Research In Motion have struggled to sell their BlackBerry Playbook. This hasn't been helped by networking issues in recent months, and the news that they won't be updating their software anytime soon. RIM have tried to push sales, by cutting the price of the tablet, but channel partners claim that …
Read More »Blackberry Playbook update delayed until next year
Research In Motion haven't had a very memorable 2011, unless you factor in lower than expected sales and networking issues. The latest news will cause an uproar among customers as it appears that the ill fated Playbook tablet will not be getting a much needed software update until next year. …
Read More »Amazon announce drop in Q3 profit
Amazon announced a drop in third quarter profit, with shares falling 19 percent in late trading. Their net income dropped 73 percent to $63 million from $231 million, this time last year. Amazon have also said that they may post an operating loss this quarter. Amazon are searching for higher …
Read More »Kindle Fire may reduce Amazon profits
The challenge to Apple's iPad mounts as Amazon are due to release their new, low cost Kindle Fire tablet. So far Apple have remained king of the tablet market with staggering sales of their iPad and iPad 2 but analysts seem certain that the Kindle Fire will take the number …
Read More »Silk browser on Kindle Fire raising privacy concerns
Amazon look to have Apple in their sights, with the upcoming release of the bargain priced 7 inch Amazon Kindle Fire. For the last week or two however they have been dealing with privacy concerns over the upcoming Silk browser. The Kindle Fire has not been released yet, but technology …
Read More »Kogan release new low cost tablets
Kogan have released a new low cost Tablet in the UK to target the audience who are unwilling or unable to spend more for a mobile device. The pricing in the UK for the 8 inch tablet is around the £120 price point. The 10 inch version is only £30 …
Read More »Amazon to lose $10 on every Kindle Fire sale
Amazon are set to launch an attack on the iPad 2 very soon, by releasing their new Kindle Fire at $199. Less than half the price of Apple's flagship product. According to IHS however Amazon will be losing $10 on every sale of the new product. Challenging the iPad has …
Read More »Samsung tablet banned in Australia
Apple have managed to get the Australian court to grant a temporary ban on the Samsung Galaxy Tab. This is the latest in a long list of legal wranglings between Apple and Samsung. Annabelle Bennett, a Federal Court Judge today granted the injunction, ensuring that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 cannot …
Read More »Aakash tablet released in India for £25
Are you finding many tablets in the UK too expensive? Well the new Aakash tablet which is due to be released in India will sell for around £25 (1,750 rupees). The government are planning to support the tablet as a low cost way to help improve education in the country. …
Read More »Concerns over Amazon Kindle Fire web tracking
The upcoming Kindle Fire tablet has sparked a high level of interest, since it was introduced by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos earlier this week. Reports however have pointed out that they may implement a tracking system to monitor user's browsing habits. The new browser called ‘Amazon Silk' will use the …
Read More »Microsoft get royalty fee from Samsung for every Android device
Samsung are currently locked in legal battle with Apple over patent infringement, however it looks as if Samsung are preempting an attack from Microsoft by offering them a royalty fee for every Android device they sell. Google won't be happy with the way some things are panning out so far …
Read More »Will Amazon Kindle ‘Fire’ force tablet prices down?
Amazon have announced their new Kindle Fire tablet, which is set to launch at a low price point of only $199. This extremely competitive price point is lower than initial expectations and follows the Amazon strategy of allowing the audience to buy the hardware at a cutthroat price, only to …
Read More »Kindle ‘Fire’ makes debut tomorrow
The Amazon Tablet is one of the most talked about devices this month, and we have reported on the release on Kitguru in the last couple of weeks. TechCrunch have been playing with the product already and have some information posted on their site. The new tablet will be called …
Read More »Amazon set to release low cost tablet for end of year sales
Challenging the iPad hasn't been easy. Many well known companies have tried, and failed. The Motorola Xoom is a great tablet, but sales haven't been phenomenal. Other products such as the BlackBerry Playbook have failed to excite the public. The HP Touchpad was a complete flop, dying before it even …
Read More »Windows 8 prototype tablets being flogged on ebay
Microsoft have struggled to get a foothold in the mobile sector, with their Windows Phone 7 platform under performing to date. In a recent event in California, Microsoft detailed information on Windows 8 and tablet support, giving 5,000 developers who attended a free prototype Samsung tablet with Windows 8 pre …
Read More »Gamestop to release gaming tablet, with dedicated controller
GameStop are releasing a new tablet, powered by Android which will launch with a series of games already installed. The US retailer spoke to gameindustry.biz and said that Android was the logical choice being the ‘GameStop certified gaming platform'. President Tony Bartel told gameindustry.biz “I don't see any need to …
Read More »Nvidia CEO says Quad core tablets this year
Nvidia CEO Jen Hsun Huang has said that there will be quad core Nvidia powered tablets by the end of this year. He spoke with Forbes and said that the ‘Kal El' range of quad core processors will be featuring in tablets very soon. He said “We’re the only people …
Read More »Lenovo boss claims Galaxy Tab sales are very weak
A Lenovo executive has spoken to the Guardian newspaper saying that Samsung have only sold 20,000 of 1,000,000 tablets that it shipped last year. He claims that they are trying to buy share from market leader Apple. This low figure has came as a shock to many but Andrew Darrow, …
Read More »Apple Win injunction against Samsung
Samsung have pulled their Galaxy Tab 7.7 out of the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin as Apple have won an injunction which blocks sales and marketing of the product. A Dusseldorf court granted Apple the injunction, after Apple claimed that Samsung were copying their device technology. Apple winning this …
Read More »Best Buy reduce price of Playbook to clear inventory
Hewlett Packard have been in the press recently for dropping the price of their doomed Touchpad to $99 in the US, translating to a whopping $300 loss per tablet sold. Best Buy have dropped the price of the Playbook to try and clean some of their inventory. Best Buy are …
Read More »New colour 7 inch Amazon Kindle priced at $250
Techcrunch have had a hands on with the upcoming full colour Kindle tablet and author MG Siegler says it is ‘going to be a big deal'. Rumours of an Amazon full colour tablet have been rife now for months, and Kitguru has reported on the news before. This is the …
Read More »Lenovo release IdeaPad – Android tablet at $199
Hewlett Packard have shown that there is a huge market for cut price tablet sales, but with a $300 loss on every unit sold it certainly won't be a business plan that other companies will want to copy. Lenovo have released their new IdeaPad A1, at only $199 ….. but …
Read More »Sony tablet facing a tough sell against iPad 2
The Apple iPad is one of the decades success stories. They have already sold millions and have generated Apple several billion dollars in the space of a year. Sony have entered the tablet market with their latest range, but so far critics don't seem impressed. It is common knowledge that …
Read More »HP will bring future updates to TouchPad
The Hewlett Packard Touchpad has been one of the hottest selling pieces of technology in the last month – thanks to the incredible loss generating price reductions. It appears that HP are not ditching support for the tablet however, with updates coming in the future. HP spoke to CNET this …
Read More »HP Touchpad rerun scheduled for October
It has been an unusual year for Hewlett Packard. Their Touchpad was promoted as being a viable alternative to the ever popular Apple iPad. Sadly they killed support for WebOS and the price plummeted to under $100 in the US and £89 in the UK. Stocks sold out in a …
Read More »Amazon marked for tablet success
Kitguru has written many articles now on the upcoming tablet release from etail giant Amazon. We have predicted that while they won't be able to overthrow Apple as the market leader, that they should be able to shift quite a few units and take second place. It appears that analyst …
Read More »The tablet market shaken up by TouchPad sales
All week we have been covering the news on the TouchPad. When Hewlett Packard announced that they were dropping the price to $99/£89 the online audience snapped them up, by the truckload. Within a few days Hewlett Packard announced that they had sold out, giving people an opt in button …
Read More »Hewlett Packard to release more TouchPads to meet demand
We have reported on the failed HP TouchPad in the last week, detailing huge price reductions after the product platform was basically ditched. It was released for $99 in the USA and promptly sold out, then the UK dropped the price to £89 and none were left in retail stores …
Read More »Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet hits retail – can it take on the iPad?
We have covered the news on the demise of the doomed HP Touchpad this week. If you want a bargain and don't mind a lack of support then you can pick them up for next to nothing. Just as the HP Touchpad becomes a footnote in tech history, Lenovo are …
Read More »HP Touchpad sells out in Germany: £89 in UK
The Hewlett Packard TouchPad was said to be a challenger for the Apple iPad, but sadly it was not to be . They ditched support for WebOS and as we reported yesterday, the tablet dropped in price to $99 in the US, causing a huge influx of sales across America. …
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