Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tabs on Discount Sale for Mother’s Day

Barnes & Noble's Nook sale

Mother’s Day is closing in, have you decided yet on what to give to your mother? Well, the combination of card and flowers are always the best though it’s old-fashioned. But if you are tired with the combo and wants something new for you mother, Barnes & Nobles Nook devices are on sale!

Available online and on store, the 7-inch Nook HD 8gb version is now only $149, while the 16gb version is $179. The bigger models, 9-inch Nook HD+ 15gb version starts at $179 and the 32gb version is now $209.

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BlackBerry CEO Claims Tablet PCs will be Obsolete after Five Years

BlackBerry CEO

Tablet PCs has been quite aggressive today along with the smartphones. Some think that this technology will continue for a longer time but with during the interview of Bloomberg with BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins, he said that tablets will be obsolete in five years. This indicates that he is not a fan of this technology in spite of releasing their own PlayBook Tablet

This is a bold statement from the CEO of a mobile technology manufacturer which also makes tablet PCs. In BlackBerry’s history, they also joined the tablet PC market and introduced their PlayBook. It . . . → Read More: BlackBerry CEO Claims Tablet PCs will be Obsolete after Five Years

Apple’s iPad Share in the Market Drops while Android Tabs Increased

android tabs v ipad

Apple Inc. finally posted their first quarter earnings on Tuesday showing a drop of profits.

Gates are opened and market research firms are making their own analysis about the results of the tablet and smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2013. The Cupertino, California-based company managed to sell many iPads in the first quarter, however, it just cant stop the increasing growth of the much lower cost Android tablets. This caused the drop in profits and market share of Apple Inc.

With Apple’s earning announcement, they stated that they have sold 19.5 million . . . → Read More: Apple’s iPad Share in the Market Drops while Android Tabs Increased

iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 will be Released before Summer

iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2

Apple seems to be upgrading their line of iPads before the season ends. It is rumored that they are going to release the second part of iPad mini, which is called the iPad mini 2, and a new iPad 5.

The target launching date is said to be this month or May, just ahead of the upcoming new phone in their iPhone line. These new tablets is just ahead of the iOS 7 so these iPads may have the iOS 6.2 and will just have to update to iOS 7 when it is ready. It will . . . → Read More: iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 will be Released before Summer

Windows 8 and Surface not selling, Samsung Exec says

Windows 8 and Surface not selling, Samsung Exec says

Windows 8 and the Surface are not of great deals.

Samsung’s president of its memory-chip division tells that the demand for Surface is not good and Windows 8 is no better compared to Vista.

This statement seems to describe the vague panic building up amongst tech companies. The latest little harsh comments made by Samsung’s memory-chip division president Jun Dong-Soo has quite lit up the fire among tech giants.

Although Dong-Soo was quoted of saying that the new operating system of Microsoft is good, he still thinks that the Vista platform is better. With this, analysts and experts believe that . . . → Read More: Windows 8 and Surface not selling, Samsung Exec says

Apple to release a WiFi only iPad Mini

Apple to release a WiFi only iPad Mini

After it has successfully released its newest iPhone device — iPhone 5 — Apple is now anticipated to reveal another device next week. The device is referred as the iPad mini, the smaller version of iPad.

The rumored release date will be on October 17. The smaller version of the tablet is said to have a 7.85-inch display with a lower resolution compared to the bigger 9.7-inch display currently on the market.

The new device from Apple will become the direct competition to Nexus 7 of Google and the Kindle Fire of Amazon. Both of the competitors have a 7-inch . . . → Read More: Apple to release a WiFi only iPad Mini

New Nook HD to be released by Barnes & Noble

New Nook HD to be released by Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble is releasing out two latest versions of its Nook tablet with the glossy new hardware and a sharper HD screen. This move is heightening the already intensive competition between tablets, especially now that we are heading into the holiday season.

Previously, Barnes & Noble stated that its new Nook HD will be available in two different sizes. One tablet is a seven-inch screen (diagonally measured) at a price of $199 and another tab is the newest addition, a nine-inch diagonal screen referred as Nook HD+ at a price of $269.

Moreover, not only that the new HD . . . → Read More: New Nook HD to be released by Barnes & Noble