Posted by Alexander Bader on Dec 23, 2011 Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire has taken charge of the tablet competition and quickly risen to become the #2 best selling tablet, after Apple’s iPad 2. A new report by IHS has projected that the Kindle Fire will assume a 13.8 percent market share of all tablets sold by the end of the year, which compares favorably with Samsung and Barnes & Noble who both occupy less...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Dec 20, 2011 Coming just days after the first rumors that Sharp would be supplying displays for the iPad 3, The Wall Street Journal reports that their own sources have confirmed that Sharp will indeed be producing the new high-definition retina displays for the next-generation iPad. Sharp is already the supplier for iPhone displays, and is rumored to also be producing the display for the iPhone...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Dec 20, 2011 Rumors surrounding the iPad 3 are continuing to appear at an increasing rate, with DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim today claiming that Apple have began production on the iPad 3, which is set to feature a high-definition 2048×1536 display. “It’s happening–QXGA, 2048×1536. Panel production has started [for the next-generation iPad]. There’s three...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Dec 20, 2011 Prior to the launch of the iPhone 4S and the resulting disappointmentthat a redesigned iPhone 5 had not eventuated, most circulating rumors seemed to point towards a ‘teardrop’ form factor with a larger screen. Citing a ‘reliable source’ iLounge claims that the iPhone 5 is indeed coming, and will indeed carry a 4-inch display (an increase of 0.5 inches on...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Dec 20, 2011 The iPad and iPad 2 were both released in the Spring. If Apple keeps with said trend, iPad 3 production might already be underway. According to DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim, the iPad 3 display has already begun production, boasting an impressive 2048×1536 resolution. Speaking with CNet, Shim confirmed that the new displays are being supplied by Samsung, Sharp and LG The...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Dec 20, 2011 Search engine giant Google has updated its Google Search iPad app, adding new features while making the application more streamlined and easy to use. The revamped app, which is available as a free update from the App Store, presents iPad users with search results as they type their search query. The Google Search iPad application also offers the Google Instant Preview feature,...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Dec 20, 2011 It looks like Amazon is working on two new flavors of its wildly popular Kindle Fire. DigiTimes is reporting that the company is already hard at work developing both 8.9-inch and 10.1-inch versions of the Fire. According to the report, the 8.9 inch iteration could be available as soon as the end of second quarter of 2012. The report cites supply chain makers for Amazon, who say...

Posted by Alexander Bader on Dec 20, 2011 A recent report from market research firm Canalys noted that Apple is poised to become the world’s number one PC manufacturer by mid-2012 (if you include tablet sales). Tim Coulling of Canalys stated that: Apple has seen its PC market share expand from 9 percent to 15 percent in just four quarters, though iPad shipments in its core market – the United States –...