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10-inch Nokia Internet Tablet in development claims analyst

By Chris Davies on Monday, Dec 1st 2008 No Comments

nokia internet tablet Nokia could be developing a 9- or 10-inch Internet Tablet, complete with a touchpad, Near Field Communication and HDMI output, according to UBS analyst Maynard Um. In a recent research note, Um describes a larger-scale N-series tablet, with such features as an OLED secondary status display, still based on a custom Linux distro.

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Metal MacBook casings in full production, claims Analyst

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 16th 2008 No Comments

According to Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner, Apple has begun to receive metal casings for its upcoming MacBook laptop refresh. Gardner told investors that the casings have entered mass production, hinting at a near-term launch; according to the analyst, the new MacBook will feature a “very thin aluminum casing, an LED-backlit display and an aggressive entry-level price point”.

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Prepaid $99 iPod/phone is coming claims Analyst

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 3rd 2008 4 Comments

iPod Phone Compared to this latest rumor, the “leaked” iPod dimensions look positively concrete. Investment bank RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky has told investors that he expects Apple is working on an “entry level, low cost (less than $99 subsidized) prepaid iPod/phone” that would concentrate solely on music and phone calls.

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Google worth slightly less than Apple

By Brenda Stokes on Friday, Aug 15th 2008 1 Comment

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The tides are changing in the technology world and Apple is now worth slightly more than Google, each company’s value coming in at $158.8B and $157.3, respectively. And although these numbers are impressive, it is unclear how Google will deal with the competition in the future.

Though Apple and Google target different markets and have completely different products, there is still a grey area there. Thomas Claburn from Informationweek notes that “if Google wants to remain relevant in the post-PC era, it needs to get serious about hardware. Google needs a phone, and possibly a PC.”

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Analysts predict price cuts for PSP and DS

By Emily Price on Tuesday, Aug 12th 2008 No Comments

NPD is underway, and analysts are making predictions for the rest of the year in gaming. Some analysts are predicting Wii’s to start staying in stock at retailers in the coming months allowing retailers to actually build up an inventory of the consoles come Christmas time rather than be in a shortage.

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HTC squash Android handset delay rumor

By Chris Davies on Friday, Aug 8th 2008 No Comments

Android logo Google’s Android mobile platform seems to have something of a publicity problem: whenever we hear about it, it’s to be told things aren’t going well. Latest doomsday rumor came courtesy of analyst Trip Chowdhry of Global Equities Research, who suggested that the launch of Android handsets would be delayed to Q1 2009 from Q4 this year. Chowdhry quoted “contacts” who had suggested HTC, a key Android hardware partner, were “having structural problems to incorporate Google’s demanded feature set” and that it would delay the arrival of devices until Q1 2009.

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Rumor: Nintendo may launch DS successor before end of the year

By Abby McVay on Friday, Aug 1st 2008 No Comments

The analysts are at it again, analyzing and teasing us with the possibility of something coming. This time they’re teasing us with thoughts of a successor for the DS coming before the end of the year. This rumor is brought to you by Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter.

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Analysts predict the computer mouse is dying

By Abby McVay on Wednesday, Jul 23rd 2008 No Comments

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Analysts seem to be the most bored people on the planet, so instead of picking up a few video games and doing something constructive, they make predictions. The latest and greatest is that the computer mouse will be dead in five years.

Instead of a mouse they are predicting we’ll be using things like facial recognition systems, multi-touch and devices like OCZ’s mind-reading Neural Interface Actuator. I’m sorry but I really truly don’t want to be sitting at my computer looking like this guy.

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Intel Atom to take on industrial PCs, claim analysts

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Jul 9th 2008 No Comments

Intel Atom CPU Intel’s Atom platform may have rejuvenated the low-power ultraportable market – prompting quick retaliation from VIA in the shape of the Nano and a speculated 1GHz AMD chip - but they perhaps didn’t expect to take on the makers of industrial PCs (IPCs). According to a Digitimes report, however, that’s just the situation some analysts believe will occur.

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Eee & ‘disposable’ rivals not set for blockbuster sales, say analysts

By Chris Davies on Thursday, May 8th 2008 No Comments

Research firm IDC have spotted the current trend for budget ultraportable notebooks, but unlike the rest of us aren’t entirely convinced. Despite vast sales of the ASUS Eee – and multiple rivals with new notebooks landing every week – IDC don’t believe most mainstream customers will ever see the usually-Linux based devices as “proper” computers. Instead, they describe them as merely additive: augmenting rather than replacing traditional laptops.

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