Nielsen study: Social networking dominates smartphone, tablet use
Consumers are taking advantage of their portable devices to watch videos, access news and information, check sports, engage in social networking and shop. The time devoted to social networking dwarfs that of streaming video or accessing sports, Nielsen found in its cross-platform report for June. Smartphone users spent 9 hours and 6 minutes a month [...]
4 reasons to buy a kid tablet
In a recent survey, we asked subscribers about how they use their mobile devices. One finding: Twenty-eight percent of tablet owners said children 17 or younger also used their tablet. Some portion of parents who share their tablets with their kids surely must long to get the kids their own devices. If you’re willing to [...]
Bracketron Universal Tablet Windshield Mount Review
Tweet As tablet makers added GPS, drivers ended up wanting to use them to find their way around town. The Bracketron Universal Tablet Windshield Mount holds a tablet in place in the car. The mount suctions to a windshield or vehicle dash and clasps onto the edges of any tablet measuring 4.5″ to 7.75″ by [...]
eBooks Account for 15% of All Books Sold in Canada
Electronic books are catching on like wildfire in the US and UK, but in Canada, their traction leaves something to be desired. A recent study conducted by Book Net has its research saying that paperback books (including mass markets) comprised 58% of all purchases in 2012, hardcovers accounted for 24%, and ebooks 15%. Book sales [...]
Bill Gates Trashes Apple iPad, Lauds Microsoft Surface Tablet – CRN.com–Short
Bill Gates said iPad users are “frustrated” by the tablet’s lack of functionality and productivity applications, and he’s pitching Microsoft Surface as the cure for those ills. In an interview with CNBC, Microsoft’s founder and chairman criticized Apple’s popular device and similar tablets and touted the capabilities of Microsoft’s own Surface and Surface Pro tablets. [...]
Intel’s pain, your cheap Android tablet – Financial Review
John Davidson Cheap Intel tablets and laptops, expected to appear in coming months as the PC industry mounts a last-ditch defence against the Apple iPad, could come with Google’s Android software rather than Windows, according to a report. Intel boss Paul Otellini said last week that touch-screen computers would “probably” come down in price to [...]
Rising Android Tablet Sales Causing Worry for Digital Publishers
With research form IDC predicting the steady rise of Android tablets in 2013, so that it is all set to constitute the largest tablet base that is poised to surpass even the Apple iPad, such a development has only added a few more creases on the foreheads of digital publishers. This since while they had [...]
Apple iPad is Popular With Businesses, Windows 8 Tablets Could Still Take Some Part of the Pie
Patrick Moorhead, former AMD executive and now consultant and industry analyst made some interesting claims about Windows tablets in their duel with the iPad. He addressed the enterprise environment in his claims and while there’s no room for comparison of these device’s sales, at least not now. However, the analyst estimates that in the future [...]
Tablet Grudge Match: Samsung Galaxy Note 510 vs Apple iPad mini
Samsung is simply killing it when it comes to the global smartphone market share and they aim to take the same route for tablets as well. Apple still very much has the upper hand when it comes to the tablet market and even though Samsung has had some success in the past with tablets like [...]
iFixit Tablet ‘Repairability’ List Highlights Apple Shortcomings
The Dell XPS 10 is the most repairable of the 18 popular tablets iFixit tore down and detailed in a new list. Microsoft and Apple fared worst. The Apple iPad may be the world’s best-selling tablet, but if you value the ability to open and fix and ideally prolong the life of your pricey device, [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Coming to Europe in 3 Versions
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8.0 is supposed to be the response of the South Korean company to the Apple iPad Mini, that changed the whole tablet battle with its 7.9 inch format. Everyone saw the iPad Mini as some sort of response to the Nexus 7, but the fact that it added an extra inch to [...]
Apple iPad dominates tablet web activity–Short
Noting that rivals claimed 32 per cent of the tablet market, Cook said: “Now, I don’t know what these other tablets are doing. They must be in warehouses or on store shelves or maybe in someone’s drawer.” Read full story here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/9770211/Apple-iPad-dominates-tablet-web-activity.html
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