No surprise here, but it is news none the less. The Apple iPhone and iPad comprise more than half of third-quarter new activations of mobile devices by enterprise customers, specifically those of Good Technology, a messaging and mobile management software company. (more…)
Apple, Best Buy, Target, Amazon and now Wal-Mart? That’s right, the iPad is going to be available at another retail outlet, this time Wal-Mart. The Apple iPad is joining other Apple products, the iPhone, and iPod models, already sold at the discount retailer. (more…)
Motorola Inc., who last week became the subject of a lawsuit by Microsoft due to what Microsoft claims is infringement of “nine of its patents in the Android-based smartphones, which run on software built by Google Inc.,” has now filed suit against Apple. (more…)
Deutsche Bank’s Chris Whitmore has examined the market for tablet computers, concluding that things do not look good for the iPad’s competitors. (more…)
One Wall Street analyst has noted that the Apple iPad has outsold debuts of other popular electronic devices including those of the original iPhone and the DVD player. (more…)
Apple continues to expand the retail availability of the iPad, with the greatest, and really only, tablet on the market now available through Amazon. (more…)
A Silicon Valley company, which has been around for some time, claims it can turn Apple’s iPad into an X terminal, allowing it to run Linux, accomplish multitasking, in addition to being able to run Flash-based apps. (more…)
Apple has updated MobileMe Gallery, the company’s app for browsing your friends’ photos, with support for the iPad, iPhone 4, and iOS 4. The company also added a new feature, akin to a screensaver, for the iPad, in addition to allowing non-MobileMe users to access the features. (more…)
Apple has updated their Remote app allowing iOS users to control both iTunes and Apple TV, the new version slated to arrive October 4 for those who pre-ordered, from one’s iOS devices. (more…)
All tablet releases receive the same sort of questions, be it right or wrong: how does it compare to the Apple iPad?
Comparing the BlackBerry PlayBook (not called the “BlackPad” as some speculated) to the iPad is more difficult than comparing the Samsung Galaxy Tab, or other tablets. Why? RIM made sure that their tablet was hidden behind some pretty thick Plexiglas.
That said, we know enough about the two products to reasonably compare the two, the differences, sizes, and in the process project who may be likely to buy the PlayBook, if anyone. (more…)
