Apple’s iPad sailed through 2010 without much opposition as a worthy competitor from either Android or Windows camp failed to emerge to challenge its hegemony.
Post CES 2011, Apple will be launching its next edition of iPad in a very different landscape, no more a virgin territory but a landscape altered by the launch of multiple tablets by the likes of Motorola, Notion Ink Adam, RIM, LG, HTC, LG, HP and Samsung.
As manufacturers crafting these tablets differ, so is the underlying operating system. Earlier the iOS 4.2 running iPad had to …

The introduction of the Apple iPad and the subsequent birth (or “resurrection”) of the tablet computer business was clearly one of the biggest developments in computing in 2010. Apple has certainly capitalized on their first-to-market advantage and the their truly awesome user experience, but 2011 promises to be the first year of the competitive tablet market.
The Consumer Electronics Show earlier in the year saw the announcement of over 100 tablet products. Avaya, Cisco, NEC and RIM all announced their first tablet offerings last year and actual deliveries will begin in …

In the wake of Apple’s breakthrough IPAD tablet PC , dozens of obscure manufacturers have rushed to deliver low-budget alternatives running Google’s Android operating system. In this race to the bottom, the Maylong M-150 (aka the Walgreens tablet) made headlines with a price tag that’s less than $150 and a seemingly iPad-like design.
It’s probably no surprise that the M-150 is a disappointing product; performance is sluggish, the user interface is screwy, and the screen is as ugly as it is infuriating. The Maylong M-150 may look like the illegitimate offspring …

Motorola unveiled its new Android-based Atrix 4G smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week in Las Vegas. The device has extremely impressive hardware specifications and a strong feature set, but its most compelling characteristic is the ability to provide a desktop-like computing experience when it is docked in a unique netbook shell.
The Atrix 4G handset uses NVIDIA’s dual-core Tegra 2 chipset, has 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, a 5MP rear camera with LED flash, a front-facing VGA camera, a fingerprint reader for secure unlocking, and a …

Could 2011 be the year of the tablet? It sure seems that way — as many as 100 companies may release tablet computers in 2011, say analysts. This week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will be the debut of several of these devices, all hoping to at least compete with the juggernaut that Apple’s iPad has become
What was once a market that seemed to have little potential has proven to be one of technology’s most lucrative — and untapped. Apple was able to successfully take advantage of this opening, …