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Article | 1/11/2012 First iPad Mini teardown reveals few surprises

The first teardown of an iPad Mini showed few surprises, but the team that took apart Apple's new smaller tablet said it was 'extremely difficult' for...

Article | 1/11/2012 Windows 8 uptake remains listless after public launch

Driven by millions of upgrades, Windows 8's global usage share climbed by a third last month, but the new OS's adoption pace remained lethargic compar...

Article | 30/10/2012 Analyst: Half of iPad Mini sales will be cannibalizations

Apple's lower-priced iPad Mini will significantly cannibalize sales of the company's full-sized iPad, with up to half of customers opting for the smal...

Article | 29/10/2012 Windows Store has enough apps to prevent Windows RT flop, say analysts

The apps available for Microsoft's new Windows operating systems are good enough to entice early buyers of tablets and other touch devices, analysts s...

Article | 23/10/2012 Apple struts iPad Mini, goes premium with $329 price

Apple today unveiled the iPad Mini, a smaller tablet starting at $329 that features a 7.9-in. 1024-x-768-pixel display and can run all existing iPad s...

Article | 22/10/2012 Tablet trade-ins spike as 'iPad Mini' event nears

Even before Apple sent invitations for the Tuesday launch event where it will likely unveil a smaller iPad, consumers were unloading their old tabl...

Article | 17/10/2012 Microsoft runs out of $US499 Surface RT for pre-orders

Microsoft has exhausted its initial supply of the lowest-priced Surface RT tablet, which now is backordered by three weeks.

Article | 16/10/2012 Microsoft's Surface RT pricing 'aggressive,' 'mystifying,' say analysts

Microsoft's pricing of its Surface RT tablet was called 'aggressive' by some analysts today, 'mystifying' by others, even as they remained skeptical t...

Article | 16/10/2012 Apple to host launch event on October 23, hints at 'little' iPad

Apple has issued invitations to an October 23 event in San Jose, California, where it's expected to unveil a smaller tablet, tagged as the "iPad Mini"...

Article | 14/10/2012 Consumers dismiss Apple Maps uproar; plan to buy iPhone 5 in record numbers

The brouhaha over Apple replacing Google Maps in iOS 6 with its own mapping technology has not changed customers' minds about the iPhon 5e, according ...

Article | 10/10/2012 Microsoft terms talk of Office on iPad 'inaccurate'

Microsoft has disavowed comments made by its Czech subsidiary that the company will roll out iOS and Android apps of its Office suite early next year....

Article | 9/10/2012 Analyst: Microsoft to price Surface RT tablet at $US400 to $US500

Microsoft's new Surface tablet, slated to ship later this month, will be priced between $US399 and $US499, an analyst said, in the same ballpark as Ap...

Article | 3/10/2012 iPad Mini's likely launch date means inventory will be everything, say analysts

Apple's rumoured November launch of a smaller, less-expensive iPad will put the company in a tight spot - tighter than usual - if it's not able to bui...

Article | 1/10/2012 Apple to unveil iPad Mini on October 17, start sales November 2, claims report

Apple will introduce a smaller iPad in two weeks, and if it holds to past practice, will start selling the new tablet in early November, according to ...

Article | 25/09/2012 iPhone 5 'geometrically more complex' than older Apple smartphones: expert

The iPhone 5 is "geometrically more complex" than Apple's previous smartphones, a teardown expert at IHS iSuppli said after taking apart the company's...