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7-inch iPad rumors continue: said to launch in October for $200

Michael Crider, May 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Here's a rumor that just won't die: Apple's coming out with an affordable 7-inch iPad. This time the perpetrators are iMore, citing the usual anonymous sources. The claim that the smaller iPad is due in October of this year, and that Apple is aiming for a retail price between $200 and $250. The exact screen dimensions aren't mentioned, but they're using 7 inches (a popular Android tablet size) as a sort of conceptual generic. They claim that the cheapest model will start at 8GB. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Weekly Wrap-Up: May 5, 2012

Mark Raby, May 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Saturday, everyone. Are you ready to catch up on all the big stories you missed this week? So without question, the biggest story of the week was this - Samsung’s Galaxy S III was officially announced. But that's not the only thing we covered. Other big stories hit the waves over the past few days, like - Facebook’s IPO has been set at $11.8 billion and Oracle vs Google verdict expected on Monday. Also, after all the excitement about Blackberry 10, existing customers will be disappointed to know that there are no Blackberry 10 upgrade plans for existing phones Read The Full Story

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Everyone Is Scared of Amazon – And They Should Be

Don Reisinger, May 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

There was a time when some of the biggest electronics retailers in the world had issues with Amazon. They realized that the online retail giant was able to beat them on price, and with more and more people coming to its site, it had the ability to take them down.

The past is littered with companies that tried to go up against Amazon, including Circuit City, CompUSA, and others. Best Buy is now having some trouble competing against online giants like Amazon, and by the look of things, eventually, only mega retailers like Walmart, as well as small boutiques, might survive the online onslaught.

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iPad hits 68% share

Chris Burns, May 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

There's no denying that Apple's version of what everyone else in the world calls a tablet has been one of the greatest successes in gadget history, the iPad today being shown by IDC as having a 68% share in the market for tablets and tablet-like devices. The IDC group shows the Apple worldwide tablet market share increasing on the whole from 54.7 percent in the holiday quarter at the end of 2011. These numbers have been shown to be sucking the blood of the Amazon Kindle fire market, it falling steeply from a 16.8 percent share in the fourth quarter of last year to a rather scary 4 percent here in the first quarter of 2012. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Nook interaction only apps deep

Chris Burns, May 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

Though it might seem like the obvious next step in line for Microsoft to push Windows 8 to the Nook hardware after they invested millions into Barnes & Noble's newly formed NewCo for the hardware and subsequent apps, it's simply not in the cards that tablet. With Barnes & Noble having already invested heavily in the idea that their bookstore and app environment works with Android - not exactly like Google would like it, but still - they're not likely to move with Windows 8 for future ereaders any time soon. Instead it's the apps we'll be seeing integrated for Nook, the Barnes & Noble library of content, and Windows 8-toting hardware galore. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: April 30, 2012

Mark Raby, Apr 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Happy Monday, everyone. It may be the beginning of the week, but it's the end of the month and we're going out with a lot of technology news to round off April. For all you Skype lovers out there, check out the new Skype 4.0 update that just hit iOS. And moving on to more universal mobile news, you'll never believe this. Or maybe you will - Angry Birds Space now hottest mobile game in history. Also, Microsoft secures Windows 8 tablet ebook future. Read The Full Story

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Apple, not Amazon, is Microsoft’s NOOK Motivation

Chris Davies, Apr 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Barely was the e-ink dry on Microsoft and Barnes & Noble’s $300m NOOK agreement when pundits were questioning the wisdom of adding Amazon to the software company’s existing roster of big-name rivals. Microsoft is already under attack in mobile and computing, so the commentary went; throwing one of the biggest retailers around into the mixture was at best foolish and at worst evidence of Microsoft spreading itself thin when it needs to be extra lavish with its strokes. That analysis is wrong, though. Make no mistake: Apple, not Amazon, is in Microsoft’s sights today.

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Microsoft secures Windows 8 tablet ebook future

Chris Burns, Apr 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Now that Windows 8 is nearly upon us and the ereader world has not faded away as it so many times was said to be doing, Microsoft is investing in the ebook industry. You've seen the news this morning that Microsoft is investing in Barnes & Noble for $300 million USD, then there's slightly newer news that they're also dropping $180 million for revenue sharing on an upcoming Nook app for Windows 8 and an additional $125 on Barnes & Noble's new subsidiary "NewCo" which will house Nook. Microsoft is buying its future in the easy-to-use electronic books business. Read The Full Story

Apple Q2 Earnings Q and A reveals China, Anobit, Japan

Chris Burns, Apr 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week Apple is reporting their financial Q2 earnings with monumental numbers across the board including a $11.6 billion dollar profit and 35.1 million iPhones sold. These numbers were analyzed soon after the earnings call was complete with a Question and Answer session headed by Apple and lead investors. Questions mostly rang in about the future of Apple and their financial greatness, but also hit upon products and services. Read The Full Story

Gemini Devices offers JoyTAB ICS tablets on the cheap

Ben Kersey, Apr 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

While the world enjoys high-end tablets like the new iPad and the ASUS Transformer Prime, there’s an increasing number of cheaper tablets that manage to pack in decent specs for an affordable price. Gemini Devices is yet another company hoping to entice you with its wares, such as the JoyTAB Tablet series. There's 7-, 8-, and 9.7-inch versions of the tablet, and all are running Ice Cream Sandwich. Read The Full Story

Xtex My Tablet 7 is just $150, runs Ice Cream Sandwich

Mark Raby, Apr 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a new Android tablet that's on the low end in terms of price, but based on its technical specs you'd never know it. A company called Xtex has developed one of the cheapest Android tablets on the market, yet somehow it is also one of the most feature-rich at the same time. If the company managed to brand and market it effectively, it could take off in a big way. But in such a muddled tablet environment, that is a very big "if." Read The Full Story