Lenovo delayed the launch of the Skylight smartbook from April to July in order to improve the device’s performance. Since the iPad is its main competitor, according to Digitimes the Smartbooks controls don’t act as smoothly as the iPad’s and does not feature as many…
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Serial copy-cats Meizu announce iPad clone
Meizu’s CEO posted details of the company’s iPad clone on their corporate blog this past weekend. Surprising no-one, the mBook looks a lot like the iPad, but has a slightly smaller screen (8.4″), runs on a 1.5GHz chip, and has 3G and some form of…
iPad Killer No More? HP Slate Released With Atom Z530
Engadget leaked the specs of the much anticipated HP Slate and well my hopes and dreams for this tablet have been dashed! Its being released with Menlow 1.6Ghz Z530. I do have to say if I see a Menlow Netbook my advice is RUN, it…
Top 5 iPad Alternatives: Do you Think They Stand up to the iPad?
iPad alternatives are popping up everywhere, actually many of them have been ready to go. Unlike the iPhone the industry has competitive tablets on the market here are my top 5 tablet choices is I think stand up as an iPad alternative
Notion Ink is…
Fusion Garage JooJoo Unboxing – iPad Alternative?
Not surprising that the JooJoo is out this week with an unboxing, I doubt this will get as much attention as if it had come out two weeks ago with the impending iPad release tomorrow. The JooJoo has such a sorted history we hope that…
iPad Alternative: HP’s Slate Device Running Adobe Flash & Air
With the impending release of the iPad we have to give you a few options. The HP slate has consistently been a top contender as a leading iPad alternative and for good reason because it runs adobe flash and Air. Alan Tam from Adobe Flash…
Spice 2.0 – Even Doritos is coming out with a Tablet!
Admittedly we aren’t as excited as some people about the release of the Apple Tablet but we do have to say that we are pretty excited about all the humorous videos coming out. There are a bunch but this one has to be the best…
WePad – Hands on with the hardware platform
The WePad Everyone is talking emerging slowly with more and more information. Colleagues from Neowin have already created in January, a Hands On Video of the pegatron Tablets, which is the basis for the WePad (yep, that WePad is manufactured by ASUSTek group!). Although Windows…
JooJoo’s Rollout Delayed to March 25th
If your were wondering when there was going to be a iPad competitor actually enter the market, well folks we have a date. Fusion Garage’s JooJoo tablet is a top pick in the iPad Alternative category is available for pre-order on March 25th. We hear…
WePad & WeMagazine Ecosystem for publishers
You may have noticed we like covering iPad Alternatives here at Netbook News and we have uncovered a little beauty called the WePad. It is just another tablet but lets take a look at what it has to offer, its a little bigger at 11.6…
UK firm releases the iTablet Hmmm…iPad Copy Cat?
Its hard to believe that anyone would have the courage to launch a tablet and called it the iTablet. I would be surprised if Apple doesn’t take offence and get them to change the name. As we noticed in the Slashgear comments this appears to…
iPad Alternative: Toshiba JournE
If you have missed it, I’m not exactly doing hand stands over the iPad, so I’m going to keep on throwing different tablet options that look promising. Back in September we got the first hands on video with the Toshiba JournE, now this tablet has…
iPad Alternative: Compal Tablet
This working prototype was shown off at CES 2010. Made by Compal, the 7-inch Android 2.0 tablet runs on the new, high-powered next-generation Tegra 2 processor NVIDIA announced at CES. With this chip, a device can support 1080p video playback, yet retain startlingly good battery…
Larger iPad Alernative: Seattle based ICD Vega
Seattle-based startup Innovative Converged Devices announced its Vega tablet back in November 2009, and now the device is officially headed to T-Mobile UK sometime before the end of 2010. Yet another tablet based on Android, the Vega will have a large amount of screen real-estate…
Notion Ink iPad Alternative with Amazing Pixel Qi Screen
A nice open alternative to the closed system iPad is the Adam a tablet running Android and powered by the Tegra 2 chip. Its a 10-inch tablet from an Indian startup Notion Ink. It uses a screen technology from Pixel Qi that combines the best…
