The device has already been granted Wi-Fi certification

May 21, 2014 12:00 GMT  ·  By

We haven’t heard anything of Toshiba tablet-wise for a really long time and for those of you getting a little nostalgic, we have good news.

According to fresh information coming to us courtesy of the folks over at TabTech, Toshiba is apparently working on a new tablet dubbed the WT10, which features a 10-inch factor.

If the model name sounds a bit familiar, it’s because Toshiba has launched towards the end of last year, the WT8-A32 tablet, which is actually the Encore 8.

Therefore, it’s pretty obvious the WT10 will be a slate running Windows 8.1 out of the box. This aspect can be spotted in the Wi-Fi certification filing granted by the Wi-Fi Alliance not so long ago.

Toshiba doesn't have a 10-inch Encore tablet on the market just yet, but this will most likely change very soon. Even so, the uncovered documents reveal little information about the specifications the slate will arrive bundled with.

Nevertheless, we can tell you the slate will come equipped with 2.4GHz 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi.

We could speculate that judging by the trend spotted on the market with recent slate models, the Toshiba 10-incher could arrive with an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor fitted with at least 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory.

Toshiba's 10-inch tablet gets Wi-Fi Alliance approval
Toshiba's 10-inch tablet gets Wi-Fi Alliance approval

As a memory refresh, let’s take a walk down memory lane and see what the Toshiba Encore 8 offered in terms of specs.

The device arrived with an 8-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, which is pretty bland judging by today’s standards, and it will hopefully be upgraded with the 10-inch model.

In the hardware department, a 1.8GHz Atom Z3740 processor fitted with 2GB kept things moving along, aided by Intel HD Graphics too.

The slate ships with a free copy of Microsoft Office 2013 Home & Student and other specifications include two cameras (8MP rear one plus the 2MP front-facing), microHDMI, microUSB 2.0 port and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi.

The 8-inch tablet was launched to compete with a growing line of 8-inchers that spawned the market towards the end of 2013 / beginning of 2014, like the LG G Pad 8.3, ASUS VivoTab Note 8 or Dell Venue 8 Pro.

But with the demand for larger tablets starting to increase, Toshiba has to respond to market pressures if it wants to remain an active presence in the tablet ecosystem. As more information about the 10-inch slate emerges, we will update you.

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