Steve Jobs would never have allowed this: Apple launches a controversial gadget

Apple, highly appreciated for iPhone and iPad, is preparing to attack a new type of consumers.

Apple will launch in October a new tablet smaller than iPad. The gadget will be called iPad Mini and will have 8 GB, said a analyst from Pacific Crest.

Future Apple tablet will be 7.85 inches and it will be sold for $ 299. It should compete with Nexus 7 made ​​by Google in collaboration with Asus.

 Analyst says Apple will block sales of iPad 2 to make room for new tablet and that, in the first quarter of next year, will sell 10 million units of the new model.

Rumors about a smaller iPad occurred ever since the Tim Cook took over Apple.

HP resurrect the TouchPad for a last attempt

Hewlett-Packard, the largest manufacturer of PCs in the world, just days after announcing the closure of the Division of PCs and tablets that led to the collapse of HP shares by 22%, plans to temporary "resurrect" the TouchPad tablet, betting that it could dethrone the iPhone from Apple.

HP officials announced that they will produce a final lot of tablets TouchPad on the grounds that they were "very surprised" by the high demand generated in the last week. The tablets have disappeared from the shelves of retailers like Amazon or BestBuy in a few hours after HP reduced the tablets price to 99 $ tablets in the weekend from $ 399 dollars. The drastic drop in price came as soon as company officials announced August 18 that will close the division of tablets as part of a series of decisions intended to remove the company from consumers and to focus on business customers.

On August 18 the company has also announced that it will separate the company's PC division. HP Board will meet in December to decide on future business with PCs although many expect it to be separate from the company.

Sony has launched Tablet P, the world first pliable tablet

Sony Tablet P

Sony introduced the first pliable tablet in the world, hoping to overthrow the most popular gadget of its kind produced by Apple.

The Sony tablet P (SGPT212) initially known as Sony S2 has two displays of 5.5 inches with 1024 x 480 resolution and it can be folded in two pieces, so that gives a greater portability. The two displays can be merged into a larger screen, when the tablet is opened.

Sony Tablet P will cost up to $ 30 less than iPad, known as the world's best selling tablet. The tablet was designed to be transported even in the pocket, with dimensions of 79 x 26mm x180 and a weight of 372 grams.

The Sony tablet P has the same processor Tegra 2 and the same cameras as the Sony Tablet S model, as well as WiFi and 3G connectivity. The 4 GB internal memory can be expanded with microSD cards. Sony P arrives in November and will be equipped with Android 3.2.

Sony tablet S. Details about Sony tablet S

Sony has announced new details about the tablets initially known as Sony S1 and Sony S2, such as the release date in Europe, complete list of specifications and new names. We now talk about Sony Tablet S and Sony Tablet P, the first tablet will be available on the continent at the end of September, while the P model will arrive a little later, in November.

Sony Tablet S

Sony S (SGPT111), initially known as S1 is a tablet focusing on multimedia playback, gaming and web content. It comes equipped with a 9.4 inch touch screen and 1280 x 800 pixels, Tegra 2 processor at 1 GHz, a 5.11 megapixel camera and a front 0.3 MP and an asymmetrical design.

Basically, Sony S has dimensions of 241.2mm x S 10.1mm x 174.3 mm and a weight of 598 grams.

At the connection section we can remember WiFi, 3G from November (3G model arrives a little later), USB 2.0 and Bluetooth. The tablet is available with 16 and 32GB internal memory.

Sony P arrives in November.

Sony Tablet S will be initially available with Android 3.1 and will receive an upgrade to 3.2, while Tablet P will arrive directly with Android 3.2.