A rumor last night from The Wrap has Microsoft launching a tablet intended to compete with the iPad. The entertainment site isn't known for tech news, so this source is somewhat surprising. The event is supposedly scheduled for June 18th at an undetermined venue. The Microsoft manufactured tablet … [Read more...]
Around 75% of small businesses are now considering adding tablets to their technology portfolios, with the iPad coming in first place. It was an inevitable path for the tablet market to take, and a predictable outcome for the world's most popular tablet, the iPad, to be leading the charge. The … [Read more...]
In an interview with the WSJ, Chang Ma, vice president of marketing for LG's mobile-devices unit said "our tablet will be better than the iPad." Apparently, the tablet will run Android, and will focus on the ability to create content, rather than just display it. Mr. Ma apparently isn't impressed by … [Read more...]
If you ever need proof that the interface of the iPad blows other tablets out of the water? Check out this video comparison of the iPad against a Hanvon Windows 7 slate. Sure, the Slate handles the speed tests pretty well, and has a trackpad, USB and SDHC ports. But look at that interface! It's so … [Read more...]
At Microsoft's annual financial analysts meeting, Steve Ballmer talked a bit about Apple, and the threat to Microsoft that is the iPad. Here are the money quotes, as harvested by Fortune Tech: "They sold certainly more than I'd like them to sell" "We've got everything on our side if we do … [Read more...]
Perhaps that rumor about Verizon working on an ad campaign for the new iPhone weren't true as we've got news via everythingAndroid that the wireless carrier is working with Google on an Android tablet to rival the iPad. If Apple were working with Verizon on a new iPhone, what's the likelyhood that … [Read more...]
Stressing that this is a redesign for all tablet (but prominently mentioning the iPad in the copy), Amazon has released images of their new Kindle tablet app. Undergoing a significant graphics overhaul, you have customizable font size and background color; the screen brightness can be adjusted … [Read more...]
Just minutes before the tablet event, Gizmodo has found these shots. Apparently they're from Chinese website Weiphone, and they were yanked down almost immediately. Speculation is that this was in a radiation testing facility. There appears to be space for a rocker switch, headphone jack, … [Read more...]
This is it, folks! The day we have been so relentlessly ramping up for, for what seems like months! The tablet will finally be revealed, and all our questions will be answered. The hype for this device has been absolutely unparalleled, and I think we'll all be glad when it's unveiled, and we can … [Read more...]
A tipster sent Engadget a couple of shots of what they say is the Apple Tablet. Of all the possible shots we've seen, these are the most likely. The second photo shows an iPhone held against the tablet, which confirms it's roughly the right size. It also appears to be running some sort of app. The … [Read more...]
