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iPhone the most popular item on eBay in 2010
Every year, eBay releases a Top Shopped report which gives us a glimpse into some of the more popular trends of the past year. In 2010, Apple reigned supreme as the iPhone was the item with the most related items sold (1,634,674) while the iPad occupied the fifth slot with 621,399 related items sold. Notably, […]
Continue reading...Elliptic Labs to bring Kinect-like technology to the iPad
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Microsoft’s Kinect add-on to the Xbox 360 certainly provides a new twist to traditional gaming. In case you’re unfamiliar, Kinect enables gamers to control on-screen action by using their bodies. Kinect works via 3D motion sensing technology which can detect an array of gestures and even facial features – and now comes word that similar […]
Continue reading...Apple to release three iPad 2 models in 2011 – Report
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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In addition to the current Wi-Fi and UMTS 3G model iPads, Apple will reportedly deliver a CDMA version of the iPad 2 in 2011 as well, according to a recent report in DigiTimes. The report notes that Apple expects to ship approximately half a million iPad 2 units to channels in January with a shipment ratio […]
Continue reading...Video of purported iPad 2 case suggests slightly smaller form factor, flattened back
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Following up on their report from last week which stated that the next-gen iPad will come with a smaller bezel, a flattened back, and wide range speakers, MacOtakara claims to have gotten ahold of two iPad cases purported to be designed for the iPad 2. By fitting the alleged cases with the original iPad, the […]
Continue reading...iPad growing in popularity among medical technology firms
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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A growing number of companies involved in the medical technology sphere are giving sales employees iPads in an effort to help bolster sales. The Wall Street Journal reports: Abbott Laboratories, Medtronic Inc. and Boston Scientific Corp. are among the drug and medical-device firms making the move, while others say they are testing out the devices. […]
Continue reading...Analyst – iPhone 5 and iPad 2 to get dual-core processors
Monday, December 27, 2010
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Take this with a grain of salt considering the source, but Ashok Kumar writes that both the upcoming iPad and next-gen iPhone will come with dual-core processors. An analyst’s note today claims Apple’s iPad 2 will adopt a dual-core chip, which would be a first for the company’s consumer line of handheld products. True or […]
Continue reading...Walt Mossberg calls the iPad the best product of 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
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The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg just put out a list ranking the best and worst tech products of 2010. Topping the charts, not too surprisingly, is Apple’s iPad. “Well I think it’s pretty obvious,” Mossberg explains, “that this is a company, Apple, that is taking a leap to a whole new kind of device. […]
Continue reading...iPad 2 to feature smaller bezel, flat back panel, and wide range speakers – Rumor
Thursday, December 23, 2010
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Citing an “anonymous Chinese source”, the Japanese-language blog MacOtakara reportsthat Apple’s second gen iPad will feature a smaller bezel, a flat back panel (much like the current iPod Touch), and wide-range speakers.Dimension wise, the LCD screen will remain the same though the iPad itself will reportedly be 3mm smaller, measuring in at 239mm by 186 […]
Continue reading...Motorola hypes up upcoming tablet, criticizes iPad for being a “giant iPhone”
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
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In an effort to hype up (and we use the word loosely) the CES 2011 unveiling of their upcoming Android tablet (rumored to run Android 3.0), Motorola released a video teaser chronicling the evolution of the tablet, comically going all the way back to the Egyptian Hieroglyphic Tablet. With each successive tablet, the video explains […]
Continue reading...British rapper Tinchy Stryder and crew rap using 21 iPad apps [Video]
Saturday, December 18, 2010
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There’s no shortage of videos showcasing people performing impressive covers and original songs exclusively with iOS apps, but the video below is certainly a new twist on a not too old hobby. In response to a challenge from Carphone Warehouse in the UK, Ghanian born and British hip hopper Tinchy Stryder and his crew broke […]
Continue reading...RIM’s Jim Balsillie takes shots at the iPad, promises “higher performance” on the Playbook
Friday, December 17, 2010
During RIM’s earnings conference call yesterday, RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie took a few minutes to hype up the upcoming RIM Playbook while also taking a few shots at Apple. When asked about plans to take on Google and Apple in the tablet space, Balsillie didn’t mince words. “I think the PlayBook redefines what a tablet […]
Continue reading...iPad dominates corporate tablet deployment
Thursday, December 16, 2010
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Recent data compiled by ChangeWave suggests that the iPad’s stranglehold on the consumer tablet market is seeping its way into the business world. Last month, ChangeWave surveyed 1,641 business IT buyers to gauge how business are either using or plan to use tablets in the work place. The results, not surprisingly, show that corporate demand […]
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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