Windows Tablets Not Ready for Heavy Gaming

While the industry expects tablets to outsell PCs in the following years, gaming outfit Alienware doesn’t see any direct competition from tablets for its own market. Alienware manager Eddy Goyanes said that tablets and PCs offer radically different gaming experiences, and tablets don’t have anything to offer serious gamers.

 Microsoft’s Surface, while probably upsetting some of the OEMs that were supposed to use Microsoft’s Windows RT and Windows 8 Tablet operating systems, is reportedly not going to compete for the true gamers’ attention.

 Windows tablets are mostly targeted at light, casual gamers, or social networking gaming and the market of gaming notebooks and desktop replacements (DTR) will likely remain unaffected by the increased tablet sales.

 Therefore, if gaming notebooks are not challenged by tablets, neither are powerful PC gaming systems, believes the Alienware exec.

Microsoft announces 10.6″ Surface Tablet

At an event in Los Angeles, Microsoft has just announced its first tablet called the Surface. The screen is a 10.6″ unit and is covered by Gorilla Glass. Something unique is that the tablet comes with an inbuilt kickstand.

The tablet measures in at just 9.3mm  and is equipped with a Full USB 2 port. A microSD card slot is included as well. The tablet is encased in a magnesium case with a PVD finish. Liquid metal ensures that the weight remains fairly light at 1.5lbs. 32 and 64GB models will be available. Pretty interesting is the fact that the cover doubles as a full multitouch tablet.

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New HP Tablet rumored to run Windows 8

Microsoft’s soon to be released operating system, Windows 8, is causing quite a stir and there are endless rumors surfacing  as to which devices will be first to show off the shiny new touch enabled OS.

The latest rumor concerns Hewlett-Packard’s Slate 8 tablet. Tech site Neowin is calling the slate “The iPad challenger” as it will reportedly be thinner than Apple’s tablet, boast a 10.1in screen and offer battery life of 8-10 hours. Windows 8 will run on both x86 and ARM processors, and will be supported on PCs and tablets.

Samsung’s First Windows Phone 8 to Sport Galaxy S III Hardware

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is nearing the release of a new Android-based flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, which could be the foundation for the designing of the next Windows Phone devices.

 Rumor has it that the vendor plans on releasing Windows Phone 8 devices soon, maybe before the end of this year, and that it could use Galaxy S III’s hardware as the basis for these.


No official confirmation on the matter has emerged thus far, but a recent article on wp-life claims that the info comes from a source familiar with Samsung’s plans.

 The first Windows Phone 8 device from Samsung could arrive as Samsung Focus S II, and should be a high-end successor for the original Focus S.

 With Windows Phone 8, Microsoft reportedly made dramatic changes to its mobile platform, designing it to fit more powerful hardware than before.

 Thus, Samsung will be able to use Galaxy S III’s hardware to build Windows Phones that will deliver performance similar with that of high-end Android devices.

 The rumored specs list of Focus S II includes a 4.7-inch HD touchscreen display, complemented by either a dual-core or a quad-core application processor, depending on the market on which the phone will be released.

 Additionally, the device will pack a 12-megapixel photo snapper on the back, complemented by a 2MP camera on the front, for video calling.

 Other features of the device would include NFC capabilities, support for LTE connectivity, a dedicated camera button, better Photo Studio, and Samsung Cloud Support.

 The smartphone would reportedly feature a similar design with the one available on Galaxy S III, though the Windows Phone logo and buttons would feature a different layout.

 Three of the largest wireless carriers in the United States should receive the device, namely AT&T, Sprint and Verizon. T-Mobile might launch it as well, but no plans on the matter have been confirmed until now.

Windows Phone 8 was long rumored to be an impressive update to the current Windows Phone flavor. It should prove highly popular, especially if loaded on such hardware.