Piper Jaffray predicts Apple will sell 13 million iPads by the end of this year, when it’s expected to hold 89 percent of the global tablet market. However, the investment firm expects the iPad’s market share to decline as competitors enter the market next year, even though the firm’s model shows Apple shipping 23.3...
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iPad Tops Galaxy Tab as It Rises To ‘Mac of the Masses’ (NewsFactor)
Download Discounts for Nov. 30: Battle Snake, Front Camera Flash, RelativePitch (Appolicious)
Take on opponents in the classic game Battle Snake, for free, take clearer iPhone 4 photos, and learn something more about the music you listen to with today’s Download Discounts.
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Angry Birds reaches 7m downloads; Gameloft plans advent calendar (Appolicious)
Angry Birds fly high
Angry Birds has topped 7 million downloads, making it the highest performing game in the Android Market. Success has been swift for developers Rovio Mobile, which carried their popular iPhone game to Android earlier this fall. As their only title for Android, Rovio has faced its own challenges in...
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Apple’s iPad goes on sale in S.Korea (AFP)
SEOUL (AFP) – Apple’s iPad went on sale Tuesday in South Korea, three weeks after the local giant Samsung Electronics launched its rival tablet computer the Galaxy Tab in its home market.
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Tablets taking bite out of PC sales: Gartner (AFP)
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Worldwide personal computer sales are on track to set a new record this year but tablets like Apple’s iPad are taking a bite out of the sector, technology research firm Gartner said Monday.
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Analysts more cautious on PC sales outlook (Reuters)
BOSTON (Reuters) – Market researchers are scaling back forecasts for global sales of personal computers, blaming an uncertain economic outlook in some markets and competition from tablet devices such as Apple Inc’s iPad.
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Hackers Release iOS 4.2.1 Unlock for iPhone 3GS (PC World)
Hacking-happy users of iPhone 3G and 3GS models can now unlock their phones to work with other carriers, thanks to a new hack. The iPhone Dev Team released this weekend a new carrier unlock for the older iPhone models, which allows you to use any SIM card with the latest software update from Apple,...
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Confessions of an iPhone 4 User: Five Things to Like about Windows Phone 7 (PC World)
I use an iPhone 4. I upgraded to the iPhone 4 from an iPhone 3GS. However, prior to making the switch to the iPhone I relied on Windows Mobile smartphones for years. With all of the excitement generated by Windows Phone 7, though, I felt it was worth a deeper look, and perhaps it...
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Washington Post almost a great news app for iPad (Appolicious)
The Washington Post is one of the most significant news sources in the world, and now it’s available on the iPad. Even though you can download it free, and try it for a few months, after the trial period, you’ll need to cough up a monthly fee. While the app is polished and intuitive,...
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Apple buys HP land to accommodate growth (Reuters)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc is expanding the size of its Cupertino, California, home base, acquiring nearby facilities from computer pioneer and competitor Hewlett Packard Co.
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