January 12, 2011
A 7-Inch iPad Can Shake up the Tablet Space, Again
ZD Net
James Kendrick details how quickly the tablet market can change with new product releases.
“With most competitors racing to release iPad-sized products, Apple could shake things up again by introducing a seven-inch iPad. It could do so without seriously hurting its established customer base, as most purchasers would likely be those who’ve passed on the iPad due to price and size. The smaller iPad would be cheaper, and as I’ve seen with the Galaxy Tab would instantly appeal to those who pick one up. A mini-iPad would cement Apple’s dominance in the tablet segment, and create major competition for other seven-inch tablets due to hit the market soon. Existing iPad apps could run on the little iPad, so it’s a win-win scenario for the folks in Cupertino.”
Report: Number Of Mobile Broadband Subscriptions To Surpass 1 Billion In 2011
TechCrunch
Robin Wauters writes about the global mobile broadband subscription market and shares some of Ericsson’s predictions.
“Ericsson, which provides tech and services to telecom operators around the globe, estimates that the number of mobile broadband subscriptions has grown to a whopping 500 million during the course of 2010, and that this number will double before the end of this year. Ericsson forecasts that the majority of subscriptions, roughly 400 million in total, is expected to be concentrated in the Asia Pacific region, followed by North America and Western Europe with more than 200 million subscriptions each.”
Android 2.4 “Ice Cream” Rumored to Be Coming This Summer [REPORT]
Mashable
Jolie O’Dell writes that according to reports, Android 2.4 may come out this summer.
“The Android rumour mills never do stop churning. Mere moments after the confirmation of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and the showcasing of Android 3.0 (Honeycomb, a new fork of the OS for tablets), we’ve learned that Android 2.4 might be coming as soon as this summer. The newest iteration of Google’s blockbuster mobile OS is supposedly called ‘Ice Cream,’ according to Android’s flavourful and alphabetical naming convention.”
