The site of Hewlett-Packard HP Slate appeared tablet 500, and, in not one, but in several versions. Then the page was deleted, but cached Google. It is reported that the device is equipped with a 8.9-inch touch screen and running the operating system Windows 7 Premium. In addition, it is equipped with two cameras. In addition, HP Slate 500 is mentioned on the site certification agency Energy Star (approved July 12), it stated that it is built on a 1.6 GHz processor.

Mark Whittard, one of the leading managers of Australian companies polrazdeleniya Toshiba, revealed some information about the market launch of its plates. According to her, the tablet will be released until October of this year. A model called the Smart Pad is now being developed and the company just decides, based on what operating system it will work. The choice is between software platforms such as Android and Windows 7.

Apple has announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 ended June 26, 2010. Record revenues of 15.7 billion dollars and net quarterly profit - 3.25 billion dollars, or 3.51 per diluted share. Revenue for the same quarter last year totaled 9.73 billion dollars and net quarterly profit - 1.83 billion, or 2.01 per diluted share. Gross margin was 39.1 percent, which exceeds the figures for the same quarter last year (40.9 percent). International sales accounted for 52 percent of quarterly revenue.

There was fresh information about the Tablet PC PalmPad, allegedly now being drafted by Hewlett-Packard (HP). As we have previously reported the registration of HP's Office for Patent and Trademark Office (United States Patent and Trademark Office) new brand PalmPad, which is supposedly named for a series of Tablet PC operating system webOS.

According NetbookNews, the company ASUSTeK Computer has decided to replace the operating system tablet 1,111,110. Eee Pad EP101TC [/url] . Recall, this model with 10.1-inch touch screen on display at Computex in early June. Then it was reported only that the tablet is running Windows 7 Embedded, has a thickness of 12,2 mm and weighs 675 grams. On the other characteristics of the company held back, but it will still be a good time to think about: ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC be released until next year.

From sources among software developers learned that the operating system upgrade to version 4 iOS for iPad tablet may be paid. Recall the new version of OS for iPad expected until the autumn, while the communicator iPhone and iPod touch media player update has already been received. Just not reported, how many owners of Apple tablet can do to update its operating system to the latest version. But already speculation that the cost will be around $ 7.

Lenovo is planning to release a tablet running the Android operating system later this year. It will be sold in China (although it may then come to other markets) and is called LePad. About this unit told the vice president of Lenovo Liu Jun (Liu Rong). However, details of the technical equipment of the tablet is very small. We only know that he supports e-mail and it has a browser. It is also possible that Lenovo LePad a built-in 3G modem.

South Korean company Samsung Electronics announced today a new family of 2.5-inch hard drive called the Spinpoint MT2. In the new series includes models with 750 GB and 1 TB, but their scope can serve as mobile computers and portable external drives with USB interface, for example, Samsung S2 Portable.

One of the world's leading manufacturers of electronics company Sharp has announced its intention to enter the market for electronic books by the end of this year. The Japanese company plans to submit the device for reading digital books and run a special service for their distribution.

Despite the demands of many users, Apple has yet strongly deviates from the introduction of support for Blu-ray into their computers, hoping for completely digital forms of transmission of content. The explanation of such strange behavior of one of the leaders of the IT industry (after all, Blu-ray discs are now the main carriers for movies in high definition) can be found in the information disseminated resource HardMac.