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Acer founder thinks devices like the iPad and MacBook Air are passing fads
Despite innovative success that has spanned decades, Apple is still pigeonholed by pundits as being nothing more than a company that got lucky. According to these pundits, Apple uses a clever blend of marketing and trickery to get people into their stores and snatch up iOS devices and Macs in record numbers. This warped logic, […]
Continue reading...Apple’s iPad enjoys design efficiencies competitors simply can’t match
Monday, August 8, 2011
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Having learned the pitfalls of exorbitantly high product pricing , Apple shocked everybody when they released the original iPad for only $499. While that now seems to be the going rate for any base model tablet these days, remember that in the weeks preceding the iPad launch, many were anticipating Apple’s tablet to fall in […]
Continue reading...The iPad has no competition, especially not from the Motorola Xoom
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
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Companies looking to take on Apple’s iPad are quickly finding out that it’s more of an uphill battle than they bargained for. Whereas Android was able to quickly catch up to the iPhone in terms of marketshare, the same cann’t be said for Android-based tablets. This past quarter, Apple recorded record revenue thanks in part […]
Continue reading...HP’s Jon Rubinstein compares HP TouchPad growing pains to early days of OS X
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
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HP TouchPad reviews thus far have been sort of mediocre. While many are praising the device’s speed and of of course the intuitive WebOS software that powers the device, day to day use of the device isn’t exactly a seamless user experience. Writing for This is My Next, Joshua Topolsky writes that the TouchPad’s multitouch […]
Continue reading...Amazon will release a 9-inch tablet by October – Report
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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The Wall St. Journal today confirmed that Amazon has its eyes on the tablet market and has plans to release an Android based tablet before October. This corroborates previous reports that an Amazon tablet would be ready to ship by this Fall. Initial estimates peg Amazon’s tablet distribution to fall in the 4 million range […]
Continue reading...iTunes now touts over 100,000 dedicated iPad apps
Thursday, June 30, 2011
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By Luis Estrada: Even more than the smartphone market, a bustling app store is a requirement to compete in the burgeoning tablet market. And in that regard, absolutely no one can compete with Apple. Earlier today, MacStories pointed out that the number of dedicated iPad apps now surpasses 100,000. That’s multiple orders of magnitudes greater […]
Continue reading...Amazon tablet rumored to launch by August/September
Thursday, June 23, 2011
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Taiwan-based component makers are relaying that Amazon is about to step into the tablet market and wil go head to head with Apple with new devices scheduled to launch as early as August/September. And in a testament to Amazon’s confidence, or perhaps seriousness, regarding their tablet foray, 2011 global shipments are expected to reach 4 […]
Continue reading...Samsung unfazed by Apple lawsuits, pushing ahead with tablet releases this Summer
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
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As Apple lays the legal pressure on Samsung, the South Korean based manufacturer seems unfazed by the impending litigation waiting at its doorsteps. As a quick refresher, Apple recently sued Samsung for patent infringement claiming that it’s lineup of Galaxy smartphones and tablets “slavlishly” copy the look and fee of its iOS products. And not […]
Continue reading...Delusion? HP thinks TouchPad can overtake the iPad
Monday, May 23, 2011
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Hewlett-Packard, reinvigorated by its purchase of Palm and its heralded WebOS, is confident it can enter the tablet space late in the game and not only contend, but overtake the iPad’s number one spot as well. At recent press conference in Cannes, HP’s Matt Cador explained that HP was able to become the top selling […]
Continue reading...Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang explains why Android tablet sales have been disappointing
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
You know you have a hit product when you sell a few million units a quarter and still can’t keep up with customer demand. Such is the case with Apple and the iPad 2. But when we take a look at the Android side of the coin, we see a completely different story. Though Google […]
Continue reading...Are Google and Amazon poised to do battle over Android?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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In the blink of an eye, Apple and Google’s relationship transformed from one of partners fighting a common enemy (Microsoft) into an intense, and sometimes bitter, rivalry. But while Apple and Google are currently duking it out for smartphone dominance, Google’s strategy to distribute Android as far and wide as possible may soon come back […]
Continue reading...Jeff Bezos plays coy about tablet plans as rumors of Android powered Amazon tablets emerge
Saturday, May 14, 2011
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By Sarah Petit: Earlier this week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was asked point blank if his company has plans to release a tablet. His response? “Stay tuned. We will always be very mindful that we will want a dedicated reading device. In terms of any other product introductions, I shouldn’t answer.” And stay tuned we shall. […]
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
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