My PC World – Buying Guide to Tablets

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<h1>My PC World – Buying Guide to Tablets </h1><strong> Author: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/profile_Jhumu Lee.aspx'>Jhumu Lee</a></strong><br /><p>The tablet PCs have made enormous stride in the last few years. With the introduction of popular tablets like iPads, the sleek, ultra designed, touch screen operated computers have clearly stood as a market leader for many geeks today. Though, casual looking, they offer a great experience while browsing the web or using one of the lakhs of specialized apps they offer. As the name suggests, a tablet is dominated by its screen, a thin slab. Processor Speeds: The tablets come in various processor speeds. Some of the popular ones that provide power for this generation of tablets are: Intel Atom and dual core processors. Operating systems: Instead of struggling to run a full verged version of windows, which requires a significant amount of processing power, the tablets have specially designed operating systems designed to make the most of the touch screen interfaces that they provide. The popular OS includes the Apple iPad OS, Google’s Android and mobile versions of Windows 7 and XP. All these OSes have their set of advantage and disadvantages and all have their patented app stores which open a galore of exciting app which extend the capabilities of the tablets. Keyboards and keyboard docks: While it’s possible to type on the screen of the tablet, an attached keyboard is always welcome for the tablet users as that makes the typing much easier. The docking stations with built in keyboards are also available with a few tablets. Cameras: The current generation tablets come with rear and front facing cameras which are ideal for video conferencing apps as well as taking photos. The rear camera is meant for still, quick high resolution photos and also for HD video shoots while the front one is mainly used during the video conferencing. Besides the cameras, the larger format of the tablet has provision for new capabilities for location based services like Facebook places and four squares. The socially driven photos and video services will allow users to visit a destination and capture their snapshots and then share the content dynamically. Apps: The proprietary app stores for each of the tablets provide numerous apps to browse websites, read ebooks, play games, play music, read emails, video playbacks, work on presentations, documents and many more. The apps can be very engaging and addictive. They also have professional apps for doctors and lawyers. With their prices dropping and their set of features on the rise, the tablets have already rocketed into the main stream and are here to stay and will have a formidable share of the PC users in the days to come. </p><strong>About the Author:</strong><br />Jhumu Lee is a well known author and has written articles on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mypcworld.net/category/apple-computers/"> Apple Computers </a>, Laptop computers and tablet computers and many other subjects. Find more of her articles on http://www.mypcworld.net/. <p> Article Source: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/Article_My-PC-World-–-Buying-Guide-to-Tablets_117121.aspx'> http://www.articleseen.com/Article_My PC World – Buying Guide to Tablets _117121.aspx</a></p>

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