Computerworld - Web traffic on Android tablets from various vendors grew substantially after the Christmas holiday, cutting the iPad's share by more than 7%. Nonetheless, Web traffic on Apple's iPad continues to outdistance the ...
Tags: Android, Web traffic, iPad, Web page, Web
Tech gadgets have proven to be popular Christmas gifts this year, leading the last week of 2012 to see the most new device activations and app downloads in iOS and Android history, a new report has revealed. Flurry, a mobile analytics ...
Tags: 2012, new device activations, app downloads, iOS, Android
Computerworld-The Kindle Fire has been snuffed out--in a good way. Amazon said Thursday that the$199 Kindle Fire tablet sold out after less than a full year on the market. Amazon claims that since its launch,the Kindle captured 22%of ...
Tags: Kindle Fire, sold out, Amazon
Computerworld-Apple's new 7.9-in.iPad mini will be a huge hit with business users as well as consumers,several industry analysts predicted Tuesday. Why? It starts with the$329 price tag for a Wi-Fi-only 16 GB version,making it ...
The first teardown of an iPad Mini showed few surprises, but the team that took apart Apple's new smaller tablet said it was "extremely difficult" for do-it-yourselfers to repair. iFixit.com, which regularly rips apart devices sold by ...
Amazon.com launched a free online tool that will help schools and businesses centrally control and distribute content on Kindle devices to their students and staff, it said Wednesday. The new service, called Whispercast for Kindle, can ...
Tags: Amazon.com, free online tool, Kindle
Computerworld - Tablets seem to be heading in two directions: There are those primarily designed for consumption of books, movies and other content, and those intended for content creation as well as consumption. That distinction is ...
Tags: Nook Tablets, Camera, 7-in.Nook HD, processing power, display resolution
Texas Instruments has partnered with AllGo Embedded Systems to announce a reference design that will allow Android 4.0 tablets to be built for under US$70, the companies announced Wednesday. The Etab reference design is for a basic tablet ...
Tags: US, Android 4.0 tablet, cooperation, reference design
PC World - Amazon has scheduled a press conference for Sept. 6, suggesting that new Kindle e-readers and tablets are nearly here. The event is set for 10:30 a.m. Pacific time in Santa Monica, Calif., but no other information was given. ...
Tags: tablets, Kindle Ereaders, Apple's iPad, tablet market
Computerworld - Apple's rumored November launch of a smaller, less-expensive iPad will put the company in a tight spot -- tighter than usual -- if it's not able to build up and maintain adequate supplies through the holiday season, analysts ...
Tags: Apple, iPad, iPad Mini, tablet, company news
IDG News Service - Barnes & Noble introduced Wednesday two Nook tablets with 7-inch and 9-inch high-resolution displays, targeting entire families with the devices. The Android devices will ship in the U.S. in late October and be ...
Tags: Barnes and Noble, Nook tablets, company news, new product, tablet
Amazon.com has opened its Maps API to all Kindle developers, who can now use it to integrate maps in their applications for the Kindle Fire family of tablets. The Maps API is the latest addition to Amazon's Mobile App SDK, to which the ...
Tags: Amazon, Maps API, Kindle developers, tablets
Holiday Offer is Good With Purchase of a LifeShield Security System LifeShield Security announced today that its popular holiday giveaway of a Free Kindle Fire with the purchase of a LifeShield Security system has been extended through ...
Sharp is readying a 6-in. digital notepad with 60 hours of battery life under continuous use. The monochrome "Digital Note" features a pen-shaped stylus and has enough storage for 1,000 pages of hand-written notes. It syncs with a ...
Tags: Sharp, digital notepad, battery life
Undoubtedly 2012 has been another big year for mobile. From high-profile launches to security scares, from hot tablets entering the enterprise to huge players trailing with their tails between their legs, mobile is certainly the direction ...
Tags: mobile, security scares, tablet, IT infrastructure