This morning’s announcement of Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HD proved that the online retailer will be in the tablet war for the long haul, introducing several new entries to the Kindle family at multiple price points. The Kindle Fire HD will replace the original Kindle Fire at the $199 price point, and is being billed [...]
Next Tablet Game-Changer Could Come from Samsung
August 12, 2012 | Posted by
The next game-changer in tablets could come from Samsung, not Apple, as a perfect storm of processor, screen and platform coalesces to make the Korean firm an innovator not a copycat. Samsung has already demonstrated its abilities in processors – even Apple would have to agree with that, having co-developed the A4 chipset powering the original iPad [...]
iPad is Most Popular Tablet in China With 72.6% Market Share
August 8, 2012 | Posted by
Though Apple has faced legal issues in China, the iPad is by far the most popular tablet among Chinese consumers. The iPad’s market share jumped to 72.6 percent in the second quarter, according to market research firm Analysys International. As reported by China Daily, that number proved to be a 20 percent rise over the [...]
Apple iPad’s Dominance of Tablet Market Grows
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
Apple’s iPad continues to dominate the tablet market despite the best efforts of the Android competition, new research suggests, with record-setting sales of the iOS slate outshining even Samsung’s buoyant numbers. Although mature markets are showing signs of iPad saturation, developing markets are “clearly more than making up the difference” research firm IDC claims, with its 68.2-percent [...]
New iPad Coming with Smaller Screen
July 5, 2012 | Posted by
Inquiries to Apple’s overseas manufacturers have revealed what is likely the foundation for a new iPad. The company’s Asian component suppliers are gearing up for the mass production of a tablet computer with a smaller screen than that of the iPad, due in September. Officials working for these suppliers, who chose to remain anonymous, told [...]
