The Nexus 7 is off to a roaring start, with the dreaded "Out of Stock" message appearing in stores as soon as they started with the delivery process. This is to be expected, as the Nexus 7 boasts of some nice specs while still priced at just $199 and $249 for the 8 and 16 GB versions of the tablet. The delivery process started a day early in the UK while in the US, GameStop … [Read more...] about Google Nexus 7 off to a Solid Start
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Impressive iPad Sales of Almost 12 Million Recorded in Q1
The iPad 3 is definitely carrying forward the iPad legacy. The latest gen iPad has gone on to clock sales of 11.8 million units in the quarter ending in March, which along with equally impressive iPhone sales, have propelled the California based company to register the biggest ever quarterly earnings in its history. The nearly 12 million iPad 3s sold equal to more than twice … [Read more...] about Impressive iPad Sales of Almost 12 Million Recorded in Q1
TheTablet Apple tried to stop
That's exactly the tagline Samsung is now making good use of in Australia as it attempts to make up for the time lost while it engaged with Apple in the court of law rather than the streets and markets Down Under. The ad appeared in the The Sun Herald newspaper and is clearly a smart move on part of Samsung as the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has already received a world of media attention … [Read more...] about TheTablet Apple tried to stop
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet Shipment Could Top 5 Million in Q4
Amazon is poised to sell no less than 5 million of its Kindle Fire tablet PCs in the fourth quarter, a figure that sums up to almost half of what the Apple iPad is projected to achieve. If this is how it indeed turns out for the Kindle Fire, then it would mean the first real competitor for the iPad is here. "It's the first time a competitor has emerged to challenge Apple and … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire tablet Shipment Could Top 5 Million in Q4
Fresh (and last)TouchPad lot to arrive in October
HP's exit from the tablet segment was sudden and unexpected, which left its component suppliers and manufacturing partners in China and Taiwan very little or no time to realign their inventories of the abandoned TouchPad tablet PC. In any case, they were left with TouchPad components such as batteries, chassis and so on that could be used to build another 100,000 to 200,000 … [Read more...] about Fresh (and last)TouchPad lot to arrive in October
Tablet PC craze on the decline — Acer chairman
The impact of tablet devices is finally wearing out as per Acer chairman JT Wang and the return of notebooks, which had been the most affected by the advent of tablet device, is being witnessed once again. Wang claims an increase in demand for Intel’s Ultrabooks and Microsoft Windows 8 as proof of a return to the notebook days. An Ultrabook with a tagged price of US $799 is … [Read more...] about Tablet PC craze on the decline — Acer chairman
IDC: tablet sales drop 28 percent in Q1 2011 but predicts 53.5 million sales by end of year
So you thought tablet PCs are what the future of computing will be all about. Well may be not as analyst firm IDC has a different story to tell. So while tablet sales reached a commendable 18 million units in 2010, the growth trajectory has slipped by about 28 percent so that only about 7.2 million tablets found buyers between the January to March 2011 period. This is quite a … [Read more...] about IDC: tablet sales drop 28 percent in Q1 2011 but predicts 53.5 million sales by end of year
Five Million iPad 2 Touch Screens Shipped in June
Just for those who needed proof in the form of hardcore numbersregarding how popular the second gen iPad 2 continues to be, there has been five million iPad 2 touch panels shipped during the month of June. Shipments for the month of July are also going be 5 million, which should be in line with the projected figure of 12 to 14 million iPads expected to be shipped in Q3 of 2011. … [Read more...] about Five Million iPad 2 Touch Screens Shipped in June
Galaxy tab’s actual return rate less than 2%, claims Samsung
News of the Galaxy Tab getting returned in large quantities (16 percent to be specific) had spread like wild fire in the web world though Samsung has now stepped in to set things right. So in what can be seen as a damage control exercise to redeem the lost pride of what can surely be termed the second best selling tablet in the world right now, Samsung has now come with what it … [Read more...] about Galaxy tab’s actual return rate less than 2%, claims Samsung
Amazon sells more digital books than paperbacks
The Amazon digital book juggernaut seems unstoppable at the moment and looks like it would chew up anything and everything that comes its way. It did so with the hardcover books back in July 2010 and now the latest victim is paperbacks. "Kindle books have now overtaken paperback books as the most popular format on Amazon.com," as per the company earning release. The date was … [Read more...] about Amazon sells more digital books than paperbacks
iPad Magazine Sales Plummet
While the iPad might be rewriting sales records, unfortunately, the same can't be said of the magazine apps that is on offer on the iPad. The Apple tablet made have made the right start but it seems, it is finding it difficult to hold on to the initial figures any more. For the number crunchers, here are some figures to dwell upon as revealed by the Audit Bureau of … [Read more...] about iPad Magazine Sales Plummet
A million Amazon Kindles Sold
Guess who is the latest entrant to the million gadgets clubs! It's our very own Amazon who claims to have sold a million Kindles in just the first 73 days of the holiday quarter. Now Amazon is notorious for not coming out with concrete figures as far as sales of its Kindle range of e-readers are concerned, leaving everyone to only just guess how many of the e-readers may have … [Read more...] about A million Amazon Kindles Sold
Samsung Galaxy Tab sales cross 600,000 units worldwide
While the high price tag of the Samsung Galaxy Tab is being talked about as much as the tablet itself, the tablet meanwhile has gone on to reach an impressive sales figure of 600,000 units within the short span of time that it has since been released. The Galaxy Tab has already been launched in more then 30 countries worldwide, with the latest being Qatar with Vodafone. The … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab sales cross 600,000 units worldwide
Kindle e-Reader Sales Zoom
It seems the festivity bug has already smitten Amazon and its Kindle e-readers. In fact, the company is already reporting having sold far more Kindle devices than they did in the entire year of 2009, and its only just October! You be sure that with the upcoming holiday season sales should reach a new crescendo. So the new Kindle Graphite 3G and Kindle Graphite WIFI is all … [Read more...] about Kindle e-Reader Sales Zoom