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Usman Khalid
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How, why and when should the corporate sector embrace tablet culture? – Part 3

Intel is also launching their new System on a Chip (SoC) processors, that are expected to augment the launch of Windows 8. The Fall 2012 tablets are expected to be cheaper than the already-in-the-market slates. Speaking of which… Low Cost A good laptop, suitable for a network terminal or client, costs between $700 to a […]

How, why and when should the corporate sector embrace tablet culture? – Part 4

Most of the companies do not recommend social networking and other applications like web and stand-alone chatting. Therefore, the network administrators have to go through a series of restrictions and obligations to make it sure that the terminals are not allowed such computing. For this reason, these administrators love tablets because of simple operating system […]

How, why and when should the corporate sector embrace tablet culture? – Part 5

Tablets, on the other hand, have no moving parts whatsoever. The storage device, though has very limited capacity, is a solid-state drive, there are no optical drives and the processors are SoC mostly that are energy efficient and emit no or little heat. Moreover, due to its slate like structure, they do not incorporate hinges. […]

How, why and when should the corporate sector embrace tablet culture? – Part 6

That being said, there are companies that live on letters and textual content. For such a niche in the market, there are various option, wireless keyboards and docks available in the market that a low-cost products and a volume purchase might bring the price even down from that. Less computing does not need powerful processor […]

How, why and when should the corporate sector embrace tablet culture? – Part 7

Physical Security Though the main attraction of the tablets is their slim and sleek design, the same is a big threat to its security. Even though the current slew of ultrabooks and mid-range notebooks is also slim, on average, the tablets are light weight and extremely thin, often mistake for a file. This poses threats […]

Capacitive buttons turn software keys; cramp up the keyboard more – Part 1

Mobile devices including smartphones and tablets, all have virtual keyboards that are there to facilitate the users in typing long texts, composing emails and even surfing the web. However, due to the constraints of the device dimensions—as the gadgets are becoming more and more slim—the physical keyboards are almost out of question. Though virtual keyboards […]

Capacitive buttons turn software keys; cramp up the keyboard more – Part 2

The OS incorporates all the physical buttons underneath the screen, in the software. So when you see the Galaxy Nexus with the Option, Home and Return button glowing underneath the screen, don’t get fooled because they are not under the screen but a part of the screen. Google has take the bold step of including […]

The reasons behind high prices of e-books – Part 1

Since the release of the original Kindle from Amazon in 2007, e-book business has taken a new turn. Although it is not a new category in literature, e-books have been in the market since the 90s but they were limited to laptops and desktops. However, the new Kindle, e-reader, pushed the edge of the envelope […]

The reasons behind high prices of e-books – Part 2

The e-book will cost Amazon $20 but it will sell it for let’s say $7 to boost the sales of its Kindles. Although Amazon is cutting its profits on books, it is actually investing in the sales of its e-reader. The low prices however, made falsified image on the consumers that e-books are less expensive […]

The reasons behind high prices of e-books – Part 3

The new model is not a money maker, neither in the short term nor in the long term. As the previous price of the book was set at $7, the original price at any e-book store, $20, is out of question. So the publisher will set the price at let’s say $10. According to the […]

iPhone 5: What to expect of the 2012 edition? – In the light of what we have at hand – Part 1

The rumour mill is in full swing on the upcoming launch of new instalment to the iPhone line. As the latest version was called the iPhone 4S—launched in October 2011—the new iPhone is touted as iPhone 5; many experts address the upcoming device with the iPhone 5 moniker. Since the release of the iPhone 4S […]

iPhone 5: What to expect of the 2012 edition? – In the light of what we have at hand – Part 2

The release of the new iPhone will see a fierce competition from other competitors like Samsung and Motorola, who have successfully managed to create an outstanding image of their respective flagship handsets, Galaxy SII and Droid Razr. Samsung is planning to release the new Samsung Galaxy SIII or S3 in a curtain raiser dedicated solely […]

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