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Laptops, Tablets, eReaders

Will Amazon Set the Tablet Market on Fire with Kindle?

28 September 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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Will Amazon Set the Tablet Market on Fire with Kindle?

Many look to Amazon's tablet launch to ignite the flame of competition against iPad. While the new Kindle Fire features a 7" colour IPS display (2-point multitouch), 8GB memory, a dual-core processor and a $199 price point, it's not the hardware that excites the market but the Amazon platform, the ability to supply content and apps in a cloud infrastructure that rivals or even surpasses Apple's.

Amazon also provides a 30-day free trial to Amazon Prime, its video on demand subscription service. Continue reading...

The Tablet's Place is the... Belkin Kitchen?

20 September 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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The Tablet's Place is the... Belkin Kitchen?

Belkin announces a new set of tablet accessories for customers wishing to use their devices in the kitchen.

The Chef Stand + Stylus has a non-slip rubber base supporting devices in either landscape or vertical mode, and an iPad-compatible stylus (with a magnetic tip to awaken an iPad 2 from sleep mode).

As the name suggests, the Fridge Mount secures tablets (7-10" in size) to a refridgerator door or wall, using 3M Command Strips to secure the device in place.

Finally the Kitchen Cabinet Mount Continue reading...

Ultrabooks: Revolution Leaders?

14 September 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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Ultrabooks: Revolution Leaders?

Will Ultrabooks take the market by storm? Trendforce believes so, predicting Ultrabooks will take at least 10% of the notebook market by 2012 while stimulating the industry in general.

Trendforce says Ultrabooks "will hopefully sweep away the clouds of tablet PC popularity" as they grow further-- from 2% market share in 2011 to around 40% by 2015.

Ultrabooks will also drive further technology improvement from the component industry, resulting in growth for SSD, low power RAM, battery, LED backlight Continue reading...

Waterstone's Getting into EReader Game

14 September 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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Waterstone's Getting into EReader Game

Waterstone's sets to rival the Amazon Kindle as it will launch an eReader next year.

The news comes from a BBC interview with Waterstone's MD James Daunt, who says the company takes inspiration from the Barnes and Noble Nook.

Daunt says the Waterstone's eReader is "well down the planning line."

The Amazon Kindle currently dominates the eReader landscape, with 35% EMEA 2010 market share according to IDC-- even if Amazon fails to release formal sales figures for the device.

Waterstone's will also Continue reading...

Market Caution Casts Shadows Over Ultrabook Launch

06 September 2011 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders
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Market Caution Casts Shadows Over Ultrabook Launch

DigiTimes reports Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba and Asus are limiting initial Ultrabook shipments to below 50000 as a means to test the waters, according to unnamed sources close to the vendors.

The reason? Doubts over whether Q4 2011 notebook demand will see recovery while Apple continues taking the market.

After all, Ultrabooks sit somewhere between 2 uncomfortable stools-- netbooks and laptops.

Intel is hosting an Ultrabook conference on September 14 in the hopes to both attract more notebook players Continue reading...

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