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SLIDESHOW: Larger iPad, iPad Mini Delay And More From The First Week Of November
Sunday, November 10, 2013 - 1:41pm | 188Is it possible for one product to control the week's biggest headlines? If any, some might expect it to be the iPhone. But this week Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) proved that another one of its products -- the iPad -- can dominate the media unlike any other. There were so many iPad-related stories that...
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Apple Supplier Peregrine Semiconductor Is In More iPhones, iPads Than Investors Realize
Saturday, November 9, 2013 - 12:22pm | 774Peregrine Semiconductor (NASDAQ: PSMI), one of the lesser-known suppliers for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iDevices, is fairly diverse. The company supplies antenna switches to companies like Murata (OTC: MRAAY), which builds RF modules that are sold to virtually every smartphone manufacturer in the...
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Customers Evacuated After iPad Air Explosion At Australian Vodafone Store
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 5:28pm | 299Vodafone (NASDAQ: VOD) customers were evacuated this week after an iPad Air exploded in Australia. The incident occurred at a Vodafone store in Canberra, Australia. According to News.com.au, a "burst of flames" appeared from the charging port of an iPad demo model. This suggests that the problem...
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Panasonic's New 4K Tablet Is 12X More Expensive Than Apple's iPad Air
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 3:50pm | 469Panasonic's (OTC: PCRFY) 20-inch 4K tablet will retail for $5,999 when it is released in January. According to Engadget, the device (officially known as the Toughpad 4K) will come with an Ultra High-Definition 20-inch IPS Alpha LCD display with 3,840 x 2,560 pixels and 230 pixels per inch. The...
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Will Apple Delay iPad Mini With Retina Display Until 2014?
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 1:47pm | 476Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) might be forced to delay the second-generation iPad Mini after encountering a massive problem with its display. The iPad Mini with Retina Display is currently due for release this month, but Apple has yet to announce a specific release date. According to Korean tech site...
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When Will Samsung Release A 64-Bit iPhone 5S Competitor?
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 11:49am | 447Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) may not be ready to release a 64-bit smartphone anytime soon. According to AppleInsider, the company continued to hype its plans for an iPhone 5S competitor at a recent analyst event. But its release date has been pushed out "indefinitely," indicating that a 64-bit Galaxy S or...
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iPad Popularity Reduces Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HDX Shipments
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 12:43pm | 487Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) lower-cost tablets have been unable to thwart the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) empire. According to DigiTimes, the 2013 Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HDX have fallen below shipment expectations. This might be why Amazon has stopped talking about its market...
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Apple Rumor Mill Strikes Back, Promises Large iPad In 2014
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 6:15pm | 494Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) could be the first manufacturer to release a 12-inch tablet, but Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may not be far behind. According to an AppleInsider translation of a report by Chinese-language site PadNews, Foxconn (OTC: HNHPF) is testing two large-format iPads. One features an 11.4-...
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Will Apple Set a New iPad Sales Record in Q1 2014?
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 4:42pm | 614There has been a lot of hype surrounding Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) newest tablet, the iPad Air, and what it will do for the company's bottom line. First and foremost, the device appears to be selling very well, with multiple reports stating sales have improved over the previous iteration. One...
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iPad Air Is Cheaper, More Profitable Than iPad 3
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 12:28pm | 456Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) fifth-generation iPad is cheaper to manufacture than the third-generation iPad -- but retails for the same starting price of $499. According to AllThingsD, which has received the first look at IHS' (NYSE: IHS) teardown of the iPad Air, Apple is spending $274 to produce the...
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Apple's iPad Air Sales Exceed Expectations by 30%
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 4:57pm | 591Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has yet to announce the first weekend sales of the iPad Air, indicating that it may not have set a new sales record. However, that in no way means the device is selling poorly. Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry surveyed seven Apple Stores across California,...
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Samsung To Sell 12-Inch Tablet This Year, Beating Apple To Retail
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 12:59pm | 415Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) may have been the first company to sell 100 million tablets, but it seems that Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) will be the first to release a 12-inch device. According to DigiTimes, the South Korean tech giant will release a 12.2-inch tablet (with a film-based capacitive touch solution)...
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Black Friday's Hottest Tech Deals: iPad Air, PlayStation 4 Games And More
Sunday, November 3, 2013 - 5:27pm | 801In roughly four weeks, consumers from all across America will stay up late, fight through massive crowds and endure atrociously long lines to save a few bucks. If you are one of the millions of consumers who intend to do just that, start your Black Friday journey by perusing this list of hot deals...
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SLIDESHOW: iPhone 6 Rumor, iPad Air Launch And More From The End Of October
Saturday, November 2, 2013 - 1:06pm | 195The final week of October (and first day of November) proved to be moderately eventful. From the launch of the iPad Air to rumors of solar-powered Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) products, there were a number of intriguing moments. Twitter's IPO received a lot of attention -- and a little criticism. Amazon...
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iPad Air: Hands-On with the Best iPad Yet
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 3:58pm | 497Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest tablet is lighter, thinner and faster -- and retails for the same price as last year's model. Starting at $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and $629 for the same unit with cellular service, the iPad Air is easily the most irresistible full-size tablet released in 2013...