Qooq Tablet

The Qooq cooking-focused tablet is an interesting addition to the high-tech kitchen, but a too-high price renders it a luxury item rather than a must-have. A plain old tablet with a stand and some quality Web recipes makes a much more versatile cooking companion.

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Report: Microsoft working on 7-inch Xbox Surface gaming tablet

The Verge has reported today that Microsoft is creating a 7-inch gaming tablet called the Xbox Surface.Sources supposedly confirmed the plans, with the company already in development of the tablet.

The tablet will run a version of Windows 8, but not Windows 8 Pro since the tablet will be based on an ARM SoC. It is unclear whether the tablet will pack Windows RT, however.

Specifications of the alleged tablet are an ARM-based Texas Instruments processor with 288MB of RLDRAM 2 and a resolution of 1280 x 720. The rest of the supposed specs are posted below.

Adds Tom Warren of the Verge:

Microsoft has developed a secret hardware production process for its Surface tablets that is separated from partners that traditionally manufacturer the company's Xbox console. We're told that the Xbox Surface will likely be manufactured in the same factory, but that any future "Xbox 720" console will be manufactured in mass quantities by companies like Pegatron or Foxconn.

We've learned that part of the Xbox Surface is being developed at Microsoft's offices in Silicon Valley. The software giant recently locked down several Xbox-related buildings, limiting employee access to the company's Interactive Entertainment Business division. The lock down is likely related to Microsoft's increased testing of the tablet, providing a way for other parts of the Xbox team to build games and software for the device. Providing the project doesn't get killed in favor of a full 7-inch Windows tablet, in the same way Microsoft axed Courier, expect to see the Xbox Surface debut ahead of Microsoft's future Xbox console.

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Apple's tablet share falls to 50.4 percent

According to the latest IDC figures, Apple's share of the tablet market fell to just 50.4 percent in the Q3 of this year.For the quarter, there were 27.8 million total tablets shipped, with Apple selling 14.01 million of those.

Samsung came in second at 18.4 percent and Amazon jumped up to 9 percent with their new Kindle Fire line. Asus jumped to 8.6 percent thanks to the Nexus 7 and its Transformers and Lenovo rounded out the top 5 with 1.4 percent share.

Year-over-year, the market grew a healthy 49.5 percent, and the market grew 6.7 percent from last quarter.

Despite selling more tablets, Apple fell 15 percentage points from the same period last year, as Android tablets finally began to gain some traction. Samsung took most of that share, thanks to its popular Note 10.1 tab.

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