Cheaper iPad mini Dominates Apple’s Tablet Sales – GottaBeMobile
Tweet Cannibalization is a real effect that Apple is feeling since it had released the iPad mini, but thankfully Apple is competing mainly against itself still. According to recent numbers, the iPad mini comprises a whopping 65 percent of total iPad sales, showing that consumers are quick to adopt the smaller, more portable, and less [...]
The Most Popular Android Tablet on the Market is… A Total Surprise
I’ve been wondering for a long time what the most popular Android tablet is, of course following the reign of the iPad. Now we’ve got app publisher Animoca estimating that there are 75 million Android tablets in use around the globe and the most popular of them… is not the Nexus 7. Believe it or [...]
Polaroid Kids Tablet
The Polaroid Kids Tablet ($149.99 direct) is a rugged, kid-friendly tablet with parental controls baked right into its Android operating system. While it’s no match for the Fuhu Nabi 2 or the Amazon Kindle Fire HD with FreeTime, the Kids Tablet has easy-to-use parental controls, a comfortable design, and a decent selection of preloaded content—more [...]
Kindle Fire Nabs 33 Percent of Android Tablet Market
The U.S. is dominating the Android tablet race, and consumers here seem particularly enamored with Amazon’s Kindle Fire. Approximately 59 percent of the Android tablets equipped with Localytics-intregrated apps are from the U.S. Of those, 33 percent are Amazon Kindle Fires, the firm said in a new report. The Nook follows in second with 10 [...]
Office Max and Office Depot No Longer Distributing Kindle Paperwhites–Duplicate
The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is in short supply everywhere in the USA. Ever since mid-December, all major retailers have had very limited inventory and are constantly fielding phone calls from very angry customers. Office Max and Office Depot officially confirmed with Good e-Reader today that the two companies are getting out of the Kindle Paperwhite [...]
Carphone Warehouse tablet sale includes discounts on the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
If you happen to be in the market for an Android tablet and living in the UK, you may want to check the recently updated sale page from Carphone Warehouse. Simply put, the retailer currently has discounts on several Android tablets including the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and the Galaxy Tab 2 7. The complete [...]
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 [...]
Internal Apple Email Reveals Steve Jobs was ‘Receptive’ to 7-Inch iPad
Senior Vice President of iOS Scott Forstall took the stand during Apple and Samsung’s latest patent dispute. During cross examination by Samsung counsel Kevin Johnson, Forstall was shown a 2011 email sent by Eddy Cue. According to Cue, Steve Jobs was “receptive” to the 7-inch tablet idea after the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. [...]
Apple iPad Gets 68% of Tablet Market in Q2 2012, Ships 17 Million Tablets
A recent report from IDC, the famous market research firm shows that global tablet shipments have increased to 25 million units in the second quarter of 2012. That’s up from 18.7 million in Q 2012, meaning that it increased quarter over quarter by 33.6%. Of all those units, Apple shipped a record number: 17 million [...]
iPad Dominates Tablets, But Nexus 7 Helps Boost Android
Apple is still far ahead of its rivals in the global tablet race, but Google’s Android is slowly gaining speed, thanks in large part to the release of the Google Nexus 7. Royal Pingdom has crunched the numbers, and announced Tuesday that the number of Android-based tablets is growing, albeit gradually. Looking at StatCounter Web [...]
Wikipad reveals specs for gaming tablet (exclusive)
Wikipad, the company developing an identically named tablet that will ship with an attachable gamepad for console-style gaming, has revealed the specifications of the device in an exclusive interview with GamesBeat. The Wikipad (tablet, not company) will have a 10.1-inch IPS display with 16:10 1,280 x 800 resolution. The actual tablet will weigh 560 grams [...]
Good e-Reader – Week in Review July 28th 2012
During the last week lots of news has hit the digital publishing and eBook scene. Our quintessential week in review brings you up to speed on the top stories over the course of the last seven days. Amazon and Sony Offering Massive Deals in the UK – Ever since Sony launched its UK eBook store [...]
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