Sony to launch an iPad competitor?

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sony plans to launch “a device similar to the iPad.” There aren’t any details on exactly what a Sony tablet would look like, but the folks at 9to5mac make a pretty good case that we could be looking at a new Google Android powered tablet, given Sony’s recent [...]

Responding to Stephen Colbert and His IPad Suit – Digits – WSJ

Monday, June 7th, 2010

By Yukari Iwatani Kane
The Wall Street Journal on Thursday published a Digit on more ways that people can carry around their iPads, including a men’s suit with a built-in pocket for an iPad–only to be (quite vocally) informed by the Colbert Show’s Stephen Colbert that we neglected to give him proper credit for his [...]

Can Apple's Winning Streak Continue With The Next iPhone?

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple’s next-generation iPhone, which CEO Steve Jobs is widely expected to unveil Monday, will have to really set new standards in multimedia content and function to wow Wall Street and consumers.
Apple’s challenge may be to dream up game-changing innovations, since the iPhone is already an unqualified blockbuster that is the company’s [...]

Apple's Jobs Bad-Mouths Flash

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Apple’s Steve Jobs has reportedly called Adobe’s Flash video technology a “CPU hog”, during a meeting with representatives from The Wall Street Journal, according to an online report.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates the iPad at its introduction in January.The Apple CEO also reportedly claimed the company’s forthcoming iPad device would have a battery life of [...]

Netbook sellers need not fear the iPad, says analyst

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Computerworld – Apple’s iPad won’t put a crimp on sales of netbooks this year, an analyst predicted today.
With an estimated ship volume of 58 million, netbooks have made the consumer mass market grade, said Jeff Orr, an analyst with ABI Research.
“But the iPad won’t be mass market — that takes sales in the 40 million [...]

Profiting from the iPad boom

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Let’s talk iPad. Apple was expecting to sell 500,000 right out of the box, but they’ve already doubled that number. Indeed, the reception has been so overwhelming that you really have to wonder how many units the company would have sold if they’d simply been able to stay up with demand.
Regardless, this is a [...]

iPad and Netbook To Compete | Hobby and Techno

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Still too early to conclude that the success of the Apple iPad has slowed sales of netbooks, “If there is some question about the cannibalization of sales by iPad netbook, then of course the answer is no. but it was too early to draw conclusions that can be real.” said Stephen Baker, an analyst with [...]

Apple's Jobs Bad-Mouths Flash

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Apple’s Steve Jobs has reportedly called Adobe’s Flash video technology a “CPU hog”, during a meeting with representatives from the Wall Street Journal, according to an online report.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates the iPad at its introduction in January.The Apple CEO also reportedly claimed the company’s forthcoming iPad device would have a battery life of [...]

Verizon CEO: 'We're Working With Google on a Tablet'

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam says that his company is working closely with Google on a tablet computer. the tablet will be based on the Android operating system.
While neither Verizon or Google would confirm the hardware partner, McAdam mentioned Google in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. “We’re working on tablets together, for example,” he [...]

Apple's Jobs Bad-Mouths Flash

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Apple’s Steve Jobs has reportedly called Adobe’s Flash video technology a “CPU hog”, during a meeting with representatives from the Wall Street Journal, according to an online report.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates the iPad at its introduction in January.The Apple CEO also reportedly claimed the company’s forthcoming iPad device would have a battery life of [...]