Cheap tablet computers are growing fast in popularity-priceangels.com
The majority (62%) of 12-15-year-olds own a smartphone, according to the research – a proportion that Ofcom said is unchanged since last year — vs just over a quarter (26%) who own a tablet computer. The latter figure is up considerably on last year when just 7% said they had a slate.Ofcom said the use of cheap tablet has tripled among 5-15s since 2012, rising from 14% to 42% over that period. While just over a quarter (28%) of infants aged 3-4 now use a tablet computer at home (albeit, this age group is likely using a tablet owned by their parents).
Similarly, tablet usage is rising rapidly among 5-7 year olds (now at 39%, up from 11% last year) and 8-11 year olds (at 44%, up from 13%). The report notes that these very young Internet users are five times more likely than last year to mostly use a tablet when accessing the Internet at home (at 19%, up from 4%).
“Tablet computers are growing fast in popularity, becoming a must-have device for children of all ages,” it adds.As tablet usage grows, more traditional devices are inevitably being used less to go online. While basic phones are being ditched by kids, tablets usage is rising across the board. Among the younger kids’ age group, 18% own a smartphone, and the same proportion own a tablet. However the report notes that while the smartphone figure is “largely stable” year-on-year, tablet ownership has grown four-fold since last year, when it stood at just 4%.
As for the camera, well, hopefully you’re not buying a 10 inch tablets to snap pictures. Just like many other tablet makers, Asus has equipped the MeMo Pad with a mid-range 5-megapixels f/2.4 lens. It’s enough for decent photos in bright light. But backlit subjects tend to blur and low-light photography will give you noisy shots.gfD2Ssd2
The WeMO Pad may not be the most powerful tablet you can buy. And it definitely doesn’t stand out in the design arena. But once you get past its cheap appearance, you’ll find this 7-inch tablet offers up solid specs and an abundance of thoughtful features.It’s the autumn of tablets, with offerings from everyone from Tesco to Samsung falling to the market like golden leaves from trees. But these aren’t likely to disappear under the winter freeze—with another company rolling out a tablet, it looks like tablet season is here to stay.
The Venue 7 and 8 offer basic tablet options: a 1,280-by-800-pixel resolution, powered by an Intel 2 GHz Clover Trail processor, and 16 GB of storage. There is also a microSD reader that can increase storage, and a 3-megapixel camera on the 7 and a 5-megapixel camera on the 8. The 7 is priced at $150, which is low for the tablet market but comparable to Google’s Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire, and the 8 will go for $180. Both are available Oct. 18.
Dell's switch to Android and Windows 8.1 software is a blow for Microsoft’s 8 inch tablets-specific RT software, which ran on Dell’s previous (now discontinued) tablet, the XPS 10. Now, the Microsoft Surface Pro will be the only one to run on Windows RT.“We’ve said previously that our ambitious vision was to make Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 the most productive tablets on the planet, and that we believe people need great devices for play and getting things done,” a Microsoft spokesperson says. “For Surface Pro 2, it can be the first device that is a tablet, a laptop, and a high-powered workstation.”