Chairman of VIA Technologies, Inc. and HTC donating 100 000 tablets to women

Cher Wang, the visionary leader behind VIA and HTC, is quoted in an article on Want China Times as saying that she founded " ... HTC to create a computer so small that it could be carried in a pocket and said she was now setting her sights elsewhere. "The dream has come true and now my next dream is to make the world a more equal place for women," Wang said."

VIA has of course played no small part in the development of this vision. VIA's focused has been on revolutionising the size and power consumption of desktop and industrial PCs whilst HTC's focus has been on personal devices, most notably the mobile phone, which these days is a mobile personal computing device far exceeding its role as a portable phone.

Cher Wang has been a passionate advocate for equality for women in the workplace. She is the chair of the ABAC Women's Forum. Her announcement, that she will donate 100 000 tablets to young women in Asia-Pacific countries, was made at a World Bank forum.  

WonderMedia announces new tablet platforms for 7" and 10.1"

With the tablet wars hotting up, not only with variety but price competition, WonderMedia has put together new platforms that boast ergonomic design, front and rear cameras and up to a 1.4Ghz WM8980 ARM Cortex- A9 Dual-Core processor combined with the ARM Mali-400 Dual-Processor GPU.

10.1” and 7” Turnkey Tablet Solution Highlights:

• World class ergonomic design
• Up to a 1.4Ghz WM8980 ARM Cortex- A9 Dual-Core processor
• ARM Mali-400 Dual-Processor GPU
• Supports up to 2GB DDR3 RAM and 16GB NAND Flash
• Thin design of only 4.5mm on top edge and 3mm on side edge
• Ultra-lightweight, only 650g for 10.1” and 370g for 7” designs
• Support for up to 8M rear camera and 2M front camera
• High compatibility with WiFi and 3G Cellular Networks
• Expansive I/O including one Mini HDMI port, one Micro SD port (up to 32GB), 1 USB and Micro-USB OTG port, and one 3.5mm stereo headphone jack
• Up to 8000MAH battery for 10.1” and up to 3400MAH battery for 7” designs
• Simple and efficient manufacturing and assembly process for easier production
• Advanced hardware security engine
• Android 4.2 available

HTC to enter the Windows tablet game?

With rumours running wild that HTC will release a Windows 8 tablet later this year, I wonder what the hardware specs will be, if the rumour is true? Could this be a chance for HTC's sister company, VIA, to get some sales.

If history is any indication, the close relationship of the two companies will provide no guarantee at all. VIA's system media processor's are certainly up to the task of a high-res 10 inch tablet, but can the price be low enough to make it in this fiercely competitive space?

VIA WonderMedia bold idea taking root

It was several years ago that VIA WonderMedia first started to target the sub-$100 tablet PC mark. Back then the controversial thing was that the tablets were 7-inch, much smaller than the standard set by Apple with the iPad first gen. at 10 inches. Now the controversial focus is on just how productive you can be with a cheap but well featured sub-$100 tablet. Interestingly, it's the operating system that makes the tablet super-useful, even when the hardware specs are no where near top end models.

"The good news is that Ice Cream Sandwich lets you do a number of neat things, from pulling up notifications (showing battery life, network and emails) from the bottom right of the screen to pinning widgets to the home screen." - Source.