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iPhone 5's Biggest Innovation Could Terminate Android, Windows Phone 8
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 2:45pm | 594Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to unveil a next-generation smartphone tomorrow that features a thinner body and a wider touch screen. The display was reportedly built using new in-cell technology that allows Apple to remove a layer of material that will reduce the cost of the product. This is...
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This Could be Apple's Answer to Microsoft's Surface
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 1:15pm | 648Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) currently leads the tablet industry by commanding 69 percent of the worldwide market. With a new add-on from Crux, Apple could have a device that would be unstoppable. Pictured to your left (and more below), the awkwardly titled CruxSKUNK is a handy, lightweight contraption...
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Apple Must Rebrand iPad, iPod or Lose Tablet Market to Amazon, Google
Monday, September 10, 2012 - 10:42am | 667Read More...The game has changed now that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has unveiled a slate of new tablets. Now Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) must adapt its business model in order to compete. It might sound like a farce, but it is true. Apple is no longer the easy king of the tablet market. With one press conference, Amazon...
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Amazon Ends Apple's Monopoly
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 5:09pm | 694Read More...Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has dropped a massive bomb on a certain company in Cupertino, California. The online retail giant unveiled four new Kindle Fire tablets, all of which pose a unique threat to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) dominance in the tablet market. For $159, consumers can now purchase a seven-...
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Nokia Takes on Apple, Samsung with Music Service
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 10:18am | 407Read More...In an effort to differentiate itself in the crowded smartphone market, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is bringing a new music service to Lumia handsets. The service, officially titled Nokia Music, promises to deliver a "simple and delightful way to discover and enjoy music" and offers more than 150 exclusive...
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Amazon: No Thank You, Google Maps
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 8:54am | 451Read More...Reuters announced that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has partnered with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) instead of Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) for its mapping function on the new Kindle Fire. Details include integrated mapping on the device, aversion to Google Maps and new location capabilities. The partnership rose from a...
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Apple Could Defeat the Kindle Fire 2, Nexus 7 with $249 iPad Mini
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 3:12pm | 261Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already become the overall leader of the tablet market. With an iPad Mini priced at $249, the company could trounce its competitors. That's according to IHS iSuppli analyst Rhoda Alexander, who told CNET that if Apple wants to "crush the opposition," it needs to release a...
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Sony Plans to Mimic Apple's Business Model
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 1:47pm | 470Read More...Sony (NYSE: SNE) wants to sell consumers the most expensive products possible, including high-end tablets and an 84-inch 4K television that is unlikely to retail for less than five figures. It might sound like overkill, but this is actually the company's strategy to become more like its California...
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Apple's iPad Will Finally See Competition This Fall
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 10:08am | 640Read More...Since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released its iPad in 2010, tablets have exploded onto the scene as one of the fastest growing segments of the personal computing space. Just over two and a half years later, the iPad remains the dominant device, maintaining a near monopoly over the 10-inch sector. The...
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Did Apple Just Lose the Chinese Market?
Friday, August 24, 2012 - 11:25am | 567Read More...Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) market share has dropped to 10 percent in China, representing a decline of nearly 50 percent. This news may not be as troubling as it sounds. According Reuters, the decline was caused by anticipation for the iPhone 5, which is expected to ship in the United States and other...
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Apple Will Stop Selling iPhones, iPads in Major Market
Friday, August 24, 2012 - 9:28am | 399Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung are being punished this week after a South Korean court ruled that the two companies must stop selling a number of products in the Asian nation, including the iPhone 4, the first-generation iPad and the Galaxy S II. The full lineup of banned products includes the...
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How to Trade a $200 Microsoft Surface Tablet
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 3:25pm | 992Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shocked the world earlier in 2012 when it unveiled the "Surface" tablet. The 10-inch tablet will come loaded with Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system and is likely to compete directly with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. While it is yet unknown how much Microsoft will...
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Apple Involved in Another Patent Dispute
Friday, August 17, 2012 - 10:01am | 402Read More...As Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung continue their battle in and out of the courtroom, the Mac maker has found itself in another patent dispute. According to The Next Web, EPL Holdings has sued Apple for infringing on some of the company's patents. EPL Holdings alleges that it had met with Tony...
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Surface's $199 Price Tag Could Kill Off PC Vendors
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 11:22am | 433Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) may win consumer support by selling its first tablet, Surface, for less than $200. However, a move like this could have severe consequences for other players in the computer and tablet industry. According to DigiTimes, notebook brand vendors, "will be out of the game...
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Microsoft To Have Love/Hate Relationship With New Lenovo Tablet
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 3:57pm | 360Read More...Lenovo announced Thursday that it expects to release the ThinkPad Tablet 2 when Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT) releases Windows 8 in October. "Customers want a versatile device that fits their lifestyle and the many ways they use technology," Dilip Bhatia, ThinkPad vice president and general manager, said...
















