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The “Other” Tablets
No sooner does Apple show up on the scene with their iPad tablet, but the competition is already lining up to go head to head with them. With Apple using a smartphone OS on their tablet, they may be quite vulnerable. So far, it looks like the closed Apple ecosystem, that doesn’t even support Flash [...]
Continue reading...Thoughts On the Apple iPad
27. January 2010 | by Jonas
Now that the dust is settling, and the fabled Apple Tablet has a name, the iPad, it is time for some analysis. The iPad is expensive compared to netbooks. The cheapest one is $499, and only does WiFi, with 16 GB of storage. To add the 3G modem, it will go for $629, which can buy [...]
Continue reading...Apple Tablet May Change the Netbook Landscape
25. January 2010 | by Jonas
With Apple announcing their conference for the 27th this week, it is all but certain that they are releasing a tablet style device. While details have not been released, in all likelihood, the netbook landscape will be altered. Undoubtedly, whatever Apple comes up with will be more expensive than traditional netbooks. Experts think that it may [...]
Continue reading...Apple Tablet
1. November 2009 | by Jonas
The Apple Tablet, which also goes by the name iTablet, or Apple Slate, has got to be one of the bigger pieces of rumorware ever talked about. While many have wanted such a device since the demise of the Apple Newton, no one is even sure when, or even if it is coming out. At [...]
Continue reading...Yet Another Apple Tablet Rumor…
11. October 2009 | by Jonas
It’s been a few days, and I hadn’t heard anything about the rumored Apple Tablet so I suppose it is due. This time it is from a German site. The details, as usual are more than sketchy. The first assertion they make are that it will have a 27 cm display (10.6″ [...]
Continue reading...Seve Jobs Personally Involved With MacTablet
While the netbook phenomena has flourished, Apple has been on the sidelines. However, as sales have become significant, especially in a down market, it has become likely that Apple will enter this space. Many think that Apple will create more of a tablet, than a traditional netbook to keep up the value of their traditional [...]
Continue reading...Shifting Back To School Buying Patterns
21. August 2009 | by Jonas
For many years now, August has been the busiest month for PC sales. With the students going back to school, that is always a good reason to invest in some new computer hardware. (For the record, the second busiest month is December for the Holiday shopping season). Retrevo got some enlightening data from a survey: 34% of [...]
Continue reading...Apple Tablet in Early 2010?
There have been plenty of rumors and talk from the Apple camp about future production of some type of tablet device. So far, Apple has stayed out of the netbook space, but at this point, it is becoming too large for them to ignore. A tablet would be one way for them to compete in [...]
Continue reading...Apple Tapplet
Uh, I’d take this story with a grain of salt. Barron’s is reporting that they had some hands on time with the heavily rumored Apple Tablet (dubbed the “Tapplet”), due for release this Fall. The story has few significant details that would indicate they even saw or touched this mythical device. The one concerning this is [...]
Continue reading...Apple Loses Share In Computers Without Netbook
18. July 2009 | by Jonas
Over the last year or so, PC sales have been down. Desktops have tanked, and notebooks have been flat overall. The one area that has done better is netbooks. With their longer battery lives, better portability, and most importantly, lower price tags, it’s obvious why consumers have gone this way. However, Apple doesn’t sell a netbook. [...]
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