The slate has never been the best Android tablet in its price range, but now that HP have shaved $30 off the original $170 price tag it may seem somewhat more appealing to customers than before.
Intel has a real presence in the smartphone market, especially when it comes to Android smartphones, but its tendency to release just one or two mobile chips a year makes it a real slowcoach compared to its ARM-based rivals.
Android-powered game consoles have really started to take off this year, what with devices like the NVIDIA Shield, the Ouya, the GamePop, and others arriving. But they could be set to receive a big boost from Google, which is reportedly developing a game console of its own.
Sources claim the search giant is also working on an Android-powered smartwatch that could launch before the end of the year.
The Android-powered NVIDIA Shield console has been delayed a day before it was set to go on sale. Gamers should have been able to pick up the device from today, but NVIDIA announced on Wednesday that due to a “mechanical issue” with one of the handheld’s components, it will now go on sale sometime in July.
At an event in Beijing today, HP unveiled the Slate 21, a new all-in-one desktop with a 21.5-inch display, powered by the latest NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor. But unlike most all-in-one desktops, this one isn’t powered by a desktop operating system. Instead, it runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean.
