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iPad has 95% of the Tablet Market

November 2, 2010

Now this isn’t much of a surprise – market-research firm Strategy Analytics just came out and said that Apple’s (AAPL) iPad now has 95% of the tablet market. This isn’t much of a surprise. We hear an awful lot of talk about competing tablets, but I’ve only seen one in the wild so far. That [...]

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Motorola Tops Estimates – Will It Last?

October 28, 2010

Motorola (MOT) delivered much better-than-expected Q3 earnings numbers this morning, sending the stock up 5% to $8.4o in pre-market trading. Motorola is riding high on its wave of its successful Droid brand of smartphones, all of whom run Google’s (GOOG) red-hot Android operating system. However, I’m not wondering how long its success can last. Samsung, [...]

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Verizon to Sell Samsung Galaxy

October 20, 2010

The Apple (AAPL) iPad won’t be the only tablet computer that Verizon (VZ) pushes. Verizon Wireless said today that it will being selling the Samsung Galaxy tablet on November 11th for $600. This does not bode well for the Galaxy. The entry-level iPad sells for just $500, and has a much bigger and thus more-impressive [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Tablet First Impressions

October 10, 2010

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to play around with a Samsung Galaxy tablet. It’s a nice device, but overally, it’s not nearly as impressive as the Apple (AAPL) iPad. The Galaxy’s screen is very sharp and vibrant, but the iPad’s looks better. However, this could be a store-lighting issue. Apple does a great job of [...]

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Why Apple Will Thrive In a Lousy PC Market

October 8, 2010

Yes folks, the PC industry is still in the dumps. We saw two very important things happen this week: 1) IDC said that tablets like the Apple (AAPL) iPad will drag hard-drive demand down by 2-3% this year. 2) Both Samsung and Micron (MU) noted weak DRAM memory pricing trends, which are dragging on both [...]

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