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Apple Could Defeat the Kindle Fire 2, Nexus 7 with $249 iPad Mini
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 3:12pm | 261Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has already become the overall leader of the tablet market. With an iPad Mini priced at $249, the company could trounce its competitors. That's according to IHS iSuppli analyst Rhoda Alexander, who told CNET that if Apple wants to "crush the opposition," it needs to release a...
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Amazon Poses Unforeseen Threat to Apple as Kindle Fire Sells Out
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 11:17am | 419Read More...Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced that the first-generation Kindle Fire has completely sold out, garnering 22 percent of the tablet market in the United States. "We're grateful to the millions of customers who have made Kindle Fire the most successful product launch in the history of Amazon,"...
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Apple's iPad Will Finally See Competition This Fall
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 10:08am | 640Read More...Since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released its iPad in 2010, tablets have exploded onto the scene as one of the fastest growing segments of the personal computing space. Just over two and a half years later, the iPad remains the dominant device, maintaining a near monopoly over the 10-inch sector. The...
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What Apple-Destroying Products will Amazon Unveil on September 6?
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - 3:59pm | 438Read More...Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced that it is holding a press conference on Thursday, September 6. The company is expected to make a significant announcement, as the event will take place at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, a massive venue with 35,000 square feet of space. It is not yet known...
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How to Trade a $200 Microsoft Surface Tablet
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 3:25pm | 992Read More...Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shocked the world earlier in 2012 when it unveiled the "Surface" tablet. The 10-inch tablet will come loaded with Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system and is likely to compete directly with Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. While it is yet unknown how much Microsoft will...
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Will Microsoft Really Sell Surface for $199?
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - 2:27pm | 479Read More...There has been a ton of buzz surrounding the rumored $199 price point for Surface, Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) first tablet. It sounds like a brilliant marketing move for the Windows distributor to make, but is it too good to be true? "[It] seems like a low price for the technology in there," James...
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Apple's iTunes to Face Amazonian Competition
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 1:50pm | 410Read More...Although many have heard about Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) Cloud music player, Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iTunes platform still tends to dominate the music-player industry. A new "scan and match" feature is ready to change all that, as it has enabled Amazon to put its music service up against the...
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Sony Developing a Microsoft Surface-Inspired Tablet
Tuesday, July 31, 2012 - 8:38am | 533Read More...Sony (NYSE: SNE) is developing a fresh device to compete with Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) highly anticipated tablet. Currently referred to as the Xperia Sony Tablet, the device will reportedly be thinner, lighter and more powerful than its predecessor. While these updates are common for tablet...
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Earnings Preview: Amazon's Jungle
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 1:21pm | 547Read More...Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) looks to boast strong revenue growth in the second quarter – but a number of obstacles could hurt sales down the road. To start, Amazon is, without doubt, the premier online shopping site. eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) may have strength within the auction niche and upstarts like...
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iPhone 5's New Technology Could be Revolutionary, Boost Profits
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 8:38am | 441Read More...Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is in the process of bringing another new technology to the world of smartphones: a thinner screen. According to the Wall Street Journal, the handset - possibly called the iPhone 5 - will feature new screen technology and is already being manufactured by Asian component makers...
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Google Will Make $48 on Every Nexus 7
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 8:53am | 530Read More...Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) will reportedly earn $48 in revenue from every standard Nexus 7 tablet that it sells. That is according to MarketWatch, which reports that the cost of building the new device comes in at $152. IHS, which analyzed the seven-inch tablet, estimates that Google's expenses are $18...
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Will AMD's Decline Create an Opportunity for NVIDIA?
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 9:11am | 463Read More...Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) expects its revenue to drop by 11 percent. Could this decline be the opportunity NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been seeking? Over the past decade, NVIDIA has battled AMD for the crown of graphic processing. From game consoles to tablets and other devices, the two...
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Research in Motion vs. Shareholders: The Final Showdown
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 1:18pm | 779Read More...Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is expected to discuss its future plans tomorrow during the company's annual shareholders meeting in Waterloo, Ontario. Over the past several months, Research in Motion has gained a lot of attention for announcing multiple delays of its long-awaited mobile OS...
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Threatened by Apple's iPad, Amazon Plans to Release Three New Tablets
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 2:21pm | 380Read More...Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) could be gearing up for round two of the tablet war against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) by preparing multiple versions of the updated Kindle Fire. Referred to as the Kindle Fire 2, the new tablet has not been officially announced by Amazon. But according to CNET, Amazon will release...
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Topeka Capital Markets Comments on Amazon Kindle Fire Reports
Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 11:41am | 133Read More...Topeka Capital Markets provided color on reports from blog UnwiredView.com of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) ordering two million next-generation 7-inch Kindle Fires set for an August 7 delivery in a research note published today. Topeka Capital Markets has a Buy rating and $400 price target on the company...










