iPad
Apple Raises The Stakes In Patent Battle With Samsung
Saturday, June 18th, 2011Apple has amended its existing complaint against Samsung over intellectual property-rights violations, removing a few infringement claims but adding many more. FOSS Patents’ Florian Mueller thinks the action is in response to Samsung’s requests to see samples of the upcoming iPhone 5 and iPad 3 ahead not only of their release but also of official [...]
With no new iPhone, Apple rocks music industry with iCloud
Monday, June 6th, 2011For the first time since 2006, Apple did not show off a new iPhone to open the company’s annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference. Instead, Steve Jobs today officially unveiled Apple’s iCloud music and media storage service as well as new operating software for Macs and mobile devices. “We’re going to move the digital hub, the center [...]
Foxconn Factory Explosion In iPad 2 Building, 2 Killed And 16 Injured
Monday, May 23rd, 2011The Foxconn factory in Chengdu, China was rocked by a huge explosion at around 7 pm local time. According to a CCTV reporter on the scene and reported by MIC Gadgets, the explosion and ensuing fire occurred inside the building where iPad 2s are manufactured. We can confirm that at approximately 7 pm on May [...]
Amazon’s iPad killer in stores by Christmas 2011?
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011Not to be outdone by all the buzz for the newly released Blackberry Playbook or iPad 2, it seems Amazon is also joining the color tablet PC fray. Quanta Computer, the Taiwanese tablet PC manufacturer of the Playbook and Sony S1 & S2, along with E Ink Holdings, have received orders from Amazon to develop [...]
Introducing the iWatch!
Friday, April 22nd, 2011According to Retrevo, this is the next generation Apple product! iPhone & iPod on your wrist. Coming Soon? Apple, you listening?
Apple Slammed Over iPhone, iPad Location Tracking
Friday, April 22nd, 2011According to Jordan Robertson of the Associated Press: Privacy watchdogs are demanding answers from Apple Inc. about why iPhones and iPads are secretly collecting location data on users — records that cellular service providers routinely keep but require a court order to disgorge. It’s not clear if other smartphones and tablet computers are logging such [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook Can Succeed In Market Dominated By Apple iPad
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011According to The Canadian Press: BlackBerry maker Research in Motion launched its new PlayBook tablet to little fanfare Tuesday, but experts say the Canadian gadget can still be successful in a growing industry dominated by hoopla surrounding Apple’s rival iPad. Few people lined up at downtown Toronto electronics stores to buy the tablet, a stark [...]
Android Tablets Undercutting IPad Prices
Friday, April 15th, 2011In an effort to attract buyers away from Apple’s iPad, device makers are setting starting prices of Android tablets to undercut iPad’s US$499 entry-level price. The starting prices for tablets with 10.1-inch screens from ViewSonic, Asustek and Acer range from $279 to $449. The tablets run different versions of Google’s Android OS, include 10.1-inch displays, [...]
Tablet Market Trends 2011
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011The Tablet Universe 2011 Tablets appear to be stratifying in their segements: Apple iOS for the iPad; Windows (both Starter Edition on the loaw end, and the full Windows 7 Home Premium or Prefssional editions), and the specrum of Androids. Windows is not expected to be the leader, but does fill essential niches, especially for [...]
Sources: iPad 2 lands in thinner body with spec bump and cameras, SD slot and higher resolution display are out
Friday, February 25th, 2011The Apple rumors game can be a volatile thing. Just as we’d heard about last minute alterations to the Apple TV before it hit the market, we’ve gotten word from sources that the iPad 2 slated to be announced next Wednesday will be sans a few of the features we’d previously reported. Notably, that SD [...]