The Apple Beat: iPad mini slowly but surely rules the roost

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Two months down the line and the iPad mini has been elevated as my go-to tablet of choice, which is surprising for someone who relies on the larger iPad for so many things. The iPad mini's dynamism and incredible portability really makes me rethink the 7 (ok, 7.9) inch tablet form factor as a viable productivity-focused mobile device.

Unlike many iPad users out there, I didn't think an iPad mini was a good idea. Just like how the original iPad ran iPhone apps in blown-up mode with distracting jagged graphics and ill-fitting interface touches, I feared shoeboxing the iPad's 9.7-inch interface into something smaller would suck. It didn't.

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Video: Lenovo's ThinkVision portable USB and WiFi multi-touch displays demoed

Lenovo Canada believes that two-screen PC setups are key for businesses and consumers so they've created new USB and and WiFi enabled portable monitors that also have multi-touch functionality and can be used with a stylus and serve as a second screen as well as a terminal to access PC's remotely.

CES 2013: Acer intros the Iconia B1-A71, an affordable 7-inch Android tablet

Acer revealed their Iconia B1-A71 a budget 7-inch Android tablet that they expect to sell for $150. This device will further disrupt pricing in the tablet market as it comes close to the pricing og eReaders which do a lot less. Full specs for the Iconia B1-A71 after the jump.

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CES 2013: NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 4 to be twice as fast as Tegra 3

NVIDIA's new Tegra 4 mobile processor is expected to take smartphones and tablets to a whole new level thanks to its LTE-enabled quad-core architecture which has 72-GPU cores. This translates to twice the speed of the current Tegra 3 processor and an abundance of performance for a SoC (System on a Chip). What is more impressive is improved battery consumption with NVIDIA stating 45 per cent less power than the Tegra 3 in “common use cases” as per reports.

The Tegra 4 has also been designed to enhance photo and video functionality in devices for an even better generation of smartphone cameras. Hit jump to get the specs on Tegra 4.

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