When Apple introduced the iPad 2, it was a bit of a yawn, with little radical improvement over the iPad original flavor. With apple changing their release schedule, there was almost instant speculation that the iPad 3 just might be introduced in time for the 2011 Holiday Season. Then again, not so much. It is firming [...]
Continue reading...21. June 2011 | by Jonas
We frequently hear that netbooks are dead, and tablets are taking over the planet. Glancing at random sales numbers does occasionally go along with that assertion. However, one new accessory makes me wonder about the supposed superiority of tablets. The ClamCase is designed to transform the Apple iPad 2 into… wait for it… ok, you got [...]
Continue reading...15. June 2011 | by Jonas
The folks over at Netbook news have spotted an interesting piece of hardware. There is no doubt that it is some prototype Apple iPad device. Any doubt goes away be seeing the reverse of it, complete with a sticker over the Apple logo, and the connection is all Apple as well, not to mention that [...]
Continue reading...11. March 2011 | by Jonas
There is no doubt that 2010 was the year of the iPad. With 15 million of them sold last year, it was clear that Apple had a hit on their hands. The target buyer was often one that was deciding between a netbook and a tablet; or that was at least what we were told. [...]
Continue reading...14. January 2011 | by Jonas
The iPas was definitely a phenomenon in 2010, and set the stage for tablets galore. Folks have been heralding the death of the desktop, the notebook and the netbook, not necessarily in that order. However, I saw two sets of numbers that are going in the opposite direction. The first is that clearly Apple is gaining [...]
Continue reading...30. December 2010 | by Jonas
With just about everyone and their uncle (ok probably not unless your uncle is names Asus), coming about with some type of tablet device, it looks like 2011 will be the year that tablet computing hits the mainstream. However, as companies innovate, and try to catch up to Apple’s iPad, they just might notice that [...]
Continue reading...23. December 2010 | by Jonas
Apparently, one of the secret special sauces of the current MacBook Air is the ultrathin display. Despite the high price of the current MacBook Air, and the use of last year’s processor, the oh so slim profile did certainly get everyone’s attention, and made it to plenty of folks gadget lust lists. By not incorporating [...]
Continue reading...14. October 2010 | by Jonas
Whenever there is an upcoming Apple event, you can always count on some silly rumors to come as well. Well, apparently October 20th has another event coming up, and already the rumors are flying. So let’s see what the rumor mill is cooking up. Well the the iPad ain’t gonna be updated before the holidays so [...]
Continue reading...25. September 2010 | by Jonas
Apple has made it clear that they were not going to make a netbook, and after their iPad came out it made perfect sense. Why slug it out trying to make a profit in such a slim margin space, when their iPad could command a premium with so little competition. However, when it comes time to [...]
Continue reading...18. April 2010 | by Jonas
When I see stuff on how much better the iPad is than a netbook, I think they miss the point. I think there will be room enough for both tablets and netbooks for years to come. Here are my reasons why netbooks are better than the iPad: Price- While an iPad starts at $500, you can [...]
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16. August 2011 | by Jonas
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