Monthly Archives: October 2012
iPad Mini Validates 7-Inch Tablet Market Despite Apple’s High Prices
If the small tablet market has had any issues building sales, the reason may well be that no major player has proven it to...
iPad Mini Supply Issues Could Limit Launch: NPD
Apple finally took the wraps off the consumer technology industry's worst-kept secret, the iPad Mini, on Oct. 23, resulting in yet another device that...
iPad Mini Tops Major Apple Product Introduction: 10 Key News Nuggets
Apple’s special event on Oct. 23 was supposed to be home to an iPad Mini. But over the hour that Apple’s top executives were...
Facebook Turns In Improved Earnings Report
Facebook, which had been slogging along since its May public offering with an underperforming stock price, had reason to be optimistic Oct. 23 when...
Google’s Windows 8 Search App Lets Users Bypass Browser
Google is helping users take advantage of the new capabilities in Microsoft’s Windows 8 by offering a free app that lets users access Google...
VMware Revenue Up, but Forecast and Profits Down
Virtualization software maker VMware filed its third-quarter 2012 earnings report Oct. 23, showing solidly increased revenue but also profit margins that dropped slightlyWhile the...
Cisco Updates Scheduler to Automate Hadoop Big Data Analysis Systems
Cisco Systems has added support for the open source Hadoop big data framework in the latest version of its Tidal Enterprise Scheduler, which is...
Welcome to the World, Mini!
Welcome to the World, Mini!
Attendees at Apple's launch of the iPad Mini got to try out the little tablet for the first time upstairs...
Apple iPad Mini
Apple iPad Mini
The iPad Mini features a 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display, weighs 0.68 pounds and is 7.2mm thin. It's 23 percent thinner and 53 percent...
FTC Issues Privacy Guidelines for Facial Recognition Technology
The Federal Trade Commission issued a report Oct. 23 that suggested best practices for companies using facial recognition technology, including a focus on how...