January 27, 2010 at 12:37 pm · Category Hi-tech gadgets, news · Posted by Sara

Hold your breath! In a few hours Apple will be presenting its brand new tablet, whose name we still don’t know. Engadget might have scored the scoop, though: the picture above might reveal how the tablet will look like. What do you think?
Tags: Apple, Apple news, Apple Tablet
January 26, 2010 at 3:55 pm · Category Hi-tech gadgets, news · Posted by Sara

Will the new Apple tablet really pose a threat to Nintendo (NTDOY) and Sony (SNE)?
The latest speculations say so, as Robert fabricant from FastCompany argues that Apple tablet will be the final step towards a total Apple-dominance of the game market. It even removes the greatest hurdle so far concerning iPhone (namely, the tiny screen).
Many says, though, that this threat is rather a long-term one, as PSP and DS owners won’t stop buying expensive games for now opting for low-cost tablet games; moreover, there won’t be as widely owned as to pose a serious threat – for now at least 
What do you think?
via businessinsider
Tags: Apple news, Apple Tablet, DS, Nintendo DS, PSP
January 25, 2010 at 11:22 am · Category Hi-tech gadgets, news · Posted by Sara

Just a few days before the release of the new Apple tablet ( the multimedia touchscreen tablet) rumors keep growing. Apple, in fact, is said to be negotiating with several companies for contents. According to Apple Insider, the new tablet might be used in schools as the company is in talks with educational publisher McGraw-Hill and trade book publisher Hachette Book Group, with the goal of creating interactive e-books that make it possible to study on the tablet.
Do you think e-books would make studying more appealing to students (and less expensive to parents?)
Tags: Apple, Apple for schools, Apple news, Apple Tablet, educational e-books, hi-tech for schools
January 21, 2010 at 11:27 am · Category Hi-tech gadgets, news · Posted by Sara

The 27th of January will be a date to remember for all of you tech-lovers. Apple will be presenting its new tablet, a portable computer that will allow users to interface with the system directly on the screen. There have been many rumors on the Net on the new device and its possible name. Some say it will be called iSlate, some others iPad (but we’ve also heard of iTablet and iGuide).
According to a Wall Street Journal report the new tablet will be shared by the whole family: children will play games and read email, while grown ups will read their newspapers and books. Apple is also allegedly negotiating with TV networks for offering a monthly subscription including most popular programmes and is currently teaming up with Electronic Arts to make the tablet a videogame console.
Tags: Appe for families, Apple, Apple news, Apple Tablet, iPad, iSlate, tablet, Wall Street Journal