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Low-cost iPhone in Apple’s future as iPad mini succeeds

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

As the next release from Apple approaches after the most recent change in Apple's approach with a smaller-sized iPad in the iPad mini, analysts have suggested that a lower-cost iPhone has become inevitable. What Mark Moskowitz and Gokul Hariharan of J.P. Morgan have suggested this week is Apple's approach toward a segment in the market hit by the iPad mini since its release last year. As the iPad mini took the middle-market between the $199 tablets and the $499 tablets popular last year at this time, so too will Apple move in on the mass market once more with a new lower-cost iPhone. Read The Full Story

Acer Iconia A1 crashes the Nexus 7 tablet party

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Looks like $169 is the new sweet spot for Android tablets, and bringing the fight to Google's Nexus 7 is the new Acer Iconia A1. Fronted by a 7.9-inch LED IPS display, and promising seven hours of Android - version unspecified - on a quadcore processor, the Iconia A1 also records 1080p Full HD video using its rear 5-megapixel camera. Read The Full Story

Acer Aspire P3 convertible wants to replace your iPad and keyboard dock

, May 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Acer] has revealed its latest ultrabook, the Aspire P3, throwing Windows 8 into a touchscreen convertible as part of the company's renewed focus on touch devices. Packing an 11.6-inch HD IPS LCD display, Core i3 or i5 processors, and up to six hours of battery life into a 0.77-inch thick notebook, the Aspire P3 looks at first glance like a regular laptop but - with the screen section pulled forward in what's effectively a keyboard dock - can be flipped into a slate. Read The Full Story

NOOK HD gains access to Google Play, apps required

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Starting this week, Barnes & Noble NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ devices will be receiving access to the official Google Play app and digital content store straight from the source. Where since the birth of the NOOK line of ereaders, each Android-based device worked specifically and only with the Barnes & Noble Shop for books and movies, users will now have the ability to access both Google apps and Google Music. There's only one catch - if you'd call it a catch, that is. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Surface 2 tipped as cautious BUILD release

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Microsoft have been tipped to be wrapping up production of a second-generation Surface tablet for Windows 8, readying the device for a reveal at this year's BUILD developer conference. A release of a second-generation Surface tablet will be done "cautiously" according to sources speaking this week, with the original run of the tablet having sold less than expected in its initial push. Both the Surface RT and the Surface Pro may be getting a full refresh this year. Read The Full Story

New Android stats show Jelly Bean continues to grow

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Google has offered up the latest statistics on the Android market overall. The statistics look at the percentage of the Android market that is held by different versions of the operating system. While many Android handset makers are slow to upgrade consumer devices to newer versions of the operating system, the statistics show that Jelly Bean continues to grow. Read The Full Story

Toshiba launches WT310 Windows 8 Pro tablet

, May 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Toshiba has officially announced the launch of its latest tablet running the Windows 8 Pro operating system. The tablet is called the WT310 and features a large 11.6-inch full HD resolution screen. Toshiba says that the new tablet is optimized for business users with a range of features specifically designed to help mobile workers. Read The Full Story

iPad market share slips, still remains on top

, May 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

The tablet market has been somewhat stagnant over past few months, but there are still some interesting developments that have formed. For starters, iPad market share is down to 39.6% from 58.2% a year ago, according to data from IDC. That's quite a drop, but Apple is still remains on top over Samsung, who controls 17.9% of the tablet market, which is up from 11.2% last year. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry PlayBook 2 potential gets official reboot

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

A significant amount of interest has been generated today by a comment made by BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins on how the tablet industry isn’t long for this world. In a follow-up notice from BlackBerry, it’s been made clear that Heins’ words were not meant to initiate a kill notice on any future BlackBerry hardware, that including a possible BlackBerry 10 tablet device.

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B&N slashes NOOK in UK: Promo or firesale?

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Barnes & Noble has slashed the prices of its entire NOOK ereader range in the UK, including making its NOOK Simple Touch just £29 ($45), as part of what the company says is a temporary promotion. The discounting, which comes alongside a UK literacy push, means the Simple Touch is now the cheapest ereader on the UK market, B&N claims; its backlit NOOK Simple Touch GlowLight sibling is also reduced. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry PlayBook sequel unlikely as Heins slams tablets

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has dismissed the long-term potential for tablets, arguing that time is running out on slates and – perhaps still stinging from the PlayBook failure – suggesting they’re a bad business model. Heins, who had been suitably ebullient about the likely success of the recently-released BlackBerry Q10, predicting sales in the tens of millions, was equally critical of tablet options. “In five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore” he predicted.

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Sony Xperia Tablet Z finally gets a US ship date

, Apr 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Sony's Xperia Tablet Z is finally up for preorder in the US, the 10.1-inch Android slate priced from $499.99 after having been unexpected delayed. Announced at Mobile World Congress back in February as the waterproof big-screen sibling of the Xperia Z smartphone, the Tablet Z is expected to ship in the US come May 24. UPDATE: As noted by the company, It would appear that Sony's actual release date promise has been kept - as their original word included a May release in some regions and "varied" availability in others, this date is still as it was, so to speak. Read The Full Story
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