Richard Shim (Richard Shim) from DisplaySearch has published analytical prediction, which predicts that next year’s Windows-tablets running on chips x86 (mainly, Intel), with the release of Windows will be able to win from eight ARM only 1.8% of the market, is selling these devices make up 1.8 million from the general supply of 100 million units.

Most of the x86-tablet will be based on family processors Intel Atom. Although the reference tablet, presented at the conference Microsoft BUILD, was based on the CPU Core i5.

World’s supply of tablets on the processor architecture (million units)

This disappointing figure, according to analysts, improve somewhat in 2013, when the market will be delivered already 3.1 million tablets of Windows 8, based on chip x86. This will amount to 2.1% share of the market – all for 2013, Mr. Shim expects growth in supply of tablets to 148 million units.

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Senior Vice President, BlackBerry PlayBook in RIM’s David Smith (David Smith) quickly confirmed rumors that point to a significant delay in updating PlayBook 2.0 tablet of the company. Version promised to be released shortly after the conference DevCon, now does not appear until February. RIM wants to be sure that the update is fully meet expectations, both developers and end users.

In order to maximally sharpen update, a number of corporate clients who are in the program Early Adopter Program, will have access to the closed beta test, which will help them assess how well the promised features, including built-in native email client.

Also they will be able to test the new features of corporate application installation and the overall level of security updates. The tests will begin soon and will be held until the end of this year. Learn more about custom software development company.

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Finally, Nokia introduced its long-awaited devices based on mobile operating system, Windows Phone. After the event Nokia World 2011 journalists to familiarize themselves with these decisions. Are they just another WP-devices or Nokia was able to bring something unique to the platform?

To begin with staff familiar with Engadget’s flagship smartphone Lumia 800, which can offer users a 3.7-inch screen ClearBlack AMOLED, made of polycarbonate. Well, the feelings of journalists, the apparatus generally felt in the hands of both N9, which is not surprising.

Nokia calls the device “the first true Windows Phone» – with this statement is unlikely to agree to other manufacturers – but it is certainly one of the best WP-smartphones. As in the case of N9, polycarbonate housing fits the hand and, more importantly, not so much show scratches, as the case of painted metal or plastic. If the blue color of the case, it is that the entire depth of the material.

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This year, Nintendo had to work hard that its new game console, portable, able to reach predestined her earlier success. But the activities undertaken to promote sales 3DS could not affect the financial result. The company has promised to provide new updates designed to improve the environment eShop.

In addition, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata (Satoru Iwata) personally apologized to investors for the mistakes of the leadership and promised that the specific steps involved will avoid the same failures when running the home console.

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While CEO Stephen Elop Nokia (Stephen Elop) has announced the Windows Phone smartphones almost a year before they enter the market than has undermined sales Symbian-devices, it is much more restrained interpretation of the tablet planes. The only thing we can say with certainty – Nokia examines Windows 8 as an excellent opportunity for the Tablet market.

Operating system Microsoft Windows 8 will support both high-performance chips are x86, and energy-efficient processor ARM; thanks to the latest desktop environment will be available in ultra-portable device that can perform some traditional applications.

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