News: Tablets
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2013
128GB Apple iPad Fourth-Gen Announced (Updated!)
The fourth generation Apple iPad will soon be available with a whopping 128GB of flash storage built-in. It will be available for purchase from selected Apple authorized resellers and the Apple online store from 5th February (US timing) with prices starting from just above S$1,000.
Tuesday, 29 Jan 2013
Is This the Back Plate of the Fifth Generation Apple iPad?
A China-based iPad accessory maker sent 9to5Mac an image of the back plate of the alleged fifth generation Apple iPad.
Acer Sees Little Success in Windows, Looks Towards Google and Chrome
Acer President Jim Wong is disappointed with Windows 8 and says his company must look beyond Microsoft and build its smartphone business if it is to succeed.
Kindle Fire King of the Android Tablets in the US
According to app analytics company Localytics for Android devices, the US accounts for 59 percent of Google's tablet market. Furthermore, one out of three Android tablets in the US is a Kindle Fire from Amazon.
Thursday, 24 Jan 2013
Apple Rakes in Record Revenue and Profits, Yet Shares Prices Continue to Dip
Despite raking up record revenue and profits in Q1 2013, Apple's share prices continue to fall.
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Samsung Moves Past Apple As World's Leading Chip Customer
A new report by Gartner shows that Samsung has surpassed Apple in 2012 to become the world’s leading buyer of semiconductor products.
Wednesday, 23 Jan 2013
Acer Announces Availability of Its 7-inch Iconia B1-A71 Tablet
Announced earlier at the CES 2013, the Acer Iconia B1-A71 is a 7-inch entry-level tablet which comes with a triangular corner grip on the lower left side that improves single-hand usage. It is priced at S$249 (8GB version) with the option to top up your storage with a microSD slot.
Microsoft Surface Pro to Retail in US on 9 February
Microsoft's 10.6-inch Surface Pro will be on sale in the US and Canada on the 9th of February, a tad later than their promised January launch date. The base 64GB model will be going for US$899, and will be running an Intel Core i5 processor as well as Windows 8 Pro.
Microsoft Might Invest Up to $3 Billion to Help Take Dell Private
Cash-rich Microsoft is said to be in talks to help take Dell private, and might invest up to $3 billion to do so.
AMD Hires Former Apple and Qualcomm Senior Engineers
AMD may be trying to expand beyond PC chips with the recent hiring of two senior engineers, Charlie Matar, previously senior vice president of engineering at Qualcomm, and Wayne Meretsky, previously technical lead for OS X at Apple.
