The Apple iPad cat is officially out of its bag, but it’s not going to be the only tablet game in town. There are a number of other devices out there in various stages from “barely announced” to “working prototype,” many of which were shown off at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.
Apple may have snagged first-mover advantage in this year’s tablet renaissance, and we have scant few details on things like pricing and release date for some of its upcoming competitors. Still, it’s worth a look at what other tablet contenders are going to be emerging with in the near near future. It might be worth reigning in that Steve Jobs-induced credit card trigger finger for a bit.
Let’s have a look at what alternatives to the iPad are likely literally just around the corner.

1. HP Slate

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off this HP tablet prototype very briefly at CES this year. It wasn’t the Apple iPad () thunder-stealing moment predicted by the media, but it is one of many indications that the tablet form-factor is about to become practically ubiquitous.
This particular HP slate will run Windows () 7, setting it apart from the field of tablets running Android () you’ll be seeing on the rest of this list. More details about the device were recently revealed by HP in the video below

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Scribus is an open-source program

Scribus is an Open Source program that brings award-winning professional page layout to Linux/UNIX, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4/eComStation and Windows desktops with a combination of "press-ready" output and new approaches to page layout.
Underneath the modern and user friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as CMYK color, separations, Spot Colors, ICC color management and versatile PDF creation. Why would you want to use Scribus? Scribus is powerful software that helps you create great looking documents of all kinds. It also comes with a lot of support options to help you achieve the best result. There is an enthusiastic and friendly community around Scribus that assists beginner and pro alike through our mailing list, IRC channel, wiki, contracted support, and the bugtracker.

Scribus Nominated for Packt Open Source Award 2010

28. September 2010 - 2:36 — christoph

The Scribus Team is honoured to announce that Scribus has reached the final round in the Graphics category of Packt Publishing's Open Source Award 2010.
The Scribus Team wants to thank all those who helped us making it past the nomination stage. If you think that Scribus continues to deserve your support in the final round, you can cast your vote on Packt's voting page.

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OpenOffice.org 3 free open sorce program

OpenOffice.org 3 is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.

Great software

OpenOffice.org 3 is the result of over twenty years' software engineering. Designed from the start as a single piece of software, it has a consistency other products cannot match. A completely open development process means that anyone can report bugs, request new features, or enhance the software. The result: OpenOffice.org 3 does everything you want your office software to do, the way you want it to. 

 

Easy to use

OpenOffice.org 3 is easy to learn, and if you're already using another office software package, you'll take to OpenOffice.org 3 straight away. Our world-wide native-language community means that OpenOffice.org 3 is probably available and supported in your own language. And if you already have files from another office package - OpenOffice.org 3 will probably read them with no difficulty.

 

 and it's free

Best of all, OpenOffice.org 3 can be downloaded and used entirely free of any licence fees. OpenOffice.org 3 is released under the LGPL licence. This means you may use it for any purpose - domestic, commercial, educational, public administration. You may install it on as many computers as you like. You may make copies and give them away to family, friends, students, employees - anyone you like.

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Top 10 Laptop Computers 2010

#1: Acer Aspire AS5251-1805 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)

#2: Toshiba Satellite L645D-S4036 LED TruBrite 14-Inch Laptop (Black)

#3: Apple MacBook Pro MC374LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

#4: Apple MacBook MC516LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

#5: ASUS A52F-X3 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)

#6: ASUS U43JC-X1 14-Inch Bamboo Laptop (10 Hours of Battery Life)

#7: Lenovo Ideapad G550 2958-9PU 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black)

#8: HP Pavilion dv4-2173nr 14.1-Inch Laptop - Black

#9: ASUS N61JQ-X1 16-Inch Versatile Entertainment Laptop (Dark Brown)

#10: ASUS G73JW-A1 Republic of Gamers 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop - Black

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Google Tablet PC Details: 'iPad Killer' In The Works

The rivalry between Apple and Google has intensified as the two companies increasingly tread on each other's turf. Steve Jobs, who accused Google of wanting to 'kill us,' recently unveiled an Apple ad platform called iAd that's set to challenge Google's mobile advertising strategy.

Meanwhile, it seems a Google tablet PC, Google's answer to the iPad, is in the works.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt knocked the iPad at Davos earlier this year--"You might want to tell me the difference between a large phone and a tablet," he said--and recently leaked details about the Google tablet that is in the works.

The New York Times reports,

Eric E. Schmidt, chief executive of Google, told friends at a recent party in Los Angeles about the new device, which would exclusively run the Android operating system. People with direct knowledge of the project -- who did not want to be named because they said they were unauthorized to speak publicly about the device -- said the company had been experimenting in "stealth mode" with a few publishers to explore delivery of books, magazines and other content on a tablet.

 

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The NEW Dell Streak - Exclusive Video of Dell's Tablet iPad - CES 2010

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Dell To Introduce Streak Android Tablet PC In US This Summer

Personal computer maker Dell Inc. (DELL: News ) Tuesday announced plans for Streak, a 5-inch, Android operating system-based Tablet PC, designed to provide people with entertainment, social connection, and navigation experience. The company plans to make the Streak available in the U.S. later this summer.

Tablet PCs establish a new class of devices between smartphones and laptops. In April 2010, technology company Apple Inc. (AAPL: News ) introduced its tablet computer iPad for internet browsing, media consumption, gaming, and light content creation. Internet giant Google (GOOG: News ) also is in the process of making its own tablet device.

In the UK, the Dell Streak will be available in early June at O2 stores, O2.co.uk and the Carphone Warehouse. It will be available at Dell.co.uk. later in the month. The company also said that pricing and data plans for the UK will be announced by O2 ahead of availability.  (Source: RTTNews)

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The Intel® Core™ i5 Processor

Smart performance with a speed boost

The Intel® Core™ i5 processor delivers solid performance for everyday applications, plus the ability to increase speed as needed for demanding tasks.

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Intel® Core™ i7 Processor

With faster, intelligent, multi-core technology that applies processing power where it's needed most, Intel® Core™ i7 processors deliver an incredible breakthrough in PC performance. They are the best desktop processor family on the planet¹.

You'll multitask applications faster and unleash incredible digital media creation. And you'll experience maximum performance for everything you do, thanks to the combination of Intel® Turbo Boost technology² and Intel® Hyper-Threading technology (Intel® HT technology)³, which maximizes performance to match your workload.

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