by Yutaka Tsutano Apple iPad vs Android Tablets Now that the Apple iPad is rising in sales and popularity everyday, other manufacturers want a slice of that proverbial pie, so to speak. And topping the list of iPad killer-wannabes are Google’s Android Tablet, a project that is on its way to seeing store shelves...
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Review: How the iPad won over a skeptic; Why you shouldn’t hold your breath for rival tablets NEW YORK, N.Y. – At first glance, the iPad looked like a heavy, overgrown iPod Touch. After just a few months of use, however, this iPad skeptic realized that it’s so much more — it’s one of...
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Best Buy ‘making tablets a focus’ this holiday season, might stock one from Rocketfish If you waltz into your local Best Buy today, you’ll find precisely one tablet for sale: Apple’s iPad . By the time this holiday season rolls around, though, that’ll all be different. We’ve heard from Steve Ballmer that Microsoft intends...
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Top 10 Android Tablets: Dell Streak Pricing, Sale Date Set Enterprise Mobile Today: “Google’s open source mobile platform Android just surpassed Apple’s iOS in the smartphone operating system market in terms of sales for the second quarter, and the next big battleground looks to be the tablet market — where Android-based mobile devices will...
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Bill Gates on giving, batteries, tablets, and more In an exclusive interview with CNET’s Ina Fried, the Microsoft chairman and philanthropist talks about his dual passions–software and saving lives–and what he’s up to on both fronts. Read more on CNET Universal Mind Launches iBrainstorm Universal Mind, a digital solutions agency, announced iBrainstorm, a multi-device...
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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. Read more on Digi Times RIM to challenge iPad with BlackPad San Francisco – Blackberry maker RIM is adding...
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Reading on tablets is slower than in print, study finds (Ben Patterson) Ben Patterson – It could take about 10 percent longer to read the latest Grisham thriller on your iPad or Kindle than it would on the printed page — but you’d probably have just as satisfying an experience doing so, especially compared...
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Toshiba To Debut iPad-Style Tablets Later This Year Add Toshiba to a growing list of PC manufacturers gearing up to compete with Apple’s iPad in the burgeoning tablet computer market. Read more on PC World
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IPad, SchmiPad: 10 E-Readers and Tablets You Can Get Right Now The iPad may not be out for several weeks, but there are still some excellent choices if you’re looking for a tablet-like device for reading e-books. We compare 10 recent e-readers and tablets. Read more on Wired News
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Sub $200 Android tablets arrives: is the iPad doomed? Tech-No-Media: “When the $499 iPad tablet was announced last month, many journalists commented that the device was surprisingly affordable for an Apple product. This may not actually be the case however, as several sub $200 competitors running the Android operating system have appeared.” Read more...
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Apple has touched a new market with its iPad device, which is mid-sized tablet PC integrating features of smartphone, eBook reader and PC. Up till now, tablet sector has been under-performing due to high prices as well as limited functionality; they are outshined by normal laptops. Therefore, iPad may not face much competition...
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Intel wants to put Moorestown chips into tablets Intel is going after the tablet market for its low-power processors, including an upcoming Atom processor designed for mobile phones, the company said. Read more on CIO
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Intel wants to put Atom into tablets Slate PCs are next growth area for Atom Intel is going after the tablet market for its low-power processors, including an upcoming Atom processor designed for mobile phones, the company said. Read more on PC Advisor
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Tablets, Smartbooks Aim To Fill PC-Phone Gap In the space between handsets and laptops, manufacturers are scrambling to make “smartbooks,” devices like Apple’s iPad. Freescale unveiled its smartbook at Mobile World Congress. Read more on Enterprise Security Today
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Windows tablets fall well short of the iPad It will be a couple of months before Apple brings out its iPad tablet computer, but other companies are already preparing a new batch of tablets running Windows. Read more on Los Angeles Daily News
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