Interest in Microsoft Windows 8 tablets is waning, says Forrester, with nearly half of those who wanted such a device at the beginning of 2011 no longer interested. Time is against Microsoft, but there’s still some hope for success due to both hardware and software strategies. Read more »
Amazingly, Apple approved an app called iTether that lets you share your iOS device’s data connection with a Mac or PC over USB — regardless of whether or not your carrier allows tethering. Even more surprising, maybe, is that it works with 3G-enabled iPads, too. Read more »
Rolling Stone magazine will release an iPad app companion this week for its The Beatles: The Ultimate Album-by-Album Guide book this week, a… Read more at paidContent »
A mobile device mount that uses powerful suction to provide easy viewing in a variety of situations, and an iPad stylus that goes beyond capacitive input to provide more accurate and sensitive pen-based input. Thanks for keeping iOS device accessories interesting, Kickstarter. Read more »
Despite warnings from groups like the OECD that Europe and the U.S. are heading into recession, the flurry of online and mobile activity tha… Read more at paidContent »
The Economist said more than three million of its iOS and Android apps have been downloaded, as it reported six percent higher half-year ope… Read more at paidContent »
Could there be a little glimmer of light at the end of the tablet injunction tunnel for Samsung in Australia? With Christmas now exactly one… Read more at paidContent »
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Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet, widely viewed as the only real challenger to Apple’s iPad is out in the wild. Those who got the device have been putting it through the paces. Online video platform, Ooyala has taken data from its platform. Here is what Fire owners are watching. Read more »
One of the first computer games I ever played at home was Zork. It was a text-based game that guided the player through a narrative of obstacles and challenges. Then came PC/Mac games like Myst and more recently Silent Hill. Now, there’s Dark Meadow on iOS. Read more »
Facebook has not approached anything resembling a confirmation of the reports that it is developing its own phone with HTC, code-named “Buff… Read more at paidContent »
Amazon’s first foray into the tablet market, the Kindle Fire, is widely perceived as the first real competitor to the iPad. Here’s an outline of how the two compare, and which is better suited to which kind of gift recipient this holiday season. Read more »
Future wants to tackle a worsening U.S. print magazine market by merging its UK and U.S. businesses and by more quickly converting its Ameri… Read more at paidContent »
Details of Apple’s Black Friday sales have reportedly been leaked online, and in terms of Apple’s own products, there are few surprises. What might be more exciting are the accessory deals, however, some of the best of which offer heavy discounts for premium gear. Read more »
Monthly figures out from Millennial Media once again show that Android is the most dominant OS on its mobile ad network — the mobile platfo… Read more at paidContent »
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Loytr, the company that makes the popular MyPad app, has once again beaten Facebook to the iPad. The company debuted Timelines for Facebook on Tuesday, a native app that brings the social network’s new Timeline user interface to the iPad. Read more »
Apple and Samsung’s patent gripes are troubling Europe’s top body governing antitrust concerns, European Commissioner Joaquín Almunia told reporters on Tuesday, according to ZDNet. Almunia says IP rights can be “used as a tool of abuse,” and worries that could be what’s happening here . Read more »
More women are using tablets as the devices become more popular, according to new stats from eMarketer, but men aren’t making it up on the e… Read more at paidContent »
The tablet magazine opportunity is not all about iPad apps.
Although nearly half of U.S. magazine publishers have launched iPad apps, about… Read more at paidContent »
With 550,000 activations per day, and 200 million activations to-date, Android is fast shaping up to be the world’s biggest OS, but that gro… Read more at paidContent »
The New York Times is ready to start extending sales of its “all access” digital subscriptions across tablets and smartphones to companies a… Read more at paidContent »
If, like me, you lost your original 10W iPad charger, don’t buy an official Apple replacement. Why? Because you can have a much better one: The twelvesouth PlugBug. It’s just as good at charging as the official version, and offers two-in-one charging with all MacBook adapters. Read more »
Tablets still tend to be early adopter devices, but they’re quickly becoming mainstream tools. By the end of 2014, one in every three Americans or 90 million users is expected to have a tablet, according to a new estimate by eMarketer. Read more »
The Kindle Fire, retailing for only $199, could be the Android tablet that sells in volumes and provides real competition against the iPad f… Read more at paidContent »
Apple’s iPad makes up 65 percent of customer demand for tablets, according to a new survey. But for the first time, another competitor has emerged to catch a very healthy percentage of attention: the Kindle Fire. Still, here’s how Apple can win back total market dominance. Read more »
Apple was the second-most popular online retailer in the U.K., according to data collected by web stats measurement firm Experian Hitwise and IMRG released Monday. Apple rose to second place from eighth the previous quarter, thanks to a five-fold increase in traffic between August and October. Read more »
According to new estimates by analyst firm Canalys, Apple could sell more PCs than current market leader HP during the first half of 2012. The key to Apple’s market dominance, however, is counting the category-busting iPad in addition to Mac sales. Read more »
While the jury is definitely still out on the Kindle Fire, is Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) thinking more broadly about mobile? If the company is inte… Read more at paidContent »
One can argue the semantics over shipped units and sold units when evaluating the state of the tablet market in late 2011, but one thing see… Read more at paidContent »
Revision3 rolled out a new, HTML5-based video player to standardize its user experience across web browsers and on mobile and connected devices. At the same time, it made a strategic decision to phase out support of Flash and throw more development resources behind HTML5 instead. Read more »
Consumption off the desktop is creating new audiences for The Financial Times before and after the working day. Read more at paidContent »
Food52, the cooking site founded by New York Times food writer Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, is moving into apps just a couple weeks aft… Read more at paidContent »
Magazine and news publishers who have not yet joined iOS Newsstand have lost out to the system’s early adopters, according to research data. Read more at paidContent »
China has become an increasingly important part of Apple’s empire, and today it looks like the company has taken one more step to growing th… Read more at paidContent »
Apple has made a change to the scope of its lawsuit against Amazon regarding its “App Store” trademark says CNET, addressing claims made in recent advertisements for the online retailer’s new Kindle Fire Android-based tablet. Amazon’s marketing threatens the App Store brand, says Apple. Read more »
Apple has reportedly ordered two million high-res display panels from Samsung, LG and Sharp for November, adding to the one million it’s said to have ordered in October. The screens, according to a previous report, are said to be Retina displays, with resolution of 2048×1536 pixels. Read more »
News aggregation app Flipboard has introduced new features to support its upcoming iPhone version, whilst also apparently preparing to re-la… Read more at paidContent »
On Thursday, Nielsen released figures indicating holiday desire for Apple’s mobile products knows no age limits; six- to 12-year-olds cited the iPad as their most desired consumer electronics product for this holiday shopping season, with the iPod touch and iPhone coming in second and third. Read more »
Apple seems poised for a strong holiday season, at least according to two new surveys. Both those doing the shopping and those writing up their own personal wish lists seem to be in sync about one thing: Apple’s iPad and iPhone are in high demand. Read more »
Big funding round for the digital content subscription and billing specialist Zuora: the company has raised $36 million in a Series D round… Read more at paidContent »
