Posts Tagged by Apple Tablet
The big Apple tablet count down
| January 26, 2010 | Posted by Abren Michaels under Apple, Electronics, iPhone, iPod, Mac, tablet |
tablet concept
We’re only24 hours away from what might be Apple’s greatest invention yet! And we can’t wait.
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Steve Jobs “Come see our latest creation”
| January 25, 2010 | Posted by Jessica Moreno under Apple, Electronics, Gadgets, iPhone, iPod, Tech News |
Flurry, an analytic firm, claims that they have proof that Apple tablet is in fact ‘in the works’. Based on web traffic analysis from third-party software developers, Flurry says Apple’s Cupertino campus has been testing hundreds of mobile of apps on 50 prototype Apple tablets.
Reports say testers of the early iterations of Apple’s tablet have downloaded about 200 applications from clients that use Flurry’s traffic analytic software. By tracking where download are originating from they say it identified dozens of tablet-like devices that did not leave the Apple campus and run a yet to be released operating system (version 3.2).
Apple Unveils new MacBook Pro Core i5 this Month
| January 13, 2010 | Posted by Abren Michaels under Apple, Electronics, Mac, Tech News |
Intel has officially unveiled it’s new Core i5 CPUs at the CES 2010. MacRumors gathered reports about an email Intel sent out to one of their retail services leaking Core i5 MacBook Pro laptops. According to the email, Intel is offering January Prize Draw where participants can win on of two MacBook Pro with new Intel Core i5 CPU systems.
This would lead to the conclusion that Apple is unveiling new MacBook Pro with Core i5 processors this month. If this email/rumor is really unveiling the Apple Tablet at the end of the month, then I would think Apple is unveiling the new MacBook Pro before that.
Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer Announces tablet PC
| January 6, 2010 | Posted by Tony Viteritto under Apple, Electronics, Microsoft |
At his keynote speech, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is likely to show off a tablet PC. According to the New York Times, in any case. Reports say that the machine will be made by Hewlett Packard and will be available in the middle of the year.
According to the newspaper, Ballmer will unveil the tablet as an e-reader and an all-round multimedia device. That’s more or less what Apple is likely to announce in a few weeks with it’s “iSlate” tablet.
This won’t be the first time Microsoft has touted the concept of a PC tablet and pushed it with all of its might. It’s been promoting its concept for more than fifteen years, but has so far failed to make little impact on the market with the device.
Apple, as with Google’s Nexus One smart phone, announced yesterday, is likely to shrug its shoulders at attempts by Microsoft to steal its thunder. It’s something of a tradition for Microsoft to announce products at keynote speeches in CES without them necessarily making waves in the future.
Wall Street Journal Announces Apple Tablet to Ship in March
| January 5, 2010 | Posted by Jeff Gonzales under Apple, Electronics, iPhone, iPod, Mac, Tech News |
That’s right. The highly credible Wall Street Journal announced Apple will ship the first tablets in March.
Previous reports suggested Apple is planning to announce the touch screen device at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco sometime between Jan. 25 and 27. The tablet, which hasn’t been officially named yet, is likely to measure 10 inches and offer Wi-Fi connectivity. The paper also reported Apple is working on two different finishes, possibly white and black finish like the iPhone, for the tablet.
The price however is still unknown. According to other reports the 7 inch tablet will cost $700 and the 10.1-inch about $1000. Freescale Semiconductor announced earlier this week that it has a $200 tablet coming out later this year.
Freescale Semiconductor’s answer to the Expensive Apple Tablet
| January 4, 2010 | Posted by Jeff Gonzales under Apple, Electronics, iPhone, iPod, Tech News |
Seems like everyone is trying to get-in on the tablet. Today Freescale Semiconductor showcased new designs of an affordable, lightweight tablet computer, set to hit the market later this year.
Freescale, which supplies the semiconductor chips for this new breed of tablets called smartbooks, about one third the size of a typical netbook, is putting its weight behind this category with a concept of what could become everybody’s tablet.
The Freescale tablet design (pictured above) has hardware close to what we have been hearing about the rumored Apple tablet: a 7-inch touch screen, 3-megapixel camera, various sensors such as a 3-axis accelerometer, and an ambient light sensor.
Freescale’s smartbook tablet features a potentially killer spec. for a $200 price-tag! Next to an Android or Linux operating system, it also includes WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity and options for a 3G modem.
The smartbook design is built to run everyday-use applications such as a Web browser (with Adobe Flash support), an email client, an RSS reader, social networking tools and an office suite among others.
So far, no one has had a chance to look inside Freescale’s holy grail smartbook, but the chipmaker is planning to show off it’s design at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) later on this week.
Apple Tablet mass production in February claims analyst; lookout Kindle!
| December 30, 2009 | Posted by Jeff Gonzales under amazon, Apple, Electronics, Gadgets, iPhone, iPod, Tech News |
With no official word from Apple, the Tablet is still just a rumor right now, but that doesn’t stop all the Tech analysts from making predictions on it’s mass production. It’s said that if you want to see whats really going on “checks into Apple’s supply chain” as providing sufficient evidence that the Apple is preparing to ramp up production in February of a 10.1-inch multitouch LCD based tablet.
According to analysts the deal Apple is offering is especially designed to take Amazon’s Kindle completely out of the tablet business. They claim publishers are being offered a 30/70 split on ebook profits, with publishers taking the lion’s share; in contrast, Amazon is believed to demand a 50/50 split, only matching the presumed Apple deal if publishers agree to Kindle exclusivity.
Analyst’s reckon the device will launch in late March or April, priced at $1,000 each and with Apple selling as many as 1m tablets per month.
Apps May Drive Apple’s Tablet to Success
| December 29, 2009 | Posted by Wendy Williams under Apple, Electronics, Gadgets, iPhone, iPod, Tech News |
It may not be the 10-inch touch-screen LCD display that drives customers to buy the Apple tablet computer, but rather the extensive library of apps for the device.
A senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray, said to clients on Monday that the tablet’s success will come from confident consumers of Apple’s mobile platform. It is expected that Apple will use an iPhone operating system on the tablet. This would enabling consumers to utilize most existing apps.
It is now being reported that Apple has been requesting it’s developers to super-size versions of their apps. Such reports help fuel the speculation that existing apps will work on the tablet.
Analyst’s at Piper Jaffray now say that Apple’s tablet most likely will compete in the netbook category. While the Netbook focuses on its portability, the tablet focusing “more on apps, entertainment content, iTunes Store, and Web surfing.”
It may not be the 10-inch touch-screen LCD display that drives customers to buy the Apple tablet computer, but rather the extensive library of apps for the device.
A senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray, said to clients on Monday that the tablet’s success will come from confident consumers of Apple’s mobile platform. It is expected that Apple will use an iPhone operating system on the tablet. This would enabling consumers to utilize most existing apps.
It is now being reported that Apple has been requesting it’s developers to super-size versions of their apps. Such reports help fuel the speculation that existing apps will work on the tablet.
Analyst’s at Piper Jaffray now say that Apple’s tablet most likely will compete in the netbook category. While the Netbook focuses on its portability, the tablet focusing “more on apps, entertainment content, iTunes Store, and Web surfing.”
