Apple iPad mini first impressions
Almost from the beginning, Apple (AAPL) has been rumored to have been looking at manufacturing a smaller iPad. While the company delivered in form factor, …
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Apple launches the iPad mini
Interest in Apple’s (AAPL) much rumored iPad mini tablet seems muted compared to typical Apple device launches, but the show must go on nonetheless. Apple’s …
Hurricane Sandy could delay iPad mini shipments to states hit hard by storm
Customers living on the east coast looking to make a Hurricane Sandy-dominated week better with a shiny new iPad mini might be in for disappointment. While …
iFixit’s iPad mini teardown confirms stereo speakers and shrunken iPad 2 internals
Another day, another teardown. The iFixit team wasted no time procuring an iPad mini and quickly opened it up for a gander. The teardown reveals that …
Acer won’t release a Windows RT tablet until it knows how well Microsoft’s Surface is selling
Acer (2353) has been one of the biggest Surface critics out there, so it’s not surprising that the company is taking a wait-and-see approach to the …
Fourth-gen iPad benchmarks show A6 processor doubles speed of previous generation
The good people at Primate Labs’ Geekbench have posted a benchmark for what appears to be Apple’s (AAPL) fourth-generation iPad and have found it packs …
Amazon’s anti-iPad mini ad flunks the reality test [updated]
Earlier this week, Amazon (AMZN) updated its homepage to include an advertisement attacking Apple’s iPad mini and promoting its own line of Kindle Fire tablets. …
iPad mini already unboxed after some preorders are delivered two days early
Apple’s (AAPL) brand new iPad mini doesn’t officially launch until November 2nd, but some lucky customers are reportedly already receiving their preorders. French blog igen.fr has …
Apple’s iPad mini display is ‘terrible’
The early iPad mini reviews are in, and they basically all say the same thing: It’s an iPad, but mini. Sites with early access to …
Google sells nearly 1 million Nexus 7 tablets each month
The $199 starting price on Google’s (GOOG) Nexus 7 was widely expected to bolster sales, but no one could really project how the affordable Jelly …
Apple has run out of initial fourth-generation iPad stock
Apple (AAPL) isn’t just running low on the iPad mini anymore. 9to5Mac reports that Apple has now run out of its initial stock of fourth-generation …
Amazon says Kindle Fire HD sales surged after iPad mini announcement
Amazon (AMZN) clearly isn’t sweating the iPad mini. Per AllThingsD, Amazon says that the iPad mini’s launch day “was the $199 Kindle Fire HD’s biggest …
iPad mini projected to help Apple sell 100 million iPads next year
The iPad is the world’s most popular tablet and it’s only going to get more popular next year. Per AppleInsider, Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley has …
Samsung may be prepping a 7-inch Note tablet to compete with iPad mini, Nexus 7
Samsung (005930) hasn’t had as much luck with tablets as it’s had with smartphones, but it looks like the company is taking another shot at …
Teardown shows the Surface is slightly easier to repair than the iPad
As users settle in with their Microsoft (MSFT) Surface tablets, the folks at iFixit have already taken their screwdrivers and spudgers out to crack the …
Microsoft has no interest in releasing a ‘Surface mini’ anytime soon
While Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG) and a variety of other vendors may be interested in smaller tablets, Microsoft (MSFT) is taking a different approach to …
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Forget the iPad, Surface is the tablet people want
Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer undoubtedly knows that Apple (AAPL) has sold more than 100 million iPad tablets at this point, but according to the …
Google’s Nexus 10 tablet captured on video for the first time [video]
Hurricane Sandy may have cancelled Google’s (GOOG) big event on Monday but that doesn’t mean we’ll have to wait to see the new Nexus 10 …
Amazon opens fire at iPad mini
Amazon (AMZN) certainly can’t compete with Apple (AAPL) in terms of profitability — Apple earned $8.2 billion last quarter while Amazon posted a $275 million …
Launch-day iPad mini inventory now sold out on Apple.com
It took a bit longer than most brand new Apple (AAPL) products, but preorder inventory of Apple’s new iPad mini tablet is now sold out …
Google slashes 16GB Nexus 7 to $199, 32GB model appears at $249
Google (GOOG) had plans to unveil a new Nexus tablet on Monday, but a formidable hurricane forced the company to cancel its big Android press conference. While …
iPad mini with 4G LTE won’t arrive until November 21st at the earliest
iPad mini D-Day is November 2nd, but what about for customers looking to grab the 4G LTE model? According to 9to5Mac, buyers are reporting that …
Android tablets take a huge chunk of iPad’s market share in Q3
Who says that Android tablets aren’t cool? Research firm Strategy Analytics says that shipments of Android tablets surged to a new high in the third …
Leaked images allegedly reveal Google’s Nexus 10 tablet
Images of what appear to be Google’s (GOOG) upcoming Nexus 10 tablet were published on Friday by BriefMobile, which also confirmed that the 10.1-inch slate will be manufactured by …
Microsoft exec says the iPad mini is a total ripoff at $329
Things just got real. Steven Sinofsky, president of the Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows and Windows Live division, has told AllThingsD that new laptops based on the Windows …
iPad mini is too expensive? Preorders for white model already sold out
It may be that demand for the white iPad mini has been off the charts — or it may be that rumors of Apple’s (AAPL) …
Google’s 32GB Nexus 7 tablet now available from Office Depot for $249
While Google (GOOG) has not officially announced a higher-capacity Nexus 7 tablet, the slate is already available for purchase from select retailers. Office Depot (ODP) …
Microsoft grappling with newfound underdog status as it enters the tablet market
Microsoft (MSFT) knows quite a bit about being the world’s most dominant tech company. But over the past few years, Microsoft has taken a backseat …
Survey says half iPad owners are angry at Apple for releasing fourth-gen iPad so soon
It’s only natural for third-generation iPad owners to feel upset with Apple (AAPL) for releasing a fourth-generation iPad a mere seven months after the former tablet …
Apple’s recent production woes reportedly helped drive up iPad mini price
It seems that Apple’s (AAPL) transition away from Samsung (005930) isn’t going as smoothly as hoped. DigiTimes has become the latest to report that supply …
