A new product from Apple is in news again. However, this time its something that will materialize for the first time. The long rumoured Apple iPad Mini is reported to be in mass production in Asia. One of the suppliers spilled the beans on the new product, as reported by Wall Street Journal. The paper […]
Oct 4 2012 | Posted in
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As it was expected, the new Google device has set the precedence of new standards for 7-inch tablets. Before the launch of Google Nexus 7, the 7 inchers were taken for casual work, web browsing or keen reading at the most. But the Google device has now pushed other OEMs to take this market segment […]
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Barnes and Noble did some basic check on the sales and overcame some of the fierce competition factors. For a start, it had Bluetooth and expandable memory option. Yet , the company could not keep up with competition on the price front. It was still 50 bucks expensive than the Fire. To aggravate the competition […]
Jul 18 2012 | Posted in
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The culture of reading books has changed since the advent of e-readers. The readership of paper-based books has now decreased mainly due to the introduction of e-readers, thanks to Amazon, and tablets, thanks to Apple. Though the readership on the whole has not been dented, per se, it has rather increased in the recent years. […]
Apr 27 2012 | Posted in
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However, this comes at an extra price of $40, the new Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight is available to the customers for $139. In addition to features like e-reader, the tablet sports a web browser for emailing and simple web browsing. It also has a music player to listen to custom playlists. Amazon Kindle Touch […]
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Amazon Kindle The most inexpensive tablet available in the market commenced its official sales in October, last year. Its price at $79 is still the lowest in the market. However, the device could be found for even less in the market. The cheap price tag shaves off some of basic features that might be […]
Apr 27 2012 | Posted in
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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 […]
Apr 19 2012 | Posted in
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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, […]
Apr 19 2012 | Posted in
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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 […]
Apr 19 2012 | Posted in
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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 […]
Apr 19 2012 | Posted in
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Barnes and Noble are taking the tablet competition pretty seriously and the evidence of such approach is the new upgraded Nook Simple Touch GlowLight that was launched this week. The release date however, falls somewhere in May. Pre-orders however, are in progress and the users can book the new Nook to-be-released in May for $139. […]
Apr 14 2012 | Posted in
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“I think this is going to do really well at this price point,” Iannone said. “This is a feature a lot of people are looking for in an e-ink e-reader. It’s the number one requested item from our users. It’s a killer feature.” Barnes & Noble considers its integrated GlowLight as a key differentiating feature. […]
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