CRN SPOTLIGHT
Mobile Devices: Smartphone Reviews, New Tablet PCs And More
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The mobile device landscape is constantly evolving. New technologies continually change users' expectations as new product launches shift the balance of power. For every iPad user, there's a new tablet PC ready to challenge Apple's foothold. And with the amount of new smartphones flooding the market, there is no shortage of competition for the iPhone 4 and Droid X.
Check out CRN's coverage of the mobile device market, including the latest product launches and a handful of tablet PCs and smartphone reviews from our editors and the CRN Test Center.
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50 Mobility Products We Love Right Now With all of the buzz around mobility, you might be wondering how to translate your technology expertise into sellable solutions. Here is a roundup of mobility products to help you do just that. The Rise And Fall Of The HP TouchPad Tablet CRN offers a chronology of the HP TouchPad, from its rise as a much-hyped potential iPad competitor to its untimely demise just over six months later. The Tablet Market: 15 Vendors Gunning For Apple's iPad Tablet Crown The tablet market is getting crowded. Here are fifteen vendors looking to knock Apple off the top of the tablet mountain. Cisco's Cius Tablet: 10 Things To Consider Cisco this week offered more details on the technical aspects, app development platform and pricing and availability of Cius, its Android-based business tablet. Here's a closer look at 10 things potential users and solution providers need to know about the device. First Look: Chromebook's Role In The Enterprise Questionable Google's much-touted Chrome OS, Chromebook might be too limited for serious business users. RIM’s PlayBook: A Good Device That Could Be Great RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook is a fantastic device that could compete strongly against Apple's iPad and Android devices - but it needs much more ISV support, according to the CRN Test Center's analysis. HP TouchPad And Other Doomed Devices: 10 Mobile Flops And Failures HP deep-sixed its TouchPad tablet this week, but HP isn't alone, as a host of mobile devices have had their plugs pulled over the years for various reasons. Here we look at 10 mobile device flops and failures. What drove the PC revolution is driving the mobile revolution: It isn't the platform but rather the applications on top of the platform. |
Tablet PC Throwdown: Pros And Cons Of The Top Tablets From USB support to front and rear cameras, a look at what top tablets have going for them, and what they're lacking. The 10 Coolest Smartphones of 2011 (So Far) While tablets have dominated the conversation around mobile devices in 2011, plenty of smartphones -- many of them Android-based -- have hit the market in the first half of the year and won raves for their features. Here's a look at 10 that stand out in the initial crop. 10 Coolest Tablet PCs Of 2011 (So Far) From Android to WebOS, iPad 2 to the Thrive, tablet PCs this year have begun to make deep changes in use patterns. Here's a look at 10 important tablets from 2011 so far. CRN Podcast: Tablets Vs. PCs -- Can They Coexist? The tablet market is growing rapidly behind the Apple iPad. CRN editors discuss the appeal of the tablet and its effect on the traditional PC market. Apple Dominating With iPad In Enterprise Apple is a tough competitor in the enterprise tablet space, even as companies like HP and Cisco market tablets directly to business. Tablet PCs: D&H VARs Pick By Style, Versatility, Innovation D&H customers recently chose the most innovative, versatile, stylish, economical, enjoyable and user friendly tablets. Here's a look at the results. RIM Launches New BlackBerry 7 Phones As Pressure Intensifies RIM launched three new BlackBerry Torch devices and two new BlackBerry Bold phones, in a bid to revive its struggling smartphone market fortunes against Apple and Android. CRN Podcast: Which Tablet Is Best For You? Which tablets are best for solution providers and their customers? CRN looks at a host of new devices and leaves no tablet unturned. |
