With no updated iPads on sale, 7 inch android tablet sales slip 10% in Q2-Priceangels.com

Nearly 10% fewer 7 inch android tablet of all brands shipped in the second quarter compared to the first, with Apple's iPad line showing the biggest decline -- a 25% slide, IDC said today.But by the fourth quarter, new iPad and iPad Mini tablets are expected from Apple, as well as new products from Amazon and others. Google announced its second-generation Nexus 7 tablet running Android 4.3 nearly two weeks ago, and sales kicked off last Tuesday.

Apple essentially created the modern tablet category with the first iPad in April 2010 and held 60.3 % market share in the second quarter 2012. It now has almost half as much market share -- 32.5%, IDC said. All Android tablets now have 62.5% market share, while Windows 7 and Windows 8 tablets have 4%.

Meanwhile, Samsung tablets running Android saw a 277% year-over-year growth in the second quarter, even though Samsung also took a hit between the first and second quarters. Still in second place behind Apple, Samsung shipped 8.1 million tablets in the quarter, down from 8.6 million in the first quarter. By comparison, it shipped 2.1 million tablets in second quarter of 2012.

IDC said 45.1 million tablets of all brands shipped in the second quarter, with just over half -- 22.7 million -- coming from Apple and Samsung.Mainelli said Samsung is not likely to outsell Apple anytime in the near future, although Samsung will become "increasingly competitive." One thing that helps Samsung tablets in the market is how Samsung smartphones and even Samsung TV's will often be bundled for sale with Samsung Galaxy tablets to make for better sales, Mainelli said.fd5F4ghD

The biggest 8 inch android tablet maker after Samsung was Asus, with 2 million tablets shipped in the second quarter, or 4.5% of the market.Windows tablets accounted for 1.8 million tablets in the quarter, while Windows RT tablets running on ARM chips accounted for 200,000 shipped, or 0.5% of the market.IT managers and enterprises are "interested in the manageability of a Windows tablet," Mainelli said, even if sales haven't been strong. "The first quarter saw companies kicking the tires of Windows 8, while a few more purchased tablets in the second quarter," he said.

When you think of tablets you probably don't think of the workplace, although some are trying to embrace the technology. Even the ads for Microsoft's Surface tablet, while showing workers using them, are filled with dancing and acrobatics that don't really bring the workplace to mind.

The data shows that not all tablet makers suffered a slowdown. Chinese PC and tablet maker Lenovo jumped back into the top five, generating 1.5 million shipments, a three-fold increase on the second quarter of 2012. Acer came close to matching Lenovo's shipments, with 1.4 million tablets out during the quarter, more than doubling its share on the same quarter a year earlier.

Google gets deeper into hardware with new 8 inch android tablet-Priceangels.com

Google Inc on Wednesday showcased a new-generation, slimmer 8 inch android tablet that the Internet search company hopes will expand its presence in consumer hardware, and ensure that its online services remain front-and-center on mobile devices.

The latest 8 inch android tablet, featuring a Qualcomm Inc Snapdragon processor and a higher display resolution, on July 30 will be priced at $229 for a basic version with 16 gigabytes of storage. The original year-old tablet started at $199 for an 8 gigabyte version.

Sundar Pichai, head of Android and Chrome software, said on the sidelines of an event to launch the tablet that the Internet company would make a profit off the new product. The first-generation 8 inch android tablet, which marked its initial foray into mobile electronics, was financially a break-even product for the company, analysts have said.

Google and other traditionally non-hardware companies such as Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp have begun making inroads into mobile devices as consumers increasingly access the Web on the go. It introduced its first tablet in June 2012, hoping to replicate its smartphone success in a hot market presently dominated by Amazon's Kindle Fire, Apple Inc's iPad.sty5Dqdf3

Google, which gets the lion's share of its revenue from online and mobile advertising, wants the aggressively priced Nexus tablets to be a hit as more users would mean increased exposure for its ads.Its Nexus line, which include smartphones and tablets made by partners like Samsung Electronics and HTC, also serve as references for manufacturers across the globe adopting its Android mobile software system.

On Wednesday, Pichai told reporters that, since its launch, the 8 inch android tablet line alone has accounted for greater than 10 percent of all Android tablets sold.The company was on track to see 70 million total Android tablet activations in 2013, versus a pace of about 10 million at the end of 2012, he said.

According to Google, there will be more than 70 million Android tablets activated around the world by the end of 2013. Looking ahead, the next-generation 7 inch android tablet and other low-cost tablets should continue to build momentum around the platform. If Google can work its partnerships, it can seed more devices in universities and schools. However, it's more likely that Google is counting on low-cost hardware and deep textbook discounts to lure students organically -- their parents, too.

The 7-inch Asus tablet now sports a 1920 x 1200 resolution display with a pixel density of 323ppi, up from its predecessor's 1280 x 800 216ppi screen. Underneath the hood of the new tablet is a quad-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and 2GB of RAM — the previous year's model utilized a 1.2GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 CPU and 1GB of RAM. Battery life on the new tablet is expected to get you 9 hours of HD video or 10 hours of web browsing.

High-Resolution 8 inch android tablet Panels Debut-Priceangels.com

Making a stellar debut, high-resolution liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels featuring pixel density of 300 pixels per inch (ppi) or more are appearing in media 7 inch android tablet for the first time this year, with shipments set to approach 13 million units.

Up from virtually zero in 2012, at least 12.6 million LCD tablet panels with 300-ppi-or-higher densities will ship in 2013, according analytics provider IHS. Shipments will then more than double next year and continue to climb to 55.0 million units by 2017, as shown in the figure below.

“Tablet makers want to differentiate their products, increase their market presence, boost demand and improve their profitability by offering high-performance displays. Display suppliers are supporting this trend with increased production of higher-pixel-density LCD panels that employ the latest technologies to pack more pixels into every inch of screen space. This will create a whole new class of displays with 300 ppi and higher resolution that will represent the new high end for the tablet business,” said Sweta Dash, senior director for display research at IHS.

Prior to 300 ppi, the highest resolution for tablets was in the 251- to 300-ppi range, where Apple’s 9.7” iPad 3/4 and the 9.0” Barnes & Noble nook HD+ belong. Panel shipments for this resolution segment are forecast this year to reach 67.2 million units, up 47% from 45.7 million in 2012.Below that segment are tablet panels in the 200- to 251-ppi range, home to the 7.0” Amazon Kindle Fire HD and the 10.0” Google Nexus 10. Panel shipments here are projected this year at 22.8 million units, up 88% from 12.1 million.

Examples of the new 300-ppi panel for tablets could be seen at the recent Society for Information Display (SID) conference in Vancouver, a prominent industry event where panel manufacturers discuss new technologies and advances in the field.At the event in May, LG Display showed a 7” high-definition tablet panel of more than 300 ppi, while rival Samsung Electronics countered with a 10.1” 300-ppi tablet panel.

Taiwan’s Innolux also had its own offering—a 6” high-definition, low-temperature polysilicon panel at 368 ppi.For the notebook business in particular, where sales have suffered as consumers defected to smartphones and 8 inch android tablet, high-resolution displays could be what mobile PC manufacturers need to entice consumers to replace their older laptops. The new displays can be deployed to make products stand out from the rest of the field, create new demand among consumers, and boost revenue and profitability, IHS believes.fd5aDJK6

In other words, while it looks like Wacom’s mobile tablet runs Android, you may be able to use it to interact with full-blown Windows apps such as Photoshop, Lightroom, or other professional graphics software.

There’s still no word on a price or launch date for the tablet — and it’s best to take benchmark results spotted online with a grain of salt. It’s not that hard to fake these things. But there’s nothing unreasonable about the idea of a Wacom tablet with a Tegra 4 chip, a 13 inch full HD display, and Android software — especially if there’s support for using the mobile tablet as a graphics tablet for PC apps.

Water-resistant and 8 inch android tablet makes its Philippine debut- Priceangels.com

The countdown to the highly-anticipated premium Sony 8 inch android tablet is soon coming to an end, as the impressive follow-up to flagship superphone Xperia Z arrives in the Philippines.The7 inch android tablet sets a new standard for tablets by packing in superb specs and impressive firsts in the market. The world’s slimmest tablet at only 6.9mm, Xperia’s newest tablet features a premium design that showcases the same stunning OmniBalance design as its smartphone sibling Xperia Z. Available in Black or White and in LTE and WiFi versions, it is also the world’s lightest tablet, weighing in at under 500g.

The precision-engineered 8 inch android tablet also has the highest levels of water resistance (IP55 & IP57) ever delivered in a tablet, making it immune to accidental spills and splashes.Promising rich and stunning viewing, audio, and photo-capturing experiences, the Tablet Z features a 10.1 inch HD reality display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2, 3D surround sound technology with four 3D speakers and Clear Audio+ mode, and an 8-megapixel fast capture HD camera.

It also presents an extensive range of entertainment possibilities, with convenient media applications such Sony’s signature Walkman, Movies, and Album apps. Additionally, with new levels of NFC-enabled One-touch functions incorporated into the 8 inch android tablet, users can connect their device to their home entertainment system, or other paired accessories while on the go.Arriving first is the all-new premium HD tablet’s WiFI + LTE version, followed by its WiFi-only counterpart in August, both with 16GB capacities.ff5DF45s

TabTimes, the authority on tablets, apps & mobile productivity, will host the second edition of TabletBiz conference & expo on November 13.TabletBiz is the world’s only event focusing on tablet solutions for businesses and organizations across all vertical industries. Hospitals, universities, airlines, retail chains and media companies are among the many sectors which are being transformed by mobility in general, and tablets in particular.


Across all organizations, top executives, salespeople and field professionals are all embracing tablets at breakneck speed. The result is a red-hot market for tablet solutions. TabletBiz is the only event worldwide focusing on this market.After the success of its inaugural edition last year, TabletBiz 2013 will be a unique opportunity for mobile and IT managers and professionals to learn from the success stories of other organizations having deployed tablets and apps, to meet their peers, and to engage with the latest innovations in the tablet space.

With more than 20 speakers and panelists, the conference sessions will cover topics such as IT-friendly BYOD policies, corporate app development, app management practices, security and cloud strategies, as well as specific discussions about how 8 inch android tablet empower sales and marketing and affect the media and retail industries.The day will end with the Tabby Awards /Business ceremony, celebrating the very best business and productivity tablet apps worldwide.

TabletBiz conference & expo will be held at the Digital Sandbox Network Event Center, in the heart of Manhattan’s financial district, on Wednesday, November 13, 2013.

HP drops price of Slate 7 Android tablet by $30-Priceangels.com

Companies can spin it any way they like, but discounting a new product — whether as a limited-time offer or a permanent price drop — is never a good sign. Such would appear to be the case for HP, which has already dropped the price on its much-ballyhooed Slate 7 inch android tablet, released in April, by $30.

When the company announced the Slate 7, its low starting price of $169.99 was one of its main selling points in the fiercely competitive tablet market. So the fact that HP has recently and quietly lowered the cost to $139.99 suggests that even that budget price was too high to muster sufficient sales. The $30 discount also applies to the pricier configurations with 16GB of capacity and optional red color choice.

Reviews for the Slate 7 have been middling at best, which may have blunted demand. For instance, our sister site CNET found that the tablet suffers from mediocre hardware, including a 1,024x600 resolution screen and lackluster cameras, and the lack of a gyroscope.

What do you make of HP's decision to lower the price of the 8 inch android tablet? Does it make you more likely to buy one? Or does it mean that it's one step closer to the dustbin, joining the company's other tablet failures like the Slate 500 and TouchPad?I'd opt for the new Novo 8 Discovery tablet that launched in June -- and is on sale this week for $159, normally $169 at Tablet Sprint.ds4324SG


The Novo 8 Discovery compares to the 8-inch mini iPad and offers fast Quad core performance and Bluetooth connection... and the 8" size is almost as compact as a 7" tablet but offers 65% more screen space to play with, which makes quite a difference in user experience. It also offers MicroSD storage, 16GB Memory, HDMI, a front webcam & 2 Megapixel rear camera, Bluetooth, a powerful 5000 mAh battery, and Google Play preinstalled with access to over 400,000 Apps -- Tablet Sprint also features $25 in free Bonus Apps that include an MS Office suite and several premium 3D Games, including Shadowgun.

Price was the only real strong point of the tablet, but even then there were better choices already competing with it. Typically with better hardware at similar or lower prices.Perhaps do something like release every tablet with an Android and Windows model. Same with phones.

At this price, this is one of the nicest under 150$ 7" tablets. Most don't have Bluetooth or a rear facing camera. Beats audio is waste on a budget tablet. This has to be the worst time to release a 7 " inch tablet. Samsung just released the Tab 3. Google and Amazon will release the Fire and Nexus updates soon (possibly any day). In the sub 150$ range I would recommend it, but for me I will wait to see the Fire and Nexus.