iPad 2

On the cusp of earnings, one analyst weighs in on the future of Apple. "I have followed Steve Jobs for more than 20 years," Trip Chowdhry, the Managing Director of Equity Research at Global Equities Research, told Benzinga. "There was only one Thomas Edison. There was only one Albert Einstein....

The world's most popular tablet sold three million units at launch. But its success could be short lived. That's according reports that Wedge Partners has released a negative report on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), stating that the iPad sales may not be as high as expectations and that March sales could...

In just over 24 hours, the world will finally receive the first official glimpse of the long-awaited iPad 3. Here's what you can expect from the big reveal. Textbooks Aplenty For starters, Apple enthusiasts can expect more textbooks or textbook-related announcements. While many Apple enthusiasts...

Apple will reportedly bite the bullet and release a cheaper-than-expected iPad alongside the release of the iPad 3. But what will it be, and what will it look like? Initially, many believed that the Mac maker would launch a miniature (seven-inch) iPad that would encompass the same goodies as the...

Ten things we hope come true when the iPad 3 is unveiled on March 7. Yesterday afternoon, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally confirmed that it would hold an event for the long-awaited iPad upgrade next Wednesday. Using nothing more than an image of a finger and a close-up of what could only be the third...

Apple's toughest competition in 4Q 2011 was Apple, iSuppli claims. The IHS (NYSE: IHS) research firm has released a report (via Barron's) on the tablet market, revealing that Apple may have actually cannibalized sales of the iPad 2 with the release of the iPhone 4S. This might explain why the...

Thousands will wait in line. Several will stay overnight. Some might even camp outside an Apple Store for a week. Will you be one of them? If not, don't expect to get an iPad 3 this spring. The highly anticipated device is expected to be unveiled during the first week of March, AllThingsD reported...

It's the number-one reason that consumers buy the Kindle Fire. But is it enough to stop Apple from maintaining its lead in 2012? According to a new survey from ChangeWave Research, 59% of Kindle Fire users bought the tablet not for the screen, book selection, battery life, or the size/weight of...

Which features should accompany the launch of the iPad 3? While the big rumor is that Apple will give into the seven-inch nonsense and release two iPads this year (one big, one small), that isn't likely to happen. And that's not really what consumers want or need. Instead of a smaller tablet,...

Apple's big event has come and gone. Did the company revolutionize education or simply take it in a new direction? Some might say that it was a little bit of both. Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) announcement corresponded with the multitude of rumors that hit the Web this week, paving the way for...

The third iPad is getting one upgrade consumers won't be able to refuse. A battery that packs more than twice the capacity of the iPad 2. That's according to this DigiTimes report (via Business Insider), which claims that the battery capacity for the “high-end” version of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL)...

If you thought that Christmas Eve was the end of the holiday shopping period, think again. It turns out that Christmas Day can be quite a popular day as well, albeit without the long lines and overcrowded retailers. Instead of flocking to Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) for a last-minute electronic purchase...

Every month, Android inches closer to smartphone dominance. But how? And why? Now that Sprint (NYSE: S) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) have the iPhone, you would think that consumers would be ready to make the switch to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) beloved platform. But Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) remains a strong...

Yet another report stemming from “sources” in the “supply chain” claims that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) will release a smaller iPad. The latest report comes from DigiTimes (via Business Insider) and indicates that the miniature tablet will come in at 7.85 inches and arrive before the end of Q4 2012....

If you can't beat ‘em, run! That's the message Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been sending to tech companies that thought they could compete with the iPad after successfully posing a threat to the iPhone. But unlike the iPhone, which was limited in reach by an exclusive agreement with AT&T (NYSE: T...