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The best inexpensive tablets in the market

Amazon introduced the first tablet to the world in 2007 with a slate-like structure. However, in the beginning its sole purpose was to facilitate in reading books and journals. Apple followed the suit in quick succession and rolled out their first colourful tablet in 2010 called the iPad. Now-a-days, tablets are not only the best […]

The best inexpensive tablets as e-Readers

Barnes and Noble introduced their latest edition of Nook series in fall 2011. However, despite being one of the cheapest tablets in the world, it could not cope with the unprecedented success of Kindle Fire. The same is expected to happen with Samsung’s latest release of Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, which was released in April, […]

The best inexpensive tablets as media devices – Part 1

  Although the current tablet culture started as an e-reader when Amazon released its first Kindle in 2007, these devices have now become more than that, thanks to Apple’s iPad. The Cupertino-based company released the first iPad in 2010 and in addition to being an e-reader, the slate was a perfect replacement of laptops in […]

The best inexpensive tablets as media devices – Part 2

On the other hand, a Kindle user can stream a video and can also download it on the device for no extra charges. Non-Kindle users have to pay extra to purchase the movies and TV shows on their tablets. Moreover, Prime membership holders all this is for free. Though every Kindle user can rent a […]

Analysis: Apple results loom large for tech – and the market

(Reuters) – When Apple’s shares fall, is Wall Street’s entire performance at risk? The outsize influence of Apple on both the technology sector and the entire stock market was thrown into sharp relief when the iPad maker’s shares fell 4.1 percent on Monday. The alpha male of the stock market, Apple accounts for a third of the […]

Ciberpaís launches new application

Ciberpaís, the technology section of a well known newspaper launches iPhone application, iPhone and Android devices. The program can download iTunes for both mobile and tablet from Apple, and Google Play, finding the version for Android devices. It supports both phones and tablets from version 2.1 operating system to the newest 4.0. This ensures that is accessible both next-generation mobile […]

Apple investors brace for more turbulence

(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s results will be dissected more closely than ever next week, after a share swoon raised concerns on Wall Street that the stock’s gravity-defying rally may be losing steam. Five straight days of stock losses for the world’s most valuable company sparked fears it had ventured into dreaded bubble territory and was […]

US Government sues Apple over pricing of EBooks

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Apple on Wednesday and against the five largest book publishers in the United States accusing them of conspiring to raise the selling price of electronic books and thereby limit competition its sale. It keeps the prosecution of the U.S. government, with the formation of this cartel, […]

The reasons behind high prices of e-books – Part 1

Since the release of the original Kindle from Amazon in 2007, e-book business has taken a new turn. Although it is not a new category in literature, e-books have been in the market since the 90s but they were limited to laptops and desktops. However, the new Kindle, e-reader, pushed the edge of the envelope […]

The reasons behind high prices of e-books – Part 2

The e-book will cost Amazon $20 but it will sell it for let’s say $7 to boost the sales of its Kindles. Although Amazon is cutting its profits on books, it is actually investing in the sales of its e-reader. The low prices however, made falsified image on the consumers that e-books are less expensive […]

The reasons behind high prices of e-books – Part 3

The new model is not a money maker, neither in the short term nor in the long term. As the previous price of the book was set at $7, the original price at any e-book store, $20, is out of question. So the publisher will set the price at let’s say $10. According to the […]

iPhone 5: What to expect of the 2012 edition? – In the light of what we have at hand – Part 1

The rumour mill is in full swing on the upcoming launch of new instalment to the iPhone line. As the latest version was called the iPhone 4S—launched in October 2011—the new iPhone is touted as iPhone 5; many experts address the upcoming device with the iPhone 5 moniker. Since the release of the iPhone 4S […]

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