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A Windows 8 PC that can be used in a tablet mode? Those will come a dime a dozen this fall. But what’s fascinating is how each PC maker has approached the challenge of mixing a touchscreen with a more traditional mouse-and-keyboard setup. For some OEMs, this means going the hybrid route, with 10- or 11-inch tablets that slot neatly into an optional keyboard dock. For others, it means a full-fledged PC with a slide-out touchscreen. And for a few, it means a laptop whose screen can fold down, leaving you with what can only be described as an oversized slate.

That’s how we would describe the Dell XPS 12, a 12.5-inch notebook whose screen flips inside its hinge, allowing you to use the machine in tablet mode or, if you prefer, with the screen facing away from the keys. (Yes, Dell is giving this form factor a second try.) It starts at a relatively steep $1,200 but then again, this is a fairly premium machine we’re talking about: it combines all the ingredients of an Ultrabook (lightweight build, Ivy Bridge processor and a solid-state drive) with a 400-nit, 1080p, Gorilla Glass touchscreen. So what’s it like to use this form factor? And how does it fare as a regular ol’ Windows 8 PC? Let’s see.

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Squeezing in between Nokia’s Asha series and the Lumia 610, the wallet-friendly Lumia 510 has been unveiled in India. The smartphone will be priced around $199 when it ships next month in India and China. It will eventually make its way to other Asia-Pacific countries and South America, but there’s no news yet on any stateside availability. We did expect this Microsoft-powered device to turn up with version 7.8 of its mobile OS, but instead, there’s Windows Phone 7.5 and the promise to an eventual upgrade. We’ve got more impressions after the break.

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Nokia did make quite a splash with their high end Windows Phone 8 handsets being announced not too long ago, where the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 certainly brought about its fair share of fans. In fact, the Lumia 920 is shaping up pretty nicely to be able to hold its own against other flagship models in the market, but what about those who do not have the kind of freely flowing cash? I guess this is where a compromise comes in handy – settling for somewhere in the middle, or in the case of the Nokia Lumia 510, it would be somewhere more towards the entry level market.

After all, the Nokia Lumia 510 will not run on Windows Phone 8 at all, but rather, it will ply its trade on the Windows Phone 7.5 platform, which is a half-way point between Windows Phone 7 and its successor, the powerful Windows Phone 8. Having said that, the Lumia 510’s announcement would clearly make it the Finnish company’s most affordable Lumia to date, and this does not mean that Nokia has compromised on quality and style, as you can choose from five eye-catching colors: red, yellow, cyan, white and black.

I am quite sure that many of us would ask, just what kind of entry level specifications could we be looking at over here? For starters, there is a 4-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display at 800 × 480 resolution, while its 256MB RAM will be accompanied by 4GB of internal memory. Power users, you know for sure that this is not the handset for you. Nokia has also thrown in a 5-megapixel auto-focus that does video recording in VGA resolution @30fps, which is nothing to shout about – but rather, you will not find the likes of this in higher specced handsets.

Nokia expects the Lumia 510 to be available from next month onwards in India, China, South America and Asia, with an approximate price tag of $199 prior to local taxes and operator subsidies. Would you be interested?

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[ Nokia Lumia 510 announced, carries Windows Phone 7.5 with it copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

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It was not too long ago (a month thereabouts, in fact) when Toys “R” Us announced their very first ever consumer electronics device that was specially developed and designed by the company, tabeo, resulting in a tabeo tablet for kids. Hey, you know the saying – monkey see, monkey do, and kids these days look up to parents (and it has always been that way for generations) as their idol and inspiration. So dad and mom both own a tablet of their own, why not them? The thing is, a kid is not really able to appreciate all the fine lines of the iPad, not to mention its fragility in the hands of a boisterous toddler, so this is the basis for a birth of a tablet known as tabeo.

tabeo is a spanking new 7-inch, multi-touch tablet that will arrive with 50 free, pre-installed apps, ensuring that these apps are able to engage and entertain kids right out of the box. Of course, knowing the kind of dangers that accompany unsupervised Internet use, the tabeo will come with its fair share of safety features for parents to make full uthat parents are proving to appreciate. The nationwide rollout included the launch ose of, and appreciate along the way.

Just to recap, some of the features include noise-cancelling headphones and colorful earbuds, and there is also a bunch of accessories where Toys R Us intends to make money from, ranging from stylish folio cases to supplementary AC adaptors. All of these can be found over at Tabeo.com, which you can call it a one-stop place or the ultimate online hub for consumers who want to know more about tabeo’s features.

Troy Peterson, Vice President, Divisional Merchandise Manager, Toys”R”Us, U.S., said, “Consumer demand for tabeo has been very strong since we announced its introduction last month, and we’re proud to roll out this exciting new kid-friendly tablet to consumers nationwide. Eager shoppers and early gift-givers finally have the chance to check this item off their kids’ wish lists, and will be pleased to find that there is an entire ecosystem of accessories, such as earbuds, cases and more that come in fun colors, helping to build on kids’ tabeo experience.”

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