Exec Digital rounds up PC tablet specs, prices, and release date announcements from Apple, BlackBerry, and Samsung
What’s happening today in the PC tablet world? A lot: Samsung announced new designs for their Galaxy Tab Google Android tablet while RIM BlackBerry announced a price point and release date for their upcoming BlackBerry Playbook. Meanwhile, Apple is preparing to officially bring the iPad 2 to an international market.
Samsung announced not just one Google Android tablet, but two – the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and 10.1. You may remember that Samsung had previously announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 at Mobile World Congress in February. That Samsung tablet went back to the drawing board after the Apple iPad 2 was released earlier this month, with Samsung Mobile’s vice president expressing concerns over the iPad 2 tablet’s unprecedented slim design. The concern was certainly addressed: the new Samsung Galaxy Tab designs are slimmer than the Apple iPad 2 by a tiny but significant 0.2mm.
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Despite this slim figure, the Samsung Galaxy Tab will still feature a brawny 1GHz dual-core processor and will run on the new Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb platform, yet will sell for a sweet price – less than $500 each to start.
The Apple iPad 2 is not without its own news. Apple confirmed today that this Friday the iPad 2 will be released in 25 more international markets. New markets include the UK, France, Mexico, Australia, Canada, Germany, and Spain among others. This new broad release risks putting even further strain on the US market, where iPad 2 demand is still far...Read the rest of the article at:
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