Tag Archives: iPad

Android tablet sales are over 37% of iPad sales

GigaOm has been doing some research into the murky area of Android tablet sales and thinks the perception of iPad dominance is misguided. Google do not come clean with many tablets stats for some reason. Oh, sorry. Yes! Because Android tablet sales have been shocking. But that’s might change if Kevin Tofel’s article is on the right track. We know that Android tablet activations only include devices that use Google accounts for the device and apps. That rules out tablets such as the Kindle Fire Read more [...]

Apple forced to make public apology to Samsung

In the whacky world of technological patent infringement, the UK courts struck a significant blow to Apple in a way to enchant and delight anyone who is not fond of their bombastic approach. Bloomberg reports that Judge Birss ordered Apple to produce a notice for six months on their UK web site and in the national press stating that Samsung’s products do not infringe on Apple’s registered designs. Some will see this as just desserts for apple who regarded last weeks ruling from the same Read more [...]

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For Samsung it is Hip to be Square

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab is not “as cool” as the iPad. And so says a British Judge Colin Birss as he dismissed Apple’s claim that Samsung’s Galaxy Tab family of tablet computers had infringed on the iPad’s intellectual property and patents. The humdinger of a quote from the judge was that the Galaxy Tab range ”do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool.” Ouch. He continued; ”The front view of the Apple design takes its place Read more [...]

Australian courts overturn Samsung Galaxy Tab ban

Apple has lost its injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in an Australian federal court. As of Friday afternoon, the Tab can be freely sold and advertised. This represents a significant step in the ongoing battle between the two companies which has been waging for several months. The initial ban granted in October stifled demand for the Samsung device which was viewed as the primary competitor to the Apple iPad 2. But the news is good for the Korean company ahead of Christmas and they Read more [...]

Tablet buyer’s focus shift from Apple

Research firm Context has revealed that tablet buyers are becoming less inclined to stick to brand awareness and give other hardware vendors a chance. In what is still considered an emerging market, Apple’s dominance is starting to wane under the weight of competition, although there are few immediate danger signs yet. The research seems to indicate that price is the sticking point for most consumers, and while there is the will to buy non-Apple branded products, there is not major price Read more [...]