“I remember traffic lights before smartphones,” sighed a friend as we sat in traffic behind a car that remained still after the light had turned green. Sure enough, the driver’s head was tilted downward as if lost in solemn prayer — or, more likely, a texting/map/music app — a small illustration of how mobile devices [...]
Review: Microsoft Surface Pro Falls Short as Tablet or PC
February 6, 2013 | Posted by
U.S. tech writers have given Microsoft’s new Surface tablet-laptop hybrid largely negative reviews, casting a shadow over the software group’s hopes to take a bite out of sales of Apple’s iPad and MacBook Air. The latest Surface runs on an Intel chip and features the full Windows 8 Pro operating system, which Microsoft hopes will make the device [...]
iPads, Tablets Can Wreak Havoc on Sleep Patterns
September 1, 2012 | Posted by
Is setting down your iPad the last thing you do before bed? New research shows that all of those nighttime hours spent with your tablet can wreak havoc on your sleep. The bright light emitted from these tablets can suppress melatonin. That’s a hormone that helps control sleep and wake cycles, called circadian rhythms. 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 [...]
Microsoft Ready to Enter Tablet Market; Apple Territory
June 16, 2012 | Posted by
Microsoft is set to unveil a tablet next week that will mark its entry into rival Apple’s territory with its own branded product, TheWrap has learned. The company has scheduled a secretive event for Monday at 3:30 p.m. June 18 in Los Angeles, where it will make a “major” announcement whose nature has not been [...]
Dell Trimming $2 Billion Over 3 Years as It Considers Life Beyond PCs
June 15, 2012 | Posted by
Less than a decade has passed since Dell was the gold standard in PC sales. Eschewing retail stores in favor of a website where shoppers could customize their own laptops, Dell offered low-cost, well-designed computers and built a supply chain that was the envy of the industry. Today the company announced a plan to shed [...]
