Tag Archive | "tablet"
HP looks to battle iPad with flash-enabled Slate
At this year’s CES, Steve Ballmer briefly showcased an upcoming HP slate device running Windows 7. Largely positioned to contend against the iPad, HP’s slate offering promises “all day battery life”, and of course, the much ballyhooed flash support the iPad famously lacks.
Continue reading...Shocking! Rob Enderle, who gets paid by Dell, says the Dell Mini 5 is superior to the iPad
Monday, March 1, 2010
Rob Enderle likes to tout himself as an “inquiry analyst”, a seemingly made up title that he defines as an analyst “paid to stay up to date on current events and identify trends and either explain the trends or make suggestions, tactical and strategic, on how to best take advantage of them.” In his capacity as [...]
Continue reading...Companies blindly follow Apple into the iPad promised land
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Has anyone yet coined a phrase describing the phenomenon of technology companies reflexively adjusting and configuring their product pipelines and sales strategies in response to moves made by Apple? No? We’ll that’s surprising given that that’s what a number of companies have seemingly been doing over the past few years, and the upcoming Apple iPad [...]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple reportedly working on a 15.4 inch tablet device
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
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The iPad isn’t even shipping yet, and we’re already hearing murmurs that Apple is working on a larger version of the recently announced device. TechCrunch reports: Now, before I say anything else, take this information with a grain of salt. While it originated from a good source, it was a second-hand source. Meanwhile, I’ve corroborated some the [...]
Continue reading...Apple’s iPad pricing causes disarray for PC tablet manufacturers
Monday, February 1, 2010
As Steve Jobs ably pointed out, pundits had predicted that Apple’s iPad would sell from anywhere between $700 and $999. Apple, though, shocked everyone when they priced the base model at just $499 in an attempt to get into as many hands as possible. Apple’s surprise pricing structure not only caught the public off-guard, but [...]
Continue reading...Scoring a year full of Apple tablet rumors - who was right and who wasn’t.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
With Apple’s long anticipated tablet/iPad announcement now firmly behind us, let’s take a look back at the past few months of tablet rumors and see who was right, who had an inkling of an idea, and who was plain wrong. 1) In May 2009, Apple analyst Gene Munster wrote that Apple would release a $500-$700 tablet [...]
Continue reading...Leaked photos of back of Apple Tablet?
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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A short while ago Gizmodo published photos which purport to be the back of the upcoming Apple Tablet. The photos were grabbed from the Chinese website WeiPhone before they were immediately taken down, but not before Gizmodo was able to grab ‘em.
Continue reading...Alleged spy shots of Apple Tablet
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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Engadget has posted a series of photos purporting to be leaked shots of the Apple Tablet. As far as specs go, Engadget writes that that a tipster informed them that the Tablet will go for $800 with a contract with Verizon and $1000 without a contract. Also of note is that the name of the product [...]
Continue reading...WTF! Episode of “24″ to feature Jack Bauer using Apple Tablet
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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Just when you thought that the Apple Tablet rumors couldn’t get any crazier comes the following tweet from 24’s director of photography, Rodney Charters. It reads: “Hmmmm looks like we may get an iSlate into Jacs hands for Ep 20 getting giddy with excitement.” Doing some quick math, episode 20 of 24 has a tentative airdate of [...]
Continue reading...Fake “iPad” Commercial
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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This concept video of what Apple’s iPad commercial might look like has been making the rounds a bit, so we thought we’d post it to get your anticipatory juices flowing. Of course, we’re still in the dark as to what Apple is actually going to call the damn thing - it could be the iPad, [...]
Continue reading...Tablet to be called iPad? Launch date of March 1 and $725-$1300 price range?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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A tweet, now erased, from German retailer Media Markt may have spilled the beans on the launch date and pricing for Apple’s upcoming Tablet device. The tweet stated that the Tablet, referred to as the iPad for those keeping score at home, will launch on March 1 with a retail price of 499 Euros with [...]
Continue reading...How the Tablet form factor will create a new subset of apps
Monday, January 25, 2010
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The New York Times today published an interesting article discussing how developers are already gearing up to take advantage of the Apple Tablet’s larger form factor. Expected to measure in at 10.1 inches diagonally, a larger screen will certainly give developers greater flexibility to put a new spin on how we experience mobile gaming. Ge Wang, [...]
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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