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BlackBerry PlayBook Can Succeed In Market Dominated By Apple iPad
According 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 [...]
Tablet Market Trends 2011
The 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
The 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 [...]
A Basic Sketch of the Next iPad
Apple is a cyclical creature, like bears, unicorns and ladyfolk. iPods in September; iPhones in June; and likely, iPads in April. April is not so far away! So, unsurprisingly, we’re starting to hear what the next iPad looks like. The Brains While one generation of devices does not a trend make—three’s a trend, in journo-land—Apple [...]
iPad 2 US launch on 2nd or 9th April – more countries 3 months later
Reliable sources told us about the upcoming launch of the Apple iPad 2: the first or second Saturday in April will see the first sales of Apples new tablet. The iPad 2 will sell US-only for three months, and Apple Store-only for up to half a year. In July, more countries will follow. Walmart, Best [...]
Adonit Writer adds one more option to the iPad folio + keyboard barrage
We weren’t too fond of the AIDACASE KeyCase Folio, but we should’ve known a flood of alternatives would be hitting the market shortly thereafter. Adonit dropped us a line to say that its rival is in the final stages of production and should be ready to order by Christmas, and the final edition will add [...]
Apple’s iPad configuration policies reference camera
AppleInsider has discovered that Apple’s iPad management profile policies available to corporate users include the capability to disable use of its camera, providing evidence of future intent to include a camera on upcoming models. Apple’s configuration profile tools for iOS devices include a variety of settings and restrictions that companies can impose to regulate how [...]
Apple’s new iPad will have security issues
Apple’s new iPad device looks like it will have some of the same security issues that affect the iPhone, such as weak encryption, a mobile security expert said on Thursday. For one, if the iPad employs encryption the same way the iPhone does, sensitive personal data, including phone numbers and e-mail addresses, could be retrieved [...]
With Its Tablet, Apple Blurs Line Between Devices
SAN FRANCISCO — After months of feverish speculation, Steven P. Jobs introduced Wednesday what Apple hopes will be the coolest device on the planet: a slender tablet computer called the iPad. For all the hoopla surrounding it, however, the question is whether the iPad can achieve anything close to the success of the iPhone, which [...]