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Steve Jobs Was Completely Wrong About the iPad
Friday, January 18, 2013 - 2:07pm | 534Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs did not hide his disgust for smaller tablets. Roughly a year before his passing, he told the world exactly what he thought of the seven-inch devices, which he believed would be "dead on arrival." Time Techland has archived the entire rant. Here is one of...
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Did the iPad Mini Just Kill Off the iPad 4?
Friday, January 18, 2013 - 1:16pm | 626Sales of the iPad 4 were not expected to be harmed by the smaller, sleeker and cheaper iPad Mini. As the king of touch screen devices, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was thought to be the one company that could overcome any risk of cannibalization. According to Reuters, that may not be the case. The...
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Apple's iPhone Mini Can Stop Samsung, Says Analyst
Friday, January 4, 2013 - 11:22am | 580Samsung is poised to extend its lead over Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in 2013. Neil Mawston, the executive director at Strategy Analytics, told Reuters that his firm expects Samsung to "slightly extend its lead over Apple this year because of its larger multitier product portfolio." "Samsung plays in...
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Will the iPad Mini Top the iPhone 5 in China?
Monday, December 31, 2012 - 2:52pm | 516Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) stunned investors when it announced that it had sold two million units when the iPhone 5 was released in China. In doing so, the Cupertino, California-based tech giant set a new record for smartphone sales in the nation. It also diminished the reports that, when the iPhone 5...
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Apple to Ship 12 Million iPad Mini Units in 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 12:15pm | 658As many as 12 million iPad Mini units could be on store shelves by the end of the year as Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) ramps up production following strong sales worldwide. According to DigiTimes, Apple had previously reduced its shipment expectations to eight million units or less. This was due to a...
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Apple Created iPad Mini to Lead Foreign Markets
Friday, December 14, 2012 - 1:20pm | 442The iPad Mini may never dominate North America, but Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) pint-sized tablet seems to have a bright future in Taiwan and other emerging markets. Data Express, a Taiwan-based reseller, told DigiTimes that it has received more inquiries for the iPad Mini than the full-size iPad. The...
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Are Investors Worried About Amazon's Kindle Fire Flop?
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 2:56pm | 523Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has sparked a bit of controversy among the tech community after offering two $50 discounts for the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" this week. The first appeared on Monday and was open to the public. The online retail giant gave consumers the chance to enter a promo code and save $50 on...
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Apple's iPad Mini Tops Amazon's Kindle Fire in Daily Ad Impressions
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - 3:14pm | 340Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has yet to reveal exactly how many iPad Mini units have been sold since the device was released last month. If the ad impressions are any indication, however, Apple is the clear winner in its battle against Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). Millennial Media, a mobile advertising and data...
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iPad Dominates the Growing Chinese Tablet Market
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - 2:58pm | 476Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) third-generation iPad had an embarrassing start in China when the device drew a crowd of just 30 people when it was released in July. It seems that was a temporary stumble for the Cupertino, California-based tech giant, which now dominates the tablet market in China....
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Analyst: Google to Sell Nearly 10 Million Tablets in 2013
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 3:30pm | 738Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is expected to sell 9.6 million Nexus tablets next year. Pacific Crest analyst Evan Wilson had originally forecasted sales as high as 14.6 million in 2013. Wilson has reduced this figure because the Nexus 7 has not sold as quickly as he expected. However, it is very...
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Apple Might Reboot iPad, iPhone in Six Months
Monday, November 19, 2012 - 11:43am | 509It's been a little more than two weeks since the iPad Mini and fourth-generation iPad were released. If the latest rumor is true, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will reboot them again very soon. According to DigiTimes, "Apple is expected to introduce its next-generation iPad and iPhone series around the...
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Tablet Roundup: iPad Mini, Surface, Nexus 10 and More
Sunday, November 18, 2012 - 7:53pm | 1017There are more tablets hitting store shelves this year than ever before. From Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) long-awaited iPad Mini to Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) first 10-inch tablet, these powerful touch screen devices are expected to overtake the laptop market by 2016. Surely there will be additional...
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Crafty iThieves Steal $1.5M Worth of iPad Minis
Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 1:47pm | 542There will be 3,600 fewer iPad Minis on store shelves now that thieves have gotten away with two pallets filled with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) devices. According to the New York Post, the heist occurred at JFK after two men used one of the airport's own forklifts to load the pallets into a truck. The...
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iPad Mini Study Suggests Device Won't Cannibalize iPad Sales
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - 3:29pm | 240The fear that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Mini could cannibalize sales of its full-size iPad may be alleviated by a new study. According to AllThingsD, Cowen and Co. asked 1,225 U.S. adults about their tablet purchases. Twelve percent said that they plan to purchase an iPad Mini in the next 18...
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Apple Could Build 70-, 80-, 130-Inch Televisions
Friday, November 9, 2012 - 1:16pm | 505A new report claims that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) chief manufacturer, Foxconn, may release a series of televisions -- including one as large as 130 inches -- in the future. According to DigiTimes, the manufacturer is a "major investor" in Taiwanese display maker Chimei Innolux. Foxconn vice...