If we had to pick two kinds of computers that have become incredibly popular in the last few years, we'd choose all-in-one PCs and tablets.

All-in-one PCs have almost as much power as a full-size desktop PC, but integrate a big LCD screen — sometimes touch-sensitive too. Tablets are portable, convenient, and easy to use.
The Sony VAIO Tap 20 bridges those two worlds — it's an all-in-one PC, but it can be detached from its stand, keyboard, and mouse.(Sanei N10 3G) Once you've got the Tap 20 out of its cradle, it's effectively a super-sized tablet.
Running Windows 8, the VAIO Tap 20 can be used as a traditional Windows PC — Windows 8's Desktop mode works just like Windows 7's, and with Start8 installed it's nearly indistinguishable.
But Windows 8 is built around a new interface — the Modern UI — which makes it much easier to use a touchscreen. With the VAIO Tap 20 in tablet mode, you're able to browse the Internet or run your apps using a touchscreen keyboard and your finger as a mouse cursor. In this way, the VAIO Tap 20 is equally well-suited to working as a tablet as it is as a sit-down desktop PC.
As the name might suggest, the Tap 20 is built around a 20-inch LCD screen, with 10-point multitouch. The system runs an Intel Core i5-3317U ultra-low-power CPU, with a 500GB hard drive and 4GB of RAM. Built-in Wi-Fi and a bundled wireless keyboard and mouse make it easy to separate the Tap 20 (10.2 Inch Tablet PC)from its desktop stand and take it to the couch.

The Tap 20 has an integrated battery that's good for 2.5 hours of use — that's a feature-length movie, or a couple of episodes of Game of Thrones. You can also buy an additional battery that's good for 3.5 hours of use, which is basically an entire evening in front of the TV.

We're keen to get our hands on the VAIO Tap 20 to give it a proper run-through. It's out now around Australia, and costs $1,499.

Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) raised the bar on computing with the announcement of the XPS 18, a design breakthrough that achieves a perfect blend of weight, large display size and performance in a thin, elegant and highly mobile design. With a huge 18.4-inch Full HD capacitive touch display,(Sanei N10) the XPS 18 opens up new possibilities in multimedia and casual gaming for families, yet is still easy to use thanks to its surprisingly light weight. In addition to its innovative design, the XPS 18 hits the much sought after sweet spot between mobile entertainment and desktop-level productivity, and dramatically redefines beliefs of what a PC can do.

Built with families and active consumers in mind, the XPS 18 is the world's thinnest, lightest and most portable AIO, and can be easily transported around the house for watching movies in the living room, playing games with the family, viewing recipes in the kitchen or creating professional presentations in the home office. When it's time to move the XPS 18 into another room to do homework in a quiet environment, its slim and lightweight design make it so portable a child can carry it.

The XPS 18 boasts a number of competitive and industry firsts that set a new standard for AIOs. Starting at just 4.85 lbsi with an optional SSD drive, the XPS 18 is less than half the weight of other currently available portable AIOs and has nearly double the battery life offering up to five hours of run time between chargesii. The 18.4-inch Full HD touchscreen is over three times the screen size of the Apple iPad (nearly twice the diagonal) and lends itself to new ways of sharing a computer and collaborating on a single device. It is light enough to hand back and forth, but the screen is large and vibrant enough for multiple people to watch videos, share content or enjoy (CHUWI V99)dual-player games on the same screen from a variety of angles. The XPS 18 is based on third-generation Intel Core processors and Windows 8 operating system for no-compromise performance, whether docked or on the go.

The XPS 18 is built on the XPS heritage of uncompromised form, function and thoughtful craftsmanship, and combines the performance characteristics of a primary home PC with the advanced design features of other XPS products. The XPS 18 features an aluminum back finish with soft grip for traction and comfort. It comes with a wireless keyboard and mouse and its flexible design allows it to be used in a variety of ways for the most comfortable viewing angle: on an optional powered stand for 'walk up' computing; on any flat surface using the built-in flip-out feet; laid flat for sharing; or held on your lap for reading and browsing.

From the house of Teclast we present you now face another new tablet, as the P88 model is available from the source. At an affordable price equivalent to around 140 € over the import

The new Teclast P88 tablet PC(android 4.0 tablet) is equipped with an 8-inch touchscreen display with IPS technology and a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels support. Teclast has a 1.6GHz RK3066 Cortex-A9 dual-core processor installed, a Mali-400 graphics chipset and also 1GB of DDR3 RAM.

The internal memory is measured with 16GB flash memory and can be topped up as usual via the MicroSD card slot up to 32GB. There is also a 2-megapixel camera on the back, a 0.3-megapixel camera on the front and wireless exchange of data. As a micro HDMI port is on board and the power supply will take place over a 4500mAh battery. The operating system is Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" for the course.9.7 Inch Tablet PC

8-inch IPS touchscreen display with 1024 x 768 pixel resolution
1.6GHz RK3066 Cortex-A9 dual-core processor
Mali-400 graphics chipset
1GB DDR3 RAM
16GB flash memory
MicroSD slot for memory cards up to 32GB
2-megapixel camera back
0.3-megapixel front camera
Full HD video playback via HDMI
Flash 11.1 support
3G (Optional via USB stick)
OTG function
WLAN
Micro HDMI port
4500mAh battery
Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" operating system
Price: less than 140 € via source

Contrast that with the handheld devices ? smartphones and other gadgets like the iPod ? that are often sealed and virtually impossible to open. Some may allow you to replace a battery if you're lucky.
Tablets, the relative newcomers to the market, seem to be leaning in the directions of smartphones when it comes to openness.(Screen Replacement) It's not surprise the iPad is sealed and inaccessible; even Apple's MacBooks are sealed and won't allow the customer to change the laptop battery.

However, the industry is following in Apple's footsteps. ZDNet recently pointed out this growing trend of inaccessibility in tablets and some ultrabooks.

Microsoft's Surface Pro has become the poster child for this after a scathing teardown by iFixIt, the online repair site that does several device teardowns per month and found Surface Pro even less accessible than the iPad. The device had more than 90 screws and an absurd amount of glue.

Kyle Wiens, co-founder and CEO of iFixIt, criticized the trend of buying a whole new device when just the battery dies. "It's amazing how we've been brainwashed into accepting the notion that that yes, it was expensive but it was a year or two old, so let's get a new one," he said.

Most of the first five generations of iPods are likely unusable now because they have a dead battery, even though the rest of the device works fine. (Android Tablets PC)"But people just toss them away and say 'well, there's a new model, I'll get that'," he said.

The lack of replaceable batteries is his main complaint. Just like you change the tires on your car, you need to maintain your tablet. Any Lithium-ion battery will wear out, usually after 300 charges. If it's charged daily, that means you will use it up after a year.

When the battery dies, you can't even run off a power charger, Wiens notes. "This is a concern because you got schools replacing text books with iPads, but they always bought books on a seven-year purchase cycle. By the end of seven years, they figure the book is worn out and time to replacement. The argument for tablets is you save money on that replacement cycle, but now it looks like tablets have to be replaced a lot sooner than they have to be," he said.

He added that large institutions like government are not happy with the lack of replaceable batteries, either. "They see it will be an expensive medium-term replacement, and it will increase the rate at which they replace hardware," said Wiens.

Thus far, the perspective of many manufacturers(9.7 Inch Tablet PC) is simply get a new device when the battery dies, he said. "Because tablets are new and sexy they are able to get away wit in ways they never could have with laptops," said Wiens.

But Van Baker, research director for consumer devices at Gartner, disagrees on the importance of changing batteries. "With the product life cycle being as short as they are, competitively all manufacturers have to assume that life cycles will turn fairly quickly. As a result you get to a point where as the owner of a device you're three generations behind but your battery works fine and you are questioning whether you should buy the new device," he said.

Consumers aren't pretty motivated to upgrade with every release but if you get three or more generations behind, you might upgrade be just because of the advancements there.

"It's not about the battery it's about the features of the machine. Look at the cell phone market. The life span of a cell phone is 18 months. They certainly last longer but people roll them over because people want the latest and greatest and I think that dynamic is part of the market," added Baker.

Samsung on Thursday confirmed reports that it will stop selling its Windows RT tablet, the Ativ Tab, in Germany.
The sales of the tablet will also be halted in other European countries, according to the German tech news site Heise,(Tablet PC Accessories) which first reported the news. Heise quoted a Samsung official, but a Samsung spokeswoman Thursday couldn't immediately confirm or deny the report.
A halt of Ativ Tab sales—in Germany, or worse, throughout the region—does not bode well for Microsoft, but is a sign of the lackluster uptake of RT devices that market observers have already noted.
"If this is true, this is a major blow to Microsoft," said Ben Wood, director of research at CCS Insight. Microsoft has been trying to take Windows into the tablet space to compete with Apple, but hasn't been very successful so far, he said.
"That is not a big surprise if we look at sales figures and trends of Windows RT sales," Wood said. Consumers just aren't showing much interest in the Windows-based tablets, he added.9.7 Inch Tablet PC
There are two reasons for that, according to Wood. First, there is the license fee structure that Microsoft demands, which makes it hard for companies like Samsung to offer the tablets for competitive prices. "They are just not at a price point that consumers want to pay," Wood said.
The Ativ Tab is available from €600 (US$780) at Amazon Germany. For that money consumers get a 1.5GHz dual core Qualcomm processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB internal memory and a 5 megapixel camera. The 32GB iPad, for example, is available for $429.
Otherwise, there are "no compelling reasons" to choose an RT tablet, besides maybe the availability of Microsoft Office 2013, Wood said. Even wi(cheap android tablet) Microsoft's own RT tablet, the Surface, most of the excitement was about the hardware and not the software, Wood added.
Samsung's decision to pull the tablet is therefore very understandable, Wood said. "The RT tablet and Samsung's Android tablets are basically the same. Samsung will probably focus on Android now," he said.
Samsung stated that its partnership with Microsoft will continue in a trustful manner. 'We will continue to pursue our multi-platform strategy, which includes the Microsoft Windows platform," a Samsung spokeswoman said in an email.

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Today the technology capital of Latin America is Bogota. All the mainland press gathers in the Colombian capital to attend the Samsung Forum Latin America 2013, where the Korean brand will present the portfolio of products that are available in markets across the continent this year.quad core
Samsung has become ubiquitous in our home and office, including televisions, appliances, Galaxy-line devices including Galaxy S phones, cameras, printers, and many more products.
"The innovation and constant search are the key elements of our business and what drives our target consumers from gaining access to a world of possibilities through technology," said Steve Lee, president of Samsung America. "Latin America is a prosperous, dynamic and we know our customers here are looking for a technology that does not complicate your lifestyle, but enrich and improve it. We have internalized this as our goal, providing innovative technology beyond expectations consumer-and our commitment is to deliver an age where our technology is not only what they expect, but goes beyond what they never dreamed possible. "
From business and recreational center of Bogotá The Cube, known in Spanish PCWorld's complete portfolio of Samsung for 2013, and will be updating through our profiles on major social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+.
Some product we expect to know today:
UHD TVs
Samsung Latin America presented its 85-inch TV Ultra High Definition (UHD TV), 85S9 model. The world that unveiled at CES in Las Vegas. This set of 85 will have features such as 4K resolution, four times more than a FullHD TV, a speaker 120 watt, among other things adelantanndo continue throughout the day.7 Inch Tablet PC
We will also have the opportunity to meet the proposed Samsung appliances designed for the smart home, "made for Latin America." This range includes refrigerators, washing machines, ovens. All intelligent technologies to help better utilize resources, according to the company.
UltraPCs
We will also see what Samsung will offer solutions for computing sector, since Ultrabooks, to tablets. Especially the line Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Note, which will certainly have the opportunity to meet in this event.
Galaxy Family
And Samsung's flag at this time: the Galaxy family. This product line has occupied headlines globally for its progress and market penetration (in addition to its "special relationship" with Apple). And not only are their smartphones, (10 tablet)their Galaxy smartcameras also have been addressed.
But perhaps most striking is we know the new Galaxy Express, a smartphone equipped with a 4.5-inch AMOLED screen, which will have to wait throughout the day to meet you in detail.
Be sure to join our social profiles to keep abreast of the updates directly from within the Samsung Forum 2013.

The evolution of the "tablet" as we know it today has been very interesting. The iPad has been nothing short of a phenomenon and has certainly rocketed Apple to the forefront of tablet technology, but true to their past, (best android tablet)all they really did was improve the design and user experience of previous Tablet PC's (the original Apple interface using a mouse was really only an improvement of the Xerox operating system designed in 1944).

Windows XP embraced the tablet way back in 1998 with its "Tablet Edition" and Bill Gates himself unveiled the Portable Tablet PC at COMDEX in 2001 and can be seen pitching the Tablet PC as a productivity device to business CEO's in this CNET video from 2002. Tablet PC's came in a few forms: a convertible PC where the screen on a laptop would flip around to make it a tablet, a Tablet PC where the touchscreen could be separated from the keyboard and the Slate PC – using an onscreen-only keyboard. Pretty cool stuff and I had one of each. We were developing Tablet PC applications for Fortune 100 companies like MasterCard and Chrysler at McGill Digital in the early 2000′s and although they were met with much enthusiasm and promise, they fell short in three important areas 1) Size – these things were thick and heavy! 2) Battery life – horrible, but then how long could a laptop in 2002 run on battery power, and 3) It was Windows XP on a touchscreen tablet – hard to use and clunky.

Even though the Windows Tablet PC(Build-in 3G Tablet PC) had the above shortcomings, it was still a full-fledged computer and could run any program designed for Windows. "Apps" weren't needed – it could run "Programs." Of course they cost more than laptops did – they had touchscreens and pens – but much like Microsoft's troubles in the mobile phone market, its user interface ultimately did it in. It wasn't until ten years later that the iPad would be announced by Steve Jobs at MacWorld as "the biggest thing Apple's ever done." It eliminated all three of the shortcomings I mentioned above EXCEPT that it wasn't a PC, it was essentially a big iPhone – but it was thin and light, the battery lasted a long time and most important, IT WAS COOL! They started this trend when the iPod was released and crushed hundreds of companies manufacturing hard to use MP3 players (that in turn killed the cassette Walkman).

Microsoft was a little distracted during the second half of the 2000's – their Windows XP replacement, Windows Vista, was facing major customer dissatisfaction and the Windows Phone operating system acceptance was dismal. They concentrated on what they had to do – release Windows 7 in 2009 to rave reviews. The iPad was released a year later and the world changed overnight. Or so it seemed. I had one of the first iPads in Windsor and remember the looks I got using it at lunch at Johnny Shotz. I had high hopes for the device, but being a PC(CHUWI V99) guy, I struggled with iTunes and other Apple doctrines and saw it for what I was (and what Jobs said it was) – a great way to surf the web. And play Angry Birds. And read books and emails in bed…which is where I kept it – next to my bed. I didn't try to make it a device that could replace my trusty laptop. I quickly switched camps when the new Android tablets came out, however, and enjoyed the unbridled freedom of choice it allowed me. I downloaded weird business apps that "kinda" worked like Microsoft Office and other PC programs I used every day, but I found myself spending more time working to try and make them productive than I did doing actual being productive. BUT IT WAS COOL. So I trudged on.
Then Windows 8 was released – only 4 months ago – and the tablet market was transformed again. It's too early for historians to point to this event as transformational, but trust me, it is.

Windows 8 was designed on the success of the wildly popular Windows 7, but adds a touchscreen interface and app eco-system that I predict will eclipse the iTunes App Store within 18 months. People bemoaning Windows new look haven't tried it yet – or they have upgraded their old Windows 7 device which wasn't designed for touchscreens. Even I was skeptical until I got my hands on a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 running Windows 8 Pro – a full-fledged PC that I can carry around with me AND runs all the software I have spent decades learning how to use. Much like the Tablet PC's of a decade earlier, these devices have a pen that also serves to keep the screen free from grubby fingerprints and is quite useful in many applications. The things that doomed the original batch of tablet computers have been eliminated – the ThinkPad Tablet 2 is extremely thin, has long battery life and is VERY COOL! I'm sure this is also the case for the onslaught of Win 8 Pro tablets hitting the market this year – including Microsoft's own Surface Pro – but I actually have the Lenovo in my hands and don't want to put it down.

Lenovo used to manufacture the popular ThinkPad brand for IBM, but IBM got out of the hardware business in 2005 and Lenovo took over production. The design team has considerable experience with the western culture and knows how to design products for North America, one of the company's strongest markets. The ThinkPad Tablet 2 is the result of collaboration between Lenovo, Microsoft and Intel and weighs only 565 grams (100 grams less than the current iPad) and can last more than 10 hours on a single charge. The unit runs a dual-core Intel Atom processor and Windows 8 32 bit operating system. It sports a 10.1" 720p 5-finger multi-touch display and 64GB of internal storage. For connectivity it has 1 full-size USB port, a mini HDMI port and a MicroSD slot. It has the usual tablet features like GPS, compass and light and proximity sensors. It also has a dual-array digital microphone with noise cancellation, and VoIP.
Best of all – it can replace my laptop – without any sacrifices! Sure I have to use the cloud more than I do with my laptop and its huge hard drive, but I have been relying on cloud storage more and more. I don't really want all my documents on my tablet anyway – if I leave it at the Second Cup, I don't have to worry about the data on it – and I can track its location as well to retrieve it. There is a dockable Bluetooth keyboard available (with real clickable keys) and with the HDMI port, I can run two monitors at the same time. It also has 4G capability as an option.
I know I can't wear it as a watch, or slide it into my jacket pocket, but this device and Windows 8 are like coming home again – and there's no place like home.

Hanover. Besides the business with private consumers, the industry hoping currently a great demand from companies. Tablet 8 Inch Tablet PC

were in the business environment have a huge market potential, Thom said.The big issue at the fair in Hanover will be "touch and type" - the term refers to so-called convertibles devices, which can be operated both as a tablet with your finger and a detachable keyboard of a laptop.(quad core android) The additional keyboard makes the device even more versatile. For young people, the touch operation is already naturally and with the extension to Redirect now also a much wider range of users.

While the overall PC market was recently dropped by 7 percent, tablets are a more rapidly growing market. It could devices with Android system can achieve a significant market share, said Thom, who is in charge of Acer's business in Central Europe. Even tablets with Windows 8 but would have gained considerably since the introduction of the new operating system. Acer was one of the first providers of a wide range of notebooks, Ultrabooks, tablets and also All-in-One PC(ampe a10 tablet) with Windows 8 and touch functionality in stores. "With" Touch and Type "are the true benefits of the system until clear," said Thom.

Six weeks have passed since Canonical's splashy debut of Ubuntu for phones, but for many here in the Linux blogosphere, the memory is still crystal-clear.
That probably has something to do with the leftover bits of confetti and popped balloons that still litter the blogosphere's main downtown, but whatever the cause, it came as some surprise to see follow-up news announced so soon afterward.Covers&Protectors
Sure enough, though, just as many were counting down the final few days before the expected Thursday release of the preview image of Ubuntu for phones, along came the Canonical team with yet another announcement.
'The Future of Personal Computing
The news this time? None other than Ubuntu for tablets, and with it another piece of Canonical's grand convergence plan.
"Our family of interfaces now scales across all screens, so your phone can provide tablet, PC and TV experiences when you dock it," proclaimed Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and Canonical. "That's unique to Ubuntu and it's the future of personal computing."
Did bloggers have any opinions on this latest news? Let's just say this: Down at the blogosphere's Punchy Penguin Saloon, there's now a new drink on the menu called the "Cointreau Convergence Cooler."
Linux Girl selflessly volunteered her services as a taste-tester -- and got an earful as she went to work.
'Ammunition for Salesmen'
"Of course GNU/Linux makes sense on tablets, smart thingies and legacy PCs, but no convergence is required to do that," offered blogger Robert Pogson, for example. "Free Software and a little configuration do it all."
In fact, "I don't know any user who cares that the same software runs his smartphone as his PC," Pogson added. "If the user interface is usable, (Mouse&Adaptor)the user is OK with that. We know this to be true because consumers have been buying hundreds of millions of smart thingies without convergence."
Of course,"it is important that data be able to move from one device to another, and we do that with open standard networking and file-protocols," Pogson acknowledged. "All else," however, "is just ammunition for salesmen."
'I Am Not Sold Yet'
Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien, on the other hand, said he's taking a "wait-and-see" approach.
"On the one hand, a real Linux tablet is very attractive, and it looks like Canonical has put a lot of thought into some features that make sense," O'Brien explained. "On the other hand, what will the ecosystem look like? Will there be all of the apps I want?
"I have already been through this once with Android, and now pretty much every app I want is available there," he added.
"What worries me is that there is a tendency still for companies to not create Linux clients for popular apps," O'Brien concluded. "So will there be Kindle app for Ubuntu? An Evernote app? What about all of the Google apps?"
In short, "I am not sold yet," he said.
A Question of Apps
Indeed, "I think that Ubuntu's entry into mobile is ill-timed," Robin Lim, a lawyer and blogger on Mobile Raptor, told Linux Girl.
"In order for an operating system to become successful, it needs a substantial application environment," Lim explained. "App developers are focused on building apps for Android and iOS and -- in many cases -- two versions of each, one optimized for a phone, and the other for a tablet. This means money to the developer today."
Meanwhile, "app developers are probably also already developing, or looking to develop, apps for Windows Phone 8 and Windows RT, as well as touchscreen apps for Windows 8," he added. "This is still a bit of an investment in the future."
Then, too, there's "BlackBerry(Screen Replacement) 10 and a fair number of devices that still run Symbian and Bada," Lim pointed out. "You also have Firefox working on a mobile OS. For Ubuntu's OS to survive, there would have to be room for at least four or five dominant operating systems.
"It may not be a great idea for one of the smallest fish in the pond to go after five bigger ones," he opined. "Even David only had to fell one Goliath."
'Not the Model to Follow'
The Ubuntu for Android concept, on the other hand, "was a brilliant idea," Lim said. "Android still does not have a proper desktop counterpart."
In short, "we got one really interesting concept in 2012, which is pretty much dead by now, followed up by two less interesting ones in 2013," Lim concluded. "It all sounds to me like a lot of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
"If you want to make money these days in software development, develop apps," he added. "If you are in the OS business, build hardware to go along with it. The Microsoft model is the old model, and not the model to follow."
'That Statement Is Pure BS'
Google+ blogger Alessandro Ebersol was even less enthusiastic.
"How can Mark say that amount of BS with a straight face?" Ebersol asked Linux Girl. For example: "'The beautiful Unity interface, which millions of people around the world use on Dell laptops, Lenovo, HP's,'" Ebersol said, quoting Shuttleworth. "Where??? Where are those laptops??? Perhaps only in South Africa..."
Similarly, "he says, 'The user will have the same UI experience, either in a cellphone, in a tablet, in a PC, and Ubuntu can even power a smart TV set...,'" Ebersol pointed out. "Hahahahahaha, that's not possible. He's promising things he can't keep. Unless the user is on ARM hardware, that statement is pure BS."
Shuttleworth saved the best for last, however, by including "a glimpse of MS Office 2010, running on Ubuntu Tablet..." Ebersol asserted. "That must be the Office Microsoft will release for Linux... (LOL)."
Throw in the fact that "there's no hardware for Ubuntu Tablet OS," and the bottom line is "another Canonical announcement, more disappointment," Ebersol concluded.
Past Experience
Last but not least, Chris Travers, a blogger who works on the LedgerSMB project, took a high-level perspective.
"In general I have come to the uncomfortable conclusion that convergence is just not something that is either as possible or desirable as folks want to think," Travers began.
"For a long time the question was convergence of voice networks," he explained. "This has eventually happened on the backbone, but in a way nobody ever thought, namely the development of internet-backbone switching systems very much unlike either packet- or circuit-switched systems.
"The typical efforts to just converge the networks never went anywhere," Travers pointed out. "Now we have VOIP and PSTN calls routed over the same MPLS backbone."
'Anything Else Will Be Painful'
Needless complexity "tends to be introduced when convergence is desired or assumed," he said, and "the same goes on here. Tablets and desktops are just different in terms of input and UI requirements, and therefore convergence only gets you so far."
It's far more likely that development tools and kernels will show convergence than it is that user experience will, Travers concluded.
"Indeed, we might say that the same thing will happen that's happened with PSTN and VOIP: the core will converge, but only insofar as both experiences can be maximized and maintained," he added. "Anything else will be painful."