Getac T800 Specifications, Rugged Windows 8 Tablet

Getac has introduced a rugged tablet called G800 that runs Microsoft windows 8.1 operating system. It packs 8.1 inch 600 nits display with a resolution of 1280 × 800 pixels.

Specifications include capacitive display, digitizer, 5MP webcam with auto focus, LED flash, 1D/2D barcode reader, microSD slot and MIL-STD-810G certified which means it is very rugged.

On the back you can fit in a smart card reader for accepting payments or extra hot swappable battery. Standard battery runtimes are 8 hours and adding in the extra battery doubles those runtimes.

Getac T800 Specifications

The Getac T800 specifications also include IP65 standard compliance which means it is waterproof and dust proof.

3 Column Tile Option In All Windows Phones

Joe Belfiore who runs the team of windows phone at Microsoft has confirmed on Twitter that 3 column time option will be available on all windows phones running WP8.1, not just on only phones with display size of 4.5 and more as said by Joe in October last year.

3 column tile option will allow users to squeeze more data on to their home screens. Many windows phones already come with 3 tile column enabled. This includes Lumia 1320 and 1520 that Nokia released in Q4 2013.

joe tweet 3 column

This option will be very much appreciated by the low end Lumia 520 that compromises of more than 30 percent of Windows Phone market.