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Acer today said it had been contracted by insurance group QBE to provide desktop and server hardware to the company's Australian operations.
One year after Microsoft launched its tablet PC operating system, sales have been disappointing, the choice of models is still poor, and software developers have no incentive to create specialist applications, according to a report by research firm Canalys.
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Microsoft plans to display a beta version of Windows XP that will run on tablet PCs, a new breed of computers that have touch screens and can read handwriting.
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Poor battery life, slow processors and high costs slowed the uptake of tablet PCs but a new and more intuitive OS coupled with improved hardware could change all that. Additional reading: Mobile Computing Guide
A year and a half from now, desktops and notebooks should be noticeably different as Intel pushes design standards that, ideally, would result in greater style, versatility.
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Despite brave words, the figures show Tablet PCs failing to sparkle. Mixing with the mainstream may be their only hope.
Acer's Travelmate C111 combines an ultraportable frame, Centrino, Tablet and Bluetooth technology, but it is let down by low battery life. Read our Australian review.
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Acer's C200 provides a decent tablet computing experience, but it is let down very badly by sub-par battery life.
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