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Don't Write Off The PC Just Yet
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 1:26pm | 622Read More...“Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” American humorist Mark Twain supposedly said this (or something close to it) after reading newspaper articles about his pending demise. There are those who feel the same way about personal computers. Forbes recently reported that, despite...
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What's Next For Hewlett-Packard?
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 10:51am | 379Read More...Despite in-line earnings, shares of Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) dove eight percent after the company released the results of its third quarter Wednesday. EPS came in at $0.86 with revenue at $27.2 billion. These are year-over-year declines of 14 and seven percent, despite a thirty percent boost...
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Surface Pro Price Cut: New Marketing or Preparation for Surface 2? (MSFT, AAPL, AMZN)
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 9:27am | 483Read More...After announcing price cuts for the Surface RT tablet, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will now be taking $100 off the price of the Surface Pro, The Verge reported. The $100 discount will put the prices of Microsoft’s tablet roughly ten percent cheaper (at $899) for the 128GB version and $799 for the...
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Samsung Misses Earnings While the Battle Continues with Apple (AAPL, SSNLF)
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 11:25am | 332Read More...Just after Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) earnings wowed investors, Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) announced disappointing results late Thursday night. Although year-over-year revenue rose 21 percent, they missed the analyst consensus by 0.5 percent and missed earnings by 2.4 percent, Barron's reported. The...
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Slideshow: The History of Tablet Computers
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 11:47am | 137Read More...Love them or hate them, tablet computers are here to stay. With over 100 million units sold in under three years, the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has become a cultural icon and its domestic competition has established itself as well: Words like "Kindle Fire" and "Nook" have entered the American...
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The 6 Tech Giants That Will Dominate or Die in the Tablet Era
Friday, May 31, 2013 - 3:47pm | 101Read More...As reported by the Mac Observer, tablet sales are expected to surpass those of laptops this year, and tablet sales will topple all PC shipments by 2015. Over 229 million tablets are expected to be sold in 2013, up from 144.5 million in 2012. A transition of this nature means technology firms...
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IDC's 1% Tablet Forecast Increase Masks a Huge Decrease in Expectations for Google Android
Friday, June 15, 2012 - 2:36pm | 821Read More...By Michael Comeau, Minyanville Yesterday, market research firm IDC increased its 2012 tablet market forecast by a measly 1.2% from 106.1 million to 107.4 million units. However, after performing a little seventh-grade math, IDC has an awfully murky outlook for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android...
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Tablet Users Are Riding in the Internet's Slow Lane
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 11:47am | 116Read More...Tablet computers could be a tech version of hurry up and wait. Consumers who have rushed to snap up tablets -- pre-orders of the new Apple (AAPL) iPad are so strong deliveries won't occur until late March or even April, not Friday as planned -- are winding up in the slow lane when it comes to...
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Does Apple's Increasing Market Share Make it Less Competitive?
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 1:42pm | 470Read More...Despite its popular appeal and enormous image, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) still maintains only a relatively small percentage of the market share for personal computer operating systems. While the benefits of the Mac, iPhone, and iPad products may make Apple an attractive choice for consumers around the...
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New players in Tablet Market by 2012
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 7:12am | 595Read More...As Customers we would be having many more tablet options by next year compared to today. Apart from the main players like Apple and Android based Samsung tablets we would be seeing Sony and Amazon jumping into tablet market. Amazon would be starting to mass produce its 10.1-inch tablet during the...
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Google Claims that Apple & Microsoft Created "Hostile, Organized Campaign" Against Android
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 7:06am | 344Read More...Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, David Drummond, stated on the company's blog Wednesday that rivals Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), among others, created a "hostile, organized campaign against Android." Drummond writes that "Android's...
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Rumored Amazon Tablet Will Likely be Here Soon
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 6:46am | 218Read More...The much-speculated Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android-based Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) tablet computer could be here soon, if supply chain leaks from Taiwan are any indication. According to the Digitimes online magazine, sources say Amazon recently settled its supply chain to produce 7- and 10-inch tablets...
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Business as Usual: Apple Crushes Earnings on iPhone Sales, Shares Hit Record High
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 6:24am | 232Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares soared to a new all-time high Tuesday on news that the company posted a record quarterly net profit of $7.31 billion, or $7.79 per diluted share, on sales of its popular iPhone. Apple announced its fiscal 2011 third quarter revenue came in at $28.57 billion, another...
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Why the President of Dell's Consumer Business is Unplugged from Reality: Tablets will Hurt the PC (DELL)
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 7:04am | 391Read More..."The tablet is still seen as a third device. It's not going to replace the smartphone. So far, it has not shown any opportunity to replace the notebook or the desktop computer," Steve Felice, President, Consumer, Small and Medium Business at Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) told CNBC on Wednesday. Well, that's...
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Android Technology Goes Extreme at Google's Developer Conference (GOOG)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 9:08am | 263Read More...AllThingsD has taken an amazing video at Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Developer Conference, showcasing the power of what an Android tablet can do when it's connected to an oversized labyrinth. The results are remarkable, to say the least. Using the tablet's motion technology, users can tilt the device...
