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Laptops, Tablets, eReaders

Netbooks vs Tablets: The Market Winner is...

26 October 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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Netbooks vs Tablets: The Market Winner is...

Tablet shipments beat netbook shipments for the first time in Q2 2011, according to ABI Research-- with tablet shipments reaching 13.6M units, compared to 7.3M netbooks.

The analyst says Q1 2011 netbook shipments reach 8.4M, while tablet units number 6.4M.

“This is a trend that we do not expect will reverse,” ABI says, describing the shift in shipment numbers as "changing of leadership for the most interesting device type," rather than direct market cannibalisation.

Apple continues dominating Continue reading...

And the Number of Android Tablets Sold is...

19 October 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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And the Number of Android Tablets Sold is...

Let's use the power of math and calculate how many Android tablets got sold so far-- crunch the latest Android platform stats with the official activation numbers from the Google Q3 2011 financial results. The total should come to... around 3.42 million.

The calculation comes through the Twitter account of Android developer Al Sutton.

However Google's Andy Rubin disagrees-- at his opening keynote to the first AsiaD conference Rubin says there are "a little more than 6 million Android tablets out Continue reading...

Motorola (sort of) Follows Touchpad Example

19 October 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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Motorola (sort of) Follows Touchpad Example

Guess who was following the HP fire sale? Motorola was, as it launches the Xoom Family Edition-- a Best Buy exclusive selling for $379.

The only differences between the "new" model and the regular Xoom are less storage (the Family Edition has 16GB instead of 32GB) and a collection of pre-loaded apps.

Last August HP started selling off its remaining TouchPad stock for either $100 (16GB model) and $150 (32GB) per tablet, before producing one last TouchPad run following reports of cheap tablets " Continue reading...

Asus Ultrabooks Are Zen

12 October 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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Asus Ultrabooks Are Zen

Asus announces its line of ultra-portable Ultrabook laptops-- Zenbooks, with five models (x2 UX21 configurations and x3 UX31 models) unveiled in a glitzy event with chairman Johnney Shih as host.

Available in two screen sizes (11.6" and 13.3") and 3mm thick at their thinnest points, the Asus Zenbooks come in an alumium alloy body with a glass trackpad and all-metal keyboard-- making them two of the best looking Ultrabooks around.

Specifications include low-voltage Core i5 and i7 processors, 4GB Continue reading...

Amazon: a Cheap Tablet to Kindle Online Sales

05 October 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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Amazon: a Cheap Tablet to Kindle Online Sales

IHS iSuppli reports Amazon will sell the new Kindle Fire tablet at a "razor-thin margin on sales" of both devices and digital content-- in order to promote physical product sales from the Amazon online store.

The analyst estimates the Kindle Fire costs around $192 to make, with additional manufacturing expenses rising the total price to $209.63. The device itself will cost $199 on shelves.

While commentators say the Kindle Fire will make profit through digital content sales, iSuppli insists the Continue reading...

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