Why did Android tablets fail? Start with price
4 reasons why Android Tablets are failing. And why that may soon change with the introduction of the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire.
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Detroit Auto Show 2012: Top car launches
Fortunately, 2011 was a strong year for the industry with 12.67 million new vehicles sold (+10.3% y/y and the best year since 2008). Flamboyant auto…
Google brings Ice Cream Sandwich to market … slowly
By releasing Android 4 first on Nexus, Google gets the OS into the hands of early adopters--such as my Android-loving self--who then in essence test…
Review: Samsung Galaxy Nexus – A refined, but not perfect, Android
ICS portends a new, slick design direction for Google. It's right on the money. Sure, there are minor inconsistencies. And not many apps yet take…
Google Android Market boasts 400,000 apps – But are any of them any good?
One publishing house told me, "Android is driven by a community of hacktivists, rooters, and freeloaders - you don't build a nice house in that…
Steve Jobs on Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab
Which tablet or e-reader is best for reading? We put four to the test in this comparison, based on the Kindle version of -- you…
Review: Store ‘n’ Go Hard Drive for Macs
Time is money, and the faster I can get data onto our Macs and PCs in the non-linear suite for post production, the better. For…
CES 2012: 5 Must-See Consumer Technologies
If you thought the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was a big deal, wait for the Android army of 2012 to blow us all away. Start with…
RIM dumping BlackBerry PlayBooks for $299
RIM is in a world of hurt. One could argue that tablets should be the last thing they should be worrying about. Their bread and…
Top 10 Tech Trends for 2012: Flexible displays, Tablet bonanza, Android crushes it
Unlike other parts of the country, Silicon Valley is doing relatively well. Job growth is respectable, unemployment is in check, and that iconic symbol of…