[tablet] Forum Topics

Has anyone tried to run a vb6 exe on the new MS Surface tablet?

I have a toshiba portege M400 will I have to continue using Windows XP or Windows 7 to get the full tablet functionality or is there a linux OS that is just as good or better? E.g. a Version of Ubantu, Mint or one of the more popular ones?

My application won't run anymore in my tablet and I don't know why. It runs fine in the emulator. public class TestingActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener { /** Called when the activity is first created. */ String uname, pass, pic; EditText txtUname, txtPass; Button login; TextView result, tview2, tview3; String …

I have an HDTV (37" I think, not sure of the native resolution on it) and I want to be able to hook my external hard drive up to it so I can watch the movies and shows I've ripped on it. Now I could do this through my laptop …

I would like to collaborate with experienced developers who are looking for fun ideas to create games on smartphones and tablets. Mobile gaming is experiencing exponential growth and there are many attractive options going forward.

hi, i know that a Ti-83+ isn't a tablet or a mobile device but this is the closest forum that i could find. I want to resize a list on a Ti-83+. i know that using the dim( command you can resize a list but I need to do something …

Does anyone know if there will be any difference between the Desktop and Tablet Operating System. Such as i could have a program running on a Desktop machine and still use it on the tablet we no modifications?

The biggest difference which i have noted between chinese tablets and european tablet is that battery timing. I have a tablet baught from germany in 130$. its battery runs for 7 hours continues video or wifi. Another tablet which I have got from hongkong is of same cost but its …

Hello! Have you guys ever encountered something called Flash Paper? I was browsing an old chemistry book CD and it used SWF Files for each page; I've been trying to figure out a way to put it on my tablet (which only reads PDF Files) for about a month now …

My Notebook,I can't reinstall the system.After the XP-CD running, it show"ican't found the GHOSTXP.GHO".But the XP-CD in my friends PC is running OK . Why? I am enwholesale. help me! I don't always play my China tablet pc ,I want my Notebook

Hi all guys, I have a THD PX1, it has win 7 and supports multitouch. And I am new to Linux, but I am an expert in android. I made some researches on different distro of Linux. Can anyone suggest me any distro that can work on this tablet? I …

bought this tablet few days ago. Works like a charm. But,anybody knows how to root it?? If so, kindly let me know!!

Hi, I'm trying to debug an android app on a fairly crap tablet I have (WonderMedia WM8650) but I can't get my linux machine to recognise the device.From what I've read its a matter of including the USB vendor ID into the 51-android.rules file but I can't find out the …

The whispers have been [URL="http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/08/leaks-begin-to-pile-up-concerning-legendary-apple-tablet.ars"]getting louder[/URL] lately that Apple will be be announcing the long-rumored Tablet next month at its September keynote. We have all learned that these rumors are [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3626.html"]often wrong[/URL] and Apple moves at its own pace, but the idea of an Apple Tablet with a 10 inch …

Hello Guys, Well I am converting a web application which is made using html, javascript, css and ajax.Now I also want to open this apps on the android tablet but I do not want to change the coding techniques because this apps will going to open on the browser of …

hi, i am developing a website of reading newspapers and magazines..in a page where it shows 6 different newspapers in grid view in horizontal view in tablet, same page when twisted vertically should show only 4 in grid view.... how this can be done...any ideas please Regards, Praveen

Currently in the process of looking for a tablet. Which one is best? Thanks Benjamin Mauerberger

last week i bought a new tablet laptop ,when i shut it down it will cost at least ten minutes why did my new tablet shut down so slowly ?:sad:

I carry a Palm Tungsten C PDA, a Motorola flip phone and a Toshiba laptop around. Lately I have become interested in carrying less hardware to do the job my 3 chunks do now. I can't find a succinct explanation of the virtues of the various ipods, tablets, ereaders (did …

Surfed, a freeform editor for sculptured surfaces was published in 1978 in CAD. It premiered screen plane dragging of control points in a dynamic 3d view via a tablet with a pen tip switch. The surfaces edited were square arrays of squares. Although a variety of shapes were obtained, no …

In February, 2008 I wrote a blog post called [URL="http://byronmiller.typepad.com/byronmiller/2008/02/is-apple-workin.html"]Is Apple Working on an eBook Reader: Does It Matter?[/URL] Today, I would answer my own question with "Hell yes it maters." If Apple enters the eBook market, you know it would be expensive, but it would be a desirable device, …

The wireless headphones work like this: A base (wireless transmitter) connects to the desktop/laptop using USB. And the headphones get their signal from this base. Now this is OK if I'm using a laptop/desktop. But it's much less convenient when I'm using a tablet, because while the tablet should be …

Hi all, thought I'd ask for a little help for a change. I have a tablet PC at work with a corrupted Windows XP tablet install on it. I have tried everything I can think of to recover it but nothing does the job. I have decided to reinstall it …

i need a pocket pc with no phone my budget is from 100 - 300 dollars Thanks In Advance Regards hayzam

I just hooked up a netbook to a monitor, and then tried to close the netbook and it turned off. How would I be able to shut the netbook without it turning off?

Last week, [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story299002.html"]Indian officials unveiled a $35 Linux-based touchscreen computer[/URL] to the dropped jaws of users holding tablets 16x as much. Capable of web browsing with JavaScript and Flash support, word processing, video conferencing, viewing multimedia content, reading PDF files, and housing USB ports, Wi-Fi, and 2GB of storage, its …

[ATTACH=right]16012[/ATTACH]It's official -- or so it seems. HP will be, after much speculation to the contrary, moving forward with a Windows 7-based tablet. An HP rep told TechNewsWorld that the company has begun "customer evaluation" of a Windows 7 tablet, after the Internet began buzzing with rumors that a tablet …

India's Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has announced that the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science has developed a tablet with a retail price of $35 (approximately 1600 rupees), beating the price of MIT's [URL="http://laptop.org/en/"]One Laptop Per Child Program[/URL]. The Linux-based prototype performs Internet browsing, …

My Toshiba Satellite Tablet's operating system has crashed. I am trying to install the recovery disk. About 38% progress I continue to receive the 'application error 437'. I put a new hard drive in thinking that might be the problem. I am still receiving the same error message. I would …

Sometimes you look at the morning's headlines and wonder what exactly a particular CEO was thinking when they made a certain statement. Recently we've had these gems from seasoned CEOs: [LIST] [*][URL="http://www.mediaite.com/online/yahoo-ceo-carol-bartz-tells-michael-arrington-to-fk-off-video/"]Carol Bartz told Michael Arrington of Tech Crunch to f**k off.[/URL] [*][URL="http://blogs.computerworld.com/16249/steve_ballmer_admits_microsoft_is_number_five_in_the_mobile_race"]Steve Ballmer admitted his company was number 5 …

Hi there, I have a Lawn Care Service and recently downloaded Quick Invoice Pro to my new-to-me Tablet PC. The download went fine, and I've used the program many times in the past on other computers, but when I try to opened the program, I get this error message: Component …

Hello everybody! My name is Matic and I've been checking these forums for quite a while now. I know C++, C# and a few other languages. I really did not know where to ask this question, and I think this is the right place. The problem is, I changed my …

OK, we've all read rumours about what's going to be in the iSlate and what isn't. So, just in case someone like Steve Jobs is listening, here's my wish list of stuff I [B]haven't[/B] seen reported but would like. 1. An FM radio. I want the iSlate to reduce the …

It's always exciting to hear about new technology like the tablet, and the idea of a new Apple tablet is one that sets us all aglow. But while we wait seemingly endlessly for Apple to come through (or not) with its long-rumored product, other manufacturers are flirting with the same …

If Apple doesn't release the iSlate at a conference on 26 January then it's going to cause some of the biggest disappointments in the history of the IT industry. Latest strong tip that it's happening comes from an [URL="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10423353-37.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0"]ex-Apple insider[/URL], albeit one from a while back. I can't help wondering, …

Hi Im writing an application that uses the Microsoft Tablet PC api's When im trying to set the FACTOID for an ink recogniser, im getting an OLE Error that i cant seem to find a plausable explanation for The code is this [code] vPicture := (Components[i] as TInkPicture); case vPicture.Tag …

Apple may have delayed the release of the tablet computer, according to a number of sources, because of component selection. Inevitably this has led to a number of reports that it's not going to happen after all; one website in particular believes [URL="http://http://www.pcworld.com/article/182571/the_apple_tablet_is_dead.html?tk=rss_main"]the whole thing was a result of our …

I have a slightly used Lifebook U810, product # FPC02134AQ for sale. Includes power cord, docking station, leather case, LAN/LCD connector and DVD ROM Drive. Windows XP Tablet edition 2005 SP3, Microsoft Office 2007 Basic, Intel processor 800Mhz, 1GB RAM, Bluetooth, Wireless LAN, SD slot and other options. If you …

ok last week i was having problems getting my motion le1600 to boot and only thing i could come up with after installing windows and updating the bios was that the hard drive died well i ordered a new harddrive and i got to install windows and i was installing …

On the face of it, you would think eBook Readers would be perfect for an academic setting, but according to a [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/28/kindle-dx-called-poor-excuse-of-an-academic-tool-in-princeton/"]post on Engadget[/URL] this week, Princeton students participating in a pilot program were unhappy with the Kindle DX's feature set, particularly ones essential to students such as annotation and …

It's official - [URL="http://www.amazon.co.uk"]Amazon[/URL] is finally going to bring the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015T963C//ref=amb_link_84995193_2?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=gateway-center-column&pf_rd_r=0YE4YSBQWS4B3NPRZQ2G&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=472917413&pf_rd_i=468294"]Kindle e-book reader[/URL] to countries other than the US, including my own UK. Thing is, there are going to be issues. The first is a practical one. In the absence of any specific announcement to the contrary, we're all going …

please help i cant figure it out my Motion Computing LE1600 decided to start hanging on me whenever it started up yesterday and i tried to fix this problem by rolling back with the a system restore that didnt work so i decided to insert the disk that came with …

Hey all, I'm a library science student concentrating in info tech, and my passion is information delivery, specifically how technology is changing how we receive and process information. Specific examples would be the Kindle, tablet pcs, touch screens, and video-in-print. I'd really love to get into research and development, but …

I'm in need of a gaming rig but don't want to waste my money on a new laptop with a dedicated graphics card that I probably won't be able to upgrade. My idea is to invest in a good Desktop rig since I mostly game there anyways and use a …

I have an Acer Travelmate C300 tablet PC that is about 5 years old. I've had a couple different batteries for it and in December of last year, the A/C adapter on it went bad. I believe it would go off and on with the power supply. So, as hard …

It was surreal to read today that Microsoft's Apple iPod killer, the Zune, has gone all high definition. That's to say that the new version announced today will have high-def capacity. Reaction has been positive; connect it to a TV and it'll be great, everyone's going to want one. Well, …

When I start up my HP Tablet laptop I receive three messages: First; Could not load or run 'C:\User\Diane\Local' specified in the registry. Make sure the file exists on your computer or remove the reference in the registry. Second; Could not load or run 'Settings\Application' specified in the registry. Make …

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I've looked into some old threads concerning drifting cursors and docking stations but there hasn't been one that solves my problem. My cursor moves from the right to the upper left hand corner of my screen without touching it. I've disconnected the optical mouse I've been using to see if …

My tablet accidentally hit my keyboard, and I have no idea what keys it hit, but one of those grey right-click pop-up menus appeared for a second before the screen went black and then came back up, only flipped on it's side. What do I have to do to reverse …