Next to politics, perhaps no industry loves speculation more than tech. We may couch it as “analysis” or — if we’re being especially honest with ourselves — as “commentary” or… Read More
There’s been a lot of chatter recently about whether we’re living in a post-PC era dominated by tablet computers and powerful smartphones. Well, a new study out today by ChangeWave… Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook noted at a conference in San Francisco this week that he wasn’t too concerned about rising competition from Amazon.com and its $199 Kindle Fire. “Amazon is… Read More
ComScore’s new report — U.S. Digital Future in Focus 2012 — spells out just how powerful of a force the tablet market is becoming in tech. Consider this: It took… Read More
One of the key things we’ll be closely tracking on Tuesday during Amazon.com’s earnings call will be the overall performance of the company’s Kindle line, specifically the recently introduced Kindle… Read More
Nooks. iPads. Kindles. PlayBooks. Kobos. Americans are getting more familiar with tablet computers and e-readers, with a new study out today from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project… Read More
It’s always a guessing game trying to figure out how many Kindle devices Amazon.com has sold during a selected period. The Seattle online retailer is notoriously vague about its product… Read More
During a Consumer Electronics preview event tonight, Lenovo showed an array of new products, including several running Google’s Android operating system — even a new Android-powered TV set. One device… Read More
Amazon.com has settled a patent infringement suit brought against the online retailer by Smartphone Technologies, a subsidiary of Acacia Research, according to a report by paidContent.org. Smartphone Technologies filed the… Read More
Amazon.com is addressing complaints about its new Kindle Fire device, with plans to roll out a new software update in the coming weeks. But even though some users aren’t completely… Read More
With all the buzz over the iPad and Kindle Fire lately, we don’t need a study to tell us that Microsoft Windows is will be playing catch-up in the tablet… Read More
Have you purchased a Kindle Fire yet? Priced at $199 and released just a few weeks before the holiday rush, Amazon is making a big bet on a device that… Read More
On the GeekWire podcast this past weekend, we discussed how Amazon.com’s new Kindle Fire tablet was coming on the scene with an attractive $199 price tag. But we also pointed… Read More
The Kindle Fire has yet to arrive on the doorsteps of customers. (Release date is set for November 14th). Yet, there’s been such strong demand that the Seattle online retailer… Read More
This has the makings of the perfect Mike Daisey monologue. Foxconn, the giant Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, has reportedly entered into a deal with Amazon.com to produce the next-generation Kindle Fire… Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook was just asked on the company’s earnings call to offer his thoughts on Amazon’s upcoming Kindle Fire tablet, which is significantly undercutting the iPad with a… Read More
At first glance, Kindle Fire seems like a pretty good name. It uses a thematically coherent naming strategy, similar to the one that Apple used when it named the Macintosh, presumably… Read More
We thought there might be a chance that Jeff Bezos showed off Amazon.com’s mysterious new tablet computers at the company meeting yesterday in Seattle. But nothing came of it that… Read More
Dishonest waiters have been ripping off restaurant goers for years using a technique known as credit card “skimming.” Now, a Kirkland startup company by the name of Viableware is looking… Read More
I’d love to get this in my kitchen nook. Megan Garber of the Nieman Journalism Lab gets an inside look at how The New York Times — using a modified… Read More
Women are increasingly using electronic reading devices like the Kindle, while men still own more tablet computers like the iPad. According to a new survey by Nielsen, women now make… Read More
Amazon.com hasn’t even announced its tablet computer. But that’s not stopping the big research firms from projecting what the device will do to the market, which up until now has… Read More
It might seem like the market for television shows and movies has already been turned upside down, with many of us circumventing traditional channels in favor of online video sites,… Read More
Will this be one of the showcase apps for Amazon.com’s long-rumored Android tablet? Internet Movie Database, the Amazon.com service better known as IMDb, today released a revamped version of its… Read More
A report from DigiTimes out of Taiwan overnight offers the latest clues about rumored plans by Amazon.com to launch its own line of tablet computers, potentially expanding beyond its dedicated… Read More
Amazon.com’s plans for a new color-screen tablet computer has got to be one of the worst kept secrets in the tech industry. And now here’s a little more fuel to toss… Read More
Microsoft is certainly playing a tough game of catch-up against Apple’s iPad. But the software giant can make a comeback in the market for tablet computers. At least that’s the… Read More
Last fall, I reported that Alaska Airlines planned to provide pilots with iPads, speculating that the touchscreen devices could be used to replace bulky paper manuals. Now, Alaska Air has… Read More
Life is tough when you’re trying to come from behind against Android and iPhone in the mobile market, which means you’ve gotta take your victories wherever you can get them.… Read More
The news business has been undergoing radical shifts and changes over the past 10 years, brought on by advances in new technologies. And now a historic milestone has occurred. More… Read More