The Secret Behind the iPad’s Low Price

Wondering how Apple can sell the iPad for under $500?
from BNETApple iPad Price, Features Say “ARM” All Over
By Chris Dannen | Jan 27, 2010
Here’s what you need to know about the iPad: it’s a 9.7-inch touchscreen pad that’s half an inch thick, sports WiFi and 3G, and runs apps, reads e-books and lasts 10 hours [...]

iWork Killer App For iPad?

Is iWork the killer app for the iPad or will the iPad ultimately kill iWork? In the past iWork has been non-starter: positioned between Microsoft’s over-featured Office suite and Oracle’s free OpenOffice. Child of ClarisWorks, it never quite caught caught on. I once spent a whole day trying to do a keyframe animation in Keynote [...]

Apple Press Conference Live today at 1pm Eastern

Anyone interested in spending lunch at the Apple Press Conference today (virtually)?
from Ubergizmo
On January 27th, join us for the live coverage of Apple’s “new creation” in San Francisco. Go to http://live.ubergizmo.com: we will be at the event to provide up to the minute (or less!) photos and comments: you will feel like being in the [...]

Why Apple Really Wanted Lala

 
Did Apple buy Lala in order to beat Amazon (and others) by setting up a cloud-based subscription service? Not according to this guest post on TechCrunch by Michael Robertson.
Robertson explains why he thinks Lala is critical to Apple’s future, why Apple’s move must include music already owned by iTunes users and why they bought an [...]

HarperCollins Is in Talks With Apple Over Tablet Device?

I was in the Apple Store this morning and heard this rumor…but wasn’t confirmed…now it appears the WSJ is confirming it.
Technology Alertfrom The Wall Street Journal
HarperCollins is negotiating with Apple to make electronic books available for the introduction of a new tablet device from Apple, according to people familiar with the situation, posing a challenge [...]

DECE vs KeyChest

 
Remember VHS vs Betamax? HD DVD vs Blu-ray? The new format war on the horizon might be DECE (Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem) vs KeyChest.
In the name of “buy once, play anywhere”, it’s the DECE ”big boys” (Sony [who leads the effort],Warner Brothers, Paramount, NBC Universal, Fox, Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, Motorola, Comcast, Cox Communications, Liberty Global, Netflix, [...]

Wrap of CES Wrap-Ups

CES 2010 was as upbeat as Wall Street. For those of us who were not there, here are some links to the best show wrap-ups:
Text Links:CnetThe New York TimesAgence France-Presse: “Useful, Useless and Unusual“

Videos:CNET News (Best of Show)Associated Press Technology Writer Peter Svensson
Podcasts:Engadget Podcast

 

Tableful of Tablets

Tablet computers and e-readers were among the products generating the most buzz at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. Not surprisingly, Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer keynoted the show by showing off an HP tablet running Windows 7. (Photo.)
According to the New York Times, H.P. is working on an array of tablets, including one that will run Google’s Android operating system. [...]

Steve Jobs: Back in the core of the Apple

You never know what is going to happen at a Apple press announcement…case in point… Steve Job’s semi-surprise appearance earlier today.
By Jessica Mintz/AP (via CNBC)
updated 1:55 p.m. ET Sept. 9, 2009
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has returned to his showman role, taking the stage Wednesday at a product launch event for the first time since his [...]

WSJ NEWS ALERT: Google’s Schmidt Quits Apple’s Board

News Alert from The Wall Street Journal
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Apple announced that Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, is resigning from Apple’s board, a position he has held since August 2006.
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that “as Google enters more of Apple’s core businesses, with Android and now Chrome OS, Eric’s effectiveness as [...]

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