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With iPad 2s flying off the shelves, Motorola Xoom is in long supply
A number of Apple retail stores saw iPad 2 lines begin to form as early as Wednesday of last week – all for a product set to go on sale at 5PM two days later. With the iPad 2 now officially out of its cage, Apple is finding itself in the enviable position of having demand […]
Continue reading...iPad 2 and $399 iPad 1 forcing tablet manufacturers to adjust release schedules
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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Even though competitors have had over a year to play catch-up with Apple, the iPad 2 is reportedly forcing tablet manufacturers to tack on new features in an effort to remain competitive. Asus, for example, is planning to give its planned 10.1-inch Eee Pad tablet a USB keyboard.
Continue reading...iPad 2 forces Samsung to reconsider features/pricing on Galaxy Tab 10.1
Monday, March 7, 2011
Apple last week unveiled the iPad 2, a thinner version of the original with a front and rear facing video camera. Still base priced at $499, Apple’s offering compares favorably to the Motorola Xoom and any other tablet looming on the horizon. And to be honest, though Apple may not win every category on a […]
Continue reading...Ars review of the Motorola Xoom reminds us why the iPad is top dog
Monday, March 7, 2011
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Shocking revelations from Ars Technica’s review of the Motorola Xoom: The Xoom’s impressive hardware specifications and ambitious feature lineup are intriguing, but the product falls short of its full potential due to a general lack of completeness. It feels like it was rushed to market and delivered to consumers prematurely. The number of headline features […]
Continue reading...Spec Chart – iPad 2 vs. Motorola Xoom vs. HP TouchPad vs. BlackBerry PlayBook
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
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There’s a lot more that goes into a tablet than simple hardware specs, but for all you hardcore spec nerds out there, Engadget compiled a trusty comparison chart that should satiate your appetite for obscure specs. One metric not listed, however, and of no less importance, is price. As Jobs explained during yesterday’s presentation, competitors […]
Continue reading...Microsoft still struggling to come up with a tablet to compete with the iPad
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Yahoo reports that Microsoft is working hard on its efforts to port Windows to ARM chips so that it can deliver a tablet OS with decent battery life and a new UI, hopefully by June. But with developers still not in the mix with respect to app development, the report notes Microsoft most likely won’t […]
Continue reading...Sign #421 that people will write anything just to reference Apple
Monday, February 28, 2011
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Wayne Rash clumsily writes that the timing of Apple’s upcoming March 2 iPad announcement was plotted with the intention of spoiling the new Motorola Xoom tablet. The announcement by Verizon Wireless that the Xoom will ship on Feb. 24 was followed almost immediately by an invitation by Apple to a press announcement in San Francisco […]
Continue reading...Tim Cook calls iPhone the “mother of all halos”; doesnt want Apple products to be “just for the rich”
Monday, February 28, 2011
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Fresh off a visit with Apple executives Tim Cook, Peter Oppenheimer and Eddy Cue, Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi wrote in a note to investors that he was impressed with Apple’s plans to grow iPhone and iPad marketshare. Sacconaghi noted that Apple execs were extremely confident and that the company remains focused on capitalizing on […]
Continue reading...HP TouchPad rumored to launch in June for $699
Thursday, February 17, 2011
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BGR reports that HP is planning to release its iPad-esque TouchPad tablet before the end of June and that pricing will be about $699. And that’s for a wi-fi only model, mind you. But don’t get me wrong. The TouchPad looks legit, but the iPad 2 will have already been out on the market for […]
Continue reading...HP TouchPad Email and Notifications [Video]
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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Hands-on video of how the recently released HP TouchPad handles email and notifications.
Continue reading...Samsung Galaxy Tab not performing as well as initially thought
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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Since debuting last April, the iPad has utterly dominated the tablet market with a 95%+ marketshare. Recently, though, reports began suggesting that the iPad’s share of the increasingly competitive tablet market had shrunk to approximately 76%. At the root of this seemingly sudden drop were booming sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Or so we […]
Continue reading...HP to hold WebOS media event on February 9, will likely announce 3 separate tablets
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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On February 9, HP is holding a press event where they will by all accounts announce a slew of webOS-based tablet devices. Rumor has it that HP will release a total of 3 tablets with slight hardware differences across each model. The consumer model (codenamed Topaz) will reportedly bear a striking resemblance to the iPad, […]
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Monday, March 14, 2011
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