Quote of the Day – Voltaire

It is pleasant not to be despised in one’s own country. – French writer Voltaire after the success of his play Zaïre Source: Voltaire by Ian Davidson, p.85 But what is our country? India? America? Both? Neither? Who can tell where the loyalties of a wanderer’s heart lie? Not even the wanderer. Related Posts: Zaïre

All Ye Cheapo Desis Can Now Buy a $99 TouchPad

Now is the time for all desi cheapskates that scoffed at the iPad (because you didn’t want to fork out $499 for a fine device) to pick up the good-for-nothing HP TouchPad for $99. Here’s the list of U.S. stores peddling the TouchPad for $99. You can’t do much with the TouchPad but, hey, it’s […]

Ha Ha Ha, Now Free Samsung Tablet for TV Buyers

We haven’t stopped laughing over Samsung’s plight. Against the almighty power and popularity of Apple’s iPad, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1-inch tablet has no hope in hell. Yes, no hope even after $100 or more in discounts. Now, in what seems like a desperate effort to get the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 off the shelves it […]

iPad 3 Coming in Early 2012 with Retina Display

Apple’s next generation tablet, the iPad 3, will start shipping in early 2012. Rumors of the iPad 3 got a big boost with today’s report in the Wall Street Journal that Apple has already ordered display panels and chips for the device. A key enhancement in the new iPad will be higher resolution Retina Display […]

Quote of the Day – Jon Rubinstein

What makes HP TouchPad a compelling alternative to competing products is webOS. – Jon Rubinstein, senior vice president and general manager, Palm Global Business Unit, HP (June 9, 2011 On August 18, HP killed the webOS-based TouchPad after a horrible market reception to the tablet. Related Stories: Non-iPad Tablets Should Roll Over & Die It’s […]

HP Waves the White Flag, Kills TouchPad in 49 Days

A bleeding, beaten, crushed HP today waved the white flag at Apple today, abandoning its fledgling moves into the tablet market. Folks, if we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times. There is only one tablet that matters – Apple iPad. And smart, thinking people including yours truly are buying only the iPad. […]