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iPad 2 on track for April launch
That's the target, according to the latest reports from Apple's Chinese supply chain
A report in DigiTimes early Tuesday that Foxconn has been ordered to begin shipping the next generation iPad within the next 100 days -- with initial shipments to reach 400,000 to 600,000 units -- sparked a flurry of headlines suggesting that Apple (AAPL) had shortened its production cycle and might start selling the iPad 2 before the end MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Dec 7, 2010 8:22 AM ET -
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 -
Today in Tech: "Cyber Monday," George W. Bush, Google and Groupon
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
"The PC industry's inability to significantly innovate, and its overreliance on a business model predicated on driving volume through price declines, are finally impacting the industry's ability to induce new replacement cycles." -- Gartner Research director George MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 30, 2010 6:00 AM ETPosted in: Android, Cyber Monday, Facebook, Financial, Google, Groupon, IDC, iPad, Kleiner Perkins, Mary Meeker, Microsoft, Mobile, Morgan Stanley, MySpace, News Corp., PC, Seagate, Tablet -
Today in Tech
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the Thanksgiving weekend's most newsworthy bits below.
"ChromeOS machines could immediately replace 60% of the Windows desktops in the corporate market." -- Linus Upson, VP Engineering of Google Chrome (Fortune)
Black Friday sales rose a meager 0.3% compared with last year. Despite thefts, MORE JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 29, 2010 5:47 AM ET -
Acer to announce Android 2.2 tablet today in NYC?
According to a Taiwanese news source, the world's second biggest PC manufacturer may announce a 7-inch Android tablet alongside the announcement of its 10-inch Windows 7 tablet today.
Digitimes reports that today might be a big day for tablets. The 10-inch Windows tablet seems like a lock, but a smaller, Android tablet that would go head-to-head with the Samsung Galaxy Tab (which just announced 600,000 units sold in the first month of sales) MORE
Seth Weintraub - Nov 23, 2010 10:12 AM ET -
Today in Tech
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
"Almost every single app I have is better on the iPhone." -- Steve Wozniak (engadget via ITProPortal)
MySpace and Facebook announced "Mashup with Facebook," a product that lets MySpace users with Facebook accounts port their FB interests and MORE JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 19, 2010 8:08 AM ETPosted in: Angry Birds, cablevision, Dell, Facebook, Financial, Google Street View, iPad, iPhone, Mobile, MySpace, Rovio Mobile, Sun Life, Tablet, TD Bank Financial Group, virtual property -
Today in Tech
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
"Who wouldn't aspire to be Google? But we're not a Google, we're Yahoo." -- Carol Bartz, Yahoo CEO. (Third Age)
Bartz took to the stage at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco earlier this week and revealed MORE JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 17, 2010 4:25 AM ETPosted in: Adobe, Apple, August Capital, Carol Bartz, Facebook, Financial, Google, Gravity, iPad, Khosla Ventures, Maveron, Microsoft, Mobile, MySpace, Palm, PayNearMe, PlayBook, RIM, Shantanu Narayen, Steve Ballmer, Tablet, True Ventures, Yahoo -
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 -
Today in Tech
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
Those of you jonesing to get the latest tech news as it happens can sign up for the "Today in Tech" newsletter. So get to it!Playing catch up with Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft's leading web-based email clients, Aol MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Nov 15, 2010 6:00 AM ETPosted in: AOL, Berg Insight, Cisco, Facebook, Financial, Ford, Google, Hotmail, HP, IBM, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mark Papermaster, MarkPapermaster, Microsoft, Mobile, Netflix, Project Phoenix, SAP, Siemens, Tablet, Toyota, Vision Cloud, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo -
How Intel changed its tune on tablets
The chip maker was gung-ho when the market looked small and the iPad was predicted to sell just OK. Now that it's booming, Intel says tablets are important, but not that important yet.
One thing about Intel's strategy when it comes to tablets and its Atom family of mobile processors: it ain't what it used to be.
Even though Intel (INTC) reported strong third quarter results, analysts have speculated the strength of MORE
Shelley DuBois, writer-reporter - Oct 22, 2010 2:13 PM ETPosted in: Android, Apple, ARM architecture, chips, Hewlett-Packard, Intel Atom, Intel Corporation, iPad, MeeGo, Mobile, Paul Otellini, Personal computer, Steve Jobs, Tablet, Tablet computer, Tablets
