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Google’s Andy Rubin plans to “double down” on Android tablets, effectively blames developers for poor Android sales
Google’s strategy with Android has proven masterful when it comes to smartphones, but in the tablet space, an endless stream of Android-based tablets have done little to nothing in the face of Apple’s growing iPad domination. All told, Android tablets have moved about 12 million units in 2 years, which pales in comparison to the […]
Continue reading...Amazon takes swipe at iPad in new ad
Monday, February 20, 2012
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Amazon last week released a new ad taking a clever swipe at Apple’s iPad. Whereas previous Kindle ads centered exclusively on the Kindle’s readability in sunlight (yawn), Amazon’s latest effort is more balanced and not too shabby. Of course, things kick off with a guy toting around what is clearly an iPad and lamenting his […]
Continue reading...Samsung now takes to copying Apple’s iPad commercials
Friday, December 30, 2011
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Samsung can make a helluva TV set, but when it comes to smartphones and tablets, the company apparently has no scruples. In addition to copying many features of the iPhone and iPad, the Korean based electronics giant has now taken to copying elements from Apple’s iPad ads and inserting them into their own. Clearly, Samsung […]
Continue reading...Samsung hoping to release 11.6-inch tablet with Retina Display before the iPad 3
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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Samsung has done an impressive job of giving Apple’s iPhone a run for its money with its line of Galaxy smartphones. Though Apple claims, and in our opinion rightfully so, that Samsung flagrantly copied the look and feel of the iPhone, there’s still no getting around the fact that Samsung’s Android phones are selling quite […]
Continue reading...Kindle Fire sells for $199, while bill of materials cost about $202
Friday, November 18, 2011
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The Amazon Kindle Fire is an interesting beast. Set to take on the iPad and other tablets, the Fire is able to leverage the media content of Amazon to give it a leg up on the competition. But it takes more than just a robust media content delivery system to compete with Apple as the […]
Continue reading...Amazon Kindle Fire debuts to scathing reviews
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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Amazon, more than any other company, is uniquely positioned to give Apple’s iPad a real fight. Not only can Amazon leverage the popularity of the Amazon.com homepage to drive sales, it has a vast sea of media content at its disposal. From books and movies to music and apps, Amazon can distribute media to consumers […]
Continue reading...Apple executives not worried about the Kindle Fire, welcome more fragmentation
Friday, November 4, 2011
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With its cheap $199 pricepoint, Amazon isn’t making too much money with every Kindle Fire unit they sell. But that’s not the point, really. Amazon is playing catchup in the tablet space and if they can flood the market with cheap Kindles then all the better. Now Amazon’s Kindle Fire is based on Android, though […]
Continue reading...Motorola only shipped 100,000 Xoom tablets last quarter
Thursday, November 3, 2011
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Motorola Mobility released its earnings last Thursday and the results sort of depend on how you look at things. You see, Motorola lost a lot of money during the last fiscal quarter – $32 million to be exact – but still didn’t lose as much money as it has in previous quarters. Overall, revenue was […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook not worried about the Kindle Fire, says tablet market may eclipse the PC market
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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With competitors still trying every which way to take on the iPad, Apple is just rolling on ahead and racking up sale after sale. Yesterday Apple reported 11.2 million iPad sales in the September quarter, representing an astounding 166% increase from the same quarter last year. The most recent entrant into the tablet market is […]
Continue reading...Australian Court grants Apple injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Thursday, October 13, 2011
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In what Apple hopes will be the first of many legal victories against Samsung, an Australian Court has granted Apple’s motion for an injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. What this means is that Samsung can’t sell its iPad competitor in Australia until a final hearing on the issue is held, which likely won’t […]
Continue reading...Despite upcoming Android ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’, manufacturers becoming wary of taking on Apple’s iPad
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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You can line em’ all up. The HP TouchPad. The Motorola Xoom. The BlackBerry PlayBook. What these tablets all have in common is that they’ve been remarkably unsuccessful at stealing away any significant marketshare from Apple’s iPad. Sales of the TouchPad were so low that HP ultimately decided to axe the product altogether, and Motorola […]
Continue reading...Motorola Xoom 2 specs leak: More RAM, 1080p video recording, and more
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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What you’re looking at above may very well be the second iteration of the less than spectacular Motorola Xoom tablet. In what’s becoming quite the pattern, Motorola Xoom sales were lukewarm at best. And whereas iPad 2s for sometime were being purchased at a faster clip than Apple could manufacture them, the Xoom was never […]
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Friday, March 2, 2012
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