The iPad 2 has sold out, and 70 percent of purchasers were new to the iPad, according to a survey by analyst Gene Munster and his team at Piper Jaffray. The survey isn’t definitive by any means, but it suggests that Apple is expanding its reach beyond its core fans to people who own a [...]
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Angry Birds maker predicts the death of console gaming
Peter Vesterbacka, whose company Rovio makes the immensely popular Angry Birds game, has a big vision for the future of mobile gaming. Vesterbacka leads business development for Rovio, and he already outlined some of his vision earlier this week when Rovio announced $42 million in new funding led by Accel Partners. But he was even [...]
Apple Mocks Smaller Tablets, Dashes Hopes For iPad Nano
Apple Mocks Smaller Tablets, Dashes Hopes For iPad Nano Well, that’s that. I kind of had my hopes up for an iPad “suite” including a smaller and larger device, but no less a personage than Steve Jobs himself has dismissed any idea of there being a smaller iPad than the one currently on the market. [...]
Kindle Marketing Attack Against iPad is Misguided
Kindle Marketing Attack Against iPad is Misguided Amazon is responsible for the mainstream acceptance of the e-reader thanks to the Kindle, and it has a virtually insurmountable dominance of the market. Yet, Amazon seems to have some sort of Napoleon complex about the Apple iPad, as evidenced by its new marketing campaign. The new Kindle [...]
Cell phones are displacing video game consoles
Cell phones are displacing video game consoles When Max Batch wants to play a video game, he turns to his Apple iPhone. The 22-year-old German has shunned hand-held consoles such as Sony’s PSP and Nintendo’s DS, joining a growing number of people who use their smartphones for online and other games, eroding sales of the [...]
Apple iPad Already Long in the Tooth
Apple iPad Already Long in the Tooth Rumor has it Apple will soon launch a new iPad tablet, and that’s a good thing. Because the first-generation model is already looking a bit creaky. I know that may sound crazy. After all, we’re talking about a product that’s been shipping only a few months. But considering [...]
Apple to move aggressively on FaceTime, camera-equipped iPads
Apple to move aggressively on FaceTime, camera-equipped iPads Apple’s iPad is unlikely to endure the company’s traditional 12-month product cycle for iOS device refreshes before seeing its first major enhancements, AppleInsider has been told. A version of the tablet device with a built-in video camera and support for the new FaceTime video conferencing standard has [...]
Yahoo Revamps Mail Service
Yahoo Revamps Mail Service Yahoo Inc. is redesigning its email service to help stem a user decline and counter offerings from longtime rivals Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. as well as social-networking services such as Facebook and Twitter. The planned changes to Yahoo Mail, part of a project codenamed “Minty,” are aimed partly at increasing [...]
An iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch App Review
An iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch App Review If you are looking for an app that will allow you to make beautiful ink paintings on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, look no further. Zen Brush is an app that was made by Japanese developers, so they know exactly what you are looking for when [...]
Hands on with Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Tablet
Hands on with Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Tablet Thursday morning at the IFA show here in Berlin, I attended a Samsung press conference and watched one of the company’s executives brandish its new Galaxy S tablet. It was intriguing. But I had a much better time that evening at the Showstoppers press event, where I was [...]
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