Next Tablet Game-Changer Could Come from Samsung
The next game-changer in tablets could come from Samsung, not Apple, as a perfect storm of processor, screen and platform coalesces to make the Korean firm an innovator not a copycat. Samsung has already demonstrated its abilities in processors – even Apple would have to agree with that, having co-developed the A4 chipset powering the original iPad [...]
Kindle Fire is Used By Women More Than Men, iPad Gets Highest Satisfaction Score, According to ComScore
ComScore is revealing its usual batch of stats, this time involving tablets, with some surprising results. It appears that Amazon Kindle Fire is more appealing to women than men, since more ladies use the slate compared to the gents. ComScore’s survey involved 6,000 tablet owners in the USA, with findings related to the iPad and [...]
ThinkPad Celebrates 20 Years, Announces Windows 8 ThinkPad Tablet 2
1992 was a big year. Bill Clinton was elected president. Prince Charles and Diana separated. And the first ThinkPad laptop was released by IBM. Twenty years have passed now and a lot has changed. But in the world of technology, the ThinkPad brand is still kicking. And to celebrate its birthday Lenovo, which acquired the [...]
Barnes & Noble cuts prices on Nook tablets
The Nook tablet. Barnes Noble announced a price cut this morning for its line of Nook tablets in an apparent attempt to better compete with the Nexus 7. The bookseller’s 16GB Nook Tablet is now priced at $199, a $50 price cut from its previous $249 price, while the 8GB model’s price was dropped $20 [...]
Free ZTE Optik Tablet Available for Every Smartphone Bought From Sprint; Cool Offer!
It’s very rare that you hear about a special offer that involves buying a smartphone and getting a free tablet. I was surprised when in UK you could buy a Nokia Lumia phone and get a free Xbox 360 console, but now there’s another offer that’s also interesting: get a smartphone from Sprint and get [...]
Apple offered Samsung patent licensing at $30 per smartphone, $40 per tablet
It’s estimated that HTC pays Microsoft $10 per Android phone for patent licensing, and that Samsung pays Microsoft $12 – $13. That seems expensive enough in an industry like mobile, but Apple, which is suing Samsung over patent infringement, tried to get Samsung to pay 2.5 to 3.5 times as much in licensing fees. As [...]
Can the ASUS Google Nexus 7 tablet replace your Apple iPad? – ABC15.com (KNXV
PHOENIX – Seven inch or 10 inch, that is the question. Everyone is aiming to take down the mighty iPad in the tablet wars where bigger may not always be better. Google and ASUS just launched the new 7” Nexus 7 tablet. It’s cheap, fast and slick but should it be your next tablet? Can [...]
Sales to Tablet and Cellphone Makers Keep AKM No. 1 in $1.5 Billion Market for …
<!– end javascript to email the article –> Targeted News Service EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 10 — IHS issued the following news release: Propelled by strong sales to tablet and cellphone manufacturers, Asahi Kasei Microsystems of Japan led the semiconductor magnetic sensor market for the third year in a row in 2011, claiming almost [...]
Sony Xperia tablet images leaked on the web
It looks like Sony is not going to waste any time adding to the tablet market this year. Images on the web show a new Sony Xperia tablet that is in the works and a few details have also been dug up on the new device. There was one post over at the always active [...]
Samsung Windows 8 Tablet Might Be a Laptop Killer
While some CIOs may be waiting for a Windows 8-powered tablet to take on the iPad, the Samsung Series 7 device is unlikely to be a contender. However, this device—which can be connected to a docking station and an external keyboard—just might be a viable alternative to the laptop. The Series 7 weighs about twice [...]
Apple and Samsung US Tablet and Phone Sales Unveiled in Order to Establish Damages
Samsung’s sales numbers for smartphones in USA are now out, thanks to the trial against Apple and the figures are confronted with Apple’s sales figures for the iPhone and iPad. These numbers are needed in the trial, because they serve to establish damages that Samsung have to pay to Apple. I have to remind you [...]
Apple Cites Consumer Confusion Over Samsung Tablets, Phones
A witness for Apple Inc. (AAPL) told a jury that a “substantial portion” of consumers that he surveyed confuse Samsung Electronics Co. (005930)’s tablet computers and smartphones with Apple products. In the sixth day of the companies’ intellectual property trial in federal court in San Jose, California, Apple used the testimony of a hired expert [...]
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