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Apple iPad 2 vs Motorola Xoom vs HP TouchPad vs BlackBerry PlayBook
Since Apple today announced iPad 2, it is a good time to compare it with other devices on the market. Let's see the spec diffs of Apple iPad 2, Motorola Xoom, HP TouchPad and BlackBerry PlayBook:
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Motorola's Xoom Will Get Flash Support This Spring
A new ad of Motorola's upcoming tablet Xoom on the website of Verizon Wireless shows that the device has 1 GHz dual-core processor that is "fully Flash-enabled for video-rich web". But as you can see on the screenshot above, there is a note, which shows that actually Adobe Flash is expected in Spring 2011.
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Initial Verizon iPhone 4 Sales May Be Below Expectations
This Wednesday Boy Genius Report revealed that the launch of the Verizon iPhone 4 did not meet the expectations of Verizon and Apple. Their unknown Apple source even provided figures of sales in five Apple stores, two of which are "very, very prominent" locations. Here are the provided numbers for sales of iPhones with contracts of different carriers.
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iPhone 5 to Use a 4-Inch Screen
Rumors say that Apple might expand the next generation iPhone’s screen to 4 inches to better compete with Google Android.
The component suppliers noted that the production lines for Apple's next generation iPhone have begun testing, and Apple is interesting in expanding the screen size to 4-inches to support the tablet PC market as the vendor only has a 9.7-inch iPad in the market.
Though, Apple’s prototypes for testing usually have little bit different designs than real products.
Rumors on iPhone Nano continue to distract from MWC
Today The U.K.'s Daily Mail also confirmed rumors on iPhone Nano, which is set to be released this summer separately from the iPhone 5. Anonymous sources were cited in the publication to reveal both already known and unknown details on the new device:
- iPhone Nano will cost $200 without a carrier subsidy or contract;
- The device will be a third smaller than the iPhone 4;
- No "Home" button;
- The handset may be delayed or scrapped.
It was also explained why the new device may be popular.
"Phone users on tighter budgets have been shunning the pricey iPhones in favour of less expernsive models which have Google's popular Android software. Apple will now hope to lure away customers from the likes of Nokia".
Besides that, the publication reported that Apple has been working on new iPhone hardware and software that would allow customers to bypass the carriers and choose a network by themselves directly from the handset.
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Abramsky: Apple may benefit from partnership between Microsoft and Nokia
This week Mike Abramsky from RBC Capital Markets released another note to investors, where he said that partnership between Microsoft and Nokia can "inadvertently help" Google Android, Apple and possibly RIM.
This Friday, at conference in London Stephen Elop, who was a Microsoft's Business Division head and now is a CEO at Nokia, along with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the strategic alliance.
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Apple surpassed Motorola and Sony in handset sales
Table 1
Worldwide Mobile Device Sales to End Users in 2010 (Thousands of Units)
|
Company |
2010 |
2010Market Share (%) |
2009 |
2009 Market Share (%) |
|
Nokia |
461,318.2 |
28.9 |
440,881.6 |
36.4 |
|
Samsung |
281,065.8 |
17.6 |
235,772.0 |
19.5 |
|
LG Electronics |
114,154.6 |
7.1 |
121,972.1 |
10.1 |
|
Research In Motion |
47,451.6 |
3.0 |
34,346.6 |
2.8 |
|
Apple |
46,598.3 |
2.9 |
24,889.7 |
2.1 |
|
Sony Ericsson |
41,819.2 |
2.6 |
54,956.6 |
4.5 |
|
Motorola |
38,553.7 |
2.4 |
58,475.2 |
4.8 |
|
ZTE |
28,768.7 |
1.8 |
16,026.1 |
1.3 |
|
HTC |
24,688.4 |
1.5 |
10,811.9 |
0.9 |
|
Huawei |
23,814.7 |
1.5 |
13,490.6 |
1.1 |
|
Others |
488,569.3 |
30.6 |
199,617.2 |
16.5 |
|
Total |
1,596,802.4 |
100.0 |
1,211,239.6 |
100.0 |
Source: Gartner (February 2011)
Today Gartner revealed the results of another research, where it was found that Apple's achievements in 2010 had led to the situation when the company's competitors experienced reduced sales and eventually lost significant market shares.
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HP TouchPad vs Apple iPad vs Motorola Xoom vs BlackBerry PlayBook
Engadget have posed a very interesting comparison table of the most interesting tablets that are known today. Have a look at specifications for HP TouchPad, Apple iPad, Motorola Xoom and BlackBerry PlayBook. Unfortunately there is no Apple iPad 2 in this table, becasue iPad 2 specs are all just rumors for now.
| HP TouchPad  |
Apple iPad  |
Motorola Xoom  |
BlackBerry PlayBook |
| Platform | webOS 3.0 | iOS 4.2.1 | Android 3.0 | BB Tablet OS (QNX) |
| Processor | 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-CPU APQ8060 |
1GHz Apple A4, PowerVR SGX 535 GPU | 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 |
1GHz Cortex-A9 dual-core |
| Display | 9.7-inch | 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD |
10.1-inch | 7-inch LCD |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 1280 x 800 | 1024 x 600 |
| Memory | 1GB RAM | 256MB DRAM | 1GB DDR2 RAM | 1GB RAM |
| Storage | 16GB / 32GB | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB | 32GB | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB |
| Front camera | 1.3 megapixel | none | 2 megapixel | 3 megapixel |
| Rear camera | none | none | 5 megapixel with 4x digital zoom, AF, dual-LED flash, 720p 30fps video |
5 megapixel, 720p video |
| Cellular radio | "3G and 4G variants" | UMTS / HSDPA / GSM / EDGE |
EVDO Rev. A | 3G and 4G |
| WiFi | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n | 802.11b/g/n | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR |
| Gyroscope | Yes | No | Yes | -- |
| Accelerometer | Yes | 3-axis | 3-axis | Yes |
| Battery capacity | 6,300 mAh | 6,600 mAH (approx.) | -- | 5,300 mAH |
| Weight | 740g | 680g (WiFI), 730g (WiFi + 3G) |
730g | 400g |
1M Verizon iPhones may be sold in the first week of sales
Today Mike Abramsky, who is an analyst from investment firm RBC Capital Markets, released a note to investors, where he said that Apple and Verizon will sell more than 1 million iPhones in a week after its launch. He also forecasted that in the first quarter of device availability both companies will sell approximately from 3 to 4 million handsets.
He also took available inventory and estimated pre-order numbers and found out that Apple, Best Buy and Verizon may stock out completely as soon as in the first week after the launch of the device. The analyst believes that Apple has 1-1,5 million units for the launch in its channel inventory.
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iFixit Verizon iPhone 4 Teardown Reveals GSM Compatible Chip
iFixit tore down the Verizon iPhone 4 and fond out inside a Qualcomm MDM6600 chip that supports HSPA+ data rates of up to 14.4 Mbps, as well as CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A/Rev. B. The same chipset has the Droid Pro that supports both GSM and CDMA - which means that Apple could support GSM! Apple of course has not included a SIM-card slot in the Verizon iPhone, and thus the device can not actually be used on GSM networks. The use of this particular chip signifies that the iPhone 5 will surely be dual-mode, allowing Apple to ship one handset for both Verizon and AT&T, as well as every other carrier in every other country.
Actual Sales of Galaxy Tab Were Found To Be "Quite Small"
Last week Samsung has admitted that its sales of Galaxy Tab were actually "quite small".
Last year Samsung Galaxy Tab represented the first generation of Android tablets that are able to compete with iPad and are available on the market. By the end of the Q4 of 2010 the company reported it had sold 2 million units. But according to Samsung executive Lee Young-Hee, this number does not represent actual sales and only includes inventory channel stuffing.
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Google topples Nokia and becomes a top smartphone platform maker
Yesterday research firm Canalysis revealed a new study, where it was found that last quarter there were sold 32.9 million smartphones, which are based on Google platform, including Android, Tapas and OMS. In turn, according to Reuters only 31 million of Nokia's smartphones with Symbian OS were sold over the same period of time, and that allows to conclude that Google has overtaken Nokia and became a top smartphone platform maker in the world.
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Apple's tablet market share decreased from 95% to 77%
Yesterday research firm Strategy Analytics has reported that in the December quarter iPad rivals started to conquer the tablet market, which caused Apple's tablet market share to drop from 95% to 77%.
In the Q4 of 2010 Apple sold record 7.3 million iPads and thus represented 95% of the market. Android shipments in turn increased from 100,000 units to 2.1 million, which eventually significantly changed the situation on the market, the director of Strategy Analytics Neil Mawston told.
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Sony unveiled its next-gen PSP and Android game store
Today at the media event in Tokyo Sony unveiled its next-gen PlayStation Portable that will challenge Apple's iOS as a game platform.
The device's codename is NGP (Next Generation Portable) and it was built around five concepts: Revolutionary UI, Location-based Entertainment, Social Connectivity and Converging Real and Virtual Reality. And here are the characteristics of the device according to Engadget:
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