These mobile devices still represent a very healthy market, but the growth is stalling out quite a bit. While there is no mistake that tablet trends are showing that the market for these devices is still quite healthy and isn’t showing any signs of future illness, what has become clear through the most recent data released by the International Data Corporation (IDC), is that the growth of this market has slowed significantly with the market’s maturity. The IDC has now “scaled back its five year forecast for the product category”…
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Tablet commerce experiment from Google uses 3D technology
It may be that the tech giant will have these mobile devices ready by late June for its developer conference. Google is working on a new angle in its tablet commerce, with the development of a new device that will be capable of capturing three dimensional images through its advanced vision abilities. The start of next month should bring with it the creation of approximately 4,000 prototypes of this device. This new tablet commerce device will likely be created in time for the Google developer conference (Google I/O) and will…
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Amazon.com did a good job of creating a new Kindle e-reader that is affordably priced; so affordable, that the new Kindle is out selling the leading Kindle, and the 3G and WiFi model e-readers. By using advertisements on their new e-reader, they were able to finance a newer, more affordable Kindle. Now, can they do the same with an Android based tablet? By using tasteful ad displays, small banners and screen-saver type advertisements, Amazon could create a new product that was less expensive. By strategically placing the ads, Amazon was…
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