GamesIndustry.biz: [Crytek managing director Avni] Yerli agreed that tablets offer more, stating: “I can see that the multifunctions that devices like tablets offer is a big advantage of them. And I think people want one mobile device that can do multiple … Continued
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∞ JooJoo creator unveils new smartphone and tablet
Fusion Garage, the company behind the ill-fated JooJoo tablet, is back again. This time the company has unveiled two new products – the Grid 4 and Grid 10 – a smartphone and tablet, respectively.
∞ Study: iPhone remains on top of mobile advertising for three years running
Millennial Media has published its quarterly S.M.A.R.T. report, which shows that Apple’s iPhone has been at the top of the smartphone platform for three years running when it comes to mobile advertising, at least. The iPod touch and iPad both … Continued
∞ Sprint says no to the PlayBook
Greg Bensinger at WSJ.com: The decision means the device hasn’t yet found any support from the three largest U.S. wireless carriers, which includes AT&T and Verizon Wireless. Without their backing, RIM will have to bear the burden of sales and … Continued
∞ Dell discontinues the 5-inch Streak
Brad Linder: Dell has stopped selling the Dell Streak 5 inch Android tablet/smartphone. The original Streak launched last year as Dell’s first Android product. It blurred the lines between a tablet and a phone by pairing a reasonably large 5 … Continued
∞ Chief engineer of original IBM PC talks "Post-PC Era"
Mark Dean, the chief engineer of IBM’s original IBM PC, says that his main computer is now a tablet – though he failed to disclose which model he uses.
∞ HP makes TouchPad cheaper than iPad
HP has cut the price of its entry-level TouchPad tablet from $499 to $399. The news comes on the heels of a weekend promotion knocked $100 off the original price.
∞ Report: Apple to dominate tablet market in Europe
Market research firm Forrester predicts that Apple will dominate the European tablet market, despite strong competition.
∞ Apple blocks Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe
FOSS Patents: The leading German news agency, dpa, just reported that Apple has been granted a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Android-based Galaxy Tab 10.1, barring distribution of the product in the entire European Union except for the Netherlands on the grounds of an … Continued
∞ Chinese smugglers use zip line to grab iPads, iPhones
Wall Street Journal: Customs officials discovered people sending iPhones and iPads from Hong Kong to Shenzhen by placing the devices in tote bags and hooking them to a pulley that reached across the border, according to the Chinese news report … Continued
∞ Apple leads notebook market, if you consider the iPad
AllThingsD: Among the top six notebook vendors — Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Samsung — Apple ranked last in global market share in the second quarter of 2011, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore. But that’s without the iPad. … Continued
∞ Acer says MacBook Air, iPad are 'short-term phenomena'
DigiTimes: Acer founder Stan Shih has commented that the fads for ultrabooks and tablet PCs are both short-term phenomena and urged companies in the notebook supply chain to come out with more value-added products through innovation. You keep telling yourself … Continued
∞ RIM customers try to save the PlayBook
A forum user at CrackBerry.com made a suggestion to fellow PlayBook owners to help save the device.
∞ HP TouchPad gets another price cut
Ina Fried: Earlier this week I noticed the 32GB model at Costco for $479 — $120 off the standard $599 price. Then, a few minutes ago, while watching ABC’s “Modern Family,” I caught an HP TouchPad ad touting that the … Continued
∞ Time to bring 21 magazines to iPad
AppleInsider: Publisher Time Inc. announced on Wednesday that all 21 of its magazines will be available on Apple’s iPad this year, including currently unavailable titles like Entertainment Weekly and InStyle. In addition to the iPad, Time’s magazines will be available … Continued
∞ Skype released for iPad
It’s out, it’s not out, it’s back out again – Skype for iPad is now available, and it’s a free download.
∞ Florida school trades textbooks for iPads
Orlando Sentinel: “When students at the new Lake Minneola High School in Lake County return to classes in a few weeks, they’ll have access to more than half a million dollars worth of new iPads that they’ll use at school and at … Continued
∞ iPad could reach 100 million sold faster than iPhone did
Matt Richman: I think Apple will sell 36.89 million iPads during the first and second quarters of next year. If I’m right, then Apple will sell 100 million iPads in 2.25 years — 55% faster than it took the iPhone, … Continued
∞ Adobe looking for creative pros using Android tablets
Adobe’s John Nack: Using an Android tablet for creative work? Let’s talk. If you use an Android tablet and use it (or would like to use it) for creative imaging, photography, etc., please drop me a line. We can’t let … Continued
∞ Taito releases Groove Coaster for iOS
Groove Coaster is a cool new game from Square Enix subsidiary Taito. The game is available until August 7, 2011 for 99 cents – after that it goes up to $2.99.
∞ BBC iPlayer iPad goes international; colonies still waiting
The Next Web: “The iPad iPlayer app launched in the UK in February. The US, Canadian and Australian launches will follow before the year’s end. For now, users in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Republic of Ireland, The … Continued
∞ EA: Fastest growing platform is iPad
IndustryGamers: “We [EA] have a new hardware platform and we’re putting out software every 90 days. Our fastest growing platform is the iPad right now and that didn’t exist 18 months ago.” The comment comes from Electronic Arts CEO John … Continued
∞ US Veteran Affairs choose iPhone, iPad over PlayBook
Electronista: The US Department of Veterans Affairs gave a big lift to Apple in government by starting up a pilot project to use iPads and iPhones. Staff are testing the use of iOS hardware for official business. If all went … Continued
∞ RIM's management changes akin to moving deck chairs on the Titanic
RIM on Monday provided details on management changes and what it calls its “cost optimization program.” In other words, it is shuffling things around to make it look like they have a handle on things. They don’t.
∞ iOS update fixes certificate validation
Apple on Monday released iOS 4.3.5. You can download the new update by connecting tethering your iPhone to your Mac, opening iTunes and clicking the Update button.
∞ RIM slashes 2,000 jobs
The hammer fell today at RIM as the company tries to bring costs in line with its falling sales.
∞ Apple releases iOS beta 4 to developers
Apple is plugging along with more iOS updates. The company has been on a furious pace lately, working on Macs, Lion and iOS. You might think that they would have slowed down this week, but apparently not. Of course, this … Continued
∞ T-Mobile slams the iPad
BGR.com: A new page on T-Mobile USA’s website makes some fairly bold claims about the carrier’s premier Honeycomb tablet, the LG G-Slate. In comparing the sleek device to its steepest competition at AT&T and Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile says the G-Slate … Continued
∞ The future of the PC industry
Ben Bajarin: I believe that this inflection point can be described as going from personal computing to personalized computing and will be defined by tablets and smartphones that take all types of shapes, form factors and designs that make the … Continued
∞ Gruber on shipments vs. sales when calculating market share
Looking at iPad market share, John Gruber says: What they’re calling market share is really “shipment share”. I don’t think that’s what most people think of as market share. By their metric, a company could take the market share lead … Continued