Anti iPad, Samsung challenge Apple

May 2005

Posted by ReD as News

There are those who surrendered, at least in appearance, and the raiser. In the arena of
tablet pc, now become the epicenter of the interests of a good slice
hi-tech industry especially with the advent dell'iPad not
a day goes by without any news. The last bears the signature of
Samsung, which according to rumors reported by some newspapers
Asian and later inherited by hi-tech sites around the world, would in
Serbian for the summer launch of its multimedia tablet. That
should be called D-Pad, use the Android operating system
Google and an AMOLED screen technology (with an image quality
greater than the traditional LCD display) and can also operate as a reader
e-book. Built-in Wi-Fi and 3G, could also
be one of the first device ever to work with neoanti
Intel Atom Moorestown very low energy. Other
prerogative of the mini-computer from Samsung, which is said to be
provides a docking station for easy home use, would
direct access to an application store in every way
similar to what the manufacturer has opened for Asian users
its smartphones. After the turn around Microsoft and HP in particular -
that seems to have dropped for the moment the project of his slate pc
Windows 7-based privilege for another carrying WebOS, the
Palm's mobile platform - the role of rival Apple in the first
touch of the computer industry is a candidate as the next generation
Korean giant. That, no later than a couple of months ago, had the
the rest spoke informally of the plans for the launch in the second half
of its slate of 2010 pc, just stick the occasion
Home of the Apple and its iPad, literally defined a kind of Mid
(Mobile Internet Device, the first generation of multimedia tablets)
sanctified by the media and experts compliant.

The BlackPad
will debut in 2011?

While waiting to learn more in two or three months, coming from the Net
signals very specific about the warlike intentions, in the field of mini
tablet and a competitor of Apple's Research InMotion.
The rumor reported by the site BlackBerry Leaks speaks it very clear to
a project which is working the Canadian house that could
materialize into a real product to be launched on the market
in the spring of 2011. BlackPad or Cobalt, these names in the alleged
Blackberry bar code formats, would have a dowry of a display
8.9-inch touchscreen and an ad hoc version of the operating system
on the current smartphone equipped by the manufacturer.

To be sure, and it applies to both Samsung and RIM, there is little or
nothing. It is certain that between now and year end there will be several listings in
the field of smart pad (which includes tablet such as apple and
real mini computer as a slate and smartbooks) and inevitably
all or most will be presented with the label of anti iPad. Of
Apple tablet we learn (from the site of the retail chain Fnac
France) in the meantime in Europe is expected to cost $ 499 for
version with 16 GB memory, and then a price
support the hypothesis of a 1:1 exchange rate between the dollar and euro applied
the house of Cupertino.