Microsoft Reveal Its First Tablet

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Microsoft Corp put its Surface tablet center stage at its Windows 8 launch event, hoping the sleek new device will spark a fight back against Apple Inc and Google Inc in the exploding mobile computing market.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="microsoft office tablet" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDXMkj7J2-lRmJaam90T95VuEHBWCfxmXqd3o8qh-A7z0s5zfGYiX1j3Y5pNZgcbDtA6dloyAKcoSEYeJq4TQRN9VjXKhqRLFvE3BTH39RfK0gCrO8jBT5PiKPKkYHZLKrWlPgybTIe7v/s1600/microsoft_office_tablet.jpg" title="Microsoft Office Tablet" /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With interest in traditional computers waning, the world's largest software company is attempting to reinvent the Windows PC in a new format and directly challenge Apple's all-conquering iPad.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDXMkj7J2-lRmJaam90T95VuEHBWCfxmXqd3o8qh-A7z0s5zfGYiX1j3Y5pNZgcbDtA6dloyAKcoSEYeJq4TQRN9VjXKhqRLFvE3BTH39RfK0gCrO8jBT5PiKPKkYHZLKrWlPgybTIe7v/s1600/microsoft_office_tablet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0qEv87o7DAYsD8e72WBs-XzgUKBv6WEhejcI2KM_0uUp1ae58TmATCJhmeU05DwsvdaPGF22yRM21Nxhcv8Oi0dR_YS4EpGcUuOiKp2N6URVqAeBg54VQb6kQtxZEtPH4imLBd99LKbk/s1600/microsoft_tablet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="microsoft tablet" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0qEv87o7DAYsD8e72WBs-XzgUKBv6WEhejcI2KM_0uUp1ae58TmATCJhmeU05DwsvdaPGF22yRM21Nxhcv8Oi0dR_YS4EpGcUuOiKp2N6URVqAeBg54VQb6kQtxZEtPH4imLBd99LKbk/s1600/microsoft_tablet.jpg" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYR-GvyiCqcSz7uj_H3y617c1OEWDJuV8rpRipbbeXo2pUpF-ZNvDxTwYxne0ppe3xSVwDxsEtnzWyIlWSsMM5zcy4rcZajpBCPe_AGI5fQ10uUmX5GhVVRyNVKAC_60t5VWthoq_II4gO/s1600/microsoft_tablets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Surface is much taller than the iPad since Microsoft used a 10.6-inch screen to accommodate a wider keyboard and to provide more horizontal space for the software.</span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="tablet" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7yX6kW9ZzPSD1QX0hQaw3_njfRAsx2sRVeB4cTHIsgcOGPaBKvLkMGHU319L2a7f9Xgionhrdx5oiRNwp4_YHV4rae3XIxjXOQx9C8b5PdpT7F6VFLIAvPNh0fvDMP9LT6CHgsoZObKr/s1600/tablet.jpg" title="Tablet" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Surface appears to be a cross between a tablet and a PC, and Microsoft's challenge now will be to educate the market as to why different is also better.</span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The device is equipped with kickstand that pops out of the Surface back that props it like a tablet and a cover that, when opened, acts as a keypad to switch into desktop mode.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="notebook tablet" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVqMXX21qPPpS819KYPM8GqenO79Y1RrAurQMag5JJbSjci0SXX8s8nY0sgmaaDsVPZUJ8gmWGXZqZqGyCzFxcZYju314M7yvWzkLtkY_bySiLAFXvEGqDINfu68C5X3jpy1z7swcQxra/s1600/notebook_tablet.jpg" title="Notebook Tablet" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The metal stand lies flush with the tablet when it isn't in use, but when you extend it, it holds the tablet almost vertically.</span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"It's twice the amount of storage as a competing tablet for the same price," head of Microsoft's Windows unit, Sinofsky said, comparing the entry level 32 GB Surface with the cheapest 16 GB model of Apple's latest full-sized iPad, which both cost $499.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="mini tablet" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWi2SOzpOIChZCWBpa-9INQ2Rd1G74H6e0TVbDWAZI1YJ21uVr5ldJaQVk7xv5I7_EPFsvVCsDk4PB0SLQP1AbYLkffAs4be3wEm1BNY75zK4easxnO7xZlGBrehXyOHnIumu76WYbxlog/s1600/mini_tablet.jpg" title="" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Panos Panay, head of the Surface project, demonstrated the tablet's features, beaming video and music to other screens, showing off the ultra-thin cover that doubles as a keyboard, and hooking up a camera to the device's USB port. He even dropped the device on the floor to demonstrate its durability.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="microsoft tablets" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYR-GvyiCqcSz7uj_H3y617c1OEWDJuV8rpRipbbeXo2pUpF-ZNvDxTwYxne0ppe3xSVwDxsEtnzWyIlWSsMM5zcy4rcZajpBCPe_AGI5fQ10uUmX5GhVVRyNVKAC_60t5VWthoq_II4gO/s1600/microsoft_tablets.jpg" title="" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Microsoft stressed that the Surface, featuring a pre-installed version of Office, is not just for entertainment but also for work.</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="microsoft surface tablet" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LxS5PcAR8f_BHtHGUIkZxDvBxbux_td0R8NXhsKEk0i-GJrgKmbmeM6mKfjBRpdfiytg6hcZLgjCCMSVqED-zJjYVMeVje9fKedWB_QMmXXVGqUr1XCix7i_yMnTYDQgxele-DhvCco4/s1600/microsoft_surface_tablet.jpg" title="" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A variety of Surface accessories are also available for purchase, including Touch Covers in five vibrant colors — black, white, magenta, cyan and red.</span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Source : <a href="http://in.news.yahoo.com/photos/microsoft-unveils-its-first-tablet-the-surface-slideshow/surface-1-photo--1665757153.html" target="_blank">Yahoo.com</a> </span></span></div></div>

Microsoft Reveal Its First Tablet

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Google unveils Nexus 7 tablet

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Google Inc will sell its first tablet from mid-July for $199, hoping to replicate its smartphone success in a hotly contested market now dominated by Amazon.com Inc's Kindle Fire and Apple Inc's iPad.By taking a greater role in the tablet market, Google hopes to ensure that its various online services remain front-and-center to consumers amid a changing technology landscape in which tablets by Apple and Amazon are increasingly becoming gateways to the Web and Web-based content such as movies and music. </span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="nexus tablet" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQjJRulew79frODOc5YFhBjj33_DLXH_To-qBcmcts6_zEt9RTnV5zaQidq5ZMyNEL7xAj1aKBqROhoq5bdmEz_M9-FUaisJjLQIcqjjbcM2VNDhHe-zzbQsDS_a1aJnJXSS1NrovtROe/s1600/nexus_tablet.JPG" title="Nexus Tablet" /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Google's maiden entry in the tablet market, which will also see the advent of Microsoft Corp's Surface this year, could also help accelerate development of tablet-specific applications for its Android operating software -- a key factor that has helped popularize Apple's iPad, analysts say.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The "Nexus 7" tablet, built by and co-branded with Taiwan's Asus, was one of several gadgets unveiled at its annual developers' conference on Wednesday, as the Internet search and advertising leader dips its toe into the intensively competitive consumer arena.The announcement of the new tablet comes a month after Google acquired its own hardware-making capabilities with the $12.5 billion acquisition of smartphone maker Motorola Mobility. But Motorola, which Google has said it will run as a separate business, was absent from most the new products and services showcased at the event. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">  </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eHUL5Y-v0aDi6LBUPx8hDI6BcFexuzyeCYyh8waRSARvo1BpQWo81DJamJXpeRW93jCQ5KUHRu81maE2fwn5GDQywrJdZDTpvAwskdOb65viVoCJhowixej62b2zq2H5px0AhdGO_Knz/s1600/galaxy_tab_tablet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Nexus 7 tablet" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eHUL5Y-v0aDi6LBUPx8hDI6BcFexuzyeCYyh8waRSARvo1BpQWo81DJamJXpeRW93jCQ5KUHRu81maE2fwn5GDQywrJdZDTpvAwskdOb65viVoCJhowixej62b2zq2H5px0AhdGO_Knz/s1600/galaxy_tab_tablet.jpg" title="Nexus 7 Tablet" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The "Nexus 7" tablet, built by and co-branded with Taiwan's Asus, was one of several gadgets unveiled at its annual developers' conference on Wednesday, as the Internet search and advertising leader dips its toe into the intensively competitive consumer arena.The announcement of the new tablet comes a month after Google acquired its own hardware-making capabilities with the $12.5 billion acquisition of smartphone maker Motorola Mobility. But Motorola, which Google has said it will run as a separate business, was absent from most the new products and services showcased at the event. </span></span><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHv96XEHTwWwWHZtEjZbcATHbhvOvteHQ9omkMXk5H3-l_p0sUe-W1Q-PDIxe31NFa7LzWhagjRPZrkKGJT-eW7tz13NrMPeEm1SPRG6aEEHA7KUuboWXvOAx5E8Q9j5yl56oZk_-iy9B5/s1600/google_nexus_tablet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="google nexus tablet" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHv96XEHTwWwWHZtEjZbcATHbhvOvteHQ9omkMXk5H3-l_p0sUe-W1Q-PDIxe31NFa7LzWhagjRPZrkKGJT-eW7tz13NrMPeEm1SPRG6aEEHA7KUuboWXvOAx5E8Q9j5yl56oZk_-iy9B5/s1600/google_nexus_tablet.JPG" title="Google Nexus Tablet" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Analysts consider the Fire a window into Amazon.com's trove of online content rather than an iPad rival, given the $499 that Apple asks for a device with a "retina" display that far outstrips it in terms of resolution.Google can similarly use the Nexus 7 to connect to its own online offerings, which include YouTube and Google Play, the name of its online store where it sells digital music, movies and games. It will go after more cost-conscious users who might shun the pricier iPad.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">"Nexus 7 is an ideal device for reading books. The form factor and weight are just right," said Chris Yerga, Google director of engineering for Android.Google said it will offer buyers of the Nexus 7 a $25 credit to spend at the Google Play store and it showed off several media-centric capabilities, such as a new magazine reading app.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="apples_new_tablet" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXcGbtploPhQit_AvC83-rNTYN7jmBctghHpxhJfrqx72cd9diSNBKL7Cs1g6h0SaJiLlcITr_ZdoD8gJ10_BiMHa7HMrpadAPK6Apheuno5O05MNH6z79g2N1yD0soy9XtJdAZgFpFdW/s1600/apples_new_tablet.jpg" title="apples new tablet" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQjJRulew79frODOc5YFhBjj33_DLXH_To-qBcmcts6_zEt9RTnV5zaQidq5ZMyNEL7xAj1aKBqROhoq5bdmEz_M9-FUaisJjLQIcqjjbcM2VNDhHe-zzbQsDS_a1aJnJXSS1NrovtROe/s1600/nexus_tablet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">"They all but called it a Kindle Fire killer. They're clearly gunning for that No. 2 spot behind Apple's iPad that is currently occupied by Kindle," said Altimeter Group analyst Chris Silva. "But the con is they do not yet have a footprint in people's minds and wallets as the go-to place to purchase and consume media."</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Source: <a href="http://in.news.yahoo.com/photos/google-unveils-nexus-7-tablet-slideshow/vic-gundotra-google-speaks-google-o-2012-conference-photo-195741618.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yahoo.com</a> </span></span></div></div>

Google unveils Nexus 7 tablet

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