Honeycomb
Brian S Hall's Top 10 reasons iPads are selling like hotcakes
July 10, 2011: 10:27 AM ETWhy, he asks, do Android users prefer Apple's tablet to the ones that run Google's OS?
Hall's LinkedIn photo
I've never met Brian S Hall and don't know much about him except that he went to school in Michigan, lives in Madison, Wisc., and has worked as a marketing manager for several firms I'm only vaguely aware of.
But I like the way he thinks, and on his Smartphone Wars Community blog I've often found stuff I wished I'd written.
Case in point: His take, in the form of a Top 10 list, on the report last week by Canaccord Genuity's Michael Walkley that Apple's (AAPL) iPads are currently selling better than Android tablets to people who bought Android smartphones.
Here, he writes, are the Top 10 reasons why:
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"I don't think Verizon needs the Nokia and Microsoft relationship. Right now the three OS players we see for our network are Android, Apple, and RIM." -- Verizon CTO Tony Melone (Business Insider and CNET)
Facebook revealed that a dozen or so smartphones with heavy Facebook integration MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Feb 16, 2011 7:54 AM ETPosted in: Amazon Kindle, AMD, Android Ice Cream, App Store, Apple, ChaCha, Dell, Google, Honeycomb, IBM, Jeopardy, ReachLocal, Rhapsody, Watson -
Why Android Honeycomb should have Apple scared
The fusion of cutting edge hardware and radical user interface improvements proves iOS has catching up to do.
Depending on who you asked at yesterday's Android Honeycomb launch event in Mountain View, California, the latest upgrade to Google's (GOOG) mobile OS was either a revelation or another iterative upgrade.
Some of the attendees I spoke to shrugged when I asked what they thought.
"Looks like just the next natural step for the MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Feb 4, 2011 12:19 PM ET -
Honeycomb event posted online
Google's introduction of Android 3.0
I was kicked off of the YouTube live feed on a number of occasions so I am watching this for the first time here too.
It seems like LadyKiller was the theme of the event though I'm not so sure his late arrival was planned. Our own Michael Copeland was on hand to talk to Android Design Director Matias Duarte.
I believe this is the first time we've MORE
Seth Weintraub - Feb 2, 2011 11:37 PM ET -
Google's Honeycomb is sweet
Honeycomb, or Android 3.0, is a big, impressive step toward the unified, mobile world that Google is trying to bring to us. But rest assured that Apple will give Google some stiff competition with its own upgrades.
With images of blue and black-striped bees leading the way through its Mountainview, Calif. headquarters, on Wednesday Google gave a deep-dive into Honeycomb, a tablet-ready version of the Android operating sysem it hopes MORE
Michael V. Copeland, Senior Writer - Feb 2, 2011 3:37 PM ET -
Today in Tech: Sony PSP2 details, Android Honeycomb preview
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Meet the Sony PSP2, codenamed NGP. Sony's next-generation handheld gaming device will focus on the following areas: Revolutionary User Interface, Social Connectivity, Location-based Entertainment, Converging Real and Virtual (augmented) Reality. Features include a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, 5-inch touchscreen OLED display with 960 x 544 resolution, dual analog sticks, 3G, WiFi, GPS, a rear-mounted touchpad, the same accelerometer MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jan 27, 2011 8:36 AM ETPosted in: Android, Facebook, Google, Honeycomb, iPhone, Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft, Mobile, Netflix, NGP, Nokia, Organic LED, Playstation, PSP, PSP 2, SalesForce, Sony PSP, User interface, Wi-Fi -
Today in Tech: Facebook raises $1.5 billion, Android flagship tablet gets date
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"It's a complete work of fiction. There are no Victoria's Secret models in Silicon Valley ... I kind of wish my life were that cool." -- Former Facebook president Sean Parker on Justin Timberlake's portrayal of him in The Social Network (Reuters)
Facebook issued a rare press release confirming it had raised $1 billion from investors in a deal MORE JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jan 24, 2011 6:00 AM ETPosted in: Android, Apple, Eduardo Saverin, Facebook, Goldman Sachs, Honeycomb, iPad, iPhone, Motorola, Nvidia Tegra, Qwiki, Tim Cook, Xoom -
Today in Tech: Android 3.0 videos, Mac App store hacked
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Though Mark Zuckerberg has stated he's in no rush to take Facebook public, a 100-page deal memo from Goldman Sachs reveals the social network intends to pass that key 500-shareholder mark this year, putting it in a position to either go public or begin disclosing its financial results by early 2012. (CNNMoney)
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jan 7, 2011 7:56 AM ET
Apple's Mac App store launched MOREPosted in: Android, DimDim, Facebook, Google, Google Talk, GTalk, Honeycomb, iLife, Mac App Store, Mark Zuckerberg, Mobile, Skype, Sony Playstation Phone, TechCrunch, YouTube -
Andy Rubin hints at Nokia relationship, shows Motorola tablet
At this evening's AllThingsD conference, Google's Andy Rubin let a few surprises out of the bag.
There weren't many new items from Google (GOOG) VP Andy Rubin's talk at the AllThingsD conference, but some were notable. Here is what I dug out:
On Nokia (NOK) considering using Android: They've talked! (7:00 into the video below):
Rubin: The company has new leadership, referring to CEO Stephen Elop. They are evaluating lots of alternatives. I'm MORE
Seth Weintraub - Dec 7, 2010 1:14 AM ET -
Motorola MotoPad to usher in Android 3.0 Honeycomb
A Tweet from a trusted Android insider sparks speculation that Motorola will be the launch platform for Google's new tablet OS.
Motorola has long been rumored to be building a tablet based on Android 3.0 OS. In August, Motorola (MOT) and Verizon (VZ) were linked to an Android tablet project aimed at bringing Verizon's FiOS TV service to mobile users. At the time, reports said the 10-inch tablet was due by MORE
Seth Weintraub - Nov 15, 2010 9:37 AM ET
