iPad Mini Coming in October

Just in time for the holiday season.

Looks like a new tablet is coming from Apple, sometime in October.  A 7.85-inch tablet the "iPad Mini." Reports have placed the new tablet's release in October, following the expected Sept. 12 unveiling of the new iPhone. Despite the current iPad's newfangled high-res Retina display, rumor has it that the Mini may have a cheaper screen, making it competitively priced against Google's Nexus 7 and Amazon's Kindle Fire, both selling for a starting price of $199. Cupertino is expected to hold a separate iPad launch event, during an unknown date.

Microsoft Enters the Tablet Fray With the Surface

It wasn't the best kept secret, but Microsoft introduced their new tablet Monday night in Los Angeles.

The Mircosoft Surface.

It's 10.6 inches and 9.33 mm thick.

It runs Windows 8 and will come out this fall.

New iPad to be Called "iPad HD"

The tech blogs are a buzz with news that the newest iPad will be called the "iPad HD".

This is no surprise as Apple is going to play up the high definition screen that it will debut on Wednesday.

There's no telling what other features this new gem will have, but if you have an iPad 2 and are longing for a tablet with a more vibrant screen, this is going to be a great upgrade for you.

Samsung Galaxy Note Super Bowl Commercial

Surprising, but the new Samsung Galaxy Note commerical that was played during the Super Bowl is getting a lot of talk.

Star of CES: Lenovo YOGA

Is the Lenovo YOGA a laptop or a tablet?

It's neither, but it's also both.  Confused?  Turns out it's an ultrabook and a tablet all in one.

The 13.3 inch notebook from Lenovo has specs similar to other Ultrabooks; fast Intel dual core processors, up to 8 Gigabytes of RAM, a 256GB solid state drive for quick booting and wake-up.  It also promises of 8 hours of battery life, we'll see. It's also very light.

Using the 360-degree hinge, the screen will fold completely under the keyboard. Turn it upside down and you have a spacious tablet computer with a large 1600 x 900 multitouch screen. Turn it around again and it becomes a multimedia player.

It's currently running Windows 7, but the YOGA needs Windows 8 to make the switch to a tablet.

Expect the price to be over $1000 when it hits stores in 2012.  I wouldn't expect to see it until Windows 8 is released.