Posts Tagged "slate"

5 Reasons Why The Apple Tablet Will Fail

Posted by Editor on Jan 25, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

Readers of this blog will note that Tasty Slate is unabashedly fanboyish when it comes to all things Apple and tablet related. That said, not everyone has their spinning propeller hat ready to roll just yet. So, let’s look at the other side of the coin for a moment and please feel free to add your own thoughts in the comments for pro/con or other reasons we should add. Here are five reasons why the Apple Tablet Will Fail:

More details emerge about iPad tablet

Posted by Editor on Jan 21, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

Some more details emerging today about the Apple iPad/Slate/Tablet.

AppleInsider says according to its sources of all the Apple concept drawings artists have come up with, this one is the closest:

Apple Event Not Music Focused

Posted by Editor on Jan 19, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

Well it sorta makes sense as the music and later telco industries have been the intensive focus of iPod and iPhone related Apple events respectively for years. This morning All Things Digital reported some rumors on who would be part of the upcoming Apple tablet event. Of note is that music industry types would be low on the radar next to publishers, newspapers, magazines and books- in that order of preference.

HarperCollins in Talks With Apple for Enhanced Ebooks

Posted by Editor on Jan 18, 2010 in Apple, Tablets

According to the Wall Street Journal, leading publisher HarperCollins is in talks with Apple over enhanced ebooks for its tablet.

HarperCollins Publishers is negotiating with Apple Inc. to make electronic books available for the introduction of a new tablet device from Apple, according to people familiar with the situation, posing a challenge to Amazon.com Inc.

HarperCollins is expected to set the prices of the e-books, which would have added features, with Apple taking a percentage of sales. Details haven’t been ironed out. More after the jump.