Sony’s plans to enter the tablet market with an iPad competitor have gone public, as the company’s CFO revealed that the Japanese firm are “confident” they could build a strong rival. Nobuyuki Oneda, speaking at the company’s financial results news conference, admitted that Sony had fallen behind in their timing, but that the company is [...]
Two recently granted Apple patents have given a glimpse into how Apple might handle tablet navigation in future iPad models. The patents document a so-called intelligent bezel, where the section of chassis surrounding the main display could respond to touch input.
Textbook content was a relatively quiet announcement back at the iPad launch last week, but it seems to be a key drive in Apple’s ebook strategy. According to the WSJ, software company ScrollMotion Inc. have been enlisted by various publishers – including McGraw-Hill Cos. and Pearson Education – to create iBooks-friendly digital versions of their [...]
Your eyes don’t deceive you – that’s the Windows 7 desktop on an Apple iPad. To be exact, it’s a screenshot of Citrix Receiver for iPhone running in the iPad simulator, and a preview of what users can expect when the Apple tablet is released.
Amazon have retaliated in the ongoing ebook pricing war with Macmillan, after the publisher released a statement this weekend pushing their reasons for raising ebook bestsellers to $14.99. Describing Macmillan as having “a monopoly over their own titles”, Amazon hammer home the point that they reckon $14.99 is “needlessly high” for an ebook, but also [...]
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