks of convertible and detachable form factors with Haswell / 4th generation Intel Core processor family (shipping now and on track for Q2’13 launch) starting as low as $500. Touch-enabled … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer computing, consumer devices, Enterprise computing, notebooks, tablets | Tagged 14nm, 2 for 1, 22nm, 22nm Tri Gate, 4th generation Intel Core processor, Android, Atom SoC, Bay Trail, Bay Trail D, Bay Trail M, clamshell laptops, consumer market, convertible form factors, convertibles detachables, desktops, detachable form factors, Enterprise Market, entry level computing, foundry, full PC experience, Haswell, IDF 2013 Beijing, Intel, Intel Media, Intel WiDi, Kirk Skaugen, Lenovo, more competitive Atom, multi OS support, next generation, notebooks, ODMs, OEMs, Paul Otellini, PC ecosystem, professional market, Set-Top Box, SoC, System on Chip, technology transitions, Tick-Tock model, Toshiba, touch enablement, touch price points, touch-enabled thin notebooks, two-for-one, Ultrabook detachable, Ultrabook reference design, Ultrabook™ Convertible, Ultrabooks, value all-in-one computers, value convertibles, value devices, voice enablement, Windows 8, Windows 8 adoption | 1 Comment

The future of mobile gaming at GDC 2013 and elsewhere

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

Laszlo Kishonti at MWC 2013 (see the video embedded later, as well as the CLBenchmark data supporting the below statement): [1:20] Currently Mali T-600 is the first and only GPU which can run this desktop grade software. [1:27] The Great … Continue reading →

Posted in SoC, Cloud client SW platforms, smartphones, tablets, consumer devices, consumer computing | Tagged mobile gaming, GLBenchmark, GDC 2013, Mali-T600 Series, Mali-T604, Mali-T678, Mali-T628, Mali-T624, Mali SeeMore Demo, CLBenchmark, OpenCL GPU Compute, OpenCL CPU Compute, Kishonti Informatics, Google Nexus 10, AAA Game, triple-A game, Glu Mobile, digital gaming, console gaming, F8000, Samsung Smart TV, Timbuktu2, Exynos 5 Dual, Synthesis Super-Resolution Scaler Demo, WQXGA display, Arndale Board, Exynos 5250, SPH Fluid Simulation, Raytrace, Optical flow, Image filter, CLBenchmark 1.1 Desktop Edition, Mali-T658, Synopsis, Hisilicon K3V3, GLbenchmark 2.5, PowerVR competition | 2 Comments

Windows RT Buzz: only the naming will disappear?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

Microsoft defends Windows RT as necessary disruption [CNET, March 21, 2013]vs.Microsoft to merge Windows RT into next-generation Windows OS [DIGITIMES, March 27, 2013] These headlines tell everything. And don’t forget, end of March is the end of PRISM when all … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, SoC, tablets | Tagged ARM, Atom, Intel, Microsoft, Microsoft Surface, Windows 8, Windows Blue, Windows RT | 1 Comment

5G WiFi with Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac Miracast™ from Broadcom for streaming content to UHD (4K) TVs as well

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

If one has $17K to spend on LG’s 84LM960V UHD (4K) TV already equipped with Broadcom’s BCM43526 chip for 5G WiFi/IEEE 802.11ac transceiver functions, as well as some more for a ’2013 vintage’, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac and Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast™ … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer computing, consumer devices, smartphones, tablets, TVs | Tagged 4K, 5G WiFi, Android 4.2, BCM4335, BCM43526, BCM7445, Brahma15, Broadcom, HEVC, HTC One, IEEE 802.11ac, Intel WiDi, LG 84LM960V, LG Electronics, Miracast, Miracast ecosystem, smart TVs, Tenda, TVs, UHD, Ultra HD Streaming, Ultra HD TV, Ultra High Definition, UltraHD, Wi-Fi Alliance, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast™, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac, WiDi | 1 Comment

Linux client market share gains outside the Android? Instead of gains will it shrink to 5% in the next 3 years?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

The Linux Foudation quite proundly referred to ReadWriteMobile: The ‘Year of the Linux Desktop’? That’s So 2012 [Feb 3, 2013] For those Linux enthusiasts still pining for the mythical “Year of the Linux Desktop,” the wait is over. In fact, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, consumer computing, consumer devices, notebooks, smartphones, tablets | Tagged Allwinner, Android, Apple, China, client market share, clients, emerging markets, entry-level tablets, Goldman Sachs, Google, Google Glass, Greater China, HTC, iPad, iPhone, Linux, mainland China, mainstream standard, mainstream tablets, Marvell, Microsoft, non-iPad vendors, Onda, OS, quad core, Rockchip, Samsung, SoC market, SoC vendors, Taiwan, Tim Cook, touch panel market, touch panels, Ubuntu, white-box vendors | 1 Comment

Category Archives: tablets

E-paper renaissance because of A4 format on a lighter, plastic substrate?

Nokia’s non-Windows crossroad

Qualcomm’s SoC business future is questioned first time

As much as up to 10 million of new small touch Microsoft Surface devices could be sold in H2 2013?

Saving Intel: next-gen Intel ultrabooks for enterprise and professional markets from $500; next-gen Intel notebooks, other value devices and tablets for entry level computing and consumer markets from $300

The future of mobile gaming at GDC 2013 and elsewhere

Windows RT Buzz: only the naming will disappear?

5G WiFi with Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac Miracast™ from Broadcom for streaming content to UHD (4K) TVs as well

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