100 tablets to choose from, and you can name just one -- iPad

The year 2011 will go down in the history books as a great year for tablets mostly for Apple?s iPad, however -- not all tablet vendors fared as well as Apple. It'?s not for lack of products that prevented Android tablets from taking any market share away from Apple this year. By our calculation, over 100 tablets were introduced since the iPad. However, we defy even the most tech-savvy of you to name more than a few of them. What was so wrong with the competition that it failed to make any inroads in the tablet market, at least until… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2011-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tablet partnership for Nook and Samsung

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N Partners with Samsung for Tablets

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For Soothing Relief, Dr. Oz Loves iPad Apps

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[ AdWeek | 2014-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Inspirational' women choose favourite books for Baileys

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OverDrive Adds 2,100 Libraries, More Consumer Services

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thrillbent 3.0 Debuts Subscription, iPad App

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Dell Venue 11 Pro review: Tablet plus accessories makes three good devices

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What the River Says, That is What I Say: Stafford Turns 100

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[ Advertising Age | 2013-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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