Toshiba to Launch New Tablet Computer. Samsung Galaxy Tablet coming soon to Vodafone UK? Windows 7 Powers Archos Internet Tablet - PCWorld. French portable media players maker Archos introduced last night the Archos 9, a Windows 7 powered touchscreen-only Internet tablet. Calling it a MiniPC, the Archos 9 is not exactly the Google Android-touting Archos MID everybody was expecting. The skinny Archos 9 (0.63 inch thick) weighs just under 1.8 pounds and features a 8.9-inch resistive touchscreen display (1024 by 600 pixels resolution). The company also managed to pack inside a 80GB hard drive and to antennas for DVB-T broadcasts (for viewing a channel and recording another one at the same time).
Archos 9 is powered by an Intel Atom Z515 processors clocked at 1.2 GHz and runs with 1GB of DDR2 RAM. In terms of connectivity, the tablet can satisfy most modern needs with Wi-FI (802.11 b/g), Bluetooth 2.1, a 10/100 Ethernet port and two USB 2.0 ports. The surprise with the new Archos 9 is the operating system. HP Slate to cost $549, have 1.6GHz Atom Z530, 5 hour battery? -- Dell Slate: The Dell's Tablet Coming with 7 & 10 Inch Sizes | Te. Qualcomm Plans Dual Core Snapdragon Chips, Demos Unique Tablet P. Qualcomm’s 1-GHz Snapdragon chipset already powers a number of groundbreaking devices, including the Google Nexus One, HTC Evo 4G, and the upcoming Dell Streak.
At Computex this week, the chipmaker announced it has begun sampling a 1.2-GHz dual core version of the popular processor so vendors can start developing smart phones and other connected devices that take advantage of the added power. Carrying the model numbers s MSM8260 (for HSPA+ devices), MSM 8660 (for CDMA devices), and QSD8670, the new chipsets will be capable of handling 1080p video, powering screens with up to 1280 x 800 resolutions, and providing stronger 3D graphics than earlier models. The new dual-core Snapdragons are actually considered third-generation technology.
The company has already been sampling a 1.3-GHz, 45-nanometer version of Snapdragon for a while now so devices based on that second-gen design are likely to hit the market before their dual-core siblings. [flq:c8148068a9824969b442fe7e74c5ef70] Avram Piltch.