If there was any question about how well the cellular version of the iPad mini would do in China, you should have your answer with this tip from Apple Store China—you’ll have to wait at least two weeks for an iPad mini of any kind. It’s not just China either, ship dates to customers for the iPad mini in the U.K. is two weeks as well and a week in the U.S. and Canada.
Sharp Reportedly Slows Production Of 9.7-Inch iPad Screens Due to Shift In Demand For iPad mini
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jan 18, 2013 | Comments (2)
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Reuters reports that according to their sources, the production of screens for Apple’s full-sized iPad has fallen to minimum levels at Sharp’s factory in Japan after a gradual slowdown began at the end of 2012.
The report notes that it’s not clear how much of this slowdown is due to seasonal changes or due to a shift in demand for iPad mini.
Nexus 7 Beats Out the iPad as Most Popular Tablet in Japan
Posted by Tris Hussey on Jan 17, 2013 | Comments (12)
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A recent survey by Japan’s BCN and published in the Nikkei pegs the market share of the Nexus 7 at 44.4% while the iPad came in just behind with 40.1%. According to the survey price was a big factor in the decision to buy a Nexus 7 over an iPad. But there’s an interesting wrinkle in the survey timing that might explain the drop in iPad marketshare.
Cellular iPad mini And iPad 4 Goes On Sale in China This Friday
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jan 15, 2013 | No Comments »
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Apple has just announced that the Cellular+Wi-Fi models of iPad mini and the 4th generation iPad will be available in China this Friday, January 18.
Netbook as Tablet or Tablet as Netbook: Which Will People Prefer?
Posted by Tris Hussey on Jan 10, 2013 | Comments (13)
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I have to be honest, I haven’t seen a Microsoft Surface Tablet “in the wild” yet. Granted I also haven’t been wandering the coffee shops and other places I might find one lately, but the times I have been out and about I’ve seen plenty of iPads (very few other tablets though). And short of the very sad looking Microsoft pop up store I saw over the holidays, the Surface Tablet hasn’t hit my tech radar—except online. Ian Betteridge of Macgasm has seen one in the wild and makes an few interesting points about why Microsoft made this push now. Ian is certainly onto something, I think.
Tim Cook: Cellular iPad mini Coming to China in Late January
Posted by Rounak Jain on Jan 10, 2013 | No Comments »
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In an interview given to a Chinese media outlet, Apple CEO Tim Cook has indicated that the cellular version of the iPad mini is heading to the country later this month.
Glance Back at 2012 and Look Ahead to 2013
Posted by Tris Hussey on Dec 31, 2012 | Comments (5)
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Lots of sites are looking back at 2012 to review the year gone by, but while there is no doubt it’s been a pretty exciting year, I thought I’d start with a look at the year to come and make a few arm waving predictions about what we might see. Well, a few arm waving predictions and a good number of pretty sure bets as well.
Insatiable Demand for iPad mini in China and Hong Kong
Posted by Tris Hussey on Dec 31, 2012 | Comments (2)
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When we were gazing into the tea leaves of the iPad mini launch in China, there was lots gloom around the lack of crowds on launch day. Would the iPad mini be a flop in China where low cost (okay cheap) Android options have flooded the market? Looks like the technology Cassandras were a little quick to judge because iPad minis are sold-out in China and Hong Kong and demand for them is “insatiable”.
Apple Airs New iPad Ad “I’ll Be Home”
Are You Having Battery Life Issues After iOS 6.0.2?
Posted by Tris Hussey on Dec 19, 2012 | Comments (56)
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Yesterday Apple released iOS 6.0.2 for iPhone 5 and iPad mini which is supposed to fix lingering WiFi issues in both devices, but has this update caused battery life to plummet as well?
