Acer announced a new lineup of Windows 8 notebooks, tablets and hybrids last week, but one product missing from the unveiling was the company’s rumored 8-inch Windows 8 tablet. No problem: Amazon inadvertently announced the smaller tablet on Acer’s behalf by publishing the product page ahead of schedule. PC World spotted the Acer product listing… Read More…
iPad mini, Surface, Kindle Fire: Which one really belongs on your holiday list?

Yes, the holidays are almost here, and anyone looking to buy a tablet will be faced with a dizzying array of options. File this one under first-world problems, but we’re here to help. Our guest on the GeekWire radio show this week is Andru Edwards of GearLive.com and the Ask Andru tech advice column here on… Read More…
Microsoft Surface destroys iPad in hilarious fake ad

You’ve probably come across Apple’s clever new iPad mini advertisement featuring the two-hand duet from “Heart and Soul.” I thought it was clever and creative — typical of Apple ads. But a spoof of the ad featuring Microsoft’s Surface posted yesterday on YouTube had me cracking up. Produced by Seattle-based Cinesaurus, the video starts just… Read More…
Apple: 3M iPads sold overall in three days, iPad mini ‘practically sold out’

This just in: Apple has sold 3 million iPads overall in the three days since the Friday launch of the iPad mini and the fourth-generation iPad. That’s the news from the company this morning, but Apple isn’t providing any specifics about sales of the individual iPad models. Here’s how the news release is worded: “Apple… Read More…
iPad mini launch: Turns out the lines are mini, too

It’s launch day for the iPad mini, and there’s good news for anyone hoping to score one: The device was still available for purchase at the Apple Store in Seattle as of a short time ago. Of course, that’s not necessarily a good thing for Apple, which is accustomed to seeing much larger demand for… Read More…
Amazon jabs at iPad with high-profile home page ad

Amazon’s special messages to customers on its home page are usually very upbeat, touting the latest products and services from the company in positive tones. But the message appearing right now on Amazon.com is anything but polite, starting off with a quote from Gizmodo calling Apple “ballsy” for “cramming a worse screen screen in [the… Read More…
Podcast: Surface, iPad mini and Rover.com, with our cutest in-studio guest ever

Some of the guests we bring in to the GeekWire radio show and podcast have been known to cause a stir when they arrive at the studio. But nothing compares to the reception given to Caramel, the 4-pound Pomeranian who is the “Chief Rover” at dog-sitting matchmaking service Rover.com. Several KIRO-FM staffers couldn’t help but come… Read More…
Apple vs. Amazon: iPad mini marks new chapter in rivalry

Tablets are the one of the most competitive arenas in consumer technology right now, with multiple tech giants fighting for a piece of the growing market, including Microsoft and Google. But the expected unveiling of a smaller iPad today would be particularly notable as a new stage in the ever-expanding rivalry between Apple and Amazon…. Read More…
iPad Mini? Apple confirms Oct. 23 media event

Just hours after Microsoft’s price announcement of Windows 8, Apple has just announced a media event for next Tuesday, Oct. 23 to likely show off a much-anticipated mini iPad. Apple sent out invites that read “We’ve got a little more to show you.” We wrote about the potential little Microsoft/Apple tablet collision course last week and… Read More…































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