Book reading has taken a new turn in the last two to three years. The conventional style of book reading has been changed to new and more feasible and inexpensive e-reading, thanks to Amazon for the bombardment of e-books into the market. However, there are many options e-readers these days as compared to 2007 and […]
Feb 9 2012 | Posted in
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Microsoft Corporation’s mobile operating software, Windows Phone 7, has the potential of going places. It is flamboyant and light weight at the same time. It requires less-expensive hardware, single-core processors at tops and RAM in MBs. Therefore, the overall expense of handset has a medium effect on the wallet at best. However, the market is […]
Feb 6 2012 | Posted in
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The next generation of Windows Phones will be on the drawing board now, and while the end user experience of the current handsets is appreciated, with Android pushing multi-core and big numbers on the spec sheet, the hardware for Windows Phone will need to follow. The argument that it doesn’t matter to the end user […]
Feb 6 2012 | Posted in
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By now, it’s well understood that the iPhone is a double-edged sword for the wireless carriers. On one side, Apple’s smartphone is a pricey device to carry, requiring an unusually high subsidy that carriers must pay to keep it affordable enough for the masses. On the other, it leads to more loyal customers who pay […]
Jan 27 2012 | Posted in
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The demand for the iPhone is staggering. Verizon, for instance, said on Tuesday it activated 4.3 million iPhones, or more than half of the smartphones sold in the period. Most of those activations came from existing customers; Verizon added 1.2 million net new contract customers. All of that came at a cost. After taking out […]
Jan 27 2012 | Posted in
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Apple is running a seemingly never-ending hot streak of success for the past two to three years. Despite attracting opprobrium from technology experts on the release of its devices and some of the decision it made in the past couple of years, Apple’s profits keep soaring up like crazy. The iPhone 4S, successor in the […]
Jan 26 2012 | Posted in
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As expected, the iPhone was the star of Apple’s quarter, with the company having sold 37.04 million units. That’s well above the 30 million analysts were expecting. This is the first quarter to include sales of the iPhone 4S, which hit shelves in mid-October and had stronger launch sales numbers than any previous iPhone model. […]
Jan 26 2012 | Posted in
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During its conference call with investors following the release of its financials, Apple fielded questions about its rivals, including Amazon and its Kindle Fire tablet, as well as how it stacks up against competitors in the smartphone field. An analyst questioned whether Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire tablet–and other low-cost iPad alternatives like it–might actually be […]
Jan 26 2012 | Posted in
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Apple release its iPad 2 in the summers and iPhone 4S at the start of the winter. The couple of gadgets are Apple’s flagship products make most of the bread and butter these days. The holiday season including Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Cyber Monday and Christmas, is famous and optimal for huge sales of electronic products […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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I’m not sure what Apple will actually do here, but you can bet that Apple’s fairly brief comments on the matter on the call are going to trigger a whole new round of speculation on what to do with the money. AAPL in late trading is up $33.15, or 7.9%, to $453.56. Many experts expect […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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Apple, Inc. brought a new device, iPad, in 2010 that changed the culture of tablets as we know it. The sleek and simple design was first considered as an upsize iPod and for that matter it attracted huge criticism. However, last year we saw a new tablet culture spring from the very roots of iPad. […]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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Therefore, an immediate piece if suggestion to Apple would be to at least include mouse and track-pad adaptability in the upcoming iOS 6. There have been talks that iPad and iOS combined will replace laptops in the near future with the help of additional peripherals like ZaggFolio. However, these devices need the oomph of track-pads, […]
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