Articles Tagged “iPad”
As expected, Windows 8 tablets not price competitive with Android or iPad
by Lucian Armasu on May 18, 2012 32 Comments">32
Don’t say I didn’t warn you, but reports from Taiwan are now confirming what I’ve said since the beginning of this year. Windows 8 tablets will not be price competitive with Android tablets and the iPad, even for the ARM version, so expect the Intel tablets to cost even more. ARM situation is very bad Manufacturers from Taiwan are complaining that Windows 8 RT licenses will cost them $90-$100 per device. That may not seem that much at first (even though it should compared to Android, which is free), but this $100 comes on top of a cost of components …
Segmentation of the Tablet Market
by Sameer Singh on May 15, 2012 52 Comments">52
This is a follow-up to my article, from a couple of months ago, analyzing the segmentation trends in the tablet market. Since I wrote that article, we have seen some more data on the market share trends of the iPad and Android tablets, including some very interesting data on the Kindle Fire. Now, let’s have a look at how the data stacks up against my predicted trends. iPad vs. Android: Market Share Trends Before I get into this, let’s have a look at the historical market share trends of the iPad and Android tablets over the past couple of years, in terms of …
IDC: Apple’s iPad spoiled the Kindle Fire party, Android tablet sales down significantly
by Bams Sadewo on May 05, 2012 6 Comments">6
Research firm IDC has released the latest tablet shipment numbers for the first quarter of 2012, and it’s not what the Android crowd has been waiting to hear. According to IDC, worldwide tablet shipments dropped by 38% compared to the previous quarter, with Amazon’s Kindle Fire suffering the steepest drop and Apple’s iPad reasserting its dominance. Out of the 17.4 million units of tablets that were shipped in Q1 2012, 68% came from Apple’s camp, which means Apple has shipped 11.8 million iPads in the January – March period. The Kindle Fire, meanwhile, saw its share plummet from 16.8% to …
Could Windows 8 tablets arrive too late to matter?
by Mike Andrici on May 03, 2012 15 Comments">15
As Android seems bound to overtake the tablet market share crown from the iPad, there’s a new contender on the horizon: Microsoft’s Windows 8. Granted, the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 seems to show that Microsoft did their best and have developed a decent OS, not to mention the impressive hardware announced for the upcoming Windows 8 tablets. But, it’s not all pink butterflies, as there are some that believe there’s a chance that Microsoft’s tablet OS will arrive too late to a very competitive party. One of those people is Alan Masarek, CEO of QuickOffice (the developers of the …
What drives Apple’s success?
by Sameer Singh on May 02, 2012 82 Comments">82
Today, at a market capitalization of about $560 billion, Apple is the highest valued company in the world. But what are the true reasons behind the sudden rise of Apple? Before we begin, to avoid being overrun by the Apple brigade, let me state this – does Apple make great products? Absolutely. Does Apple make transcendent products that blow everything else out of the water? Absolutely not. Apple’s products are great, but limited in their own ways. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s dive in and have a look at the top eight reasons that drive …
Asus Transformer Pad Infinity 700 vs Apple iPad (3rd gen) – Battle of the High-Resolution Tablets
by Lucian Armasu on Mar 19, 2012 83 Comments">83
The new iPad (3rd generation) has just been launched, and it’s time to look at how competitive it is to one of the most expected upcoming Android tablets – the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity 700 (Asus product naming is getting a little out of hand here; it shouldn’t take a full sentence to call a product by its name). The Transformer Pad Infinity will also be a high-resolution tablet like the new iPad and it’s worth looking at their specs and their use cases to see how they compare. Asus Transformer Pad Infinity 700 Specs Processor: Tegra 3 (T33), quad core …
Should Android tablet manufacturers fear an “iPad Mini”?
by Dexter Lanning on Mar 12, 2012 4 Comments">4
BGR reported today that Android tablet vendors are reportedly very concerned over rumors that Apple is working on a 7.85-inch “iPad mini”, or is it an “iPod XL”? Android manufacturers, such as Amazon with their Kindle Fire, currently have a monopoly on 7-inch tablets. Apple already dominates the tablet market as a whole, boasting a 74% market share in the tablet market in 2011, but the 7-inch niche carved out by Android manufacturers has allowed them to survive and thrive within this space. It’s difficult now to quantitate the impact a mini iPad would have on Android tablet vendors, but …
Nvidia to Apple: Benchmarks or It Didn’t Happen
by Bogdan Petrovan on Mar 08, 2012 19 Comments">19
TheVerge Everyone knows the importance of benchmarks in the high-tech industry. With things like user experience or manufacturing quality, manufacturers, or, better said, marketers, can make unsupported claims, without ever risking to be called out. But in the world of cores and RAM modules, benchmarks are, almost always, the final argument in any dispute. So, when the largest tech company in the world claims that its new device is four times faster than a competing product, it’s only natural to ask for a benchmark. During yesterday’s iPad press event, Apple’s SVP of Marketing, Phil Schiller made a claim that raised …
Top 5 Reasons Why Android Tablets are Better than the iPad
by Darcy LaCouvee on Mar 03, 2012 14 Comments">14
There is no doubt that tablets can be included among the greatest inventions of the twentieth century. Of course, as we all know, the iPad raised the bar for all tablets, and still remains the king of sales and ease of use. Regardless of the iPad’s popularity, it appears that more and more people are rooting for Android tablets because of the fantastic utility they possess, and the features they have that the iPad doesn’t – and probably never will. This includes an SD card slot, Flash (I know, I know), USB port(s), and other features that Apple refuses to …
iSuppli Report: Kindle Fire Takes Off, Apple Loses Grip
by Bogdan Petrovan on Feb 17, 2012 2 Comments">2
Are you sick of people telling you that there is no tablet market, only an iPad market? From now on, tell your iPad-toting buddies to check out this report from iSuppli, which essentially puts the iPad dominance theory to the rest. In a nutshell: Apple still sells more tablets than anyone else, but Cupertino’s iron grip on the market is finally loosening. So, who deserves the credit? Without doubt, Amazon’s Kindle Fire, the star of Q4 2011. Amazon didn’t release any Kindle Fire sales figures, but iSuppli was able to estimate the tablet’s performance at a respectable 3.9 million units sold. How …
Amazon Ad: Three Kindles Still Cost Less than an iPad
by Lucian Armasu on Feb 09, 2012 0 Comments">0
Amazon has had some pretty good commercials for the Kindle, and they’re usually very good at pointing out the Kindle’s big advantages as an e-reader. This new ad is no different and it points out not only to the Kindle and Kindle Fire’s main advantages, but also pokes fun at the iPad for costing more than “three Kindles”. I really enjoyed this ad, and I hope to see more of them. They remind me of Apple’s Mac vs PC ads, which were always funny. The Kindle Fire has a clear advantage over the iPad thanks to its $200 price point. …
Strategy Analytics: Android Tablets Capture a Record 39% Market Share in Q4 2011
by Lucian Armasu on Jan 26, 2012 7 Comments">7
According to Strategy Analytics, a market research company, Android managed to capture a whooping 39% market share in Q4 last year, or to be more exact – 10.5 million Android tablets were sold in Q4. Apple maintained its lead at 58% market share, but for how long? So what helped Android tablets surge so much? The biggest factor in this rise is definitely the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet which was a phenomenal success that surprised even Amazon. The reason Kindle Fire was so successful is because it was a decent tablet that sold for less than half the price of an …
Why Can’t Android Manufacturers Just Re-Invent the Wheel?
by Lucian Armasu on Dec 11, 2011 9 Comments">9
I’ve just stumbled upon an article on Techcrunch that says much of what I’ve been saying in the past about the whole idea that Apple should have legal monopoly over the tablet market because of some patents or because they happened to make a more desirable tablet than anyone else up to that point. The thing about the patent system is that it doesn’t account for how businesses are created in the real world. Every now and then you’ll have a company that creates a new “product category”. Well, they actually create a “product” first, but since that product can’t …
Apple Lawsuit over iPad Name: A Lost Cause in China
by Christine Torralba on Dec 10, 2011 5 Comments">5
It seems like Apple is trying to earn itself more money by filing infringement cases with their biggest competitors. If you’ve been following us, you may have read about our earlier report on the ongoing infringement case Apple filed against HTC. A new case, however, has been rejected by a court in southern China. This was for the case in which Apple filed a lawsuit against a Chinese technology company for infringing the iPad trademark. Despite the fact that Apple is already considered as the market leader in smartphones and tablets, it is still dealing with a few roadblocks in …
Netflix Shows Off New User Interface For Android Tablets
by Matthew Sabatini on Nov 16, 2011 2 Comments">2
Change is often thought of as a bad thing. However when it comes to new technology, change is one of the best experiences you can get. Furthermore, application updates are like Christmas presents to smartphone users. Netflix knows this and is constantly changing the UI (user interface) of all of their apps to keep their users coming back for more. And earlier today, they did just that.
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