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Amazon to Release 7-Inch Tablet by October, 10.1-inch Tablet by Early 2012

August 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Amazon’s much-anticipated Android tablet is said to be the iPad killer that Android enthusiasts have been waiting for. If you’re a fan, you might just be able to get your hands on an Amazon tablet in time for the holidays. But another, bigger one is around the corner.

No 10-Incher Yet

The rumor mill from among Asian OEMs is buzzing with excitement about Amazon’s planned tablet release. According to Digitimes, manufacturers in China are already preparing to meet orders. China’s Quanta Computer expects to make shipments of the 7-inch version by October, which means the tablets will be available in time for the holiday rush.

However, the 10.1-inch version will have to wait until 2012. Foxconn Electronics, which produces the Kindle eBook reader for Amazon to the tune of 15 to 18 million units a year, is expected to commence production by first quarter of 2012, sources from upstream suppliers say.

The 10.1-inch version is expected to ship with Nvidia’s upcoming Kal-El class quad-core mobile chipsets. Meanwhile, the 7-inch version will run on a dual-core version of the same chip. The 7-incher is said to focus on eBook-reading, and is likely positioned as a higher-end version of Amazon’s own Kindle e-reader.

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Nvidia Shows Tablet Running Quad-core Tegra Chip | PCWorld

May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Nvidia has shown a prototype tablet computer running a four-core version of its Tegra processor and said products based on the new chip will go on sale starting in September.

Speaking to reporters ahead of the Computex trade show in Taipei on Monday, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang also announced that Nvidia will have shipped 10 million of its existing dual-core Tegra 2 processors by the end of June.

Best known for its graphics chips, Nvidia has emerged as a force in the market for ARM-based processors used in smartphones and tablets, where it competes with more established mobile chip vendors such as Qualcomm and Texas Instruments.

The dual-core Tegra 2 is used in the Samsung Galaxy Tab, the LG Optimus and the Acer Transformer, which has a snap-on keyboard for people who type too much to use only a touch screen.

Huang showed the quad-core chip, code-named Kal-El, running a prototype tablet built by Nvidia to demonstrate its capabilities. Tablets with Kal-El will go on sale in September, followed by smartphones later in the year, Huang said.

He didn’t say which vendors would make the products but it seems likely they will come from existing Nvidia partners, who include Motorola, Dell, Sony and Asustek.

via Nvidia Shows Tablet Running Quad-core Tegra Chip | PCWorld.

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