Kindle Fire Likely A 'Blazing Success' Despite Lukewarm Reviews, Morgan Stanley Says
Amazon launched its Kindle Fire on November 14th, and reviews seem to be split evenly into two camps. One group says Amazon's debut tablet falls…
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Deep Discounts Bolster BlackBerry PlayBook Sales, Study Finds
Research In Motion announced last week that it will take a $485 million charge in the third fiscal quarter due to poor sales of its…
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LG Borrows From MacBook Air Design With New Xnote Z330 Ultrabook
LG on Monday unveiled a familiar looking laptop that falls into Intel's much-touted new ultrabook category, the Xnote Z330. With the shape of a MacBook…
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Kindle Fire To Be Second Hottest Tablet Behind iPad In Q4
Amazon's Kindle Fire will be the second most popular tablet in the world this quarter according to new projections published on Friday by market research…
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Available Apps Across Major Mobile Platforms Approaching Million-App Milestone
The total number of mobile applications available across the top-four smartphone platforms in the world is now approaching the 1 million-app milestone, further highlighting the rapid…
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HP To Decide Fate Of webOS Within Two Weeks
Hewlett-Packard's webOS hardware is dead and buried but the fate of the platform itself remains to be determined. HP may hold on to the OS…
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Windows 8 May Be Too Late For Tablets, Forrester Says
The media had a positive response when Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 earlier this year, and consumers seemed to have a high level of interest in…
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ASUS Transformer Prime Said To Launch On December 8th
Android fans could have a big day coming up next week as three sought-after devices are rumored to be launching on December 8th. According to a recent…
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RIM Offers Free PlayBook Tablets To Enterprise Customers
Research In Motion on Thursday announced a new promotion that will make its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet available to enterprise customers for free. Businesses that upgrade…
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Tablet Owners In The U.S. Expected To Total 89.5 Million In 2014, Apple To Own 68% Of Market
By the end of 2014, there will be 89.5 million tablet owners in the United States according to a new forecast, meaning one in three…
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Canalys: Apple Set To Become World's Top PC Vendor Next Year
Apple is on track to become the No.1 PC vendor in the world next year according to new projections. Market research firm Canalys on Monday…
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Teardown Reveals $199 Kindle Fire Costs $201.70 To Build
A recent teardown of Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet reveals that the company is likely selling its new Android-powered slate at a loss. Market research…
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Tablet Market To Thin As Failures Drive PC Vendors Back To PCs
A number of recent entrants in the tablet space may make quick exits as their tablet offerings go largely unnoticed in a market seen to…
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MacBook Tablet Hybrid Tipped By New Apple Patent
A patent awarded to Apple on Wednesday points to one possible solution the company might use once it finally equips the first MacBook computer with…
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Black Friday, Cyber Monday 2011 To Be Biggest Yet For Mobile Shoppers, Study Finds
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are typically two of the biggest shopping days of the year, and as consumers continue to use mobile devices more…
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Nokia Responds To Windows 8 Tablet Rumors, Says It Has No Announcements To Make
Nokia on Wednesday commented on a report suggesting the Finnish vendor had plans to launch a Windows 8 tablet in June 2012. The company would…
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Dell Reports Stagnant Q3 Revenue, CFO Says Prices May Increase
Dell reported its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, noting that its revenue of $15.4 billion was flat compared to the same period last year. GAAP earnings…
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iPad Demand Said To Be Fading As Competition Heats Up
Demand for Apple's iPad tablet is said to be in decline as competition finally heats up thanks to the $199 Kindle Fire from Amazon, and…
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Asus And Acer Scale Back Intel Ultrabook Orders By 40%
Weak sales of the Acer S3 and Asus Zenbook series Ultrabooks have forced both Acer and Asus to scale back orders by 40%, DigiTimes reported on…
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Thailand Floods May Hurt Shipments, Increase Prices For PC Makers
The devastating flooding in Thailand could hurt HP, Lenovo, Dell and Microsoft during the fourth quarter of this year, IDC said in a recent report.…
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Kindle Fire Could Be Hotter Than iPad This Holiday Season, Study Finds
Amazon's upcoming Kindle Fire could be the hottest tablet on the market this holiday season, with demand that may even surpass Apple's blockbuster slate, the…
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Kindle Fire Demand Surpasses iPad Ahead Of Launch, Could Be A Threat
Amazon is seeing huge pent-up demand for its Kindle Fire tablet ahead of launch according to data from a recent study. Market research firm ChangeWave…
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iOS Market Share Balloons In October, Android Climbs To No. 2 Mobile OS
Propelled by the popularity of its iPad tablet and the successful launch of the latest iPhone, Apple's share of the mobile operating system market jumped…
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Apple May Be Building Ultra-Thin 15-Inch MacBook
Apple is designing a new 15-inch MacBook model that will offer an ultra-thin MacBook Air-like design, Macotakara said recently. We heard a similar rumor in…
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HTC Reports Record Q3, Smartphone Shipments Up 93%
HTC on Monday reported a record third quarter that saw profit grow 68% on shipments of 13.2 million handsets, up 93% from the same quarter…
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HP Will Not Spin Off PC Business
After announcing this past August that it was considering a spin off of its PC business, HP confirmed on Thursday that it would keep its…
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Android Usage Poised To Pass Symbian In Nokia's Backyard; iOS Already No. 1
Usage of Android-based devices has exploded in Nordic countries over the past few months and is set to push Symbian into the No. 3 spot…
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