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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The Head to Head Battle: iPad 2 vs. Motorola XOOM

Posted by Jason Dunn in "Motorola XOOM" @ 07:30 AM

This is a head to head comparison video between the Android 3.0 Honeycomb-based Motorola XOOM and the iOS 4-based Apple iPad 2. Each tablet has pros and cons, and I discuss my findings after using both of them for a while. Chime in with your own thoughts!


Wednesday, March 30, 2011

It Really is Mostly About the Software

Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Apple iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad" @ 09:30 AM

http://www.9to5mac.com/58456/its-th...17-tablet-apps/

"Dying to compete with iPad, rivals are drumming up speeds and feeds in the absence of quality software. Unfortunately for them, the game is software, not hardware. Blogger Justin Williams took time to sort through Android Market and count apps that are featured for Android slates."

Compare the 20 or so apps the author found that met his criteria (specifically written in Android 3.0 or written specifically for the tablet platform) to the over 65,000 that Apple has in their App Store and you can see the advantage does go to Apple. I've seen the Xoom and I do like it's form factor, but when it gets right down to it I have to agree: the apps are where it's at, especially when you consider games such as this one. So even though Dell and HP are throwing down the "Apple's not all that" comments, and Microsoft sounds like they are throwing in the towel when it comes to the tablet market, I still think Apple is in the driver's seat when it comes to the tablet market. What are your thoughts?


Thursday, March 3, 2011

Tablets: Head-to-Head With the iPad 2

Posted by Michael Knutson in "Apple News" @ 12:00 AM

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/...berry-playbook/

"You might recall we ran this comparison about a month back when HP's TouchPad was announced, but now we're back with a full set of 2011 devices as Apple's brand new iPad 2 has joined the fray."

By now, many of the questions about the iPad 2 have been answered (except memory), and the head-to-head comparisons have some real data to allow you, the reader, to decide who will be legitimate challengers to the original iPad. Funny, but I like certain features from each of these tablets, but I can't afford all four (when they finally are able to be purchased). For me, the iPad is a known quantity, and has only gotten better, but I'm still fascinated by the competition, especially the PlayBook, with QNX, and its smaller form factor. I think that I might like something that fits in a (large) pocket, but has a bigger screen than my iPhone.


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