Kindle Opens Fire on iPad 2
Parks Associates announced its consumer research suggests that U.S. holiday shoppers are equally enamoured of Amazon’s Kindle Fire table and Apple’s iPad 2.
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Media Tablets Going Great Guns
IHS iSuppli announced it forecasts that global media tablet shipments will rise to 60 million units in 2011, up from 17.4 million in 2010.
Canada Welcomes Galaxie Mobile Streaming Music Service
Stingray Digital announced that it has launched Galaxie Mobile, the first Canadian-owned commercial-free mobile streaming music service.
3D Gaming Summit Announces Speakers and Sessions
Unicomm and The Bob Dowling Group announced speakers and sessions for the second annual 3D Gaming Summit: 3D Gaming and Beyond, which will be held September 22, 2011 at the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, CA.
Walmart Rolls Out VUDU for iPad
Walmart announced the launch of its VUDU movie streaming service for Apple’s iPad.
Foxconn Explosion May Affect iPad 2 Production
IHS iSuppli announced that, according to its research, the recent explosion at Foxconn’s plant in Chengdu, China, could result in a production loss of 500,000 iPad 2 tablets in the second quarter of 2011.
iPad Not Eating into PC Sales
The NPD Group announced that, according to its latest survey, only 14% of early iPad adopters abandoned a PC purchase for an iPad.
iPad 2 Shipment Forecast Cut
IHS iSuppli announced that it has reduced its 2011 shipment forecast for Apple’s iPad 2.
Apple Reports Q2 2011 Results
Apple Inc. announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 second quarter ended March 26, 2011. According to the statement, Apple sold 3.76 million Macs, 18.65 million iPhones, 9.02 million iPods and 4.69 million iPads during the quarter.
PC Shipments Decline in Q1 2011
Gartner, Inc. announced that, according to its latest research, worldwide PC shipments totaled 84.3 million units in the first quarter of 2011, a 1.1% decline from the first quarter of 2010.
Potential Supply Problems for iPad 2
IHS iSuppli announced that its latest research suggests the earthquake in Japan may disrupt the supply of components necessary to produce Apple’s iPad 2.