All Posts Tagged With: "ipad"
Is Wal-mart (NYSE: WMT) Next In Line to Sell the iPad?
Consumers looking to get their hands on Apple’s iPad are no longer restricted to buying this device online or at Apple stores. Apple has now made the device available in Target stores and on Amazon’s website. This is a direct indicator of how fast they are being made, perhaps to accommodate the approaching holiday season. [...]
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Expands Retail Availability into Target (NYSE: TGT) Stores
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is looking to make the iPad available in more retail locations, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Target made the announcement at their media conference in Minneapolis. Starting on October 3rd, all six models of the iPad will be available for sale in Target (NYSE: TGT). Both the WiFi-only and [...]
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Predicts Blu-Ray Demise
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has been a supporter of the HD DVD and Blu-ray technologies, but predicts that streaming digital content will put an end to any hope that either format will succeed . In 2005, Microsoft joined the HD DVD Promotion Group, a group of consumer electronics manufacturers, companies, and content providers who were pushing [...]
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to launch digital newsstand for iPad
The big news from Apple this week is that they are rumored to launch a new cloud store that was created specifically for the Apple iPad. This new store would be aimed at selling digital versions of magazines and newspaper subscriptions. Apple would give publishers the tools needed to easily create media rich replicas of [...]
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Rumored to Aim for iPad Sales at Target (NYSE:TGT)
The rumor mill has been rampant about Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) intent to sell iPad’s at the retail chain Target (NYSE: TGT). It is believed that Target will launch the iPad on October 3. According to Engadget, the in-store inventory for the Target store show an unnamed product listing at the same pricing guidelines as Apple’s [...]
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPads Shipping Within 24 Hours
Do you already have an iPad? How long did you wait for it to ship after you ordered it? People ordering iPads previously had to wait several days or at times, weeks, before their iPads shipped. On an earnings call on July 20th, Apple’s COO, Tim Cook, told the media and analysts, “We’re increasing capacity [...]
Verizon FiOs (NYSE: VZ) Bringing TV to Apple’s iPad (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Other Tablet Computers
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Chief Information Office, Shaygan Kheradpir, announced at a press conference yesterday that within the next few months, subscribers to the Verizon FiOS service could be watching their favorite television shows via an application on tablet computers like Apple’s iPad (NASDAQ: AAPL) and maybe even Android powered phones. The application which makes it [...]
News Corp (NYSE: NWS) Plans National Newspaper Delivery on Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad
The success of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has encouraged the major media company, News Corp, (NYSE: NWS) to plan a nationwide newspaper which can be read on tablet computers and cell phones. The newspaper would be offered on a paid subscription basis and will compete with the New York Times and USA Today. Rupert Murdoch, [...]
Is Apple (NYSE: AAPL) Ready for Competition?
Apple (NYSE: AAPL) had better be ready because competition for the iPad is in the works. According to a Bloomberg news report, seen here RIM who makes the BlackBerry will be releasing a device in answer to the iPad as soon as this coming November. It appears that the name of the new device will [...]
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Launching Wireless Kindle to Fend Off iPad
As Apple Inc’s (NYSE: AAPL) iPad gains ground in the electronic reader market Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) bets their new release of their $139 wireless-only Kindle Wi-Fi will pull in new readers. Rather than relying on cell phone 3G for connections, the new wireless model will depend on connections via internet wi-fi. The trend continues to show [...]
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to Ship iPads and iPhones to Additional Countries
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) releated the iPad tablet PC in the United States on April 3rd, and by May 28th had expanded sales of the iPad to nine other countries. Up until now, the iPad has been available for purchase in the U.S. and Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and the U.K. In [...]
Apple’s (NYSE: APPL) iPad’s Could Soon Be Even More Tech Savvy
For those of you that think your Apple (NYSE: APPL) iPad can’t possibly get any better, think again. While you may think you have the best technology has to offer, you could soon be wanting an upgrade that will literally revolutionize the way iPad’s and other touch technologies work. If Apple decides to team up [...]
AT&T’s (NYSE: T) Security Leak Being Investigated
You may have heard rumors about the potential security leak involving Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Safari application, networked by AT&T (NYSE: T). Technically the security leak does lie with AT&T, and not the iPad, and no one is exactly sure how bad this leak is. Goatse Security, a security firm with flimsy credentials and reportedly [...]
Still Waiting For Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) New iPhone 4
The new iPhone 4 officially launches 7 a.m. on June 24 in 2010, but realistically you won’t get your hands on one for several weeks after its’ launch date, unless you’re one of the lucky few who have an accepted pre-order. In fact most places, like Best Buy, are temporarily not taking any more pre-orders. [...]
Will Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Drive PCs into Extinction?
At the Wall Street Journal’s “All Things Digital” conference held Tuesday night, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs was interviewed by Walter Mossberg and Kara Swisher. He talked about working on the iPad before the iPhone was developed, in the early 2000s. He said when he was shown a multi-touch interface Apple engineers had created, [...]
Apple iPad Sales Reach 2 Million (NASDAQ: AAPL)
The Apple iPad has experienced huge success since it’s launch on April 3, 2010. In a press release available on www.apple.com, the company has announced they have sold over two million iPad’s in less than two months. This is an astonishing number of sales that surpass the expectations of everyone including those at Apple. The [...]
Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad Out Performing Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) had recently admitted that the “Kindle”, an ebook reader, just can’t compete with Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. Amazon is not overly worried about this fact though, saying the Kindle will find a niche with the serious reader, where as the iPad is meant for a broad range of general uses, which happens [...]
Dell Streak to Provide Competition for iPhone and iPad (NASDAQ: DELL)
If consumer demand is any indication of success, Apple’s iPhone and iPad have hit the nail on the head in anticipating the needs of consumers. With Apple just releasing news of hitting the 2 million mark in the sales of iPads in just under two months, many people might scoff that there is anything like [...]
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) Opens International iPad Store Early
Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has been a huge hit in the US. Sales have been recently estimated around $8 million so far for 2010. US sales have been so strong that many stores report iPad shortages. Apple is now headed to the international market, where they are expected to be very successful. Nine countries will [...]
Apple (NYSE: APPL) and Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG)Mobile Device War
People may not have noticed, but two giant companies are going head to head. Apple (NYSE: APPL) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) have been recently fighting a mobile device war, which up until recently Apple was winning. One million iPads were sold the first month they were released. The iPhone revolutionized the way smart-phones were perceived, [...]
More Product Leaks from Dell (NASDAQ: DELL)– Convertible Netbook Tablet and Looking Glass Tablet with Android, Tegra and TV Tuner
Last week we reported on the upcoming smartphones from Dell, the Dell Thunder, Lightning and Smoke. Now, Engadget.com has reported that a 7 inch tablet with a NVIDIA Tegra chip called the Dell Looking Glass is scheduled for release in November; and a convertible netbook tablet with an 11 inch display scheduled for release in [...]
Apple iPad Available In US Only Until May (NSDQ: AAPL)
After the much anticipated release of the Apple iPad in the United States last week, the announcement has been made that those outside of the US will have to wait until the end of May to try one out for themselves. Apple had originally planned the international launch of it’s newest popular creation for late [...]
AT&T (NYSE:T) Has Competition for the iPad
With Apple’s (NYSE: APPL) highly anticipated April 3rd release of the iPad (tablet computer), various Wi-Fi and cellular providers are looking to sell consumers add-on wireless data services. AT&T (NYSE:T) is the chosen data-plan provider for the iPad; but other providers are looking to establish themselves as the alternative to the monthly 3G cellular plans [...]
Apple (NYSE: APPL) iPad Will Come with 30,000 Free eBooks – According to AppAdvice
According to a report from AppAdvice, the anticipated Apple (NYSE: APPL) iPad will come with over 30,000 classic eBook titles for free. The eBooks will consist of a number of classics from Project Gutenberg’s free digital library, as well as other titles from a number of major publishers. Project Gutenberg is a volunteer supported program [...]
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Takes on Apple’s (NYSE: APPL) iBooks with Kindle App
There is still about two weeks to go before the iPad becomes available for consumers to purchase on April 3rd, but Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is already prepared to compete with Apple’s (NYSE:APPL) iBooks with an application designed for Kindle. The Kindle app for iPad will use Amazon’s WhisperSync technology to enable synchronization of bookmarks in [...]



