Tag Archive | "tablet"
Microsoft cancels Courier project, world yawns
Calling this news might be a stretch, but Microsoft axed in-house support for the Courier tablet that generated a swarm of intrigue and speculation a few months back. In the Fall of 2009, a number of concept sketches and videos of Microsoft Courier sprung up on the web. As a quick refresher, the Courier notebook consisted […]
Continue reading...Adobe tries to separate itself from poor Flash performance on the Joo Joo tablet
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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Engadget’s review of the Joo Joo tablet was anything but positive. In particular, the folks at Engadget took umbrage with the notion that Joo Joo’s support for Flash was enough to warrant calling it an iPad killer. But what about Flash? This is supposed to be the big differentiator, right? The iPad killer! In an […]
Continue reading...Report: Google planning Android tablet to battle the iPad
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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The New York Times reported this weekend that Google has plans to not only compete with the iPhone, but with the iPad as well in the form of a new Android-based tablet. Eric E. Schmidt, chief executive of Google, told friends at a recent party in Los Angeles about the new device, which would exclusively […]
Continue reading...Report: HP Slate to cost $549 with 5 hour battery life
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Engadget scored what appears to be an internal HP document comparing the upcoming HP Slate to the recently released iPad. The HP Slate is rumored to drop in June, and coupled with a higher pricepoint and a meager 5 hour battery life, it doesn’t seem like it will do much to challenge the iPad, Flash […]
Continue reading...Engadget reviews the JooJoo tablet
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
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Maybe Michael Arrington should be happy he got screwed out of the JooJoo tablet (or is it Crunchpad) initiative. Engadget’s review of the web browsing tablet concludes with this glowing review: There are just so many things we wish Fusion Garage did differently with the JooJoo. Even putting aside the fact that Apple’s $499 iPad […]
Continue reading...HP looks to battle iPad with flash-enabled Slate
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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Monday, May 3, 2010
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