Amazon: The King of Computing?
It’s one of those funny little situations we find ourselves in where we start to see some clues of Amazon’s long reaches into computing. We mainly see Amazon now as a retail-like store selling everything from books to DVDs to microwave egg cookers. But if you look under the hood, you also see they are [...]
Secret to the iPad’s success: Business customers
In the short and perhaps medium term, the iPad is going to sell relatively well. It’s multimedia and ebook-reading capabilities should help it sell well. But in the long term, Apple must cater to the business crowd if the iPad is to survive and thrive.
This is because there is no clear killer app for this [...]
iPad versus Kindle
The iPad or the Kindle? You knew this “battle” was coming. So, who’s the best? It may just depend on one’s tastes and possibly even one’s stubbornness.
At the moment, there are a few arguments either way. First, iPad officionados (it’s funny saying this as the product isn’t even available on the marketplace yet) are obviously pointing [...]
Things that are missing from the Apple iPad
The Apple iPad is going to be a hit. It is one slick-looking device with some neat capabiliites. Although not a lot is new, it has the familiar ease-of-use and polish that is characteristic of all Apple products. It has virtually all the multimedia capabilities you could ever want and the addition of iWork gives [...]
The Apple “iPad” is here!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard by now that Apple presented their new tablet device. Or maybe, you just have a well-balanced, social life that you haven’t bothered reading up on all the latest tech news (you know, the kind that we nerds voraciously devour). In any case, Apple finally showed off [...]
So, we finally know the name of the Apple Tablet: iPad
On Wednesday, January 27, Apple finally unveiled their new tablet device and proclaimed to the world that they are calling it the “iPad.” This was after months of speculation in the blogosphere about what the device would be called. There were rumors of “iSlate” and “iTablet” as being possibilities, and although “iPad” did come up, [...]
HP Slate: To Be Released Sometime this Year
The video features the new HP Slate product. It’s essentially a promotional video by HP. This is the product that was briefly demonstrated by Steve Ballmer at CES 2010. They make it sound like they spent a lot of time researching user experience. They believe this is the one, ultimate device that everyone will use [...]
Can the Apple Tablet (iSlate) be a notebook replacement?
For Apple to succeed with their Tablet (iSlate), they need to be able to do much more than just view magazines and videos. This is not the same situation as with the iPod where Apple can rely on commercial success with non-business users. With the cost of the Tablet rumored to be in the $600 [...]
Rumor: Apple Tablet (iSlate) may cost $1,000
OK, here we go again. The latest rumor coming from the Wall Street Journal is that based on analyst predictions, the cost of the Tablet could be as high as $1,000. But based on further analysis by TechCrunch, it looks like there may be more than meets the eye. TechCruch is speculating that essentially, Apple [...]
10 Million Apple Tablets (iSlate) in First Year is Possible!
From the recent set of rumors coming our of China, it appears that Apple may be thinking of selling 10 million Tablets (iSlates) in its first year. And because of these rumors, there have been more than one article trying to argue against this logic. Well, the truth is, it’s just a rumor at this point [...]
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