The iPad is a great tablet, but you know what’s even better? Competition. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much of that in 2011, as Apple’s rivals rushed out clunky, expensive tablets based on Android Honeycomb, which itself was buggy …
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Rumor: Two New iPads in January, iPad 2 Price Drop Expected [Updated]
Apple’s next iPad — make that iPads, as in two — could see light of day at last in January, according to a highly detailed new rumor, but word that Apple was planning a smaller 7-inch iPad is in doubt after the source backed …
How the iPad 2 Became My Favorite Computer
Can the iPad replace a PC?
Ever since Apple announced its tablet nearly two years ago, the Internet has been awash in discussion of this question. Most of it has had a pretty theoretical feel and has gravitated toward …
Kindle Fire Update Claims to Fix Performance, Touch and Security Issues
Happy holidays early, Kindle Fire owners—the update you’ve been waiting for since Amazon’s Android-based tablet debuted has finally arrived. It’s free, over-the-air (no need for a cable or computer connection), should load in …
$199 Blackberry Playbooks Are Back to Kill RIM’s Profits
Apple Reportedly Buying Up 8-inch Touchscreens to Build Smaller iPads
In October 2010, the late Steve Jobs made an unexpected appearance on an Apple earnings call, telling analysts and reporters how his company’s iPhone had blown BlackBerry phones out of the water, how he thought Android wasn’t …
“Kindle Fire is the most successful product we've ever launched.”
How to Jailbreak Your Kindle Touch for Future Customization
So you’re a tweaker, and you’d like to do more with the Kindle Touch than Amazon allows, but the previous methods of jailbreaking Amazon’s e-readers don’t work anymore. Fortunately, a new exploit allows you to hack the …
iPad 3 Rumored to Launch Around Same Time as First Two iPads
Can you believe it? The iPad 3 might become available in March or April, according to recent rumors. The first iPad hit the market on April 3, 2010; the iPad 2 hit the market on March 11, 2011. Apple traditionally follows a yearly …
Good Grief: Users Panning Amazon’s Kindle Fire, or Just the Media?
External volume troubles, accidental power-offs, a wonky touchscreen and privacy fit for a peeping Tom—Amazon’s Kindle Fire probably wishes it could dial back the clock to late September, when the device was just announced and …
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Zite’s Personalized Magazine App Comes to the iPhone
It’s been a busy week for mobile applications that mimic the feel of a magazine, but with content from an array of sources. First, iPad hit Flipboard arrived on the iPhone. Then Google unveiled Currents, an iOS and Android app …