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How Has the Tablet Changed Your Life? Your Business? Your General Disposition?

Brian Howard — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:10:23 +0000

It’s hard to believe it’s already/only been three years since Apple introduced its category defining iPad. On the one hand, it seems like only yesterday. On the other hand, for those of us with tablet computers of one stripe or another, it’s hard to imagine life before our new constant companions—in the same way those [...]

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Refurbished iPad Minis Once Again Available from Apple Store, Starting at $299

Adrian Diaconescu — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:38:33 +0000

The iPad mini looked like a bit of a gamble for Apple at first, but you don’t get to Cupertino’s dominant position over the tablet market without taking some risks, do you? And this one seems to have paid off rather nicely, as a second-gen 7.9-incher is allegedly in the works already. Meanwhile, if you’re [...]

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(Time-Limited) Deal Alert: Refurbished Apple iPad 4 With Verizon LTE Available for $500

Adrian Diaconescu — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:12:35 +0000

There is no doubt in our minds that Apple’s fourth-generation 9.7-inch iPad is the most spectacular to date, and almost certainly the best-ever conceived tablet. The only catch is that it doesn’t exactly come cheap. At best, you can find one at $500 with 16 GB of on-board storage and Wi-Fi. If you also want [...]

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Apple Offering Refurbished iPad 4 and iPad Mini

Juli Monroe — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:10:21 +0000

Been wanting a 4th generation iPad or an iPad Mini but not ready to fork over that much money? Well, you’re in luck because Apple is now offering refurbished models of their latest releases at discounts of six to 10 percent. No, that’s not a huge savings, but with Apple products, a little is about the best [...]

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Amazon Kindle Fire HD One-Ups iPad Retina Screen in New Ad (Video)

Matthew Marchesano — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:26:48 +0000

“You may not be able to tell the difference,” says the advertisement’s narrator, as both the iPad and the Kindle Fire HD sit side-by-side displaying the same images. “But your wallet definitely can.” Amazon’s new 30-second ad draws the comparison in screen resolution between the iPad and the (new, larger) Fire HD 8.9-inch screen. Visually, [...]

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iPad Mini Now Shipping in Record Time; Good or Bad News for Apple?

Aggregated Content — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:44:06 +0000

By Adrian Diaconescu Success is very transient in the ever-changing tech world, so it’s obvious every gadget sold and penny cashed in counts. You can be on top now and then hit rock bottom the next moment, which is exactly what has happened recently with Nokia and BlackBerry. But if there’s one landmark of stability [...]

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Tablet Usage: Size Does Matter

Juli Monroe — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:00:03 +0000

Until recently, I’ve been using an iPad 2 as my sole tablet. I like the iPad. I use it for four main functions: writing, browsing, video and reading. The 10-inch size is perfect for the first three, but it was a bit too large for the last. Because I also use my tablet for scheduling [...]

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Are tablets now disposable computing devices?

Aggregated Content — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:00:51 +0000

By Kirk Hiner | for Technology Tell With the price of 7″ tablets now plumbing the sub-$200 level, should these entry-level units be considered disposable computing devices? ZNet’s Jason Perlow posed that question in a commentary last weekend, in which he relates an anecdote about his wife falling asleep in bed while using a Google Nexus 7 he’d recently passed on [...]

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Toddler vs. Tablet!

Joanna Cabot — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 01:15:25 +0000

My Christmas holiday week just ended. The Beloved and I took a few days off for a road trip visit with a beloved little friend, and in between the train building, Lego building, blanket-fort building and grilled-cheese sandwich excursions, Little Monkey amused himself with some gadget play. He’s only two-and-a-half years old, but he’s already [...]

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