An Apple iPad with a smaller screen, if released, could create tough decisions for buyers and slow the momentum of the current 9.7-inch iPad and a number of... full story ![]()

Rumors continue to swirl around Microsoft's potential plans for a 7-inch Surface tablet, as smaller, less-expensive slates gobble up an ever-increasing slice of the market. Today, The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft is working on a 7-inch Surface, citing “people familiar with the company's plans.” (It's worth noting that Microsoft recently changed the...
pcworld.com (1 month and 6 days ago)

The new Kindle Fire HD has an 8,9inch screen - just slightly smaller than Apple's 9.7inch iPad screen.
dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 7 days ago)

Back in October of 2012, Apple threw the tech world for a loop by announcing the iPad 4. This was at the event where everyone was expecting the iPad mini, and the Cupertino mogul made good on those rumors, but no one expected a successor to the iPad 3 so soon.Yes, the poor iPad 3 was less than a year old when its was pushed from the spotlight. To add further insult to...
techradar.com (2 months and 20 days ago)

For a while, it looked like Apple was going to utterly dominate the tablet market forever. Xooms, Xyboards, and Transformers came and went – accomplishing little more than building the world’s biggest collection of store shelf dust. But today Android slates have grown in quality and quantity, while shrinking in screen size and price. In the first quarter of 2013, they...
gizmag.com (17 days ago)
Filed under: Investing The iPad launched three years ago yesterday, and it was a monumental day in the short history of tablet computers. Apple investors have been on a wild ride since 2010, but let's take a look at how one of Apple's most innovative products has fared over the past few years. First, let's take a look at the all-important unit sales numbers. As if it wasn't...
dailyfinance.com (1 month and 13 days ago)
Samsung Electronics is beefing up its tablet range with a competitor to Apple's iPad Mini that sports a pen for writing on the screen.
cbc.ca (2 months and 24 days ago)
Shipments of tablets running Google's Android mobile operating system are expected to pass Apple's iPad this year as the overall tablet market grows thanks to a surge in smaller, more affordable slate devices, according to new data from IDC.
pcmag.com (2 months and 8 days ago)

Google's OS forecast to pass iPad this year, but Microsoft can expect little benefit as two rivals forecast to control 90$ of market by 2017IDC has revised its forecast for the number of tablets that will be sold in 2013 up from 172.4m to 190.9m - suggesting that it thinks tablets will outsell laptops this year.Its long-term forecast reckons that by 2017 total tablet...
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 7 days ago)
Filed under: Investing The tablet market is already red-hot and poised for more growth, but it's smaller tablets that are likely to grow in popularity this year. Investors interested in in mobile tech should take note of this trend. Smaller is the new biggerThe shift from desktop to mobile has been clear for quite a while now, and many predict that this is the year global...
dailyfinance.com (2 months and 15 days ago)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Samsung Electronics is beefing up its tablet range with a competitor to Apple's iPad Mini that sports a pen for writing on the screen. The Korean company announced on Sunday in Barcelona that the Galaxy Note 8.0 will have an 8-inch screen, putting it very close in size to the Apple's tablet, which launched in November with a 7.9-inch screen. It's not...
huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 24 days ago)
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