White-box tablets spur low-density NAND flash pricing, says inSpectrum
Spot price of low-density NAND flash has gained strong momentum recently, thanks to demand from makers in China trying to product iPad-like devices, according to inSpectrum.
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RIM to challenge iPad with BlackPad
San Francisco – Blackberry maker RIM is adding its name to the list of challengers to Apple’s iPad. The company is expected to launch a touch screen tablet computer in November, which will work closely with the Blackberry smartphone ecosystem and which will be called a BlackPad, according to a report Friday by Bloomberg News.
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Is There an iPad Premium? Hearst Says its Popular Mechanics App May Cost More Than the Print Version
Internet axiom: Digital stuff — movies, music, whatever — should cost less than its physical counterparts. Because it costs less to make it. But don’t tell Hearst. The publisher says it will charge at least as much for the iPad versions of its magazines as it does for its paper and ink version.
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Amazon says Kindle sales keep increasing
Amazon.com said sales of its Kindle e-reader increased each month during the April-through-June period, suggesting it’s holding its own against the Apple iPad.
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iBooks v1.1.1 update adds audio/video book support
We can’t imagine Apple is quite seeing the storming sales success that Kindle is right now, but the company has just pushed out a new version of iBooks – v1.1.1 – which should help take the iPad fight to the e-ink based ereader. That’s because iBooks v1.1.1 adds support for “books that include audio and video”, something currently beyond the existing Kindle. There are also improvements in how …
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Vampire Saga: Pandora’s Box coming to the iPhone and iPad
Vampire Saga is a hidden object game set at the turn of the last century. Join Matthew Ward as he steals aboard a cargo ship to escape the violence of the Spanish-American War, passes out for no apparent reason (never a good sign), and wakes up to find himself alone with several sinister-looking coffins. Where [...]
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One Million iPads Sold, Apple Says
UPDATE: Apple brags of setting a record even without international sales of the iPad. Apple – Macintosh – Apple II – Companies – Articles

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Bill Gates says iPad is ‘okay’
MICROSOFT Chairman Bill Gates gave a lukewarm endorsement to Apple’s iPad, saying the new tablet device was “OK”.

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Apple’s next big thing? Video, analyst says
Apple’s next big thing may be a video platform that combines cameras in the next versions of the iPhone and iPad with the giant data center the company’s building in North Carolina, an analyst said today.

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Apple IPad’s Components May Cost $260, ISuppli Says (Update1)
April 7 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. ’s iPad tablet computer cost as little as $259.60 to build, according to an analysis by market research firm ISuppli Corp.

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Apple IPad Components May Cost as Little as $260, ISuppli Says
April 7 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. ’s iPad tablet computer cost as little as $259.60 to build, according to an analysis by market research firm ISuppli Corp.

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iPad is Pricey to Produce, iSuppli Says
iSupply has boosted its estimate of the cost to manufacture an iPad, citin gthe costly screen.

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Apple iPad to hurt e-reader market, says survey
Amazon and Sony e-book gets new challenger Apple’s iPad could seriously disrupt the e-reader business of Amazon, Sony and others, according to a survey last month that queried American consumers on their purchase plans.

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iPad to drive massive tablet sales, says Gartner analyst
Apple device to boost shipments Apple’s iPad could drive total tablet sales for the year as high as 10.5 million devices, a Gartner Research analyst said today.

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Smartbooks to reach 165 million units in 2015, says study
ABI Research is projecting that 165 million “smartbooks” will ship in 2015. The secret for success for these non-x86-based, “always on” netbooks and MIDs is to keep the price under $200, says the research group.

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iPad costs $229 to produce, says iSuppli
Apple’s forthcoming iPad tablet computer will cost as little as $229,35 for the company to produce, according to an estimate.

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iPad Costs Give Apple Room to Cut Prices, Researcher Says
Market researcher iSuppli estimates the materials and manufacturing costs of iPad models at between $229 and $346.

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iPad costs give Apple room to cut prices, says researcher
Computerworld – The iPad runs Apple between $229 and $346 in materials and manufacturing costs, giving the company plenty of room to cut prices, a research analyst said today.

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Apple Has Room To Drop iPad Price, Says iSuppli
AAPL ) iPad media tablet cost between $219 and $335 depending on the model, according to research firm iSuppli Corp., which leaves room for Apple to lower the gadget’s price if it wants. LG Display …

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JooJoo tablet will ship soon, rival Apple iPad, CEO says
Remember the Crunchpad, the Michael Arrington-backed Web tablet-that-wasn’t ? Now, do you remember the JooJoo, the reincarnated, name-changed, don’t-call-it-a-Jujube, lawsuit-embroiled Web tablet? Well, it’s still around. And, according to its company’s CEO, it’s slated to ship in Feburary – iPad and lawsuit-be-darned.

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