If you are one of those who believe what Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope predicts, then you sure aren’t buying an Apple tablet anytime soon. Expecting a strategy similar to the original iPhone in 2007 (a $200 price cut was seen just a couple of the month after the release of the 2G), it is now predicted that Apple might cut the iPad pricing, if the sales doesn’t live up to their expectations.
There has been a new job posting on the Apple website. But this particularly has caught our attention as it is for a QA engineer in The Interactive Media Group specifically for the iPad media segment. Below is a short description of the job: “The Media Systems…
Steve Jobs proudly announced last month that the Apple tablet aka iPad would be sold Unlocked, and in US they have a prepaid option with AT&T for unlimited data. With no subsidies like iPhone involved, the starting price of $499 is pretty impressive and this opens up immense potential for iPad’s – if sold with a carrier contract. And as the situation currently is, the global market will surely encash…
Rumors, tones of hype and disappointment. Apple has given this to the audience twice in the last few months. Last September when we were anxiously awaiting the release of the…
Apple’s iPad may not have impressed many (at least me) because its nothing but the bigger version of the iPod Touch. There are few cool things about the iPad which…
Google, Apple, Microsoft – all the silicon valley giants are fighting it out in the mobile world today. Its no brainer that mobile is the next big thing (it actually…
We had heard tones of Apple tablet rumors before the iPad was officially announced. So what amongst the crazy pile of rumors survived, what didn’t? One crazy thing we did see is 6 different SKU’s for the iPad. And then Unlocked? Not expensive? Quite unApple that was. But you know where Apple is headed – to the masses…
Yes, I know that Apple proudly announced that the iPad and the price is $499 (+$130 for 3G version), that means its more affordable than an iPhone 3G in India. So looking to grab the coolest (and the most bashed) gadget in town? Well wait a minute. If you are in India and considering the…
It’s no secret that Apple hates cheap, low power substance and that’s why they always ignored the netbook buzz. However, the need to release a product at a certain (Read affordable) price point is what Apple now realizes, and thus you have the iPad going for as low as $499 – with such effect on the companies bottomline that late last year Apple actually reduced its earnings estimates owing to lower margins! What enables Apple to sell you a full multitouch 9.7″ tablet for $499? No camera, no…
Finally, the Apple tablet is here and its called the iPad. Leaving behind all the rumors and speculations, its time to get down to the official announcements by Steve Jobs…