Adam Aims To Take Bite Out Of Apple In iPad War

From Times Online:

It has already brought the world a £1,400 car, now India is set to release an “iPad for the masses” — a new tablet computer that technology experts say could mount a challenge to Apple’s latest gadget.

The new device, called the Adam, has been designed by Notion Ink, a start-up based in the technology hub of Hyderabad. The company was founded by three 24-year-old graduates from India’s elite technical universities who have relied on family and friends for seed funding.

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Apple Has Room To Drop iPad Price, Says iSuppli

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From Wall Street Journal:

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--The components that make up Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPad media tablet cost between $219 and $335 depending on the model, according to research firm iSuppli Corp., which leaves room for Apple to lower the gadget's price if it wants.

LG Display (034220.SE LPL), Broadcom Corp. (BRCM), Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.SE) and Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) are some of the likely winners in terms of suppliers, iSuppli said.

The firm conducted its analysis without the benefit of actually having an iPad, which goes on sales sometime in March or April.

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Apple iPad Price Cut: Blunder or Brilliance?

From PC World:

If Apple is really considering price cuts on its just-introduced iPad, the best advice is to make them before launch, not after.

Not today, or tomorrow, but a price drop a week--or even a day--before it goes on sale might give the iPad an incredible boost. I will also describe what other businesses can learn from Apple's troubles.

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Apple's iPad And The Evolution Of Books -- A Commentary

Consumers seem underwhelmed by Apple's iPad, according to a survey by Retrevo, a US shopping website. Photo from The Telegraph

From The Wall Street Journal:

Steve Jobs recently walked on to a stage in San Francisco and answered a question that authors and publishers have been asking for years: How would he adjust Apple's iPhone technology and iTunes platform to the horizons of the reader? His answer was the iPad, a typically alluring device, featuring a screen big enough for the comfortable reading of books, and a new iBookstore, bringing the text of Harry Potter within reach of America's millions of iTunes users for the first time.

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FCC: iPad Use Could Further Strain AT&T 3G

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From CNET:

Although Apple's iPad has yet to hit the market, the Federal Communications Commission has expressed concern over its potential impact on AT&T's 3G network.

Without naming AT&T, which has secured a carrier deal for the tablet device, Phil Bellaria, director of scenario planning, and John Leibovitz, deputy chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, outlined their concerns in an FCC blog post Monday:

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Arm Chief Hints Over iPad Technology

From The Guardian:

The chief executive of Arm has given the strongest hint yet that the company's technology is inside Apple's iPad.

The Cambridge-based technology group - whose microchip designs are to be found in more than nine out of every 10 mobile phones sold across the world - already has chips in the iPhone and iPod. That has led intense speculation that Apple's A4 chip, which powers the iPad, incorporates an Arm Cortex-A9 MPCore - the same processor as Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip, which powers Google's Nexus One.

In an interview with the Guardian, Arm's chief executive, Warren East, hinted that the mystery would soon be over.

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Apple iPad May Ship With Webcam

From Wired Science:

Close scrutiny of the iPad which Steve Jobs presented at Apple’s special event last week shows what may be webcam, tucked away in the black screen bezel just like it is on the MacBook Pro.

A screen-grab from the official video of the event shows nothing but a small dot above the screen, opposite the home button. Taken alone, this isn’t much, but compare this with the picture of the iPad leaked just hours before the event (below). If you remember, these showed an iPad locked down in a security frame, and you could clearly see the camera in the bezel. I even pointed out the cutout in the frame that let us see the webcam.

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What The iPad Means For The Future Of Computing

From Gadget Lab:

When I picked up my iPhone over the weekend, I had an epiphany. I was using the LinkedIn app to confirm an invitation to connect, and it hit me: This is the future of mobile computing, the mobile web — the mobile experience.

No, I’m not saying the LinkedIn app is the future per se (that’d be silly), but rather the overall concept of it. The LinkedIn iPhone app is, in my opinion, better than the actual LinkedIn.com website. Same goes for the Facebook app compared to Facebook.com.

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Apple iPad Will Choke Innovation, Say Open Internet Advocates

Cutting off the next chapter? Steve Jobs flicks through an ebook on the Apple iPad. Photograph: Kimberly White/Reuters

From The Guardian:

The Apple iPad's closed, iPhone-like environment could shut out the next computing revolution, say industry veterans.

Apple's new iPad tablet computer could hamper innovation and cause long-term damage if it becomes a hit, according to experts.

Just as Steve Jobs tries to wow the world with the "magical" new device - unveiled on Wednesday at a media-saturated launch event in San Francisco – leading industry figures have told the Guardian that the machine marks a fundamental shift in the way the computer industry works.

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How To Make The iPad A Better Music Device

Photo: The iTunes Music Store looks great on the iPad, but I'd like to see more features for music fans and musicians. (Credit: James Martin/CNET)

From CNET:

I was at Apple's iPad launch on Wednesday, and maybe it was just Steve Jobs' reality distortion field, but I don't quite understand why the haters are piling on. A lot of PC-centric commentators are dismissing the iPad as an overpriced gadget, wondering why it's lacking features that are standard on even the cheapest notebook computers, like Flash support, multitasking, USB inputs to connect peripherals, and video outputs (HDMI would be nice). These are legitimate complaints--for a notebook replacement. But the iPad isn't a notebook replacement, and I don't think users will carry it with them on business trips. (Apple's iWork demo confused matters, admittedly.)

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Kindle vs. iPad: It's Not Zero Sum

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From CBS News:

Amazon provided its most detailed figures on sales of its Kindle, putting the units in the marketplace in the millions. The big questions: How long can Amazon defend its turf vs. Apple's iPad? And will consumers consider the iPad and Kindle to be two completely different devices with different use cases?

The e-commerce giant on Thursday reported another strong quarter, but the highlight of the financials and the call may have been at least some detail on Kindle sales. Due to an accounting change where Amazon can recognize more Kindle revenue up-front, the company had to offer a little more detail than usual about sales. Granted, Amazon didn't offer much, but CEO Jeff Bezos said in a statement:

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iPad's Big Target: E-Readers

From PC World:

The new Apple iPad's color multitouch display will clobber -- but not kill -- the blossoming e-reader market, which includes Amazon.com's Kindle, the Sony Reader and other devices that use gray-scale displays and slower interfaces, some analysts said.

"Apple 's full-color, full motion [iPad] device makes not only netbooks, but any product with an E Ink display look tired and dated," wrote Yankee Group analyst Carl Howe in a blog after spending a few minutes using the tablet device.

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Apple iPad Raises The Stakes For E-Readers

From Gadget Lab:

Apple’s much-awaited iPad tablet is a good looking, multipurpose e-reader but it is no Kindle slayer, say publishing executives and electronic-book enthusiasts. Instead, the iPad is likely to raise the stakes and help traditional e-readers evolve into more sophisticated devices.

“The iPad is for casual readers and people who favor an all-in-one type of device, while dedicated E Ink-based e-readers are for avid readers,” says Wiebe de Jager, executive director with Eburon Academic Publishers, a Netherlands-based publishing service.

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How Does The IPad Compare To Netbooks?

Music on the iPad feels more like iTunes than the iPod or iPhone. (Credit: Apple)

From PC World:

In launching the new Apple iPad this week, CEO Steve Jobs took a stand against the popular netbook category, which he dismissed as a poor fit into the space between laptops and smartphones.

"Netbooks aren't better at anything. They are slow, they have low-quality displays and run... PC software," Jobs said. "[The iPad] is so much more intimate than a laptop, and so much more capable than a smartphone with this gorgeous large display."

Netbooks, he said, are just cheap laptops.

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For Apple, iPad Said More Than Intended

Steven P. Jobs introduced the iPad on Wednesday in San Francisco.
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From The New York Times:

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple has generated a lot of chatter with its new iPad tablet. But it may not be quite the conversation it wanted.

Many women are saying the name evokes awkward associations with feminine hygiene products. People from Boston to Ireland are complaining that “iPad,” in their regional brogue, sounds almost indistinguishable from “iPod,” Apple’s music player. The problem may be worse outside the United States; Japanese does not even have a sound for the “a” in iPad.

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Apple Introduces The iPad And iBooks

From Scientific American:

What do you know? McGraw-Hill CEO Harold McGraw was on the money yesterday when he said Apple would announce a tablet on Wednesday. The iPad now has officially arrived, weighing in at less than a kilogram, with a 25-centimeter LED-backlit display that is just over a centimeter thick. It will be available by the end of March with a price tag starting at $499.

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With iPad, Apple Still Has A Fatal Attraction For AT&T

From Gadget Lab:

When Steve Jobs said Apple’s new iPad tablet would have 3G data service from AT&T during Wednesday’s press conference, sighs of disgust could be heard from the audience, presumably from disgruntled iPhone customers.

Prior to the unveiling of the 9.7-inch device Wednesday, a few vague rumors suggested Verizon would carry the tablet. Instead, Jobs announced two versions of the iPad: a Wi-Fi only model and an unlocked, Wi-Fi + 3G model for use on GSM networks. The Verizon network operates on the CDMA standard, meaning Verizon won’t be able to support the iPad.

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Publisher Axed From Apple iPad Launch After CEO Accidentally Leaks Details On TV

Spot the missing publisher: Steve Jobs (left) allegedly ordered Mcgraw-Hill's name be removed from this slide showing major publishing partners for the iPad

From The Daily Mail:

While Apple are riding high after generally favourable reviews for their tablet computer, the iPad, spare a thought for Harold McGraw III.

He is the chief executive of the 122-year-old publishing company McGraw-Hill, who accidentally leaked details of the device one day before the grand unveiling.

Apple boss Steve Jobs was said to be furious, after 61-year-old Mr McGraw spoke unguardedly about the product to U.S TV channel CNBC.

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Apple iPad Hands On

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From Popular Science:

Our complete impressions and analysis of Apple's new tablet are here, with photos and video.

The iPad, one of the most anticipated gadgets in history, is here. And the stakes, clearly, are high: to my knowledge, this is the first time Apple has referred to one of their products as "magical." Here's what it's like to play with one.

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Apple Introduces The iPad Tablet

Apple’s chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, introduced the iPad on Wednesday in San Francisco. Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Apple Reveals The iPad Tablet -- New York Times

After months of wild speculation, Steven P. Jobs has finally given Apple fans exactly what they have been asking for — a new iPhone-like tablet computer called the iPad starting at $499."We want to kick off 2010 by introducing a magical and revolutionary product today,” said Mr. Jobs, Apple’s chief executive.

Some models of the product will be available in 60 days, he said.

Mr. Jobs appeared energized but gaunt as he unveiled the iPad at a press event in San Francisco on Wednesday.

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More News On The iPad Tablet

A Closer Look at Apple’s New Tablet, the iPad -- Gadget Lab
Apple Tablet Scorecard -- PC World
Apple Launches iPad Tablet, iBooks Bookstore -- PC Magazine
Apple reveals multi-touch 'iPad' tablet device starting at $499 -- Apple Insider
Meet the iPad: Apple CEO Steve Jobs debuts tablet computer -- New York Daily News
Summary: Apple puts an end to tablet rumors with iPad -- MacWorld
Apple announces iPad tablet computer -- 'far better at some key tasks' -- L.A. Times
Apple's iPad Plays Games, Surprise! -- PC World
Apple unveils the 'magical' iPad -- CNN
Apple's Steve Jobs unveils the iPad -- Washington Post
Should the Apple iPad be considered a computer? -- CNET News
Apple tablet iRoundup: The good, the bad, the ugly -- CNET News
No Second Coming: Apple’s iPad Just a Big iPod Touch -- PC World