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Acer Unveils Iconia A1 Tablet, an Excellent iPad mini Alternate

Matthew Marchesano — Sat, 04 May 2013 22:00:50 +0000

A few days ago we caught a few leaked images of Acer’s updated mini tablet, the Iconia A1. A next-generation of Acer’s Iconia B1, the “One-Handed” device features a brilliant 7.9-inch IPS display, arguably better specs, and clearly a better price-point than Apple’s latest iPad mini. If you’re in the market for an ultra-portable slate, this should [...]

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When’s the Best Time to Buy an Apple Product? (Infographic)

Matthew Marchesano — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:25:47 +0000

When is the best time to purchase a new Apple device? Is there a best time? We’re fully aware of how sporadic and paltry the big Apple can be when it comes to offering customers discounts on their products. Usually feeling like you’ve earned a ‘deal’ from an Apple retail store or from their online [...]

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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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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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Survey finds half of tablet consumers plan to buy an iPad

Susan Lulgjuraj — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:00:46 +0000

When looking for a new tablet, it seems consumers have Apple on the brain. The Yankee Group recently disclosed the results of a December survey in which it asked, “What brand of tablet do you intend to buy [next]?” For Apple, it was good news as nearly half of the 506 questioned picked the iconic brand. Apple [...]

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iTunes U hits one billion downloads

Aggregated Content — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:29:55 +0000

By Jonathan Pena Apple has announced that iTunes U has topped one billion downloads, an impressive number for a service launched just few years ago. Apple debuted iTunes U in 2007, expanding its library beyond laptops and computers when the company created its own iTunes U iOS app for mobile devices. Apple’s SVP of Internet Software [...]

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Exploring Technology Overload with Students, Part 2

Joanna Cabot — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:10:46 +0000

I wrote a few weeks ago about the health unit I’m doing with my Grade 2 class, exploring technology and how we can use it safely in our lives. Well, our second lesson was delayed by a snow day, so I’ve only now gotten around to lesson two, and it was a doozy! In our [...]

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Will Smaller Tablets Outsell the Big Slates in 2013?

Juli Monroe — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:42:10 +0000

Apple famously refused to sell a 7″ tablet for many years, then reversed that notion and came out with the iPad mini last year and it sold very well. iPad mini and its many cousins have solidified the smaller tablet market. Display Search reported yesterday that in the first month of 2013, tablet PC panel shipments [...]

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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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Calling for the demise of E Ink readers is premature

Aggregated Content — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:30:34 +0000

By Juli Monroe I’ve been reading posts saying that “E-Ink is dead” for, well, years now. The general argument goes something like this: “People really want tablets. They don’t want a single-function device. E-ink is too slow to refresh and isn’t good for anything except reading books. And people don’t read anyway.” All of those [...]

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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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REVIEW: iPad Mini

Joanna Cabot — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 02:30:15 +0000

I posted earlier this year about my first impressions of the iPad Mini, and since then, I’ve remained on the fence about whether or not I would get one. I use my devices so much, and I really welcomed something smaller and lighter and nimbler. On the other hand, the price point horrified me a little, [...]

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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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UPS Guy Steals an iPad Mini That FedEx Had Just Delivered

Dan Eldridge — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:53:26 +0000

Just to be 100 percent clear from the jump, the infuriating bit of news in this post doesn’t directly have anything at all to do with e-books or e-reading. But I’d guess that the majority of us here have ordered expensive electronic devices online in the past—devices that have to be shipped via FedEx or [...]

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Morning Roundup — Stories you may have missed

Joanna Cabot — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:03:57 +0000

I Like my iPad Mini—Much to my Surprise (Good E-Reader) Is There Really Any Value to Getting eReaders into Bricks and Mortar Stores? (The Digital Reader) FCC Boss Tired of Having to Put his iPad Away for Takeoff, Tells FCC to Fix it (Techdirt) Let the eBook Price Wars Begin: Three eBook Pricing Predictions (Forbes) [...]

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